Convict Talks or Refuses as Senate Seeks 100 Million Theft Ring
One man convicted of mail theft invokes the Fifth Amendment 88 times to avoid testimony before a Senate subcommittee. Another inmate, James Schaefer, asks for immunity and offers to provide all he knows about the alleged 100 million theft ring. committee goes into private session to consider his request.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Washington (Ap
Senate
William E. Ricchiuti
James Schaefer
Schaefer
Joe Cua
Government Loses Bid To Block Pentagon Study Publication
The government failed to obtain an injunction against the Washington Post to stop printing a secret Pentagon Vietnam War study. Judge Gesell ruled no clear risk of serious injury in publishing, while pursuing appeal. Separate hearings in New York on a Times injunction continue as government prosecutions loom.
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Washington Post
Pentagon
Justice Department
New York Times
U.S. District Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Washington
Post
United States
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gesell
Times
Congress
New York
Murray I. Gurfein
The
Gurfein
Benjamin C. Bradlee
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon Papers Publication Fight Spurs Subpoena Tactics
The Post began a series on a 7000 page Pentagon report last Friday. The government sought a temporary halt on further articles, arguing publication would cause irreparable harm to national security. The Times case is cited as precedent while The Post contends the material is largely historical and not linked to current defense.
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Ment
the Post
Pentagon
the Times
Nixon says future leaks priority over security in Times case
President Nixon focused on precedent setting from leak of classified Pentagon Vietnam study rather than risk to national security. White House spokesman Herbert G. Klein told reporters the aim is to deter officials opposed to the war from leaking further documents. The briefing was off the record and not open to The Times.
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Marjorie Hunter
New York Times
Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Herbert G. Klein
Executive Branch
Klein
Times
White House
Executive
Weekend Cinema Showcase Brings Classic Films to Alabama
Old-time movie fans get a weekend treat as Alabama ETV airs vintage films every Saturday and Sunday. Features include Will Rogers Tyrone Powers and John Garfield with coverage by Al Benn in Sundays Daily.
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Alabama
ETV
Will Rogers
Tyrone Powers
John Garfield
al Benn
Viet Cong Shell Da Nang on Viet Nam Armed Forces Day
Viet Cong gunners shelled Da Nang early Saturday wounding four and killing one in the city as South Vietnam marks its armed forces day. A separate blast in Saigon damaged a downtown restaurant injuring women and a man. North Vietnamese troops near Saigon faced US forces with casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
da Nang
South Vietnam
Armed Forces
U.S
Wave Pool Pioneer Honored By Plaque
J Austin Smith Ohio pool designer and builder was honored with a plaque as his wave activated pool at Point Mallard Decatur was celebrated by city officials. The plaque honors his pioneering work in wave pools and recreation.
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Lee Sentell
America
J. Austin Smith
Ohio
Point Mallard
Park Board
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Decatur
National Board of Recreation
National Park Association of America
Smith
Charles Gunthorp
Park Authority
Authority
Joe McPherson
Mr. Smith
Tennessee River
On This Date In 1966 Vietnam Premier Predicts Victory
A 1966 item notes South Vietnam's Premier predicting victory over the Viet Cong in the coming year. The calendar page also lists ads, obituaries, sports, and weather with cloudy, warm conditions and a 20 percent chance of rain.
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South Vietnam
Enemy Better Informed Than U.S. Citizens P
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that North Vietnam and the Viet Cong likely knew more about U.S. Vietnam war plans and weaknesses than the American public, indicating secret outlines of deeper U.S. involvement were more accessible to Hanoi than citizens.
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William L. Ryan
U.S
South
Hanoi
North Vietnamese White Book gains new plausibility
July 10 1965 era Pentagon papers reveal North Vietnam Foreign Office produced a White Book on the war and Hanoi broadcast it The Times disclosures cast the document in a sharper light suggesting closer alignment with U S commentary The fragment ends with an ad for Frigidaire sales and service in Decatur listing Robinson Furniture downtown Second Ave 353-2370.
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Pentagon
New York Times
Foreign Office
Hanoi
Times
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Decatur
Pet Turtles May Pass Disease Warns CDC Experts
CDC and state health agencies warn pet turtles can transmit salmonella to children. McCrean notes no outbreak but urges precautions, including hand washing and informing the public about risks and possible sales restrictions.
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Atlanta, Ga
Center For Disease Control
CDC
John McCrean
Georgia Department of Health
McCrean
Conference of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
State of
Washington
Conference of
Epidemiologists
McCroan
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D-Ark
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Charles Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
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Holger Jensen
Baso Mountain
Sarge
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