Civil Rights Chief Leonard to resign from Eagles lodge
Jerris Leonard, named to head the Justice Department Civil Rights Division, will resign from Milwaukee’s racially restricted Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge and from other local groups as he moves to Washington. Attorney General Mitchell praised Leonard’s civil rights work while noting his Eagles membership. Leonard, a Milwaukee attorney, said he joined the Eagles years ago for its athletic facilities and said he would discuss his plans with Mitchell.
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Washington
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department
Milwaukee
Order of Eagles
Department
Leonard
The
Atty
John N. Mitchell
James E. Groppi
Eagles
Lodge
Catholic Inter-Racial Council of
the Journal
Wisconsin State Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Wauwatosa
Vietnamese Guerrilla Photographers Document Viet Cong Tactics
Ambush footage shows Viet Cong fighters camouflaged with banana leaves moving through canals and fields south of Can Tho while U S Army Cobra gunships engage from the air. Veteran guerrilla photographers, using Swiss and American gear, film near enemy lines and capture battle scenes from Operation Junction City era.
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Delta Metroplis
Can Tho
Cobra
Viet Song
Pham Khac
Phnom Penh
Khac
Horst Faas
Cambodia
Nixon cabinet oath marks start of working group
President Nixon’s cabinet was sworn in in the East Room with Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel missing from the ceremony. The event established a working cabinet to meet every two weeks for the next two months, then monthly, as Nixon pushes budget cuts, tax policy, and administration reshaping.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Charli E Walker
Treasury Department
Paul Volcker
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mayo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Interior
Dus
Earl Warren
Hickel
Senate
White
House
Ronald
L. Ziegler
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Sion
Stans
John A. Volpe
Transporta-J
Stokes Seeks HUAC Role in Constitutional Rights Shield
Stokes pledges a strong constitutional rights voice for HUAC and aims to bridge gaps across race age and ideology. Pepper confirms nomination as second-ranking Democrat and vows no witch hunts while supporting fair inquiry into threats to the Constitution. The panel may be renamed the House Committee on Internal Security.
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United States
America
Stokes
Pepper
HUAC
Richard Schord
Missouri
House Committee On Internal Security
Canoga Park Boys Died After Weekend Campout
A group of six boys from Canoga Park and their leader died from shock and exposure after a weekend camping trip. Rescuers, including sheriff's deputies and a Navy petty officer, found them in a cabin after heavy rains trapped them. Eckersley, who was hiking nearby, said the group appeared cheerful before vanishing. The bulldozer driver was among the rescuers searching the area.
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San Fernando Valley
Canoga Park
Robert Samples
Ronnie Castle
Bobby Castle
Frank Donato
John Rauh
Donnie Salsbury
Eddie Salsbury
Chester Larson
U.S
Jim Greenhill
Navy
Bol Sears
Point Hueneme
Calif
Eckersley
Hickel Faces Conflict Claims in Packard Stocks Case
The confirmation battle over Hickel centered on a claimed conflict of interest due to his reported $300 million holdings in a electronics firm tied to Pentagon contracts. Senate debate touched on consumer versus industry focus, with supporters highlighting his Anchorage gas venture and opponents citing Alaska and Maine dispute links. Proxmire pressed for time limits as voting proceeded.
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Packard
Pentagon
Hickel
Mansfield
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Senate Interior Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Senate
Proxmire
John D. Pastore
D-R.e
Edmunds
Muskie
Dmaine
Lee Metcalf
Pastore
Machiasport
Maine
Rhode Island Democrat
Allott
Anchorage
Metcalf
New England
Stevens
Anchorage Natural Gas Co
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Thomas
McIntyre
New Hampshire
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Frank Church
D-Tdaho
Nixon Confesses Rise in Taxes at East Room Ceremony
In a brief yet pointed remark Nixon admitted he almost automatically began to raise his hard and then expanded on the moment. United Nations Ambassador Charles W. Yost and Budget Director Mayo were also sworn in during the East Room ceremony.
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Nixon
United Nations
Charles W. Yost
Mayo
East Room
Pueblo Pueblo details the Pueblo capture and escape attempt
In testimony, Commander Bucher describes the January 23 capture of the Pueblo by North Korean forces, his refusal to disconnect radios, and hopes for U.S. or South Korean air support. He recounts being struck, the ship’s destruction of documents, and the crew’s 11 month captivity, with the ship shelled and crewmen wounded.
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Harvey
Bucher
Cmdr
Pueblo
Navy
Japan
Puebl
U.S
Scar
Max
Wonsan
Newsome
Adm
H. G. Bowen Jr
Bueher
Duane Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Air Force
Naval Forces
Georgetown Hospital eyes first human heart transplant
Hufnagel says near term plan targets Georgetown University Hospital to perform the capital’s first human heart transplant. He cites published work indicating transplants by others have advanced to a treatment level. A $397,985 Hartford Foundation grant funds three years of animal to human heart transfer research, with calves, pigs, and sheep used as subjects.
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Hufnagel
Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown Medical
Georgetown
John A. Hartford Foundation
New York
Privately Financed Center Aims to Fight Poverty in Philadelphia
In a predominantly minority Philadelphia neighborhood a private venture transformed an old convent into the Spring Garden Community Services Center. Funded without government money, the site now offers health and dental care, YMCA recreation, and plans a public library branch and day care. Residents helped fund the $45,000 property, with mortgage support from a bank and the Dominican Sisters. The center emphasizes coordinating activities to tackle poverty and develop local skills.
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Philadelphia
Center City
Casmaracimeny Ave
Dominican Sisters
Irwin
Horowitz
Spring Garden
Board of Education
Greenmwall Housing, Inc
Herrowitz
Vietnam Battle Near Da Nang and Batangan Peninsula
U S infantry backed by tanks faced renewed enemy fire 65 miles south of Da Nang as a village held 100 or more troops in bunkers and tunnels. Americal Division reports suggest many fled, with 17 enemy dead and 5 possibly killed by air strikes. Two U S soldiers killed, 19 wounded as clashes continue. Batangan Peninsula cordon aims to root out Viet Cong.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
U.S. Americal Division
Americas
6Th Light Infantry
Batangan
Cardinal Heenan Preaches in Methodist Church in London
Historical note on ecumenical efforts as Cardinal Heenan preaches at a Methodist church in Westminster. A Methodist minister is invited to speak from the Cardinal's pulpit later in the week. The piece also recalls protests in Edinburgh and Belfast, with Nazi salutes and deep sectarian tensions.
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Heenan
Westminster
Edinburgh
Mr. Paisley
Northern Ireland
Free Presbyteran Church
Belfast
St. Paul’s
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Wellington
Winston Churchill
Martin Sullivan
Cardinal Heenan
Paul
Talks Continue on Vietnam Settlement and Lessons from Korea
Premier Huong cited past lessons from Korea while noting similarities and crucial differences. He pointed to long, stalled talks and extensive sessions in Korea, contrasting that with the need for decisive political settlement and the front’s role in South Vietnam’s future.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Huong
Korea
Czechs react to Palach death and Soviet actions
Reports detail Palach's death by self harm protest and funeral plans in Prague. Soviet led actions in Czechoslovakia prompt protests, detentions, and calls for removal of troops as observers note tense conditions and ongoing memorial observances.
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Palach
Prague
Bratislava
Smena
Uherske Hradiste
Svobodne Slovo
Svet Prace
Trade Union Weekly
Mlada
Boleslav
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