Nutritionist labels food programs as lie in Senate hearing
Nutrition consultant Robert B Choate told the Senate Hunger Committee that the Agriculture Department overstates food aid coverage and mismanages a 280 million dollar surplus program He urged quarterly progress reports to feed about four million ill nourished Americans The remarks cited questionable stock of surplus foods and politicized distribution in Oklahoma and other states The hearing also exposed complaints of limited variety and repeated meals for welfare recipients and named local officials accused of influencing aid against donor interests A Kentucky Air National Guard F101 pilot Capt Roger Sanders was killed when his aircraft crashed after takeoff from Standiford Field Louisville during the same news cycle.
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Witness links Henderson to My Lai probe in court martial
AP says two days after the My Lai massacre Col Oran Henderson was ordered to investigate reports of atrocities. Lt Col Watke testified the order came March 18 1968 from Brig Gen George H Young at an operations van. Watke said he told Henderson of civilian killings by ground troops and repeated complaints from helicopter pilots led to the probe. Henderson faces charges of failing to properly investigate and later lying to a Pentagon inquiry.
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Brandt to Seek Clarification on Soviet Troop Cuts
Chancellor Willy Brandt told his Cabinet he will seek to clarify Soviet attitudes on troop reductions and a multilateral European security conference during talks with Soviet leaders. He plans a trip to Moscow to meet Leonid Brezhnev, aiming to balance East West developments since the 1970 nonaggression pact.
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Unemployment Claims Down in Indiana Last Week
Unemployment insurance claims fell to 41 610 from 44 848 the prior week said John F Coppes director of the Indiana Employment Security Division Initial claims were down 7 5 percent mainly due to Labor Day holiday closures of division offices.
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