Nader vs Stevens over GM charges of thievery at hearings
Ralph Nader accused the auto industry of massive fraud and negligence in unsafe car design while Sen. Theodore Stevens grilled him during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on a Hart bill to require tougher repairable car standards. Stevens challenged Nader to present real evidence to a grand jury as Nader claimed lack of enforcement funding would gut the bill.
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UPI
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Vietnam
Vet Sees Calley as Army Scapegoat
Vietnam veteran Danny S. Notley says the Army seeks a scapegoat in atrocity cases and wants to nail someone to a cross like Pontius Pilate, washing their hands of responsibility. He argues Lt. Calley is used to absorb blame while higher authorities escape blame.
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API
Danny S. Notley
Army
Calley
Pontius Pilate
McCloskey opens office to oppose Nixon in 72
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey, a California Republican and Korean War veteran, opened a national campaign office and will hire a coordinator to build support in primary states as he weighs challenging President Nixon in 1972. He backs a possible Nixon policy shift in Southeast Asia and may step aside for Lindsay or Hatfield if a better candidate emerges.
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UPI
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Mark O. Hatfield
Capitol Hill
San Francisco
Herbert Klein
Klein
Peking
Kremlin
Red
West Berlin
Nixon Walks Diplomatic Tightrope With China
President Nixon seeks better ties with China while avoiding Moscow ire. He limits official hints of leverage against Russia, stating progress must be measured. Moscow radio accuses Beijing of meddling with Viet Cong amid cautious moves toward Peking. Nixon has eased travel limits and trade embargo, signaling a long, careful path toward formal relations.
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UPI
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Russia
U.S
Turner given jail term for gun deal
Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner, once Provost Marshal and later Chief U.S. Marshal, was sentenced in a Washington suburb federal court to three years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally obtaining 136 guns from the Chicago Police Department. The case highlights a dramatic fall from high military and federal law enforcement rank to serving a prison term.
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UPI
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Army
U.S
Monday Turner
Oren R. Lewis
Washington
Turner
Chicago
Democratic nomination race for 1972 begins with many candidates
Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson is seen as hawkish and a likely option though a dozen or more Democrats are in contention. Losses in primaries and other showings may narrow the slate to two or three before the convention. Sens Muskie Humphrey and others are active in campaigning days and travel as front runners and negotiators.
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Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
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Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Harold D. Hughes
Iowa
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Bayh
Hughes
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
U.S
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Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Humphrey
Muskie
Nixon
Sens
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
COPE
Proxmire
Route master anti hijack device tested by Dynamics Corp
Dynamics Corp of America demonstrates Route master, an electronic system installed in trucks to disable engines and sound alarms if a vehicle strays from a pre set route, with 20 lines planned to test the device. It includes tamper protection and a recoding procedure to regain movement, while trailer units emit audible alerts if detached from the cab.
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New York
UPI
Dynamics Corp. of America
Saigon forces drive foe from A Shau Valley ridge
Three South Vietnamese battalions forced Communist soldiers from a ridge in the A Shau Valley, the largest ground action of the four week campaign. U.S. B52s bombed enemy approaches as Saigon claims five killed with no Vietnamese casualties. Separate clashes on the northeast coast left two Americans dead.
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U.S
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
An Khe
Central Highlands
USS. Army
Bong Son
A Shau
Buckley defends Washington police stance on May Day protests
UPI reports Sen. James Buckley criticizes Sen. Edward Kennedy for blaming Washington police over May Day riot control. Buckley argues Kennedy overlooked civil order and public safety, saying leaders must support open governance while containing mob violence during protests.
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