Cosmonauts Test Human Endurance on Soyuz 9 Flight
The two man crew of Soyuz 9 continues star navigation on the third day, pursuing a possible record run for the longest manned orbit. Tass reports Col Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastionov carry out celestial observations and experiments in astronavigation. Ground control orders intensified exercises to balance endurance with experiments as Baikonur aims for a long term orbital platform.
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ACLU Takes Stand Against Viet War in Major Policy Shift
The ACLU board adopted a resolution at a four day NYU Law School conference calling for Congress to repeal the draft and refuse war funding. The vote, 43 to 1 with 11 abstentions, marks a departure as the group vows to challenge draft laws and oppose government repression of dissent related to the Vietnam War.
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New York University Law School
John Dej. Pemberton
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts High Court declares Senate malapportioned
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules the state Senate districts violate the one person one vote standard and cannot hold the 1970 elections without redistricting. The ruling threatens a constitutional crisis unless a compliant plan is enacted, with at-large elections a possible court-ordered remedy.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Supreme Court
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U.S
House
Francis W. Sargent
U.S. Supreme Court
Maurice A. Donahue
D-Holyoke
Sargent
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Donahue
Ilinois
Illinois
Massachusetts
Washington Window proposes breaking big cities into smaller self governing communities
UPI reports Dr. Hubert Locke of Wayne State University urges decentralizing major cities like Detroit New York Chicago to create meaningful communities with local control. He says integrated, mixed race communities can emerge where interests cross racial lines and would allow testing of black teachers police and social workers in predominantly black areas to address education law and welfare.
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Washington
America
Hubert G. Locke
Detroit
Wayne State University
Locke
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Viet Cong Take Village Near Phnom Penh Amid Heavy Shelling
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces seized the village of Sebo south of Phnom Penh during a night of intensified shelling. Cambodian troops counterattacked with unclear gains as fighting raged from Phnom Penh to the countryside. Increases in civilian casualties were reported with 15 dead and 83 wounded in three rocket and mortar attacks, while U S losses stood at three dead and 26 wounded.
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Vietnam
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Aest
Robert C. Miller
Phnom Penh
Sebo
Bodia
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U.S
Nixon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Theii
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Hap Brown Fails To Appear In Court Again
New Orleans UPI report: Hap Brown misses federal court appearance despite judge warning of bond forfeiture. Defense argues speedy trial delay as Kunstler seeks dismissal while an evidentiary hearing set for July 23. Brown is listed on FBI most wanted since his disappearance amid related charges. Sidney Guest to join Newport band as drummer’s mate with 28 pound drum after injury.
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H. Hap Brown
Federal District Court
Alvin B. Rubin
Brown
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William H. Smith
William M. Kunstler
Kunstler
Bel Air
Maryland
Newport
England
Sidney Guest
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