Slaying Victims Funeral Held in Bragg North Carolina
Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald fought back tears at a funeral service for his pregnant wife and two young daughters. The senator at the time questioned policy while the Senate debated anti inflation measures amid broader political tension. In Da Nang, a five hour battle left 14 Americans dead and 29 wounded as North Vietnamese forces ambushed an armored unit. California Lt Governor Reinecke acknowledged a long friendship with Mayor Lindsay but asked what he did to earn an honorary UC degree and the regents declined granting it. John Gilligan criticized the Rhodes administration for rhetoric over responsibility in Ohio public education.
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FY. Bragg
N.C
Green Beret
Jeffrey MacDonald
Saigon
Besgerets
da Nang
Halsefield
Area News Briefs and Obituaries Highlight Local Events
Area-wide items cover obituaries, classifieds, and sports notes from the region. Readers find quick updates on community milestones, farm and home notices, and theater and entertainment listings across D3 to D6 and C4 to C7 sections.
Commission urges all volunteer army by 1971 with draft backup
A Presidential Commission told President Nixon that the draft can be phased out next year and the armed forces moved to an all volunteer basis with higher pay and incentives. The panel recommended prompt pay raises, improved recruiting, and a standby draft to back an all volunteer force, estimating costs from 1.5 to 2.9 trillion for various force sizes and a potential total defense budget rise beyond 75 billion for 197?.
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Washington
iR—_Aspeia
Nixon
Congress
10K No Stati
Proponale
Defense
Thomas Gates
Israel Swissair crash blamed on Arab guerrillas
An Israeli bound Swissair jetliner was destroyed by an explosion in the baggage area, killing all aboard as it crashed near Zurich. A Jordan based guerrilla group claimed responsibility while authorities linked the attack to Arab militant actions. A separate Austrian mail plane blast reportedly caused no injuries. US forces trends and pay reforms are noted in the same dispatch.
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Ana
Katie
Wan Siveti Lip
Albert ‘Muench
Switzerland
Federal Air Office
Jordan
Roger Bonvin
Israel
Frankfurt
Germany
Vienna
UN Lisa
Pronkfer
Kalten
Jerusalem
Zurich
Duriel Cor Tek Aviv
Pilo
Lawyers Appeal Bail For Chicago 7 Defendants
Chicago based attorneys filed a Saturday brief in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals seeking bail for five of the Chicago Seven after their riot convictions. The filing argues bail is constitutional unless flight risk or danger is shown and requests bond on contempt convictions as well.
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Chicago
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Don
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Kofman
David Dellinger
Abbie Hoffman
Joxy Rubin
Thomas Hayden
Rennie Davis
Hove
Thomas P. Sullivan
Nolfman
ABA Reaffirms Carswell Qualification for Supreme Court
The ABA Federal Judiciary Committee reaffirmed Judge G Harrold Carswell as qualified for the Supreme Court after reviewing professional credentials temper and integrity. Chair Lawrence Walsh said the panel maintained its earlier judgment despite reviewing a 1948 segregationist speech and other materials, with three members absent and no subdivision of the committee’s action.
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Atlanta, Ga
American Bar Association
Federal Judiciary Committee
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Lawrence £. Walsh
Nixon
Walsh
Eral
Eisenhower
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carswell
Tallahassee
Fla
Catswell
North Vietnamese seize Laos Plain of Jars in major attack
VIENTIANE Laos AP reports North Vietnamese forces overwhelmed Laotian government troops at Xiang Shouang and surrounding areas. A 1,300 man garrison was hit by 6,000 North Vietnamese with tanks. Laotian casualties were heavy and the government lines collapsed as tanks ripped holes through defenses. Air forces flew 200 sorties to slow the advance, while 40,000 Vietnamese troops reportedly concentrated in the plain area.
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Vientiane
Laos
Ar Tars
Yarrison
Xiang Shouang
Vhils
Sou Iy Saivon
Whailant
Pla
Vietnan
Diene Khouang
AL Am
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Rhodes
Toledo
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Yderenlingen
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ABA
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