$100 Million Theft Ring Revealed by Ex-Flight Crew Member
Robert F. Cudak testified to a Senate subcommittee about an airport mail theft ring he led that allegedly stole at least $100 million in four years and possibly $300 million with a rival group. He described selling securities and diamonds to underworld fences and stealing top secret government documents, though he avoided selling them.
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Washington
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Robert F. Cudak
Cudak
Defense Department
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
John F. Kennedy
New York
US District Court
Senate
Senate Defers War Funding Deadlines Amid Indochina Debate
The Senate rejected two attempts to set a war funding deadline for Indochina. Hatfield-McGovern’s Dec 31 1971 date failed 55 to 42. House moves to cut Navy F14 funds due to a 2 billion cost overrun. A thief testified about a $100 million airport mail theft ring. Atomic test resumption approved. Saigon security sweep underway for Armed Forces Day. Chilean terrorist attack on FBI HQ described. Brazilian gunboat chase drives seven U S shrimpers from 200 mile zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Indochina
Delegation urges faster I-77 work in Southwest Virginia
A Roanoke delegation pressed for quicker completion of Interstate 77 through Virginia's southwest tip but received little encouragement from the State Highway Commission during discussions on page 12.
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Roanoke
Virginia
State Highway Commission
Stock market mostly flat in quiet session
Aside from special-situation issues the stock market is little changed for the session as trading remains slow on a quiet day.
Locals Vote To Return. U S Judge Backs Delay On Restraining Miners
Amid early signs the eastern coal strike might ease, a federal judge refused a temporary restraining order against some striking miners. Reports show scattered returns on the 4 p.m. shift at Lynco and Pocahontas area mines, while others like Itmann and Eastern Mines held firm. Rumors of midnight shifts surfaced as locals debated resuming work.
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United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Consolidated Coal Corporation
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Northern
Lynco
Oceana
Consol
Poca
Itmann
UMW
Eastern Gas and Fuel Corporation
Allied Chemical Corporations
Somet- Solvay
Skelton No
Raleigh County
Island Creek Coal Company
Pine Creek Coal Company
U. S. Steel and Eastern Associated Coal Corporation
Island Creek
Virginia redistricting plan debated by federal panel
A four judge federal panel heard arguments day long on Virginia’s reapportionment. Challengers urged single member House districts statewide and a split Norfolk/Southside plan while seeking to remove multi member districts. Attorneys clashed over Justice Department objections with a ruling promised as soon as practicable.
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Richmond
Tas
Virginia
U. S. District Court
Norfolk
Justice Department
House
U.S. Supreme Court
Indiana
Armand Durmer
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under
Durfer
Hampton
Newport News
Portsmouth
Andrew P. Miller
Anthony Troy
Senate
Durrer
Hill Burton funds earmarked for Princeton mental health center
The State Board of Health allocated 888,573 in Hill Burton funds toward constructing a Princeton mental health center as part of 1,240,000 for a dozen health and rehabilitation projects. The action uses federal funds set to expire June 30, 1971 and follows budget-cut adjustments for county health departments.
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State Board of Health
Hill- Burton
Princeton
State Health
N. H. Dyer
State Health Department
Summers
Hill-Burton
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Regional Development Act
Board of Health
Pocahontas
Doddridge
Calhoun
Mingo
Roney’s Point
Department of Mental Health
Green Acres
Lesage
Southern West Virginia
ARC
Eastern Panhandle Mental Health Center
Martinsburg
Kings Daughters Hospital
Agnew Attacks Times Over Secret War Study Publication
Vice President Agnew criticized the Times for printing material from a secret Indochina War study and questioned the administration’s handling of the court order. Congressional critics urged the Times to share unpublished copies, while Nixon aides defended restricting publication.
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N. S. Times
Washington
Indochina
Nixon
New York Times
Los Angeles
Agnew
The
Times
Congress
J. W. Fulbright
D.ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
the Times
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
May Signals Expansion as Income and Housing Rise
May personal income climbed by 6 billion to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 847.5 billion, with wage and salary gains about four quarters of the total. Private housing starts reached 1.931 million units at an annual pace, keeping at about 1.9 million for three straight months, while unemployment rose to 6.2 percent.
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Commerce Department
Nixon
Department
Senate rejects bids to set deadline on Indochina war funds
The Senate defeated two amendments to cut off funds for U.S. operations in Indochina. A Chiles proposal tying funding to POW releases passed 52 to 44, while Hatfield McGovern and related plans failed 55 to 42. House action expected Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Lawton M. Chiles Jr
Florida
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
George S McGovern
D-S.c
House
Hatfield
McGovern
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Charles Percy
Ill
Robert Packwood
Ore
Medina Trial Testimony Requests Reach Calley Case
A military judge ordered former prosecutor Aubrey Daniel and the 3rd Army commander to testify in pretrial Medina proceedings. The judge also summoned three colonels a retired colonel and a sergeant who served in Medina's My Lai unit to testify when the hearing resumes.
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MY Lai
Ernest Medina
Fort McPherson
F. Lee Bailey
John Truman
Bailey
Medina
Calley
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Army
Aubrey Daniel
William L. Calley
3Rd Army
Kenneth Howard
Charlie Company
11Th Brigade
Americal
Lee Bailey
Charles Hutto
Howard
Albert O. Connor
Wilson Freeman
Ft. McPherson
James Mobley
Wayne Williams
Pentagon
Charles Lacroix
Ft. Carson
Colo
Daniel
John Callaway
Times Courage Praised Worldwide For Vietnam Papers
International press lauds the New York Times for courage in publishing secret Pentagon papers on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Comments target Johnson deception, Nixon policies, and continued U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia amid reactions from Saigon to Tass in Moscow.
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Associated Press
New York Times
Pentagon
United States
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nixon
Paris
le Figaro
William P. Rogers
U.S
Tass
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Atomic Energy Commission
Santiago
Chile
Tampa
Fla
Brazil
Bronx Zoo
India
USS
Hatfield-McGovern
Chiles Bills
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Daily Mirror
Johnson
Independent
Dee Lap
London Times
Laos
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