After reports that the USS Maddox had been attacked by North Vietnamese naval vessels, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 422-1 to authorize military action in Vietnam. Eugene Siler was the loan 'Nay' vote.
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In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.
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