NATO ready to explore East West issues with Communists
Washington AP reports NATO allies at their 20th anniversary meeting signaled openness to discuss concrete East West problems with Soviet Union and other East European states while avoiding a general European security conference. They prefer a step by step approach and kept the March 17 Warsaw Pact bid non specific in their communique. Nixon met NATO ministers privately on the final day to discuss East West relations.
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Washington
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Warsaw Pact
Europe
Soviet Union
East Europe
Nixon
Kremlin
State Department
Ronald L. Ziegler
Final Defense Plea In Sirhan Case Seeks Reduced Conviction
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's lead counsel urged jurors to convict on second degree murder or lesser as he argued the shooter was mentally unglued at Kennedy's 1968 murder. Grant Cooper claimed diminished capacity prevented meaningful premeditation and deliberation.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
Grant Cooper
Cooper
New York
Middle East
Sirhan Sirhan
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
California
Harvard President Supports Police Move to Clear Sit-In
Harvard University faced student protests as 20 percent of undergrads attended a rally after President Nathan M. Pusey defended calling police to remove demonstrators from University Hall. Police arrested nearly 200 students and broke up the occupation amid disclosures of duplicated confidential files and CIA-related materials.
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Associated Press
Harvard University
Ivy League
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard
Pusey
University Hall
Franklin L. Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
Undergound
Ford
CIA
University Reserve Officers Training Corp
ROTC
Students For A Democratic Society
Harvard Yard
Ivy League University
Oberlin
Ohio
Peace Corps
Robert K. Carr
Replred
Tax Shield Against High Bracket Incomes May Be Reduced Sharply
The Nixon administration weighs a plan to cap tax preferences at 50 percent of income, barring exemptions like the depletion allowance. The LTP proposal would cut shielding amounts for high earners, with staged implementation from 1969 to 1971 and annual averaging to smooth effects.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
LTP
Reds Open New Phase Of Spring Offensive
Saigon AP reports the enemy launched a new spring offensive Friday, shelling 45 allied bases and towns and destroying Tay Ninh center. Provincial capitals Vinh Long and Tay Ninh suffered major damage with high casualties. one rocket reportedly detonated 200 tons of ammunition.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Ammo
Associated Press
George McArthur
Bond set for sixth suspect in Bluefield State bombing case
Lewis Tyrone Turner a 19 year old former BSC student from Huntington N Y was named the sixth suspect in the Bluefield State College bombing case. Prosecutor David W Knight said Turner faces a 25000 bond and a possible trial date Monday Turner is jailed in Mercer County and was brought back from Ft Jackson D C after being indicted by a Mercer County grand jury. Tra vis Jr William C already convicted on conspiracy charges on February 12 and free on 25000 bond pending appeal. The five other defendants have not yet faced trial.
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Lewis Tyrone Turner
Huntington
N.Y
Bluefield State College
David W. Knight
Lewis
BSC
Mercer County
Princeton
Knight
Turner
Ft. Jackson
D. C
State
R. M. Hall
G. W. Slater
Mercer Intermediate Court
William C. Travis Jr
Willow Grove
Capitol Hill
Labor Department
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Flood Waters Force Evacuations Across Midwestern States
Rising water in Minnesota and North Dakota prompted evacuations as the Big Sioux River swelled across eastern South Dakota. Dikes and levees weakened by the flood threat. Mississippi and Missouri Rivers continued to rise toward flood crests.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
North Dakota
Big Sioux
South Dakota
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Army Threatens To Cancel Cheyenne Gunship Contract
The Army warned Lockheed to show in writing within 15 days that it can cure failures to meet progress on the Cheyenne helicopter gunship project. If Lockheed does not comply, the government may terminate the contract for default, potentially affecting a hundreds of millions dollar program.
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Army
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pentagon
Lockheed
Air Force to End ROTC At Eight Colleges
The Air Force announced it will close Reserve Officer Training Corps units at eight universities over three years due to insufficient officer output. Spokesman cites low student interest and says antiwar pressure or faculty opposition did not drive the decision.
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Washington
Air Force
Booby trap bomber stalking French countryside
Police hunt a "booby-trap maniac" after two people were killed and two maimed by tin can bombs left in abandoned barns near Lyon. Victims include Christian Rouchier, 16, Regis Teyssier, 68, Pierre Louat, 50, and Pierre Joubert, 49. The device uses cans filled with powder, nails, and a flashlight battery triggering on contact.
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Lyon
France
Here
Christian Rouchier
Yvette
Christian
Regis Teyssier
Pierre Louat
Pierre Joubert
Nixon Closes 59 Job Corps Camps Amid Protests
The Nixon administration announced the closure of 59 of 113 Job Corps centers, with 30 new inner city facilities planned. Shultz said the move is a realignment to shift training toward industrial operations and job placement, saving about $100 million.
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Washington
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Labor Department
Labor
Officials Accept Free Ride On Maiden Flight
CAB officials accepted a free trip on Overseas National Airways inaugural flight to the Soviet Union as part of a tour by Vacations West and the airline. Charles Kiefer and Joseph Goldman traveled with their wives along with two CAB staffers and spouses, while 110 paying passengers spent 699 dollars plus a 14 day tour.
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CAB
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Overseas National Airways
Vacations West Inc
New York
Overseas National
Stephen D. Potts
Washington
John H. Crocker Jr
Robert T.) Murphy
Charles F. Kiefer
Joseph B. Goldman
Kiefer
Goldman
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