NY Times and Post Back In Court In Pentagon Case
The New York Times and the Washington Post return to court to contest restrictions on publishing more material from a secret Pentagon Vietnam war study. Courts in New York and Washington keep temporary orders as judges weigh national security against the public's right to know. The Times has published three installments and the Post two. authorities debate whether further release harms security while presses argue for disclosure.
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Post
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Gesell
the Times
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Tonkin Gulf
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the Post
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Gurfein
Nixon
Irving R. Kaufman
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kaufman
Supreme Court
State Budget Drafters Fail Again
Harrisburg AP reports lawmakers say they cannot pass a full state budget by the June 30 deadline, risking a shutdown without stopgap funding. Gov. Shapp rejects temporary measures while committees review a $3.3 billion General Fund plan amid hearings on unemployment, divorce, and a proposed statewide lottery.
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LBJ Doubts Pentagon Papers Reflect His True Role
New York reports quote Austin insiders and Newweek asserting Lyndon B. Johnson questions the Pentagon study on Vietnam and says it does not reflect his real leadership. The talks link Johnson to Kennedy’s 1961 nomination plan and his tension with McNamara as a Kennedy ally.
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Kennedy
Medal of Honor Winner Admits Being Stoned in Vietnam Fight
AP reports Medal of Honor recipient Peter Lemon, 21, said he was stoned on marijuana the night he fought two waves of Viet Cong at Tay Ninh. He described alertness while high, the April 1 1970 battle, and his refusal of treatment to help wounded comrades. Lemon also spoke on antiwar views and wartime experiences in Vietnam.
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Washington
Vietnam
Canada
Fly-In Draws Big Crowd At Airport
A sunny day drew a large crowd to Lawrence Airport for a fly-in breakfast hosted by the Erie Experimental Aircraft Association and the Elgin-Beaverdam Hose Company. Over 100 airplanes, including 11 home built models, filled the field by 11 a.m. Joseph Vogt of Painesville flew in the longest distance in a Midget Mustang to claim a trophy, while William Kern of Erie won the popular “Breezy Jr.” home built craft award. Other winners included Fred Byler, Angelo Silvaggio, Robert Lawson, and Robert Mauri for various home built and antique aircraft, with a fun mix of local names and notable entries from across the region.
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Elgin-Beaverdam Hose Company
Joseph Vogt
Painesville
Ohio
Breezy Jr
William Kern
Erie
Fred Byler
Angelo Silvaggio
Ashtabula
Robert Lawson
Ashville
Robert Mauri
Culver
C.L. Bogartie
Space cooperation talks signal easing U S Soviet space rivalry
In Houston American and Soviet experts discuss docking systems and orbit rendezvous as steps toward cooperation after 14 years of space race tensions. A 20 member Soviet team attends five days of sessions to align radio, guidance, and docking methods, with Earth orbital rescue as a potential joint objective.
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Earth
U.S
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Paine
Anatoly A. Blagonrovo
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Moscow
Mead Park Construction on City Agenda
City Council tonight covers measures including first reading to annex a 50 foot Clinton street lot for sidewalk access near Mott street and a parks trespassing ordinance. Also on the agenda are 1971 sanitary sewer projects plan and North Hills Municipal Golf course capital improvements.
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Clare Capwell
Parks and Public Property
Mead Park
North Hills
Famed Inventor Gar Wood Dies at 90 in Miami
Gar Wood, who built the first hydraulic lift for trucks from a 50 cent idea, earned an estimated 50 million and funded racing boats. In the 1930s he designed a high speed Navy launch that became WWII PT boats. He died Saturday at Victoria Hospital at age 90, renowned for forward thinking and a 1950s electric car on the MacArthur Causeway.
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