Hatfield Opens Debate On End The War Plan
Senator Mark Hatfield launched a week of Senate debate on an end the war amendment co sponsored with Senator McGovern. He argued the measure would cost nothing and could halt American and Asian casualties in Vietnam. He noted post September vote rejection and cited war tolls and Pentagon estimates through the period.
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Mark O. Hatfield
United States
Vietnam
Oregon Republican
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
U.S
Hatfield
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Rebels Press Cambodian Defenses Amid Heavy Fighting East of Phnom Penh
North Vietnamese forces conducted seven daylight attacks on Cambodian government troops near Phnom Penh, six with rocket barrages and one assault 14 miles east. Two government soldiers were killed by mortars, with tougher fighting at Kampong Ampil where three charges by the 9th Division were repulsed. Elsewhere, Cambodian outposts near Highway 3 saw ten soldiers killed in four simultaneous attacks. In South Vietnam, Government forces defended Fire Base 5 in the Central Highlands while the DMZ campaigns concluded. Lon Non commands Cambodian troops. Am Rong reports slow advance and fortified villages as fighting persists. Hatfield urged action on prisoner releases and a broader peace push amid Senate draft-extension debates.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Russians send weather data from Salyut space station
Three cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev aboard Salyut 1 report weather data from the manned station as Tass notes study of atmospheric formations and snow and ice packs. NASA and Soviet scientists exchange moon rock and soil samples to broaden lunar knowledge.
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Soviet Academy of Sciences
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Georgi Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Senate approves 5.6 billion school aid bill with public housing equity
The Senate unanimously passed a 5.6 billion education aid measure exceeding Nixon's request by nearly 500 million and included 60 million to reimburse districts for tax losses from federally supported public housing. The bill, approved 77 to 0, moves to a conference with the House, which favored a smaller package without housing funds. The administration criticized the final excess as misstated.
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Alien J. Ellender
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