Army surveillance sparks civil liberties probe in Congress
Senate panel hears that Army spy programs touched thousands of Americans 1960s protests and 1969 moratoriums. Witnesses cite overzealous response, bureaucratic bungling, and a culture of 100 percent workload as why undercover teams tracked civilians. Civil libertarians warn of potential data overreach and rights violations.
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Navy chief tightens rules on sailors hair, beards, dungarees
Adm Elmo Zumwalt, architect of the Navy’s reform labeled Z-grams, backs off loosened dress and grooming policies. New orders require neat hair not touching the collar, trimmed beards, restricted sideburns, and dress uniforms when commuting, after sailors adopted college-student looks and oil-stained dungarees.
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New Direction Funds Redraw Bay Area Charity Aid
United Bay Area Crusade adopts a new allocation policy shifting 1.5 million of 17 million to “new directions” projects. Drug treatment programs, minority and Spanish speaking services, and black orphans receive more while Boy Scout support declines, provoking protests from longtime beneficiary agencies.
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San Francisco
UPI
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United Bay Area Crusade
Laurence Rolling
National Council
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United Community Funds
Bay Area
Negotiators hopeful of accord to avert national rail strike
Washington talks drag toward Monday deadline as UTU remains unsatisfied with work rules while other unions reach tentative deals. A broader bill seeks to bar a ground invasion of North Vietnam without Congress approval amid rising war tensions. Legislation on Indian education and Social Security benefits also advances, as rail contingency plans pivot to air and highway mail delivery.
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UPI
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Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
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North Vietnam
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Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Office of Education
National Board of Indian Education
Frank Church
Idaho
Nixon
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Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
U N panelists condemn Polaroid dismissal incident
UN General Assembly Special Committee members express indignation over the Polaroid Corp dismissal of a black employee. Caroline Hunter of the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement testified earlier, and Chairman Abdulrahim Abby Farah of Somalia praised her courage and resolve to speak out against South Africa business ties.
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Special Committee
Polaroid Corp
Caroline Hunter
Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement
South Africa
Abdulrahim Abby Farah
Somalia
Panel urges legalization of marijuana for adults
The Committee for a Sane Drug Policy in Boston calls for legalizing and regulating marijuana for those over 18. It argues marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco, cites wasted law enforcement resources, and notes broad support from MIT and Harvard signers plus local academics.
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UPI
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Movie listings and a political protest mingle in town notices
At the Movies reviews list Trash and Brewster McCloud at local cinemas with cast notes and showtimes while Harte Theatre runs a late program. A parliamentary aide, Kamal Mustafa, protests Polaroid’s treatment of Miss Hunter over apartheid facts, urging investigation into her dismissal and committee fairness.
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