Wing Commanders Key To Special Strikes In Vietnam
Saigon reports highlight Gen. Lavelle's testimony on unauthorized strikes against North Vietnam and the defense that pilots framed them as protective reactions. Spokesmen say no wing commanders have been relieved, and operational reports trace through Saigon, Udorn, Abrams, and the Pacific Command to the Pentagon. Rules of engagement and discipline are emphasized as checks on military action amid the broader Vietnam pause and later resumed bombing.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
Washington
Lavelle
United States
Air Force
Lavell
Seventh Air Force
Udorn
Thailand
Creighton W. Abrams
Military Assistance Command
Pacific Command
Hawaii
Pentagon
U.S. Command
Douglas Macarthur
Korea
Harry S. Truman
Manchuria
Lyndon B. Johnson
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
White House
Abrams
Vietnam
Nixon
North
My Lai
Lessons from Bernstein on words and cops in 1972
Theodore M. Bernstein explains police slang, terms like pad and bagman, and how language shapes understanding of corruption. He traces origins of cop and copper, notes hierarchy ambiguity, and urges precise usage when talking about officers and law enforcement.
Welfare Deadlock Threatens Early Social Security Increase
Senate deadlock on welfare reform may block immediate 10 percent Social Security raises and Medicare expansion planned for November payments. House and Senate wrangle over welfare provisions, with a 20 percent increase favored by many, risking passage before August 10 deadline. Finance Chairman leads stalemate amid campaign season.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Workfare Seen To Have Limited Impact On Welfare
Washington AP reports a new federal workfare law requiring 1.5 million welfare recipients to register for work or training will largely miss its mark due to high unemployment and a tight budget. About 140,000 able bodied fathers auto enrolled, hundreds of thousands of mothers added as recertifications occur. few will face interviews or job training. Exemptions apply to preschool mothers, home caregivers, or students over 16. HEW officials defend $250 million in funding as sufficient for 8,000 public service jobs and 24,500 training posts, despite a history of backsliding in the WIN program.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
WIN
HEW
Labor Department
State
Veneman
Rapid City flood burials continue as rescue widens
Survivors of the Rapid City flood begin a week of burials for more than 200 dead after a disaster that left 3,000 homeless and caused over 100 million dollars in damages. Red Cross, Salvation Army and federal agencies start rebuilding while 2,500 National Guard troops search debris. Civilian volunteers assist as dam safety efforts near Sturgis slow further risk.
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Rapid City
Henry Hausmann
Donald
Doris
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Rapid Creek
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Craig R. Whitney
New York Times News Service
Mekong Delta
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
New York
Steve Ringenberg
Susan Miller
Ft. Wayne
Ind
S.D
Ringenberg
Judy
Ark
John L. McClellan
Center
David Pryor
McClellan
Finance Committee
Congress
Robert M. Ball
Pryor
John G. Veneman
Russell B. Long
Dla
By F. Richard Ciccone
Army Corps of Engineers
National
Sturgis
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