Harriman Talks Nixon Silence At Marion Fundraiser
W Averell Harriman told about 600 Democrats at the Armar ballroom in Marion he cannot illuminate President Nixon's Monday Vietnam speech. The former diplomat urged support for Congressman Culver, recalled Cold War talks, and stressed Helsinki disarmament limits as a chance to curb Soviet expansion.
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University of Iowa
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Justice in U S Overhaul Urged By National Commission
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence calls for drastic justice reforms in the United States. It urges boosting total law enforcement funding by five billion dollars annually, creating central metropolitan justice agencies, using private lawyers for the poor, expanding legal services, and forming citizen crime watchdog groups. The report notes deep declines in respect for law due to systemic abuses and deficiencies, including racial prejudice, but offers no specific reform plan beyond agency creation and funding.
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American Machinery of Justice
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Chuckle About Home Town Wondering How You Got Far
A brief quip notes that when you return home the people there wonder how you ever achieved such distance or success highlighting hometown curiosity and surprise. The tone is light and reflective with a rustic punchline about local perception.
Portrait of a hijacker Raphael Minichiello profile
A New York feature profiles Raphael Minichiello, a shy Italian immigrant and Vietnam veteran who hijacked a jet to Rome, detailing friends and family memories. It covers his struggle with English, dislike of school, and yearning to become a pilot, plus his nervous temper and postwar changes.
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Vietnam
U.S
Raphael Minichiello
California
Rome
Paul Carosino
Minichiello
Seattle
Carolino
Raphael
Bruno Carosino
Paul
Maria
Luigi
Anna
Father’s grief as son captured after jetliner hijack near Rome
Father Luigi Minichiello, 82, spoke to newsmen in Melito Irpino, Italy, Saturday after word reached him that his son Raphael Minichiello was captured near Rome following the hijacking of a TWA jetliner from the United States.
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U.S
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Melito Irpino
Italy
Raphael Minichiello
Rome
TWA
Seven Dead In Old Hearse In Pine Bluff Arkansas
In Pine Bluff Arkansas seven people including five children were found dead in an old hearse behind a house. Authorities say they likely died from asphyxiation possibly as long ago as Monday. The adults appear to be the parents of the children. Police report the group planned to move into the vacant house and spent the night in the hearse with the motor running for heat. The ignition was on when officers arrived.
Union Accepts Offer at Turner Microphone Co Cedar Rapids
The Turner Micro phone Co Cedar Rapids strike ends as Local 1354 of the IBEW approves a new two year contract. Wages rise 82 percent over the period with a 17 cent hourly increase yearly, nine paid holidays, enhanced maternity benefits, sick pay and disability boosts, and lowest starting wage to 2.39 from 2.05. Pickets are removed and workers return at 7 am Monday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Turner Microphone Co
Cedar Rapids
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Turner Co
Seventeenth Street
Put Crew In Danger Captain Says Hijacking
Trans World Airlines Flight 85 commanded by Captain Donald Cook accused FBI agents of endangering his crew when the hijacked jet landed at Kennedy. He described a heavy ground presence including armed personnel and flak jackets, and recounted the hijacker Raphael Minichiello reacting as the plane was approached.
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New York
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Trans World Airline
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Kennedy Airport
FBI
Rome
Raphael Minichiello
A.W.O.L
California
Allies Forced To Flee Viet Base
A strong North Vietnamese assault on an allied artillery base near the Cambodian border drove American and South Vietnamese forces to retreat and abandon the position. The Kate base, about three miles from Cambodia and 110 miles northeast of Saigon, is manned by an American artillery unit and 400 to 500 South Vietnamese irregulars led by U S Green Berets.
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