Alabama Air National Guard officers indicted in Hatch Act case
A federal grand jury charged Maj. Gen. G. Reid Doster and three officers with soliciting campaign funds from soldiers, tied to 1970 campaigns. Warrants likely, bonds set at 1000 each, arraignment and trial timing unclear, with additional co-conspirators charged.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
G. Reid Doster
Alabama Air National Guard
USS. District Court
James E. Hardwick
Henry Fillingim Jr
Alfred B. Gurley
Doster
Air Guard
Grand
Cols
Lawrence A. Doyle
William P. Baker
Willie L. Whitman Jr
Edward D. Gilmer
Maj
Lonnie Slauson Jr
Leland Childs
Birmingham
Donnelly Air Guard
Sumpter Smith Guard
Charles Rollo
Wallace
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Angela Davis freed on 102500 bail in California
Angela Davis was released on 102500 bail after 16 months in jail on murder kidnap and conspiracy charges. She will face trial Monday with conditions restricting rallies travel and public discussion. Bail was provided by Roger McAfee with bondsman Steve Sparacino and post requires 100000 surety and 2500 cash.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
UCLA
Palo Alto
Roger McAfee
Fresno Area
Miss Davis
Superior Court
Richard E. Arnason
Santa Clara County
Steve Sparacino
James Cleary
British Army Rearmed With Police Powers in Northern Ireland
In Belfast the 15,000 British soldiers in Northern Ireland were rearmed with police powers they believed they already had. A London bill overrode a Belfast high court ruling on dispersal and searches. Dublin police questioned IRA leaders over Aldershot bombing as detectives searched 100+ homes for suspects.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
London
Northern Ireland High Court
House of Commons
House of Lords
Dublin
Cathal Goulding
IRA
Sinn Fein
Aldershot
England
Londonderry
Scotland Yard
January CPI rise shows 0.3 percent cost of living gain
UPI reports the Labor Department calculates a 0.3 per cent January increase in the cost of living driven by higher meat and new car prices. Services rose mainly due to taxes, while fresh vegetables and used cars fell. Compared with 1967, CPI stands at 123.2, about 3.4 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Nixon
Federal Price Control Board
Journey to Peking signals shift in U S China policy
Comment discusses Nixon's move toward normalizing relations with the Mao regime through talks with Beijing and the implications for Taiwan and Formosa. It traces steps from 1969 to 1972, noting reactions from Nationalist China, Japan, North Vietnam, and North Korea, and recalls earlier U S actions on Taiwan defense and Taiwan Strait patrols.
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Nixon
China
Formosa
United States
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Peking
Japan
North Korea
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Taiwan Strait
Warsaw
Okinawa
Taiwan
Congress
Nixon’s trip may aid Americans held in China
UPI reports officials hope President Nixon’s visit to Peking will secure leniency for three Americans jailed in China. Names include John Downey, Maj. Philip Smith, and Lt. Robert Flynn, with scant data on dates or terms and a surprise release adding confusion to prisoner details.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon Administration
Peking
China
State Department
John Thomas Downey
New Britain
Conn
Downey
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Fecteau
U.S
Korea
Japan
Philip E. Smith
U.S. Air Force
Hainan Island
Gulf of Tonkin
Robert J. Flynn
U.S. Navy
Miss Harbert
Smith
Flynn
Saigon Troops Uncover Chinese Mortars In Highlands
Saigon troops found four Chinese made 160mm mortars hidden in hillside tunnels during a Central Highlands sweep. The weapons, the first of their kind seen in South Vietnam, were near Fire Base Five and Kontum City. Intelligence suggested a possible new Communist offensive in the highlands.
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Saigon
UPS
Central Highlands
U.S
South Vietnam
Kontum City
Mekong Delta
Sammy Davis Jr in Vietnam Finds Army Race Relations Improve
Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr visits LONG BINH 14 miles northeast of Saigon and notes the Army is 152,000 per cent better on race relations. He entertains 20,000 GIs with impersonations and a drum solo at the U.S. Army base, during a 10 day Vietnam tour.
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Sammy Davis Jr
Viet
Long Binh
Vietnam
UPI
Davis
Saigon
U.S. Army
Dirty Harry in Williams College cinema draws sharp critical debate
At College Cinema Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry prompts praise for its hard edged realism yet sparks moral questions about police procedure and Supreme Court limits. Other titles at Harte include Gimme Shelter and See No Evil with aging performers and a mix of 60s era unrest and thriller violence.
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Williamstown
Clint Eastwood
Supreme Court
Harte
California
Mia Farrow
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United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
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Paradise
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Phil Newsom
Black Horse
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Laos
Vientiane
Plain of Jars
Laotian Panhandle
Dong Hene
Ho Chi Minh
Chepone
Creighton B. Abrams
William McCaffrey
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Timmie Rogers
Lynn Kelley
Harold Lindner
Sondra Williams
George Rhodes
Tel Aviv
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