Japan Faces Military Influence Scrutiny Amid Policy Controversy
Tokyo AP report outlines three incidents fueling attacks on Eisaku Sato’s government over civilian control. It notes a Defense Agency budget move, a Tokyo base incident, and Okinawa deployment plans prompting civilian oversight calls.
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Eisaku Sato
Defense Agency
National Defense Council
Sato
Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Whitelaw Arrives in Belfast as Protests Called Off
In Belfast William Whitelaw, new British Northern Ireland secretary, arrived to support a peace plan. The Civil Association canceled planned protests next month and SDLP called for IRA violence to end while urging Protestant and Catholic cooperation. Security was tight as violence persisted with a fatal shooting and a mine attack nearby.
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Belfast
William Whitelaw
Northern Ireland
Civil Association
Social Democratic and Labor Party
UDLP
Londonderry
SDLP
IRA
Britain
Whitelaw
London
Irish Republic
Springfield Road
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
Provisional Wing
Dublin
Provisional Army Council
Sheriff appeals for free bulbs for local boy feeder
A sheriff asks residents to donate light bulbs for a boy nicknamed the Light Eater who began eating them as a child due to lack of food. The county will not supply more bulbs, and residents are urged to forward any extras to Frank.
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Frank
Collin County
Texas
Tom Montgomery
Frank P. Reese
Reese
Foreign Relations Panel Probes Multinational Corporate Influence
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens a long term study on how big multinationals affect U.S. foreign policy. Chairman Fulbright says the inquiry will review ITT Chile affairs and test whether private investment benefits both the United States and recipient nations. The panel aims to cover representative countries and assess corporate versus national interests.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Salvadore Allende
Chile
Fulbright
United States
ITT
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Central Intelligence Agency
Allende
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Western Hemisphere
Church
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Nixon cites Paris talks as propaganda move
President Nixon said he ordered the Paris peace talks suspended after a three and a half year Vietnamese propaganda campaign. He warned the talks may not resume unless the North Vietnamese negotiate seriously. He expressed cautious optimism about SALT talks and the Moscow summit, citing Brezhnev as constructive.
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Washington
Nixon
Paris
North Vietnam
Oval
White House
United States
Moscow
Communists Film of Vietnam War Shown in Paris Left Bank
An AP report describes three Vietnamese films shown in Paris that depict the Ho Chi Minh trail and life in liberated areas. The footage emphasizes Communist resilience, features North Vietnamese siege imagery, and includes a controversial scene with a GI puppet.
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David Mason
Associated Press
PARIS
South Vietnam
South
North Vietnam
U.S
Vo Nguyen Giap
Demilitarized Zone
Vinh Linh
Fortress of Steel
Dmz
7Th Fleet
Nixon blames middlemen for rising food prices
President Nixon defends wage price controls and pledges action against middlemen after February price data show a 0.5 percent rise led by food costs. He argues only one third of consumer price goes to farmers while two thirds go to handlers, processors, and retailers. He vows to curb middlemen.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
Justice Department
Phone & Telegraph Corp
Supreme Court
Richard Kleindienst
Senate
Pope Paul VI Exhibits Rare Bibles in Vatican Library
The Vatican mounts a public exhibition of 148 Bible items from its vast collection, highlighting manuscripts and early printed editions. Highlighted is a 13th century Old Testament volume believed looted by Count Federico di Montefeltro during the Volterra raid of 1472, preserved in the Volterra Bible.
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Edward Magri
Associated Press
Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
Vatican Library
Paul
United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization
Vatican
Federico di Montefeltro
Volterra
Florence
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