Senate Social Security boost tied to debt deal faces House vote
Sen. Russell B. Long announced a Senate plan for a Social Security rider granting at least a 10 percent increase in benefits from Jan 1, retroactive, with higher payments for low earners and earning allowances. The package also raises the wage base to finance the rise and adjusts tax rates from 1976 onward, aiming to reflect larger checks by June.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
Congress
Ribicoff charges Rivers tried to halt PX probe
Sen. Ribicoff, acting chair of the Senate permanent investigations subcommittee, accused late Rep. L Mendel Rivers of pressing to stop the inquiry into Brig. Gen. Earl F Cole. Cole testified he faced conflicting witness accounts as 26 witnesses testified and Rivers' alleged actions were described as an effort to defend the military.
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Washington
Abraham Ribicoff
Senate
Rep
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Earl F. Cole
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Cole
Mendel Rivers
Rivers
South Carolina Democrat
Vietnam
Heidelberg
Germany
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Herbert Failed In Charge Bid
Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert, veteran, missed a filing deadline due to typing delays in his bid to charge Maj. Gen. John Barnes and Col. J. Ross Franklin with misprision of a felony and dereliction of duty over alleged murders and torture in Vietnam. He intends to file again, citing a April 4 statute of limitations and says officials refused to investigate his reports while he was battalion commander of the 173 Airborne Brigade.
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FT. Mcpherson
Anthony B. Herbert
Vietnam
Herbert
John Barnes
J. Ross Franklin
Information Office
Barnes
Franklin
173 Airborne Brigade
Treasury Hails 36 Billion Break on Equipment Depreciation
The Treasury proposed rules authorizing a 20 percent faster depreciation write off for equipment and a longer write off period to spur investment. Public utilities gain delaying write offs, costing about 300 million in 1972. Hearings set for May 3. revenue losses expected rise to 4.7 billion in 1976 before tapering.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Nixon
Treasury
Slong
Ralph Nader
McGovern Rules Out Nixon Revenue Sharing Plan
In Buffalo Senator George S. McGovern said President Nixon's federal revenue sharing plan has "not a chance in a thousand" of passing Congress. He backed the principle but criticized billions sent to Indochina, arguing little remains to share at home.
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Buffalo
UPI
George S. McGovern
Nixon
Congress
South Dakota
Indochina
Nixon denounces new isolationists at Navy class graduation
President Nixon addressed a Navy officer candidate class in Newport including his son in law David Eisenhower. He challenged the rise of “new isolationists” who would trade safety for so called morality and warned that cutting defense spending harms national security. Mrs. Nixon and Tricia Eisenhower joined him as the group prepared for naval service and future engagements.
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Newport
R. I
UPI
Nixon
Navy
David Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
America
Tricia
David
Julie
Eisenhowers
Florida
White House
Key Biscayne
Washington
Edward Finch Cox
South Vietnamese Move From Sepone to Maintain Mobility
South Vietnamese forces began withdrawing from positions near Sepone Laos to keep mobility on the Ho Chi Minh trail. U S helicopters returned to the Laotian panhandle as weather cleared. One Cobra gunship was shot down in Cambodia. two crew were killed. Ground fighting remained sporadic but air support resumed in Laos.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Laotian Panhandle
Cambodia
Highway 9
Ham Nghi
Associated Press
George E
Mitchell seeks finality to curb crime by limiting appeals
Attorney General John N. Mitchell said the Justice Department is studying ways to limit a defendant's right of appeal to create finality after conviction. He argued too many delays and collateral attacks let criminals feel they will beat the rap, presenting a plan to target organized crime with a knockout blow.
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Mitchell
Offtrack Bet Shops Set to Open April 8 in NY
Offtrack betting will begin April 8 in Grand Central Terminal and Queens, with windows opening at 10 am to take bets on that night’s harness races. An agreement with Roosevelt Raceway unions guarantees continued employee work days through 1973, signaling a broader settlement with NYRA and unions if Yonkers and other tracks follow suit. Mayor Lindsay said the program could add about 50 million to the city treasury by June 30.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Queens
OTB
Roosevelt Raceway
Emloyes
NYRA
New York Racing Association
Aqueduct
Belmont
Saratoga
Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers Harness Track
Samuels
John V. Lindsay
Viet Veteran Found in San Mateo Jail
Vietnam veteran Stephen Kappel was found in San Mateo County jail after San Francisco firemen drained a small lake in Golden Gate Park during a mistaken body search. He had been jailed since March 1 on a traffic warrant for a defective tail light.
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Redwood City
Calif
San Mateo County
San Francisco
Stephen Kappel
Belmont
Kappel
Golden Gate Park
Vietnam
Army’s
Letterman General Hospital
Troy North South Arterial bids delayed a year
The Troy North South Arterial project between Hill and Hut ton Streets faces a one year bid delay due to budget uncertainties and proposed design changes for mall access. DOT cites city requested exits into Uncle Sam Mall and rising costs as factors, with ongoing disputes involving TAP and local residents shaping the stalled plan.
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Troy
Uncle Sam Mall
Hill and
Hutton Streets
Department of Transportation
DOT
Uncle Sam
State Urban Development Corp
Ful
Hoosick St
Troy Professional Assistants
TAP
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Newport Navy Base
Defense Department
Free World
S. Viets
San Mateo
DOT Relocation Service
Hill St
Department
Social
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