Mansfield says Vietnam secret report will be aired in hearings
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield vows public hearings on the 47 volume Vietnam study regardless of court blocks on New York Times publication. He says the public has right to know how U S involvement began and escalated. He may lead hearings himself if committees do not act.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Justice Department
New York Times
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Washington
War funds cut off measure likely to be defeated today
The Hatfield McGovern amendment to the draft extension bill would withdraw U S war funds by December 31 with a substitute proposing June 30 1972 and allow the President to keep troops in Vietnam if no prisoner return agreement exists AAP poll shows 54 senators against or likely against the amendment 37 in favor and nine undecided McGovern and Hatfield lead sponsors face a stacked Senate count and few expected votes are in doubt
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Indochina
Senate
Hatfield-McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Associated Press
Hugh Scott
Nixon
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
William B
Weather forecast for Sterling area today and Thursday
Sterling and vicinity tests: This afternoon mostly sunny and very warm with highs in the upper 80s. Tonight fair with lows 63 to 69. Thursday mostly sunny and very warm with highs around 86. Rain chances are five percent this afternoon and tonight and ten percent on Thursday.
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Sterling and Vicinity
State Department questions Clifford on POW release claim
Former defense chief Clark Clifford argues an accord could free about 330 American prisoners within 30 days if the United States withdraws from South Vietnam by December 31. State Department officials invited him to explain his reasoning. Hanoi reportedly seeks both U.S. pullout and a halt to aid to Saigon, risking Saigon’s collapse per U.S. policymakers.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
State Department
Clark M. Clifford
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
Clifford
William H. Sullivan
Vietnam
Defense
Johnson
U.S
Washington Post
North Vietnam
Paris
Saigon
First Pretrial Hearing Scheduled For Medina
Capt. Ernest Medina goes before a military judge at Fort McPherson for his first pretrial hearing. His Boston and Kadish lawyers filed 18 motions seeking dismissal and challenging command influence and the charge drafting in the My Lai massacre case.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Medina
Kenneth Howard
Charlie Company
Americal
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Mark Kadish
Montrose
Army
Illinois Racing Board Chief Denies Levin Favor Claim
Illinois Racing Board chairman Alexander MacArthur rejects the assertion that horse racing tycoon Philip J. Levin received special favors after donating 100000 to the Illinois Republican party. The report notes ongoing questions about influence in state politics.
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Chicago
Alexander MacArthur
Illinois Racing Board
Philip J. Levin
Illinois Republican Party
Times Halts Printing Pentagon War Study Under Court Order
The New York Times suspended publication of material from a secret Pentagon Vietnam war study under a federal court restraining order. Judge Murray Gurfein set a hearing for Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday as the Times defends its newspaper rights against what it calls unconstitutional prior restraint. The Times warned the government’s actions threaten press freedom and national security while noting no violence would stem from publication. The FBI was asked to review possible criminal violations tied to releasing top secret documents.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York
Pentagon
U.S. Dist
Murray I. Gurfein
the Times
Justice Department
Times
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Reverend Cecilio Moreno dies at 83 in Sterling church
The Rev. Cecilio Moreno 83 pastor of Tabernacle Christian Church Sterling died last Tuesday evening at Colonial Acres Rest Home Rock Falls. Funeral Friday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle with reverends Ruben Echebarria and Augustine Gonzales officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home. He lived at 1202 S 17th St Rock Falls before moving to the nursing home. He served as pastor since 1942. Born June 17, 1887 in Penjamo Guanajuato Mexico. Survived by three sons Jose Rock Falls John Sterling Cliserio Stockton Calif two daughters Jose Maria Soliz Chicago Ben Isabel Ruiz Rock Falls 36 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren four great great grandchildren.
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Tabernacle Christian Church
Sterling
Rock Falls
Colonial Acres Rest Home
Ruben Echebarria
Augustine Gonzales
Chicago
Riverside Cemetery
Allen Funeral Home
Moreno
S. 17Th St
Tabernacle Church
Petromilo and
Castrila Magana Moreno
Penjamo
Gto
Mexico
Benita Magana
Jose Moreno
John
Cliserio M
Stockton, Calif
Jose Maria Soliz
Ben Isabel Ruiz (Reese
South Viets Launch Largest Security Sweep Around Saigon
More than 10 000 South Vietnamese troops began a major operation around Saigon to guard Armed Forces Day parades. Militiamen clashed with infiltrators 15 miles southeast, killing 11 Viet Cong with no Vietnamese casualties reported.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Rung Sat
Mekong
Kien Tuong
Long An
Tay Ninh
U.S. Air Cavalry
Thai Hiep
Thanh
U.S
Khe Sanh
Senate panel shifts from Lockheed loan to broader bailouts
The Senate Banking Committee debated a $250 million Lockheed loan guarantee while turning to multibillion-dollar proposals to rescue other major firms. Fed chair Burns and Sen Javits proposed up to $2 to $5 billion in emergency loan backing to preserve key industries, as discussions circulated amid Rolls Royce collapse affecting the TriStar program and industry lenders.
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Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Lockheed
Britain
Rolls- Royce Ltd
Digesting The News Today Headlines In Brief
In a New York case a judge calls the issue serious and fundamental to government and a free press. Mexico City mayor and police chief resigned after charges they sponsored the Falcon squads that shot student demonstrators. In Chicago priests censure Cardinal Cody over church leadership failures to meet priest needs.
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Mexico City
Indians Ready To Discuss Peace After Land Takeover
Michael Chosa, Chippewa leader, says his group of 50 to 100 Indians occupying a 12 acre Lincoln Park site will negotiate with the U.S. government to buy the land for $24, else pay in blood. He envisions a rehabilitation center in Fox River Valley and aims to raise awareness of urban Indian needs while avoiding violence.
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Lincoln Park
U.S
F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Chicago
Michael Chosa
Chosa
John Hancock Building
Fox River Valley
Lac du Flambeau Reservation
Wisconsin
Air Force
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Haskell Institute
BIA
South Dakota
Indiana
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