Nixon signs voting age bill while seeking swift court test
President Nixon signed the measure lowering the voting age to 18 attached to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 amid doubts about constitutionality. He urged Congress to pursue a constitutional amendment and directed the attorney general to seek a rapid court ruling while the act’s broader provisions stand. About 11 million 18 to 21 year olds would be eligible to vote under the measure.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South
White House
John Mitchell
Supreme Court
High Court
Nixon vetoes extension of Hill-Burton hospital aid program
President Nixon vetoed a 1.26 billion three year Hill-Burton extension aimed at hospital construction and remodeling. He criticized the measure for exceeding the budget and making the program untouchable. The veto ends the present program and could kill the expansion unless Congress overrides it.
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Washington
Nixon
Hill-Burton
Aness
Congress
House
Sen
Ralph Yarborough
Dtex
Scientific Accident May End Crippling Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. Ade T. Milhorat reported that chemicals from vegetable oils reversed the muscle-disintegration in dystrophic chickens, a possible step toward understanding muscular dystrophy. Human trials may follow after safety testing. 200000 Americans, mostly boys, suffer the disease. Milhorat noted oils themselves work, with certain constituents offering extra benefit.
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Washington
Ade T. Milhorat
New York
White House
Milhorat
Richard Nixon
Institute For Muscle Disease, Inc
Karl Folkers
Stanford Research Institute
Ice Cream Salesman Rambs Car to Stop Youthful Robbers
Ice cream salesman Jim Thorp 25 chased three youths who robbed him at gunpoint on Kansas City's east side. He rammed his truck into their getaway car at 46th and Benton Boulevard, causing $500 damage. The bandits fled. two juveniles and an adult were arrested. Thorp was treated for a head laceration.
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Kansas City
Jim Thorp
Thorp
46Th
Benton Boulevard
Newspapers Subject to Kansas Sales Tax Beginning July 1
Kansas newspapers will collect 3 percent sales tax on subscriptions starting July 1 1976. Carrier boys will seek an extra five cents with the regular $1.50 monthly rate to cover the tax, not a rate increase.
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Kansas
Temperatures forecast with mild Monday highs and lows
The forecast shows Monday with a high near 83 degrees and a low around 57 degrees. Overnight temperatures drop to about 61 degrees.
Sumner County Update Highlights Harvest and Local Elections
Wheat harvest wraps up in Sumner County with favorable weather forecasts. Caldwell and Wellington offices adjust operations as the Farm Placement office closes in Caldwell. Voter registration books open July 9 to 14 at City Hall ahead of the August Primary. Holiday observances set for July 3 and 4. Tax deadline causes a deluge of payments and a total of 154 045 27 in receipts. American Legion plans a basement Cellar Dance with Variations IV performing. Charm School sessions announced for 4 H girls at the 4H Building. City Council directs a brochure on municipal expansion and rate changes ahead of power plant plans, hearing set for June 29.
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Sumner County
Sam Rowe
Rowe
Caldwell
N. E. Shinn
Mananer
Wellington
Melva Cox
City Hall
Board of County Commissioners
American Legion
Legion
Carol Young
Mayfield
Supreme Court Justices Clash Over Rights and Procedures
In a strained near-end term the Supreme Court justices clash on jury trial protections and 14th Amendment scope. Black and Harlan spar over state power. White brands Har lens views threadbare. Stewart and Marshall weigh in on Sixth Amendment counsel and campus leaflets rights.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
John M. Harlan
White
Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Black
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
AMA Abortion Debate at 119th AMA Convention
At the 119th annual AMA convention Chicago voices clash over abortion policy. Proponents cite a woman's right and doctor patient decision, while opponents warn of Nazi Germany style population control. Committees prepare recommendations for the House of Delegates before week’s end.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Germany
American Medical Association
AMA Board of Trustees
Association
House of Delegates
AMA
Vincent J. Collins
Department of Anesthesia
Cook County Hospital
Gloria Heffernan
Wilmette
Allan C. Barnes
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
National Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Guilds
Federation
Nazi Germany
Alan F. Guttmacher
Planned Parenthood— World Population
Israeli commandos strike Egyptian base near Bir Araiyida
Israeli forces crossed into Egypt and shelled an army base about 80 miles southeast of Cairo. Israeli and Egyptian spokesmen offered conflicting casualty tallies while helicopters and armored units engaged near Bir Araiyida. Egypt reported four wounded soldiers and said Israel withdrew with its casualties. Israel claimed the raid targeted an administrative center and destroyed two troop carriers. The bombardment followed recent cross desert attacks as Egyptian leaders denounced U S backing of Israel and called for Arab unity.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Cairo
Bir Araiyida
Gulf of Suez
Gulf
Suez Canal
Tripoli
Libya
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Israel
Nasser
Muammar Kadafi
Syria
Middle East
Kadafi
America
Columsa
CBS Offers Free Time to Main Party Not in Office
CBS President Frank Stanton said CBS will offer regular free radio and television time to the principal opposition party not in the White House. The offer includes paid political fund-raising announcements during noncampaign periods and follows requests to FCC for guaranteed time for opponents of the president.
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CBS
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
White House
Frank Stanton
National Democratic
Lawrence O'Brien
O'Brien
Federal Communications Commission
Democratic National Committee
FCC
Nixon
American Broadcasting Co
National Broadcasting Co
Mike Mansfield
NBC
ABC
Stanton
North Vietnam rejects South plan for prisoner release
North Vietnam refused to cooperate with a South Vietnamese plan to release 62 North Vietnamese prisoners of war on North Vietnamese territory on July 11. South Vietnam had proposed ferrying prisoners and 2% fishermen who crossed the border to a landing point just north of the frontier, calling the move a test case for future repatriations. Hanoi insisted the repatriation must use the traditional method and warned against any intrusion into North Vietnam’s air, sea, or land domains.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tran van Lam
North
Lam
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong push drives Cambodians from Mekong villages
North Vietnamese troops drove a Cambodian battalion from two Mekong villages near Phnom Penh. Maj Ros Preung reported 400 men were attacked from three sides, four killed, about 20 wounded, and at least 30 enemy killed. Villagers fled south as U S and South Vietnamese forces reported increased activity along the Mekong and near Prey Veng.
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Saigon
Mekong
Phnom Penh
Ros Preung
Monk Khampoul
Cambodia
Mouk Khampoul
Tonle Bet
Kompong Cham
Prey Veng
Cope
Takeo
U.S
The
Vietnam
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Kompong Thom
U.S. Air Force
In Search of Enemy Targets U S Bombers Strike All Over Cambodia
The Pentagon says U S planes have been striking enemy troop and supply lines almost daily for about a week as Washington expands air operations in Cambodia beyond the June 30 pullout deadline. Officials say the missions aim to interdict supply routes, not to provide direct air support, and weather permitting may continue.
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Washington
United States
Cambodia
Pentagon
U.S
White House
Dole Pushes Tonkin Gulf Repeal Amid Cambodia Debate
Senator Dole introduces a repeal of the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution aiming to curtail prolonged antiwar debate on Cambodia and Southeast Asia policy. Fulbright objects while noting repeal is desired by some but the move risks bypassing committee norms. The Foreign Relations Committee has approved a repeal bill, and antiwar senators fear strategic use of the repeal as a debate vehicle.
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Washington
Senate
Cambodia
Tonkin Gulf
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Dole
Kansas
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Tonkin
Arkansas Democrat
Nsas
Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Southeast Asia
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