Humphrey Plans Budget Move to Aid Cities
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey announces a Senate resolution to curb military spending and boost domestic programs. He says $10 billion to $14 billion could fund city needs via tax reform, challenging Nixon's budget and a higher military drawdown. Mayors seek relief within the $250 billion ceiling as officials press for federal aid.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Senate
Nixon
White House
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Kenneth Cole
Eighty POWs to fly home from Clark Wednesday
At Clark Air Base 80 of 106 American prisoners of war released by North Vietnam will be flown to the United States on Wednesday aboard planes bound for Andrews Washington, Scott Illinois, Kelly Texas, and Travis California. 56 POWs and two West Germans remain at the base awaiting transfer.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
North Vietnam
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Ill
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Calif
Hanoi
Bangkok
Manila
Air Force
Navy
Robert B. Fuller
Jacksonville
Fla
Wagner High School
George T. Coker
Houston
Frederick County urged to commission new soil survey
Frederick County was urged to obtain a new soil survey at once and to have VPI reevaluate its 1914 study for land use planning until the updated work is ready. Local officials and experts pushed for a progressive countywide survey, noting the 1914 study is too general for current needs.
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Frederick County
VPI
Frederick
Verlin Smith
Farms and Acreage, Inc
Fairfax County
Legislative Action Committee
Winchester - Frederick County
Wolfe
Soil Conservation Service
WPI
Paul Moore
Peace hopes fade at Wounded Knee after siege incident
Federal officials hopeful for a peace agreement with militants at Wounded Knee S D after a weeklong occupation. The tribesmen demand interior department reforms before leaving. Mediators set noon talks as about 200 Oglala Sioux remain, with 150 marshals surrounding the village.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Interior Department
Ralph Erickson
U.S. Attorney General
Justice Department
Pine Ridge Reservation
Erickson
FBI
French Air Collision Sparks European Airline Boycott
Paris reports show multiple airlines boycotting French skies after two Spanish jetliners collided during a controller strike. Swedish captain says near miss over France, while France’s air force chief cites radar gaps near Nantes but blames pilot error for the crash.
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Paris
France
Claude Grigaut
Nantes
Spain
Britain
Canada Plans Walking Campaign for Virginia Lt Governor Nomination
Virginia Beach state senator A Joe Canada Jr a former Hampden Sydney football star announced he will run as a walking candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He plans to travel across the state to gain support ahead of the June GOP convention and the November general election. Canada noted his youth and environmental and crime concerns as assets and highlighted potential ticket balance with Gov hopeful Mills Godwin.
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Richmond
Joe Canada Jr
Virginia Beach
Canada
Commonwealth
Virginia Beach Commonwealth
State Senate
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Young Voters
Tidewater
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
Howell
Godwin
Democratic Party
Hampden-Sydney College
Senate
John N. Dalton
R-Radford
Frederick T. Gray
Chesterfield
Del
Edward E. Lane
Herbert N. Morgan
Arlington
GOP Chairman Sees Godwin Getting Nod
Virginia Republican Chairman Richard D. Obenshain said he expects no substantial negative reaction to former Democratic Gov Mills E Godwin Jr open to accepting the GOP nomination for governor He noted Godwin would run as a Republican if nominated and downplayed potential running mates or a reform Democrat for lieutenant governor or attorney general.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Richard D. Obenshain
Godwin
Obenshain
Atlanta
Pearl Buck Dies at 80 Nobel Laureate Author Passes Quietly
Pearl S Buck, famed author of The Good Earth and Nobel and Pulitzer prize winner, dies at 80 at her Danby Vermont home. She led a life shaped by China, wrote prolifically, and supported an Asian children’s foundation with a $1 million gift.
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Pearl Buck
Danby
Pearl S. Buck
China
Beverly Drake
Miss Buck
West Virginia
United States
Saigon
VC Demands Prisoner Release and Swap Timeline
The Viet Cong urged Saigon to release one quarter of the prisoners it holds and to begin the second phase of exchanges immediately, proposing completion by week end. Col Dang Van Thu pressed Gen Du Quoc Dong with questions on exact numbers, dates, and civilian detainee transfers. Thu indicated VC would release about 1,200 South Vietnamese soldiers, while Saigon would need to release roughly 7,000 of 26,734 on Paris list.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Dang van Thu
Joint Military Commission
du Quoc Dong
Paris
Thu
Nong
Clinch Valley Clinic staff reach settlement ending two contracts
All but two of 104 hospital workers on strike since February 13 are to return today after agreements covering service and maintenance staff and licensed practical nurses. The pacts include 30 cent and 20 cent hourly raises over two years and expedited arbitration for two disputed rehires. Picketing remained limited under court orders and UMWA backing.
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Richlands
Clinch Valley Clinic Hospital
National Union
Nursing Home
Tazewell County
U. S. District Court
Roanoke
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers of America
Miller
UMWA
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John Sedges
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