Harvard peers press Kissinger on Southeast Asia policy
Harvard colleagues Herbert Kelman and Everett Mendelsohn circulated a letter asking Kissinger to pursue genuine peace in Southeast Asia or resign. The letter criticizes his policies while stating his university standing should depend on scholarship, not politics. It urges him to influence a shift toward peace or dissociate from the current administration if needed.
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Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Harvard
Henry A. Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Herbert C. Kelman
Cabot
Everett I. Mendelsohn
History of Science
Kissinger
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Indochina
Government moves to quash Chicago Seven contempt sentences
The U S government seeks to overturn contempt penalties against the Chicago Seven after a marathon 1969 trial. MITCHELL directs the move citing Mayberry v Pennsylvania. A new judge would review the cited contempt incidents and could alter or erase the sentences.
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Chicago
UPS
John N. Mitchell
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
U.S
James R. Thompson
Mitchell
U.S. Supreme Court
Mayberry
Pennsylvania
Thompson
Northern Illinois Judicial District
USO marks 30th anniversary with national gala
Washington VIPs gather at the Shoreham Hotel to toast the USO’s 30th anniversary. Mamie Eisenhower, Harvey Firestone Jr., Melvin Laird, Bob Hope, and Gen. Creighton Abrams attend as honoraries and recipients of the annual award for welfare to servicemen.
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Usos
U.S
USO National Council
USO
Pennsylvania Avenue
Shoreham
Mamie Eisenhower
Harvey S. Firestone Jr
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Bob Hope
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Council
Creighton W. Abrams
National Catholic Community Service
National Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
National Travelers Aid Association
South Vietnamese Replace US Troops at Khe Sanh
U S Air Force transports ferried fresh South Vietnamese Marines into Khe Sanh to replace rapidly departing American troops. North Vietnamese raiders killed eight GIs and wounded seven as bases near the Laotian border were dismantled.
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Saigon
APS
U.S. Air Force
Khe Sanh
Laos
UPI
Stewart Kellerman
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Mekong
Bat
Highway 9
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Byrd seeks probe of welfare ski trip reports
Senator Harry Byrd Jr of Indiana and Virginia urges an investigation into reports that Bronx Model Cities funds paid for welfare recipients to take ski trips to New England. He telegrammed HUD Secretary Romney and cited WCBS radio claims that about 150 people took part in trips costing around 30,000 dollars for 600 planned participants.
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Washington
UPI
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind
New England
Byrd
Senate
Oe W. Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Romney
Wcbs Radio
New York City
Bronx
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Virginia
Businesslike SALT session yields no new proposals
Soviet and American negotiators held a businesslike session in Vienna at the SALT talks. Neither side presented new ideas during the brief 9 minute meeting at the U S embassy. The teams split time between a 50 minute formal session and 40 minutes of informal talks as officials described the exchanges as businesslike and sincere.
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Vienna
Five Easy Pieces at Bennington or Manchester
A review notes Five Easy Pieces plays at both theatres with strong acting by Susan Anspach and Billy Green Bush. It calls the film beautifully performed and a tossup which print to watch, while also mentioning The Great White Hope and the March 8 Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier fight shown in Williamstown.
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Bennington
Manchester
Susan Anspach
Billy Green Bush
Elton
Jack Nicholson
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
College Cinema
Williamstown
James Earl Jones
Broadway
Hollywood
Ali
G.C.C
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Harte
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New York Times News Service
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