Former Army Intelligence staffers testify on civilian spying
Former Army intelligence officials Ralph Stein John O'Brien and Christopher H Pyle testified before Congress detailing extensive domestic surveillance of civilians The witnesses described infiltrations of antiwar gatherings monitoring of 1968 conventions and reports on Martin Luther King Jr s funeral Rep Abner Mikva called for criminal penalties and removal of responsible officials warning of a climate of fear and suspicion
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Congress
Abner Mikva
Army
Ralph Stein
John O’brien
Christopher H. Pyle
Mili
Tary
Sam Ervin
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Mikva
Joseph McCarthy
Stein
Counterintelligence Analysis
Pyle
Nixon Attacks Wage Action in Construction
President Nixon suspends the Davis Bun Bacon Act on new federal building jobs to curb inflation in construction. Union and management leaders, including AFL CIO chief Meany and AGC's William Dunn, denounce the move as inadequate and a potential signal for employers to cut wages.
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Washington
Nixon
William E. Dunn
Associated General Contractors of America
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Gilligan Calls for Public Service Jobs Bill
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan urged a Senate subcommittee to support federal legislation creating public service jobs amid high unemployment. He cited Ohio unemployment rates and a healthcare worker shortage, and argued the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 would aid urban and rural areas without becoming a work program.
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Janet Staithar
AP Regional Service
Washington
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Senate
Gilligan
Subcommittee On
Cleveland
Toledo
Nixon pushes revenue sharing plan to governors
President Nixon visited the midwinter governors conference urging action on a $5 billion federal revenue sharing proposal and cabinet reorganization. He emphasized the program as the right move, not a political issue, while Agnew and aides urged support in Congress amid mixed Democratic and Republican views.
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Nixon
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Congress
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Agnew
Governors Conference
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Niron
John D. Ehrlichman
Domestic Council
Classifieds and Diversions Index Snapshot
A compact guide listing sections for classifieds sports comics television editorials theaters entertainment and obituaries with page references and misc notes. The index directs readers to sections including sports and entertainment items and notes page numbers for quick access.
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WoomMen
American air strikes hit North Vietnamese stockpiles on Ho Chi Minh trail
U S commanders said strikes destroyed an estimated 800 tons of ammunition 120 caches of supplies and weapons and 330 vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh trail while four fuel pipelines were cut. Helicopter losses rose with 29 U S losses and at least 40 Americans killed 15 missing 26 wounded in Laos.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Command
Laos
U.S
Calley Testifies That All Villagers Were Enemies at My Lai
In a murder trial at Fort Benning Lt. William L. Calley said he considered men women and children in My Lai as enemies to be destroyed. He described the platoon advancing with guns blazing and testified he changed rifle magazines only once after the March 16 1968 attack.
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FT. Benning
William L. Calley
My Lai
Calley
Aubrey Daniel
David Paul Meadle
Adt sales lure with low cost and quick response
An advertisement touts a Messenger Action Ad at two dollars for a 16 word four day run promising fast reach. The piece blends sales copy with a segment recounting Calley describing body counts and shooting in My Lai era, noting inflated tallies during the Tet period.
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113Th Military Intelligence Group
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Indianapolis
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Massachusetts
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Turnpike
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Tracy
Lisa
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