Calley My Lai ruling stirs war era clashes with coverage
Federal Judge J Robert Elliott overturns Lt William L Calleys My Lai conviction and condemns news media and military justice publicity. He questions juror influence and war versus murder distinctions while urging higher court review to ensure Calley received fair treatment.
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Federal District Court
J. Robert Elliott
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
South Vietnam
Lt. Calley
Judge Elliott
Elliott
Congress
Army
Joshua
Jericho
Polotsk
Ivan the Terrible
Inflation And Job Security At Ford Summit
Washington hosts a 600 member economic summit with President Ford focusing on inflation as Public Enemy No 1 while workers fear job losses. Senate leader Mansfield warns of recession echoes and labor leaders stress that many Americans rely on work to hedge against rising prices.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
All America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Public Employment Program urged to ease inflation unemployment
As debates roll, Ford backs expanding public service jobs with transition roles for the jobless. Fed chair Burns urged Congress to fund up to 800,000 such positions if unemployment hits six percent, citing a 5.4 percent rate in August. The PEP model mirrors WPA era, prioritizing immediate job creation over training.
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Ford
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Congress
Burns
PEP
Witness Johnny A narrates mafia defection woes and ends up on welfare
Washington report profiles Eugene Ayotte known as Johnny A who testified against the Mafia then fled, was left without protection, and forced to start anew with a false identity. He faced money shortages, a broken marriage, and continued fear as the Justice Department limited support and funding for informants.
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Washington
Eugene Ayotte
Detroit
Johnny A
Justice Dept
Johnny Ayotte
Ayotte
Lusy
Kissinger's Dual Role in Ford White House Sparks Debate
Henry Kissinger maintains both Secretary of State and White House National Security Adviser roles, a setup critics say hampers clear military and foreign policy. The piece recalls tensions with Secretary Rogers, intelligence oversight, and incidents illustrating the danger of entangled leadership at top levels.
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Henry Kissinger
Ford
White House
Kissinger
Walt Rostow
McGeorge Bundy
Rostow
State Department
William Rogers
Supreme Court
Rogers
Nixon
CIA
White Hrouse
Senators Rate On Defense Spending Reveals Party Split
The National Security Voting Index grades 10 defense focus votes in the Senate, listing scores for 32 Democrats and key chairs. Top scores appear for Sen Sparkman, Stennis, and Long, while Fulbright and Hartke show low marks, highlighting a deep partisan divide shaping 1976 defense policy.
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Washington
American Security Council
Senate
Council
Allen and Sparkman
Alabama
Mondale
Humphrey
Minnesota
Sen Fullbright
Arkansas
John McClellan
Nunn and
Talmadge
Georgia
South Dakota
McGovern
Abourezk
Tively
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Mississippi
Eastland
Stennis
Louisiana
Johnston
Long
Indiana
Hartke
Bayh
U.S. Navy
Bob Strauss
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Calley
Helen B. Shaffer
Connecticut
Tulsa
John P. Roche
United Features Syndicate
Lyndon Johnson
Saigon
Massachusetts
Edward Lansdale
Ramon Magsaysay
Vietnam
Thieu
Harry McPherson
Johnson
McPherson
Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Appropriations Committee
John L. McClellan
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Armed Services
John C. Stennis
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Russell B. Long
Wallace F. Bennett
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
John Sparkman
Fullbright
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Sen Aiken
Sparkman
Clifford P. Case
Montana
Mansfield
Republican Aiken
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Gale McGee
Wyoming
E. Muskie
Maine
Charles H Percy
Illinois
Hubert Humphrey
James B. Pearson
Kansas
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Frand Church
Idaho
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