Nixon Aims to Sell Surplus Budget Findings to Congress
The Nixon administration disclosed a surprising 1969 federal budget surplus of 3.1 billion dollars, driven by higher individual tax receipts and lower outlays. Treasury and OMB data show receipts at 187.8 billion and outlays at 184.8 billion ending June 30, 1969, prompting debate among Democrats about the tax surcharge and the administration's budgeting approach.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
the Treasury
Charls E. Walker
Sadie Budget Bureau
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Nixon
Eisenhower
Thunderstorms forecast as rainfall totals exceed average
The area received .40 inch of rain yesterday, lifting July to 7.84 inches and placing the year to date at 19.73 inches. The 56-year average is 32.26 inches for five years to date leaves 12.53 inches needed to reach the yearly target. a public sale of restaurant equipment is noted in Wednesday's ad.
Storms lash Virginia with floods as death toll rises
A violent weather outbreak drenched central and northern Virginia with heavy rain and 40 mph winds. One death occurred on the Capital Beltway in northern Virginia as floods inundated roads and roofs while Richmond suffered widespread damage and power outages affecting 13 000 customers.
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Richmond
West End
Capital Beltway
Virginia
Miriam Nokes
Centreville
Culpeper
U.S. 29
U.S. 15
George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Airport
14Th Street Bridge
Washington
U S and Soviet relations look less hostile Rogers tells Japan
Tokyo AP Secretary of State William P. Rogers said US Soviet relations are moving toward a somewhat less dangerous state during the first session of the US Japanese economic conference. He noted the Soviets may see their interests in a relatively stable world and promised careful testing of Soviet aims without sacrificing allied positions.
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Tokyo
William P. Rogers
Japan
Rogers
Soviet Union
State Department
Robert McCloskey
United States
Middle East
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United
U.S
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Clifford Hardin
Paul McCracken
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Carl Gilbert
Treasury, Interior, Transportation and Labor Departments
Eisaku Sato
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
America
Far East
Vietnam
Nixon to visit Vietnam amid security hush tomorrow
President Nixon planned a brief visit to South Vietnam on Wednesday to confer with President Nguyen Van Thieu. White House officials offered no confirmation, while Saigon officials and top military aides traveled to Bangkok to review the war, the lull, and potential troop withdrawals with U S and Vietnamese leaders.
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United States
North Vietnam
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Bangkok
South Vietnam
White House
Vietnam
Saigon
Thailand
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams Jr
Mariner 6 Begins Mars Photo Run For Life Clues
Mariner 6 has captured the first pictures from Mars and will start transmitting from 58 million miles away tonight. The initial 33 frames cover the full planetary disc as it rotates, with sharper images expected as the craft closens within 2 000 miles.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 6
Mars
Earth
Spiro T. Agsnew
Space Advisory Council
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tropical Storm Anna Moves West Across Atlantic
Tropical Storm Anna sweeps westward across the Atlantic with 60 mile per hour winds as forecasters at the National Hurricane Center caution uncertainty. Raymond Kraft notes limited data but suggests it could already be a hurricane. At 6 a.m. EDT the storm stood about 1500 miles east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 2500 miles from Miami.
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Miami
Anna
Atlantic
Raymond Kraft
National Hurricane Center
Puerto Rico
East River Mountain Tunnel to Link Virginia and West Virginia
Groundbreaking on August 12 starts the twin tube East River mountain tunnel linking Mercer County West Virginia and Bland County Virginia for I 77. Governors Moore and Godwin to commence the first blast as the project begins with a ten percent local cost split in the federally funded work.
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Charleston
W.va
East River Mountain
West Virginia - Virginia
Bluefield
Gov
Arch A. Moore Jr
Mercer County
Bland County
Moore
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Three Charged in Loudoun Street Grill Disturbance
James Edward Butler 18 of S Kent St charged with unlawful assembly after a Friday 1:35 a.m. gunfire struck the Snow White Grill where seven people were present. Kenneth Earl Williams 21 of 440 Chase St and Bessie Lee Johnson 38 of Haddox St charged for Haddox St disturbance during a police warrant attempt. Police continue investigations and expect more warrants.
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Loudoun St
Show White Grill
Haddox St
Snow White Grill
Warren Rudolph
Winchester National Guard Armory
James Edward Butler
S. Kent St
Kenneth Earl Williams
Chase St
Bessie Lee Johnson
Williams
Bessie Johnson
Herbert Holliday
Butler
St. Kent St
University of Virginia study urges reform of Frederick County law enforcement
A University of Virginia Higher Education Law Enforcement Advisory Committee report on Frederick County law enforcement urges full time salaries for commonwealth attorney and assistant, judges, and regional court changes. It notes limited crime prevention programs, poor training, high turnover, and inadequate equipment, with deputy salaries from 5000 to 6500 annually for long hours. A $577,000 federal grant is cited as insufficient if shared among 96 counties.
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Higher Education Law Enforcement Advisory Committee
University of Virginia
Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Richmond
Virginia
Commonwealth
E. Eugene Gunter
Board of Supervisors
Lawrence Ambrogi
ASTO
Winchester
Clarke County
Carle F. Germelman, Jr
W. Erle Edwards
David G. Simpson
Sheriff's Department
Weather fronts drift eastward cooling Virginia tonight
A cold frontal system extends from eastern New York toward western North Carolina and is expected to bring slightly cooler weather to Virginia tonight through Thursday.
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Richmond
New York
Carolinas
Virginia
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