U N Council Urges South Africa to Quit South West Africa
The United Nations Security Council, with U.S. support, calls on South Africa to withdraw immediately from South West Africa. The 15-nation body adopted a 13 to 0 vote with Britain and France abstaining, marking the first action to enforce the General Assembly's 22 year old declaration terminating the mandate. The resolution requests a compliance report from U Thant and leaves room for further steps if not followed. South Africa protests the measure, noting no mandated sanctions are specified.
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United Nations
U.S
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
South- West Africa
Britain
France
Council
General Assembly
League of Nations
South-West Africa
Charles W. Yost
U.N
Vernon Johnson Mwaanga
Indictments Reach Beyond Page One in Convention Case
Bond set at 4000 for Dobrich and 1000 for each Bischoff. Indictments accuse Dobrich of lying to the grand jury and assaulting photographers and reporters during the convention week. NBC staffer Enid Rath charged with hiding a microphone at the Conrad Hilton, suspended without pay. FBI Justice Dept and U S Attorney Foran led an eight month probe. 677 arrests, 333 convictions, 157 acquittals, 187 pending. most charges disorderly conduct.
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Dobrich
Bischoff
Duane R
Hall
Chicago Sun-Times
Anderson
Detroit
James C. Jones
Newsweek Magazine
Becht
Jurich
D'Amico
Joan Linstead
Chicago Daily News
Grand
Walker
Richard J. Daley
Daley
James B. Conlisk Jr
Corlisle
Comlisk
ITD
Thomas Mayer
NBC
Enid Rath
New York
Conrad-Hilton
Democratic
Democratic Platform Committee
FBI
Justice Department
Patricia Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Nhewsmah Manny Kempton
The
New York Post
Foran
Sentinel Laird Defends Sentinel Plan Against Soviet Threats
Senate hearing features Laird and Packard arguing for active defense through Sentinel to protect Minuteman silos. They cite Soviet SS9 missiles and submarines, calling for a robust ABM program as a peace-building measure and leverage in arms negotiations. Symington questions the administration’s threat assessments.
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Laird
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Nixon
United States
David Packard
Sentinel
Packard
National Security Council
Symington
Vietnam Battle Focus on Michelin Plantation Offensive
Cavalry under heavy fire moves toward a bi vouac area as 50 caliber guns blaze. Air support and artillery hammer North Vietnamese forces as 7th Division troops move toward Saigon. About 190 enemies killed. fewer than 12 Americans dead. Units from 11th Armored Cavalry spearhead the push with 23rd Division and allied government troops nearby but without contact.
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11Th Armored Cavalry
Michelin Plantation
U.S
Saigon
25Th Division
Horst Faas
23Th
Tth
Campus Protests and Punishments Stir Nationwide Debates
Protests draw comparisons to early Americans who defied English law. Judges in Cambridge impose six months to a year on four Harvard students who disrupted a class. a young woman is fined 200 dollars. California legislators push about 70 bills to expand administrator control over demonstrators and faculty. Iowa considers summary dismissal on campus disorders. some lawmakers seek to empower presidents to physically confront students. University of California issues harsher expulsion rules. Penn State hires mediator Theodore W. Kheel for a preliminary effort to foster dialogue across university sectors.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Calfornia
Sacramento
Iowa State
University of California
Pennylvania State University
Theodore W. Kheel
New York City
Florida businessman ousted from Anguilla blasts Britain
Florida businessman Jack Holcomb arrives in Miami from San Juan and denounces Britain's Anguilla actions as typical diplomacy. He says he was seized by Red Devils parachute troops and Scotland Yard, then deported for allegedly endangering public order. Holcomb faults Britain for neglecting Anguilla and criticizes governance, calls for development, and claims no ties to gambling.
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Jack Holcomb
Fort Lauderdale
Hglcomb
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Anguilla
Red Devils
Scotland Yard
Britain
Holeamh
Holcomb
Ronald Webster
Webster
Caribbean
England
Anguilla appoints commissioner amid occupation plan
Anguilla installs a commissioner and pledges an advisory Anguillan board while a referen dum may clarify status. Two Americans, Lew is Haskins and Rev. Free man Goodge, are detained for questioning as British troops remain, with London police detachment left behind. Anguilla secession and British policy sparks regional critique.
