Plan Faces Uphill Fight as ABM Expansion Draws Senate Pushback
Washington AP The Nixon administration pushes a second Safeguard phase with a third ABM site at Whiteman AFB Missouri and expanded Sprint missiles at Grand Forks ND Malmstrom MT plus four more sites amid mounting Senate opposition. Key senators warn the plan may fail to win approval, while some back a limited two-site approach.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Whiteman Air Force Base
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Grand Forks Air Force Base
N.D
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Mont
George Aiken
R-Vt
Washington State
Michigan
Ohio
New England
Washington, D.C
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
John C. Pastore
D-R.i
Safeguard
Pastore
Aiken
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
ABM
Jackson
Missouri
North Vietnamese push advances in Laos as Muong Soui under siege
In east central Laos the offensive by North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces continues unchecked. Muong Soui defenders and families retreat toward Gen. Vang Pao’s Long Cheng HQ 35 miles away as airstrip reinforcement plans are halted by ground fire.
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Vientiane
Laos
Muong Soui
Vang Pao
Long Cheng
Three Officers Guard Stand Trial Over Algiers Motel Killings
A federal jury deliberates with six men and six women on a case charging suspended Detroit officers Ronald August Robert Paille and David Senak and guard Melvin Dismukes with conspiring to injure oppress threaten and intimidate two white girls and eight Black teens at the Algiers Motel during the 1967 riots. The defense calls it persecution while noting prior acquittals for August and Dismukes.
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Flint, Mich
Algiers
Detroit
U.S
Stephen Roth
Ronald August
Robert Paille
David Senak
Melvin Dismukes
Inner City
U.S. Atty
Kenneth McIntyre
U.S. Army
McIntyre
Konrad Kole
Kole
August
Dismukes
Southern Senators Seek Nationwide Voting Rights Bill
Southern senators push for the administration's nationwide voting rights bill over a South-only extension of the 1965 act. The Senate Judiciary subcommittee faced a March 1 deadline with no time for full action. Birch Bayh clashed with Georgia Governor Maddox over extending the act.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On
Gress
House
Judiciary Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Ervin
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Maddox
Pollution Fight Could Raise Electric Rates Across Nation
A Senate committee paper estimates antipollution measures could lift household electricity bills by five to ten percent, adding a couple of dollars per month. The analysis by Seymour Baron notes higher costs for industries using power and broader effects on prices for coal oil and nuclear plants. Thermal pollution from power plant discharges is identified as a major spending driver.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Seymour Baron
New Jersey
Baron
Vacuum Cleaner Ad Delivers Fast Sale
A customer reports selling a Hoover vacuum cleaner within four days after the ad appeared. James H. Halloran of 6 Kern St Athens provides the testimonial and invites others to try.
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Hoover
James H. Halloran
Kern St
Athens
Man Admits Rape Murder Ties in Ohio Girl Case
David Thomas 32 pleads guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to the rape of a 13 year old runaway from Ohio in July 1968. The plea covers both rape and murder counts, sentencing set for March 24 with a maximum 25 year term. The victim Deborah Neill from Vickery was found dead in an East Village airshaft after an alleged LSD lure.
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New York
David Thomas
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Ohio
Thomas
Irwin D. Davison
Deborah Neill
Vickery
East Village
Eastern Eagles Gain Spot After Eligibility Ruling
Eastern earns a Class A Sectional berth at Rio Grande after the Ohio High School Athletic Association rules Alexander used two ineligible players in their Wednesday tournament clash won by Alexander. Eastern will meet Southern at 7 p.m.
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Eastern
Eagles
Rio Grande
State Board of Control
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Alexander
Southern
Slay Probe to Hear 20 plus Witnesses in Yablonski Case
A federal grand jury probing United Mine Workers leader Joseph A. Yablonski’s slaying may hear testimony today from more than 20 new witnesses, according to U S Attorney Robert B. Krupansky. Witnesses are believed to include officials and members from UMW District 19 in Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
U. S
Robert B. Krupansky
Krupansky
UMW
Tennessee
Kentucky
Negro Pupils Face Expulsion Over Walkout
In Cincinnati, 86 Negro pupils who walked out in a boycott were ordered to bring their children to re enroll today or face expulsion. City school superintendent Dr. Joseph Ross said parents must accompany pupils for re enrollment under procedure.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Ross
Cutbacks In Bases Planned In Major Pentagon Reductions
Secretary Melvin Laird signals large scale base reductions as part of Vietnam withdrawal. More than 100 bases may close or transfer with possible Navy shipyard impacts. Total cuts since 1969 include 76,700 civilian jobs and a 550,000 military downsizing by mid 1971.
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Washington
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Vietnam
Laird
Defense Department
United States
Puerto Rico
Nixon
Army
Navy
Air Force
U S Turns Over Lai Khe Base to ARVN Command
U S Army hands Lai Khe base to the 5th ARVN Division as the 1st Infantry leaves for the United States by April 15. The transfer marks a shift toward South Vietnamese control of northern Saigon approaches with U S support units remaining. Meanwhile B52s pound Vietnamese supply depots in eastern Laos as bombing continues.
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Lai Khe
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
United States
5Th Division
Army of the Republic of
Julian J. Ewell
3Rd Corps
25Th Infantry
1St Air Cavalry
Do Cao Tri
Ewell
Laos
South Vietnam
Welcome Sign Criticism Targets Ohio Highway Arch
An Ohio Arts Council panel told the Department of Highways that tourist appeal should rely on landscape and rest stops rather than the $172 000 welcome arch on Inter State 70 near the Indiana line. They favor sign-less design for the Preble County arch and assess environmental impact of approaches.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Highways
Ohio Arts Council
Highway Department
Indiana
Preble County
Senate approves free lunch program expansion
The Senate endorsed extending free and reduced lunch eligibility to more than a few million needy children. It backed full federal financing and broadened rules to allow private caterers in many urban schools. The chamber voted 85 to 0 to pass the measure, with a 41 to 40 split on expanding eligibility to poverty level families.
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Washington
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
George McGovern
D-S.c
Agriculture Committee
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