McCloskey Charges Nixon With Weak Leadership in War Policy
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey accuses President Nixon of failing as commander in chief and undermining U.S. armed forces by withdrawing troops too quickly. He cites alleged battlefield disobedience, officer slayings, and drug use, arguing morale and will to fight are essential to military power. He notes his Marine background and wartime service while urging Nixon’s defeat.
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Washington
UPI
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Nixon
McCloskey
U.S
Congressional Record
Swordfish scare blasted by Bay State health official
A Massachusetts health official called the swordfish mercury scare sheer stupidity and said there is no data to justify seizing swordfish on the market. He stressed that no evidence shows people will be harmed by eating swordfish under current conditions.
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Bay State Health
Boston
UPI
George Michael
Food and Drug Division
State Department of Public Health
American Medical Association
Everett H. Poole
Poole
Martha’s Vineyard
FBI probes break-ins at three New York draft offices
FBI agents continued to investigate forcible entries at Local Boards 78 in Batavia, 72 in Geneseo, and 80 in Niagara Falls. Draft records were strewn, officials said, with a note alleging the East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives. Authorities linked the incidents to prior arrests in Buffalo and Camden and warned the public of no confirmed group responsibility.
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FBI
N.Y
Buffalo, N.Y
UPI
Selective Service System
Karl T. Brouse
New York
Brouse
Batavia
Geneseo
Niagara Falls
Rochester
WHAM
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Buffalo
Selective Service
Post Office
Camden
N.J
Charles Lee Darst
Darst
Draft Board
Local Board 78
Local Board 72
Local Board 80
White man admits fired fatal shot in Negro girl case
Wesley Parks, 26, of Memphis, testifies he was very drunk during the Drew town incident that killed Jostha Collier, an educated high school graduate. He says memory vague and acknowledges possibly firing the shot as a murder trial proceeds in Sunflower County Circuit Court.
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Indianola
Miss
UPI
Drew
Wesley Parks
Memphis
Tenn
Parks
Sunflower County
Paris
Wayne
Allen Wilkerson
Jostha Collier
Prisoners Return to Work at Windsor State Prison
At Windsor State Prison, 111 of 120 convicts returned to their jobs after a month long stoppage sparked by inmate demands. Some reforms were accepted, while others were deemed beyond the officials' power. Separate charges involving three inmates and prison staff were brought by the county prosecutor and criticized by the corrections commissioner.
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Windsor
UPI
Windsor State Prison
Robert Smith
R. Kent Stoneman
Windsor County
Frank Mahady
Sonteman
Mahady
Environmental Board rejects Brattleboro center appeal
Vermont Environmental Board dismissed the Windham Regional Planning Commission and Brattleboro selectmen appeal over Loomis J. Grossman shopping center permit on technical grounds. Board said appeal not timely filed and lacked Windham commission decision and notices to all interested parties. Ruling open to Vermont Supreme Court appeal.
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Windham Regional Planning Commission
The
Brattleboro Selectmen
Loomis J. Grossman
Grossman
Windham Commission
Harvey Carter
Bennington
Vermont Supreme Court
Putney Road
Ottauqueche
Vermont law banning alien state employees struck down
UPI report says U.S. District Judge Bernard J. Leddy ruled Vermont’s statute prohibiting aliens from state jobs unconstitutional. He found it violates equal protection and conflicts with federal immigration authority. The challenge came from two women, including a French native fired at Brandon Training School and a Canadian citizen fired from Vermont State Hospital.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Bernard J. Leddy
France
Brandon
Vermont State Hospital
Vermont Supreme Court Pilot Public Defender Moves Forward
Vermont District Court launches a six month pilot public defender program led by Karl Neuse to defend low income defendants, with potential statewide expansion. The program, approved by the Vermont Supreme Court and overseen by District Judge Hilton Dier Jr, aims to assess its impact on public defense.
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Middlebury
UPI
Vermont District Court
Karl Neuse
Vermont Supreme Court
Hilton Dier Jr
Dier
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Milton Woman Killed At Railroad Crossing
Julia S. Johnson, 63, of Milton, died Thursday when her car was struck by a northbound freight train at a railroad crossing.
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Milton
UPI
Julia S. Johnson
Cohoes Police Officers Face Hearing Over High Speed Crash
An aide to Cohoes Mayor McDonald was named hearing officer in the case against Patrolman George Tenis and Sgt. Kenneth Westfall after a high speed chase crash. Their attorney questioned appointing authority and a local woman sues the city for 20000 in injuries. In Albany, officials withhold verdict on the Eden Park Nursing Home death of 75 year old Jennie Storr after a sixth story fall with no witnesses.
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Cohoes
Virginia B. McDonald
Lawrence R. Favreau
McDonald
Thomas G. Smith
George Tenis
Kenneth D. Westfall
J. Albert Barasmian
Smith
Barnsmain
Albany
Eden Park
Jennie Storr
Holland Ave
Albany Medical Center Hospital
John J. Marra
Berkshire oil pollution suit delayed in Suffolk County Court
In Massachusetts, a suit by Associated Industries of Massachusetts seeking to overturn fuel oil sulfur content rules was not heard as scheduled in Suffolk County Superior Court. Joined by Sprague Electric Deerfield Glassine Co. and Barre Wool Co. the case targets a 2.2 percent sulfur limit statewide and 1 percent in Boston, effective Oct. 1. The matter will be rescheduled. Also, GE plans to move its Pittsfield distribution transformer department headquarters to Hickory North Carolina, potentially cutting local jobs from about 1,700 by year end. Union officials warn the decrease could exceed early 1971 projections of 800 to 1,400 jobs.
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North Adams
Suffolk County
Associated Industries
Massachusetts
Sprague Electric
Deerfield Glassine Co
Monroe
Barre Wool Combing Co
Barre
Boston
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
Hickory
N.C
Charles J. Meloun
North Adams Councillor proposes regional purchasing group
North Adams City Councillor Paul J. Jacques urged forming a central purchasing agency with North Adams Williamstown and Clarksburg to save money on goods and services. As chair of the government study committee he said the plan is the first concrete proposal ready to start and could expand to include Adams Florida Savoy and other communities and possibly county-wide.
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North Adams
Paul J. Jacques
Williamstown
Clarksburg
Jacques
Adams
Florida
Savoy
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Valenty Nyka
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Nyka
Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital
KODAK
Kopax
Main St
Kennington
Chuck Roast
Walker
Environmental Board
Brattleboro
Harry Miller Co. Inc
Mass
Green Valley Equipment Griff’s Atlantic
Green River Equipment
West Brattleboro
Hancok, Massachusetts
Firestone
Auto Stores Inc
Dial
U.S. Court Rules
Peter Langrock
American Civil Liberties Union
Middlebury Board of Civil Authority
Attorney General's Office
Vietnam
Vermont Ecumenical Council
Southeast Asia
Howard Stearns Jr
Public Defender Plan
Montpelier
Liquor Control Department
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