Griffin Opposes Haynsworth Supreme Court Nomination
Senator Robert Griffin said he will vote against Clement Haynsworths Supreme Court confirmation after notifying President Nixon by letter. The decision signals a potential setback to the administrations push for approval of the embattled nominee.
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Washington
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Griffin
Nixon
Pesticide Regulation Bill OK'd by Senate
The Senate reached agreement on a bill mandating state regulation of pesticide accumulation in lakes and streams. Standards would be set by the Interior Secretary and action is expected soon.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Vixen Case Sent To Grand Jury In Cincinnati
Judge Thomas Nurre denied Malibu Inc moves to quash evidence and sent the case over to the grand jury on charges of possession of an obscene film. Gene Mesh, attorney for Malibu which runs the Guild Cinema, argued confiscated copies were illegally obtained from the theater.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Nurre
Nurre
Hamilton County
Malibu, Inc
Gene Mesh
Malibu
Guild Cinema
Montreal Police and Fire Strike Ends Amid Chaos
Montreal calmed after a one day police and fire strike ended. A provincial officer was shot during clashes between taxi drivers and a limousine company amid looting and vandalism. 800 police arrived plus troops. city officials ordered strikers back to work by midnight.
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Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Cpl
Robert Dumas
West Side
Dumas
U S to Turn 80 Patrol Boats to Viet Nam Navy
The United States will transfer 80 river patrol boats to the Vietnamese Navy in a Friday turnover, part of the Vietnamization plan. Boats will be split among four groups forming a task force, bringing total transfers to 229 since 1968.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
U.S
Man
South Vietnam
Senatorial Push Delays Dissent Moratorium Vote
Senators Church and Hatfield propose a withdrawal within a reasonable time without a set deadline. They argue Nixon’s pace defeats political settlements in Vietnam and cite Fulbright hearings as the next step. Church says U S interests do not require a Saigon regime and calls the war a major error.
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Washington
Senate
Vietnam
Frank Church
Idaho
Mark O. Hatfield
Kennedy seeks right to cross examination at Kopechne inquest
Massachusetts Supreme Court opens a constitutional challenge by Sen. Edward Kennedy and nine others against a ruling barring cross-examination in the Mary Jo Kopechne inquest on Chappaquiddick Island. The case stems from the July 19 drowning after Kennedy’s car veered into Poncha Pond.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
James A. Boyle
Edgartown District Court
Miss Kopechne
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
Boyle
Robert Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Edgartown
Poncha Pond
Nixon Fails to Garner GOP Support for Antipoverty Bill
The Education and Labor Committee confronts a House battle as only 18 of 188 Republicans back the administration antipoverty measure. Democrats plan their own bill potentially adding up to 1 billion to antipoverty funds. Chairman Perkins says the bill lacks floor votes, urging a bipartisan compromise. Rep. Quie pushes state control, predicting a floor fight rather than committee action.
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Washington
House
Education and Labor Committee
Nixon
White House
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Chicago Police Chief Denies Turner's Gun Testimony
Chicago Police Supt James Conlisk says former Army Marshals Major General Turner died while testifying that authorities gave him 397 confiscated guns for personal use. Turner is a key figure in a Senate subcommittee probe into a graft ring among enlisted men. Conlisk calls Turner's testimony untrue and says he knew of Turner's gun collection but signed statements saying the weapons were for the Army.
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Washington
Chicago
James Conlisk
Army
Carl C .Turner
Turner
Senate
William O. Wooldridge
Conlisk
Paw T. Duellman
Fright Over Soviet Rumors Shakes Peking on Border News
Peking reacts to rumors in Moscow that the Soviet military may consider action against China possibly including a preemptive strike. Beijing warns against warlike moves while agreeing to deputy foreign minister talks to preserve the status quo on the Sino Soviet frontier. Victor Louis’s Moscow dispatch is cited as a possible rumor source.
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Peking
Moscow
Red China
China
Kremlin
Russia
Victor Louis
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