01/01/1970 :Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
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(politics) : AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered "real" military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
01/01/1970 :Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
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(business) : AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
