Nixon Signs Interim U S Soviet SALT Pact Record
President Nixon signed a congressional resolution approving the interim U S Soviet SALT agreement to curb offensive arsenals and reduce the danger of war. The signing in the White House Treaty Room included Sen Fulbright Sen Jackson and other leaders as negotiations for SALT 2 loom this fall.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
Henry Jackson
Wash
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
House
Belfast Protestants march on Stormont in tense standstill
Thousands of Protestants flooded central Belfast marching to Stormont Castle in a four mile show of force under sunny skies. The crowds, led by 50 bands, spanned about 100000 people with British troops guarding routes amid a weekend of deadly sectarian violence across the city.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Stormont Castle
Shankill Road
Stormont
Vanguard
London
the Castle
Lord Brookeborough
Vanguard Movement
William Craig
Brian Faulkner
Democratic Unionist Party
Ian Paisley
Ulster
Britain
Ballynure
Catholic Falls
Funds Approved For Special Education Programs In Several Counties
The State Department of Education approved projects totaling 318 502 dollars under Title I for educationally disadvantaged children in area counties. Warren County 64 736 funds reading instruction for 335 pupils with speech therapy. Frederick County 75 000 funds special ed and speech therapy for 112 pupils. Winchester 41 249 funds reading for 121 pupils with medical services. Rappahannock County 45 940 funds reading and special ed for 226 pupils. Shenandoah County 91 577 funds reading for 370 pupils with speech therapy.
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State Department of Education
Federal Programs Office
Department
Warren County
Frederick County
Winchester
Rappahannock County
Shenandoah County
Senate probes lift bombing testimony on North Vietnam raids
Senate Armed Services Committee wraps hearings on unauthorized bombing raids by Lavelle and Navy pilots aboard the USS Constellation. Chairman John Stennis says evidence shows no major breach of civilian control though questions remain about the protective reaction rule and accountability. The panel plans to meet next week on recommendations and a possible Abrams nomination.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
North Vietnam
John Stennis
Stennis
D-Miss
Nixon
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Lavelle
Navy
Constellation
Cornell Glee Club Admits Women
The Cornell University Glee Club voted to remove the word male from its constitution allowing women to audition next semester if they can sing like men. The club, an 80 member group, will still focus on male voice study and performance in tenor and bass ranges.
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Ithaca, N.Y
Cornell University Glee Club
Glee Club
Jonathan M. Kaplan
New Jersey Town Bans Trick or Treating
A southern New Jersey town bans Halloween trick or treating amid vandalism concerns. Officials impose a dusk to dawn curfew for under 18s two weeks before Halloween to ease compliance, with Mayor John Panco noting growing disorder but acknowledging Halloween as part of growing up.
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John Panco
Train Wreck Near Malmesbury Kills 36 Injures 140
A nine car train derailed near Malmesbury South Africa killing 36 and injuring 140 officials said rescuers would need most of the day to clear the wreckage. Police kept details secret amid sabotage concerns after multiple derailments this year.
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Malmesbury
South Africa
Transport Ministry
Cape Town
Nine MIGs Destroyed or Damaged in U S Raid on North Vietnam Airfields
U S warplanes hit Phuc Yen and Yen Bai air fields in North Vietnam destroying two MIG21s and a MIG19 while damaging two MIG21s and two MIG17s. Three support buildings fell at Yen Bai as U S claims 62 MiGs destroyed since March 30.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Air Force
Phuc Yen
Yen Bai
Hanoi
South
Vietnam
United States
North Yemen reports two MIG 17s shot down
North Yemen claimed its forces shot down two South Yemeni MIG 17 fighters in an early morning air raid on the border town of Kotoba. The communique said civilians and soldiers were killed and wounded and that several enemy vehicles were destroyed in fighting near Kotoba.
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North Yemen
Kotuba
Kotoba
Mohsen Eini
Emi
South Yemen
Dhabi
Aden
Beirut
South Yemen Peoples Democratic Republic
China
Soviet Union
United States
Compromise Boosts Senate Prospects for Welfare Reform
The Senate eyes a two year test of competing welfare plans to resolve a three way split on welfare reform and Social Security changes. Sen. Russell B. Long warns the mixed approach may still fail to pass this year.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Congress
House
Long
Claiborne Pell
D-R.j
Medicare
Senate House
Front brings showers to Virginia coast. inland clearing ahead
A cold front reaching southeastern Virginia this afternoon may linger showers along the coast tonight and Sunday while inland areas clear. Uncertainty remains along the coast as the front extends from Newfoundland to east of Hatteras.
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Richmond
Virginia
Newfoundland
Hatteras
N.C
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