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(MOSCOW)--THE U-S EMBASSY IN MOSCOW SAYS SOVIET OFFICIALS
CONFIRMED THEY ARE HOLDING AN AMERICAN OFFICER. THE OFFICIALS SAID
LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEORGE PATTERSON OF CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA AND A
GERMAN DOCTOR WERE CO-PILOTING A PRIVATE PLANE WHICH VIOLATED SOVIET
AIR SPACE.
A GERMAN FLYING CLUB REPORTED EARLIER THE TWO MEN WERE FORCED TO
MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE SOVIET UNION. THE RUSSIANS SAY THE
TWO MEN WERE NOT INJURED AND THAT THE INCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
(WASHINGTON)--PRESIDENT NIXON REPORTEDLY WILL SEND AN
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION MESSAGE TO CONGRESS TODAY. SOURCES SAY
NIXON WILL ASK FOR A HIKE IN UNEMPLOYMENT PAY AND AN EXTENSION
OF THE PAY TO ABOUT FIVE (M) MILLION MORE WORKERS.
THE SOURCES SAY THE NIXON PLAN CALLS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO BE PAID
HALF THEIR REGULAR SALARIES. THE NEW WORKERS COVERED UNDER THE ,LAN
WOULD BE SOME FARM EMPLOYES, FOOD PROCESSING WORKERS AND THOSE WHO
WORK FOR SMALL FIRMS.
(WASHINGTON)--TREASURY SECRETARY KENNEDY IS EXPECTED TO URGE QUICK
SENATE APPROVAL OF THE INCOME SURTAX EXTENSION TODAY. KENNEDY WILL
APPEAR BEFORE THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH BUDGET DIRECTOR
ROBERT MAYO.
IN HOUSE HEARINGS, KENNEDY URGED ADOPTION OF THE MEASURE TO FIGHT
INFLATION. THE HOUSE PASSED THE SURTAX EXTENSION BY A SLIM VOTE JUNE
30TH. SENATE APPROVAL IS EXPECTED TO BE DIFFICULT.
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: International News], script, July 8, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1141611/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.