House blocks straight Viet pullout vote in tense session
In a stormy session the House blocked an up or down vote on the Senate six month Indochina war deadline. Rep Arends labeled five Senate amendments as improper in a bid to veto the deadline, while Rep Whalen protested Vietnam casualties and germaneness. A procedural override failed 215 to 192, effectively rejecting the deadline. the White House signaled approval of the House action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Vietnam
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Ohio
Arends
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Indochina
Mansfield
Cambodia
Wilson Says Troy Council Needs Republican Majority
Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson urged a GOP majority on Troy City Council at a campaign dinner in Mario's Theater Restaurant. He tied state growth to county GOP gains and backed a $2.5 billion transportation bond issue.
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Wilson
Troy Council
Malcolm Wilson
Troy
Mario’s Theater
Sick
New York State
Capital District
Rensselaer County Republicans
Robert P. Reeves
Raymond H. Sick
John F. Doughney
Dan G. Farano
Harold J. Hughes Jr
State Supreme Court
Richard H. Drumm
Jack Short
Jews Protests Rally in Ottawa Over Kosygin Visit
Thousands of Jews join a citywide march in Ottawa to protest Soviet Premier Kosygin. Police put 10 000 participants on the streets. traffic backs up downtown while security cordons surround the Rideau Club and Soviet Embassy area.
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Ottawa
Alexei N. Kosygin
Rideau Club
Kosygin
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
U S Planes Strike Inside N Vietnam Again
U S fighters struck a North Vietnamese radar site 41 miles north of the DMZ and seven miles north of the Ban Karai Pass. The two F105 Thunderchiefs fired missiles after the radar locked on them during interdiction missions over Laos. No damage reported. In South Vietnam investigators probe a fatal slip in an air support mission near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Ban Karai Pass
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Japan Urges U N to Keep Taiwan in Seat Fight
Japan warns that expelling Nationalist China from the United Nations would disrupt a favorable Far East trend. Kiichi Aichi backs seating Red China with Taiwan, arguing the Albanian plan risks U.N. prestige and a fragile regional balance.
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United Nations
N.Y
Japan
China
Far East
Kiichi Aichi
United States
Red
Asia
Peking
Security Council
Aichi
U.N
Red China
Taiwan
Agha Shahi
Pakistan
Msgr Kavanaugh Dies After 50 Years Of Service In Area
Msgr John A Kavanaugh pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Mercy Church Colonie died suddenly at the rectory after a long priesthood in the Troy area. Ordained May 21 1921 he was named domestic prelate in 1961 and celebrated his golden jubilee in 1970. He served at Sacred Heart Arkville St Agnes Albany House of Good Shepherd Troy St Marys Hudson Falls St Vincent DePaul Albany Sacred Heart Sydney St Patricks Cohoes and Our Lady of Mercy Colonie. funeral Mass scheduled at 11 a m Friday with body reception Tuesday and interment in St Marys Cemetery.
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John A Kavanaugh
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Colonie
Troy Area
Our Lady of Mercy
Kavanaugh
Troy
Msgr
la Salle Institute
St. Charles’ College
Catonsville
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Yonkers
Sacred Heart Church
Arkville
St. Agnes’ Church
Albany
House of Good Shephard
St. Mary’s Church
Hudson Falls
St. Vincent DePaul’s
Sydney
St. Patrick’s Church
Cohoes
John H
Mary Tower Kavanaugh
Ambrose F. Brennan
James E. Honan
Cortland
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Killed and injured in Route 9N crash in Saratoga County
A head on collision on Route 9N near Old Corinth Hadley Road in Hadley Town Saratoga County killed Ernest J. Brassard Sr 66 of Schenectady and injured John F Turner 78 Sophie Turner 79 and Ernest Friers 46. Brassard pronounced dead at the scene. All others transported to Glens Falls Hospital with condition details pending.
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Old Corinth-Hadley Road
Hadley
Saratoga County
Ernest J. Brassard Sr
Francis Ave
Schenectady
P. J. Nadig
Brassard
John F. Turner
Richard St
Turner
Corinth-Hadley
Ernest Friers
Raymond Avenue
Glens Falls
Leo Giordano
Nixon seeks broader powers to fight inflation
President Nixon asked Congress to extend economic controls for one year to 173 and to cover interest rates and dividends with a new 2500 civil fine for violators. Treasury officials cautioned the duration would depend on inflation, while monitoring of rates would tighten.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Charles Walker
Walker
Cost of Living Council
Brinkley Defends News Policy and Supports Congressional Scrutiny
NBC commentator David Brinkley urged that television news be judged by its accountability and supported congressional scrutiny of broadcast news. He argued many complaints come from unfamiliarity with serious journalism and noted criticism often targets bad news rather than bias. Brinkley rejected claims of government intimidation and urged journalists to accept criticism.
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Washington
NBC
David Brinkley
Brinkley
Fire at Geiger Nursing Home Kills Fifteen Residents
In Honesdale Pennsylvania a fire at Geiger Nursing Home killed fifteen elderly patients. Investigators suspect the blaze began in the laundry area possibly from a gas dryer or short circuit. One nurse escaped and a second nurse was hospitalized for observation.
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Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Anita Fitzsimmons
Wayne County Memorial Hospital
Geiger
Joyce Geiger
Veronica
Vandine Lyon
Stanley Rudowicz
Stratton and King Vote to Bar End-the-War Amendment
In the House of Representatives a Mansfield end-the-war amendment was approved 215 to 192. Democrat Sam Stratton of Amsterdam and Republican Charlton J. King of Saratoga Springs voted to bar consideration.
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House of Representatives
Sam Stratton
Amsterdam
Charleton J. King
Saratoga Springs
Arms shipment seized from Queen Elizabeth 2 to IRA
Customs in Cork seized six trunks of submachine guns and hand grenades aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 from New York. The arms were suspected to be destined for the IRA, marking a second find in four days. An unidentified passenger vanished after docking.
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Cork
Ireland
Irish Republic
New York
IRA
Cobh Harbor
Amsterdam
Southampton
England
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Agnew Embraces Greek Kinfolk In Homecoming
Vice President Agnew visited Gargaliani Greece for a sentimental homecoming with the Anagnostopoulos and Agnews family. He placed a wreath at a family grave, dedicated a plaque, and praised rural Greek progress while noting no commitments on military aid. Premier Papadopoulos accompanied him, underscoring the tie between U.S. and Greek efforts in education electrification irrigation and welfare.
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Gargalianoi
Greece
Kintolk
Agnews
Anagnostopouloses
Spiro T. Agnew
Anagnostopoulos
Agnew
George Papadopoulos
Ionian Sea
Andravida
U.S
Traklion
Crete
Papadopoulos
Athens
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Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Gerald Warren
By Bob Fusco
Rensselaer County
Doughney
Montreal
Sovie Union
Trudeau
N. Vietnam
Orient
Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
Ceylon
Abdul-Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Kuwait
Iceland
Red _ China
Sierra Leone
Msgr. Kavanaugh
John A. Kavanaugh
Sophie
Glens Falls Hospital
Court of Appeals
Warren Burger
Aenew
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