House Backs President’s Peace Effort in Vietnam
The House approved a 333 to 55 resolution backing President Nixon’s push for a just peace in Vietnam, with a last minute POW treatment note added. Seventy-four Democrats opposed. 161 Democrats and 172 Republicans supported.
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Washington
Nixon
House of Representatives
Vietnam
North
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ogden R. Reid
New York
Senate
Thomas E.morgan
D-Pa
Bic Cpa
Sout
North Vietnam
Rail Strike Threat Eases as Bargaining Continues
Washington reporters say union and rail industry negotiators near a wage settlement after 38 hours of talks on 1969 wages for 48 000 shopcraft workers. Four AFL CIO unions threaten a Mayday walkout only if progress stalls while Nixon weighs a special law.
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Washington
W. J. Usery
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Congress
de: Hiltz
Winpisinger
Hiltz
NATO approves new rules for use of tactical nuclear weapons
Twelve NATO nations backed updated crisis plans and rules guiding the alliance’s use of battlefield nuclear arms if Soviet forces invade Western Europe. The document stresses U S consultation with allies before activating nuclear options and preserves flexible response amid fears of a conventional shortfall.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Alliance
United States
NATO
France
Western
Europe
U.S
Three American helicopter crewmen freed from North Korea
Three US Army helicopter crewmen, held 34 months in North Korea, are in good condition after medical checks. They are tentatively set to depart for the United States Thursday morning. The release followed a brief Panmunjom meeting where a signed statement admitted a “criminal act” by intrusion, later repudiated by the U.S. Army as a safeguard for release.
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Seoul
North Korea
Army
United States
Paul Sheffler
Panmunjom
U.S
Arthur H. Adams
U.S. Army
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Malcolm V. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
Truce Village
Herman E. Hofstatter
Lowpoint
Hofstatter
Adams
U.N. Command
Hopunlie
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Pueblo
Pantsianjom
Panel Sets For Merger Debate Tonight At James Wood High
The merger debate panel is filled with six proponents and six opponents. Scheduled for 7 30 PM in James Wood High School auditorium the event is sponsored by the Jaycees with leaders including Ken Kisner and others.
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Winchester
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Jaycees
Fire Die in Fire Blamed on Wiring
Shenandoah police report fault wiring started a midnight blaze that killed five members of a Rockingham County family. Victims: John David Jervis Jr 36 Elizabeth Ann Ramsey Jervis 26 Jan Oren 5 Joel Derrick 2 Jerome Douglas 2. One son Jeffrey 7 escaped aided by his mother.
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Shenandoah
Rockingham County
John David Jervis Jr
Elizabeth Ann Ramsey Jervis
Jan Oren
Joel Derrick
Jerome Douglas
Jeffrey
Here
U.S. 340
Vietnamese Attack Foiled in Mekong Delta Town
North Vietnamese troops attacked Tuyen Binh in the Mekong Delta but 300 militiamen police civilians and government workers repelled them. Defenders reported 150 enemy dead while 29 of the defenders were killed and 50 wounded. The five hour battle ended with Vietnamese forces withdrawing into Cambodia amid heavy casualties.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Delta
Tuyen Binh
Cambodia
North Vietnam
U.S
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Senate Defeats Republican Tax Reduction Plan
In Washington the Senate votes 72 to 23 against a GOP tax cut plan that would raise the personal exemption to 750 dollars with delayed relief until 1972 and 1973. The move paves the way for a Democratic alternative raising the exemption to 800 dollars in two steps. President Nixon signals likely veto if the Gore amendment joins the final bill.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
GOP
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Percy
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Senate Finance Committee
Dow Jones Falls Below 800 In Declining Market
The Dow Jones industrial average lagged under 800 as stocks slid with a new 1969 low of 801.35 recorded. The day showed a moderate decline with a 3.50 point drop to about 798 at midmorning and more losers than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
Wall Street
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Virginia Weather Signals Cool Front Tonight
The AP reports two air currents shaping Virginia weather, a mild southwest flow and a cold northwest stream, with the cold air likely prevailing to drop temperatures tonight. Tomorrow night features local diner specials and fried chicken prices at Amherst Diner and Howard Johnson's.
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Richmond
Virginia
Amherst
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