Senate votes to extend draft amid military bill clash
The Senate advanced a $21 billion military procurement bill while debating a deadline for withdrawal from Indochina. The Mansfield plan to withdraw within nine months depended on POW releases, and the chamber approved the draft extension through 1973 with a $240 pay raise for troops. Debates centered on funding major weapons programs and future amendments, with key leaders forecasting a lengthy process.
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Congress
Military Pay Rise Faces Freeze Prohibition
Washington AP report says the Cost of Living Council opposes implementing a 2.4 billion military pay raise during the wage price freeze. Pentagon officials expect a delay until after the freeze ends, with possible presidential action or legal challenges if timing shifts. The raise, part of the bill extending the Selective Service, awaits the president's signature.
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Cost of Living Council
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Honse Armied Servicers Committee
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Armed Forces Council
Saprees
Nixon
Prison Inmates Cut Throats Of Hostages
CLAIRVAUX France AP prisoners mutinied and killed two captives in the prison hospital after holding a guard and a nurse for 20 hours. Director Jean le Cornec attempted negotiation as convicts Claude Saffet and Roger Bontemps demanded arms. A plastic explosive opened the hospital door and a guard was found dead while a nurse died of wounds. The two inmates were wounded and captured.
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le Coran
Prise Hospital
Guy Giavadot
Nicole Comte
House Vote on School Prayer Amendment Delayed to November
Washington AP reports the House moved to discharge a proposed constitutional school prayer amendment from Judiciary, aiming for a November vote. The measure seeks to remove prayers from schools and faces procedural delays due to holidays and tentative discharge protections.
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Supreme Court
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Connally Says Import Tax To Stay Until Balance Of Payments Improves
Connally states the import tax will remain in effect until the balance of payments improves. He notes potential Phase Two actions and a mid October target date for new measures. Nixon’s administration plans more economic policy, with the tax continuing during a gradual rollout. The statement follows discussions with lawmakers and consumer groups amid price indexes and deficit signals.
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Hodgson
Senate
Hugh Seatt
House
Pennsylvania
U S Air Strikes Hit DMZ and Laos Targets
U S bombers missiles and gun ships attacked enemy storage depots rocket positions and supply routes in the southern DMZ and eastern Laos. Air Force and Navy forces from bases in Thailand and a 7th Fleet carrier carried out the operations amid weather limits and disputed casualty reports. The South Vietnamese continue operations near the Laotian border and report fighting in the U Minh Forest southwest of Saigon.
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