Laird Defends Need For Chemical Weaponry
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird defended maintaining a U S chemical and biological weapons program as a deterrent against Soviet capabilities. He said the United States would use such weapons only in retaliation and never first, citing three historic uses of poison gas.
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UPI
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Italy
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U.S
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Dress Codes In New York Schools Expanded Rights
Acting New York state education commissioner ruled against strict limits on student dress, allowing boys to grow hair long and girls to wear slacks if no educational purpose is served by restrictions. He said uniforms may only be enforced for health safety and active participation, not taste or fashion.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Ewald B. Nyquist
Nyquist
Board of Education
Nixon plans Saigon visit to visit troops and hospitals
White House sources say President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon will fly to Saigon on Wednesday to visit troops and military hospitals as part of a broader Asia trip. Thai leaders described U.S. troop withdrawal plans while Gen Abrams and officials discussed Vietnam progress and Thai defense needs.
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Midway Island
Thanom Kittikachorn
U.S
Thailand
Mansfield Seeks Tax Reform Deal or Surcharge Dies
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warns Republicans to back his five month extension tied to tax reform or the income tax surcharge will die at midnight. He notes Democrats will be reluctant to revive the tax once expired as talks rush toward a reform bill by October 31 and House action expected next Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
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Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senate Democrats
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Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Russell B. Long
Filibuster Delays Senate ABM Vote Stirs Debate in Capitol
In Washington a filibuster debate slows action on President Nixon's multi billion dollar Safeguard ABM system. Sen. Stennis and Sen. Holland accuse delay tactics while Sen. Fulbright blames the Pentagon data hold back. Defense secretary Laird cites 51 committed votes amid moves toward a possible compromise by Cooper and Hart.
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UPI
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hiroshima
Stennis
Sen
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
J. William Fulbright
Pentagon
Defense Department
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Aiken
R - Vt
House
Aiken
Melvin R. Laird
Thomas J. McIntyre
Inside Letters Defend Mame Production at Weston
On Weston page 4 readers defend the production of Mame in a letters column. Further letters on various topics spill over to page 5 as readers weigh in on local theater and related issues. Weston management reportedly tells The Banner to refrain from returning.
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Weston
Nudists Spared From Low Flying Planes Protest
In LAUGHTERTON plans, nudists endure low flights over their camp as pig farmer Ted Duckering complains the planes scare his pigs during fine weather. In Vermont, a Poor People's Congress delegation seeks a federal funds freeze for Vermont Legal Aid after staff attorney Peter Diamondstone is fired for insubordination and distributing protest ads. The draft resolution urges more involvement by the poor in legal aid and a halt on $400,000 in federal funding until compliance or replacement with a poor-led program is achieved. Diamondstone plans an appeal while remaining in Vermont to aid the poor.
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Laughterton
England
Ted Duckering
Duckering
VLA
OEO
Diamondstone
Poor of
Vermont
Legal Aid Society
Ripton Camp To Be Okayed As Environment Institute
The New England Regional Commission planned preliminary approval of a 100000 plan to convert a former Job Corps camp in Ripton Vermont into a regional environment institute. The center would train teachers in environmental control and conservation methods for New England.
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Environment Institute
Boston
UPI
New England Regional Commission
Vermont
New England
Deane C. Davis
Maine
Richard Wright
Elbert G. Moulton
Davis
Waste, Overpopulation Moon Planets Can't Solve Earth's Problems
Ecologists say lunar and planetary exploration cannot fix Earth's environmental woes or overpopulation. Experts warn space disposal is impractical, and population growth could outpace food and resources, with projections showing Earth’s density would soon be mirrored elsewhere.
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Earth
Los Angeles
Richard D. Vaughan
Federal Bureau of Solid Waste Management
Mankind
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