U S Pressure Keeps Ky in Vietnamese Presidential Race
The Vietnamese Supreme Court reinstated Nguyen Cao Ky on the October 3 ballot to oppose Thieu amid U S pressure. Ky deferred his decision, canceled a news conference, and Minh withdrew leaving Thieu unopposed. US Ambassador Bunker helped craft a two man race to seem fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Supreme Court
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Duong van
Big” Minh
Minh
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Hoffa Parole Bid Denied Again by Parole Board
James R. Hoffa's bid for parole from a 13 year sentence for jury tampering and mail fraud is denied for a third time by the U S Board of Parole. A rehearing is set for June 1972 after meetings between Hoffa's camp and Justice Department officials were undisclosed.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S. Board of Parole
Hoffa
Parole Board
George J. Reed
Reed
Detroit Teamsters
James P. Hoffa
Department of Justice
Lewisburg
Will R. Wilson
Justice Department
Slavery Still Flourishes Worldwide Despite Ban
United Nations report cites Col. Patrick Montgomery saying several hundred thousand chattel slaves remain. The Anti-Slavery Society of London notes debt bondage and servile practices persist across 17 African, 15 Asian, and 6 Latin American countries, with additional abuses in one country involving opium farming and child trafficking.
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United Nations
N.Y
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Patrick Montgomery
Anti-Slavery Society of London
Montgomery
U.N
Victims Of Violent Crimes Compensation In California
In California the first four years of the victims of violent crimes program awarded 406 claimants $677 282 and 27 Good Samaritan claims totaling $19 261. A 56 year old Oxnard man received a bereavement payment after a fatal assault. a Berkeley man got $5 500 for medical bills and lost wages from an unprovoked attack. Police are said to issue claim forms, with about 5 000 violent crimes monthly reported.
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Sacramento
Calif
Oxnard
State of California
Berkeley
Berkley Street
Eugene F. Veglia
California
Secret 1969 Report Urges SST Cancellation
A previously secret presidential panel report from March 1969 urged cancelling SST contracts and ending government backing. The OST released the document to counter impressions of withholding data amid a Freedom of Information Act suit. Congress had already cut funding, citing high risk and environmental concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Office of Science and Technology
Peter L. Koff
American Civil Liberties Union
Presidential Science Ad
Viser
Edward H. David
Executive Branch
Koff
District Court
John H. Pratt
David
OST
Congress
Richard L. Garwin
International Business Machines
New York
Bolivian Rebel Radio Claims Masses March On La Paz
Rebel station from Santa Cruz reports 10 000 armed workers marching to support the uprising against President Juan Jose Torres. It says insurgents control six of nine provinces and warns opponents that resistance will be useless while government tries to defend the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Almos
Associated Press
LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Jose Torres
Santa Cruz
Torres
Bolivian Workers Confederation
Unios
Com
Court To Settle Texas Pay Hikes
The Nixon administration moves to block Texas state employee pay raises as part of the wage-price-rent freeze. A civil injunction will be sought in U S District Court in Austin, targeting Gov. Preston Smith and other state officials for defying the order. The action signals the administration’s move to enforce compliance amid AFL-CIO scrutiny and parallel classroom pay disputes in Louisiana and nationwide.
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Washington
Nixon
Texas
Preston Smith
Cost of Living Council
Smith
Austin Statehouse
Treasury
John B. Connally
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Austin
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Gra
Louisiana
Europe dollar tests Monday as six nations reopen markets
Six European governments voted to reopen foreign exchange markets after Nixon's gold policy shift. The pound may float toward 2.45 to 2.46 per dollar, the franc adopts a two tier system, the mark floats, and the lira stays at 625 per dollar with potential small movements.
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London
Europe
Nixon
U.S
Brussels
New York
Paris
Bonn
Rome
Britain
European Common
North Carolina Cleans Up Obscenity Law Effects
In North Carolina the 1971 obscenity law has prompted voluntary compliance by many sellers and little prosecution. State officials say about a third of solicitors have sought guidance, with fewer investigations so far. Attorney General office expects the statute to pass court tests and reduce abortive enforcement while clarifying what material qualifies as obscene.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Attorney General
Burley Mitchell
Mitchell
Citizens For Decent Literature
Washingon
Attorney General's Office
Supreme Court
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