Cooper Seeks To Cut Funds For Secret War In Laos
Senate member Sen. John Sherman Cooper said he would try to block U S funding for the Laotian war against the Pathet Lao through the appropriations process. He warned the effort faces hurdles due to hidden CIA spending and Pentagon classifications.
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Laos
Washington
UPI
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
U.S
Nist Pathet Lao
Congress
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Pentagon
United States
Thailand
Psychiatrists defend clean pornography policy debate
A trio of American Psychoanalytic Association doctors argued that pornography is not harmful and may benefit society. They favors studying Danish liberal laws, noting questions on marital impact and children's education, while contending no direct link to crime.
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New York
UPD
American Psychoanalytic Association
Bernard L. Pacella
Aaron H. Esman
Abram Blau
United States
Pacella
Association
Committee On Public Information
National Institute of Mental Health
Esman
Blau
Child Psychoanalytic Division
Mount Sinai Hospital
Antitrust Snag Delays Cigarette Ad Plan in Senate
In Washington the Senate Commerce Committee heard a plan by cigarette makers to halt all TV and radio ads next September. Sen. Philip Hart indicated possible opposition, while Sen Frank Moss pressed for a targeted antitrust exemption. NAB and Tobacco Institute argued the case in a secret session, with Hart cautioning against using antitrust law to shield public health.
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API
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Senate Commerce Committee
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Hart
Commerce Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Tobacco Institute
Quick Approval Seen For Mine Safety Law
Washington reports quick approval expected in Congress for landmark mine safety bills. Both House and Senate measures would require spark-free equipment and aim to cut coal dust exposure, with compensation plans for miners with black lung. House offers up to 272 dollars monthly for life. Senate proposes 3264 dollars over three years.
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UPI
Senate
House
Interior
John H. Dent
Coal Mine Health and Safety Board of Review
Drug Sellers Arrested At Elementary School
New York police captured seven men outside an elementary school on a tip about heroin and other drugs sold to children during school hours. Officers seized heroin, cocaine, about 250 dollars in small bills, stolen merchandise including a portable TV, and detained suspects aged 20 to 31 after a stakeout and brawl while children stood in line to buy drugs.
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New York
UPS
Study Urges Self Government For Indians
Washington based Citizens' Advocate Center released a book length report Our Brother's Keeper urging that the Bureau of Indian Affairs allow Native tribes to govern their own affairs. The study says the BIA could contract out most functions and should include tribes in budgeting and setting priorities, criticizing federal plans as failing Indian education housing and training. It also condemns Congress for focusing on oil leases water and land issues instead of Indian welfare.
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Washington
UPI
America
Citizens’ Advocate Center
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Bureau
Congress
Moaning Monster Captured in Webster's Wood Mystery
In Shelford England a feared creature known as the Moaning Monster of Webster's Wood was finally found after years of searching. The culprit turned out to be a crew with bronchitis discovered Tuesday by truck driver Charles Beavis during a ghost-hunting trip.
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Shelford
England
UPI
Webster’s Wood
Charles Beavis
Lebanon Bleak Future Seen By UPI Commentator
Foreign News Analyst Phil Newsom argues Lebanon faces a bleak future amid the Gaza crisis. He warns that allowing Palestinian commandos freedom of movement would amount to surrender to forces opposed to a peaceful Middle East settlement. He notes regional leaders Jordan and Egypt show weakness, while Lebanon’s crisis deepens as commandos relocate south of Mt Hermon toward northern Israel.
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Lebanon
Israel
Mideast
Hussein
Jordan
Charles Helou
Mt. Hermon
Judge gags and shackles defiant Bobby Seale in Chicago riot trial
In Chicago, UPI reports during the Chicago eight trial Judge Julius Hoffman ordered Bobby Seale gagged and handcuffed to his chair after Seale shouted at prosecutors and marshals. Seale's outbursts included insults toward Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Schultz and threats to cross-examine witnesses. The judge warned he could revoke bail for others and later recessed as Seale was gagged and restrained.
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Chicago
UPI
Bobby Seale
Seale
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S
Hoffman
U.S. Marshals
Richard Schultz
Schultz
Dick Schultz
Dick Nixon
David Dellinger
Dellinger
Charles R. Garry
San Francisco
William Kunstler
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