Bailey says Beret Case stemmed from Abrams fit of anger
UPI reports attorney F. Lee Bailey links the Green Beret case to a fit of anger by Gen. Creighton Abrams. He questions a claimed killing of a Vietnamese double agent, asserts the eight Special Forces members committed no crime, and says CIA involvement influenced Nixon to seek charges' dismissal.
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Vietnam
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Robert B. Rheault
Brookline
Mass
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
N.J
CIA
Nixon
Secre
Henry Rothblatt
Senate Adopts Strong Coal Mine Safety Law
The Senate voted 72 to 0 for a sweeping coal mine safety bill, expanding Interior Department oversight to all mines, enabling fines up to 25,000 for violations, and creating federal black lung disability benefits. The measure follows the Mannington and Hominy Falls disasters and earmarks 70 million dollars for benefits over three years, with state contributions in later years.
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Mannington
Hominy Falls
Interior Department
Interior Secretary
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Apollo 12 Crew Plans To Create Moonquake
Apollo 12 astronauts plan to crash the lunar module into the moon to generate an artificial quake. Alan Bean, Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon aim to hit 3,300 feet from a seismometer left on the surface, hoping to reveal lunar interior structure before their Nov 14 launch.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Alan L. Bean
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon
Navy
Conrad
Bean
Surveyor 3
Paratroopers Replace Home-Bound Marines Along DMZ
UPI reports the 101st Airborne Division has moved into the DMZ north of Saigon replacing home-bound Marines as part of Nixon’s pullout of 35,000 troops by December 15. The paratroopers suffered two killed and four wounded in their first clash, while further fighting and bombings continued across Cambodian border areas and near Loc Ninh.
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Nixon
101St Airborne
A Shau Valley
Hamburger Hill
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U.S
Cambodia
U.S. Green Berets
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Loc Ninh
Cholon
Ghana Returns To Civilian Rule In Free Elections
Ghana shifts from three years of military rule to civilian government as PHIL NEWSOM notes. Premier-elect Tefi Busia, 55, leads progress party with 101 of 140 seats while Nkrumah exiled in Guinea. Challenges include debt, inflation, unemployment, state enterprises, and regional tensions.
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Black Africa
Tefi Busia
Oxford
Progress Party
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Guinea
Busia
Kamla A. Gbedemah
National Liberation Council
Liberation Council
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Nigeria
Third Group in Paris Seeks Word on Missing GIs
A six member group from the National League of Families of American Prisoners in Southeast Asia arrives in Paris seeking news on missing US service members. Hanoi says meetings with North Vietnamese officials possible for the group, which plans to request a full prisoner list to aid families, amid ongoing propaganda concerns.
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UPI
Vietnam
Hanoi
National League of Families of American
Southeast Asia
Sybil Stockdale
San Diego
Calif
Thomas Swain
Texas
Oklahoma
U.S
Unpaid National Shifts Urged in Czech Union Appeal
Prague authorities urged factory workers to work one unpaid day monthly to combat a deep economic crisis. The plan follows a banishment of reform leader Dubcek and rejection of liberal reforms. 55 firms backed the idea amid rising prices, inflation, and low morale after the Soviet invasion.
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UPI
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
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