Violence by Groups Becoming Normal, U.S. Report Warns
Washington report by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence warns that group violence is becoming a norm in America posing a threat to democracy. It urges police readiness, lawful injunctions, open protest channels, diverse media, and ongoing journalistic self critique to deter violent tactics.
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U.S
New York Times News Service
Washington
America
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Johnson
Jennings Against US Role In Settling GE Strike
Paul J. Jennings president of the International Union of Electrical Workers said he does not expect or want government intervention in the six week long General Electric strike. He spoke after addressing a union meeting at the Boys Club in Pittsfield with 700 to 800 in attendance. He declined to predict a new GE offer before Christmas while the opposing UE union expects a proposal before the holidays. Jennings tours the Northeast and says striker morale remains high. The report notes this continues on Page 1 Section 2.
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Paul J. Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
Jennings
IUE
Boys’ Club
John Mackowski
United Electrical Workers Union
Pittsfield
IGE
Congress Moves To Curb Secret Swiss Bank Accounts Abuse
Congress opens hearings to curb the illegal use of secret foreign accounts, led by a Navy fraud case involving Chromcraft Corp. of St Louis and officers Rosenbaum and Stone. The scheme defrauded the Navy of over 47 million in rocket launcher contracts, with more than 4 million siphoned through Swiss bank accounts. Sentencing for Rosenbaum and Stone looms. potential 45 years and fines up to 96 thousand each. The House Banking Committee begins drafting legislation requiring US record keeping and reporting for dealings with foreign banks and couriers moving funds abroad.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
St. Louis
Justice Department
Francis N. Rosenbaum
Andrew L. Stone
Roth
U.S. Dist
Oliver Gasch
Rosenbaum
Stone
House Banking Committee
United States
Chromcraft Corp
Chramcraft
Techfab
Alsco
Chromeratt
Army probes possible My Lai cover up inquiry at Medina castle
Army investigators questioned Capt. Ernest Medina as part of a Peers panel probe into alleged cover up of the My Lai massacre. The inquiry questions whether a brigade level review last year whitewashed civilian deaths amid calls for possible charges against other officers and notes potential reporting failures by some personnel.
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Washington
My Lai
Ernest Medina
Medina
William L. Calley Jr
Army
Ifs
Vietnam
William R. Peers
Americal
Winant Sidel
Army Chief of Information
Stanley R. Resor
William C. Westmoreland
WO Augh Thompson
20Th Infantry
Oren K. Henderson
Calley
Rogers Sees Peace Hopes Dim In NATO Talks
Secretary Rogers told 14 NATO foreign ministers he is pessimistic about U S efforts to negotiate peace with North Vietnam. He said the United States will negotiate everything at Paris except the South Vietnamese people’s right to determine their political future. Rogers noted Nixon will insist on that right in any settlement and spoke on My Lai atrocity allegations. He announced SALT talks in Helsinki will pause in about two weeks as Gerard Smith tours NATO. The six Soviet led states urged a Helsinki parley by June 30 1970 with a plan for European security and reduced force use. Rogers cautioned against rushing into a rushed parley and urged prudence. The NATO final statement was expected to renew the pre invasion Czechoslovakia offer for talks on mutual, balanced force reductions in Central Europe.
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Brussels
William BP
Rogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Nixon
South
Salt
Helsinki
Finland
Gerard ¢. Smith
NATO
Council
Washington
Prague
Europe
Michael Stewart
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Nixon's Choice Haynsworth Stays As Circuit Judge
President Nixon announced that Clement F Haynsworth Jr will continue as chief judge of the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals. He defended Haynsworth against vicious attacks while noting the Senate rejection of his Supreme Court nomination. Haynsworth thanked supporters and said courtiers want him to remain. A separate item from Rome reports Italy’s Constitutional Court voided adultery as a punishable crime, effective immediately, while allowing grounds for legal separation. Nixon said he phoned Haynsworth after the Senate vote urging him to remain on the bench.
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Washington
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Circuit Court of Appeals
Haynsworth
White House
Supreme Court
Senate
Fourth Circuit
Bar
Rome
Ttaly
Constitutional Court
Sensmen
Cirevil
Gonorrhea Cases Triple in Berkshire County
Gonorrhea cases in Berkshire County have more than tripled in three years with youth showing a sharp rise. Statistics from the Social Disease Clinic of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at Berkshire Medical Center, led by Miss Dorothy Archambeault, RN, cite a rise from 17.5 to 60.4 per 10,000 for gonorrhea and a smaller increase in syphilis.
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Berkshire County
Social Disease Clinic
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Berkshire
North St
Dorothy Archambeault
Nicholas J. Fiumara
State Department of Public Health
Boston
Archambeault
Rail Strike Averted With Pact
Washington AP reports a wage settlement reached today for 48,000 shopcraft workers after 20 hours of bargaining. Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz said there will be no strike on the railroads. The deal, awaiting ratification by four unions, covers 1979 and retroactive 1969 pay raises.
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Washington
George DP. Shultz
William W. Winpisinger
Winpisinger
Saigon and U.S. Call Truces For Holidays
Saigon and the United States announced 24 hour ceasefires for Christmas and New Year. Thieu’s office said the Christmas truce runs from 6 p.m. December 24 to 6 p.m. Christmas Day. The New Year truce extends from 6 p.m. December 31 to 6 p.m. January 1. Both sides routinely declare holiday cease-fires and accuse each other of violations.
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Saigon
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Hunger conference eyes push for war on hunger
At the White House hunger conference a rump session drew about a third of the 3,000 delegates, with demands for a national hunger emergency a guaranteed income and immediate free food stamps. More than 500 delegates refused meal tickets to protest low program support as priests began a fast and staff promised to note rump-session demands in the final report.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
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