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Lnstalled
Lee
London Police
Scotland Yard
Andrew Way
Lewis Haskins
Worcester
Mass
Freeman Goodge
Anguilla Baptist Church
Winter Haven
Fla
Webster
Jack N. Holcomb
Anguilla
Miami
Holcomb
Florida
Ronald Webster
Britain
St. Kitts
Robert L. Bradshaw
Michael Stewart
House of Commons
Stewart
London
West Indies
Caribbean
Lord Shepherd
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Rhodesia
Zambia
Times of London
Russell faces surgery ban due to emphysema tumor
Senator Russell reveals a lung tumor found at Walter Reed, with surgery ruled out because emphysema tissue damage. He hopes cobalt treatment will last six weeks and may allow service through his term, uncertain about 1972. Russell, longtime Southern leader and Appropriations chair, discusses health and political future.
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Russell
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Armed Services Committee
Georgia
Four-way talks yield little progress beyond talk
The four delegations met for the briefest date yet and plan to reconvene next Thursday. U S Ambassador Lodge and other chiefs said the session offered no swap of firm offers, remaining instead a charged exchange of accusations amid warnings of escalation and heavy costs.
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U.S
Henry Ca
Bot Lodge
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Lodge
United States
Vietnam
NLF
Tran Bun Kiem
Nixon
Planes Sent to Pueblo Scene Could Not Arrive Before Dark
Washington AP Lt Gen Seth J McKee testified about U S fighter planes armed with cannon sent from Okinawa to aid the Pueblo after North Korea seized the ship. He said dawn light and dark limited any feasible attack as planes arrived too late.
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Pueblo
Washington
U.S
House
Seth J. McKee
Suh Air Force
McKee
House Armed Services
Okinawa
Osan
South Korea
Pacific
Wonsan
North Korea
Air Force
Gorton Denies Minelli Affair Amid Uproar at Chequers
The Gorton-Minelli gossip tale sparks denials in London and Canberra. McNicoll recounts a Chequers party where Gorton allegedly met Miss Minelli and her entourage. Minelli in Miami denies the story and pledges to sue. In Parliament, St John accuses Gorton of late night dealings with a 19 year old. Gorton disputes and defends record. Ripon Cathedral reports theft of a 1483 Liber Sanctae Mariae de Fontibus bound volume valued at 5000 pounds.
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Gorton
Miss Minelli
Chequers
Lyndey
McNicoll
Liza
Peter Allenm
Australia
Bali
London
Tony Rushton
Private Eye
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Minelli
Liberal Party
Edward H. St. John
U.S
Miss Willessee
S. St. John
William E. Crook
Crook
St John
United States
St. John
Times of
Theevents
Ripon
England
Ripon Cathedral
Memphis men among 27 aboard crash in fog near New Orleans
Officials announced 16 dead in the crash involving 27 people including three crew members and 24 passengers. Survivors described a failed wing strike in fog as the aircraft descended to the runway, burst into flames, and three people were seen alive before perishing. The group, from the West Tennessee Sportsmen's Association, had departed Memphis early that morning for refueling in New Orleans as part of their trip.
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Charles B. Odom
Jefferson Parish
Odom
FBI
New Orleans
Washington
Paul Stoulig
New Orleans Aviation Board
Willard Crump
Aviation Board
Billy Spence
Memphis
Smith
U.S
West Tennessee Sportsmen’s Association
Virginia Senate Debates Constitutional Revisions on Education and Judiciary
The Virginia Senate delayed action on constitutional revision proposals amid debates over government powers and judiciary appointment limits. Opposition to tuition grants resurfaced as officials argued to preserve current funding, while education leaders urged maintaining the grants to advance equal educational goals against prior segregationist stances.
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Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
Howell
Herbert H. Bateman
Newport News
Bateman
Fred G. Pollard
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
Senate
State Supreme Court
House Courts of Justice
Godwin
Francis Lee
Lee
House Education Committee
Sam Pope
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