Nixon calls leaders to White House dinner on economy and Cambodia
President Nixon summons financial and business chiefs to a White House dinner amid mixed economic news and debate over the Cambodia decision. The Dow drops to 631.16, the lowest since 1962, while lawmakers push wage and price guidelines and watchdog oversight amid deficit forecasts and debt-limit talk.
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Stephens City To Hold Tax Line With $49236 Budget
Stephens City will keep real estate and personal property taxes unchanged as Mayor Lynn Commer announces a $49,236 proposed budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The increase of $5,425 mostly funds a higher sewer bond principal, rising to $10,000. A public hearing is set for June 29 at 7 30 p m in the Town Office.
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Stephens
Lynn Commer
Star
NATO Powers Split on British Plan for East West Talks
NATO ministers clash over British proposal for mutual exploratory talks with Moscow and neutral nations as United States and West Germany oppose broad conference. France Belgium Holland Norway Turkey Denmark Greece Luxembourg show support. Italy Iceland unsure. Moscow signals no readiness while Bonn backs multilateral approach.
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U S Planes Return Fire In North Vietnam
U S fighter bombers attacked antiaircraft guns in North Vietnam after a recon plane was fired on about 90 miles northwest of the DMZ. The communique said two F4 Phantoms returned fire with unknown results and no U S losses occurred.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Melvin R. Laird
Defense Department
Washington
Cambodia
Senate Narrowly Approves Cambodia Cutoff Language
The Senate backed a conciliatory wording to support Nixon's withdrawal timetable for Cambodia but opposed the Cooper Church amendment to ban further U S military actions there. Senator Fulbright disclosed $7.9 million in small arms shipments to Cambodia, criticizing the administration's consultation with Congress. The debate continues as Suharto urged foreign troop withdrawal and Nixon signaled agreement.
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Suharto
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Aiken
Indochina
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GOP
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Saigon and Phnom Penh Agree to Renew Diplomatic Ties
Saigon and Phnom Penh announce they will resume diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors after talks between Yem Sambaur and Saigon officials. Previous ties were severed in 1964 over border incidents, with discussions delayed by island disputes and ethnic minority issues involving residents of both states.
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Yem Sambaur
Norodom Sihanouk
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Siam Gia Care Aman Noe An
Memorial Day Traffic Deaths Forecast in Chicago Area
The National Safety Council estimated 350 to 450 people will die in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. The previous two day observance in 1959 saw 310 deaths.
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National Safety Council
Old Apollo 12 rock may be oldest lunar matter yet
At Houston Space Center officials report a lemon sized Apollo 12 rock may date to 4.6 billion years, the oldest lunar or terrestrial rock found. Uranium thorium and potassium levels are unusually high, with tests linking iodine 129 decay to solar system birth theories.
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Moon
Paul Gast
Lunar and Earth Sciences
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gast
Anthony J. Calio
Science
Middletown Budget Proposes 40000 With No Tax Increase
The Town Council announced a proposed budget of 40000 for the coming year, up 10800 from this year. No real or personal property tax increases are planned. Mayor Archie Manuel said motor vehicle license fees and business license revisions are expected to cover the hike. Public hearings are set for June 15 at 7 30 p.m. at Town Hall on the budget and on an ordinance raising auto tags from 5 to 10 with truck fees of 12 and car trailers 3 50.
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Middletown
Archie Manuel
Manuel
Weather, Closings, and Holiday Notices From Virginia
The midwest high pressure brings clear skies and cooler Virginia weather today. Memorial Day specials at Berryville Florist offer gladiolus and other blooms at 2.50 per dot. Garbage and bus service schedules shift due to the May 3 holiday and a May 20 collection moved to June 3.
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