Impeachment suit targets Burger and justices over Vietnam war rulings
A UPI report states 20 servicemen including two dead filed in U.S. District Court seeking impeachment of Chief Justice Warren Burger and five Supreme Court associates for not reviewing Vietnam war cases. The suit names President Nixon, Melvin Laird, John Mitchell, Spiro Agnew and Congress members, asks a three judge court to rule the war unconstitutional, and seeks injunctions halting Indochina operations.
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Aspin accuses USO of theft in Vietnam probe
Rep Les Aspin claims unnamed former USO employees reveal a gang of USO thieves cheated American GIs in Vietnam. He cites a Tan Son Nhut director with multi‑million bank accounts and a mail order scam. USO and Pentagon probes unfold with leadership under scrutiny.
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UAW chief accuses Nixon of using PWs as hostages
UAW President Leonid Woodcock accused the Nixon administration of using prisoners of war in Vietnam as hostages to press war policies. He urged Hanoi to return POWs in exchange for a pledge not to resume fighting, while emphasizing jobs programs, Social Security expansion, and criticizing price freezes. The convention endorsed integrated, quality education for all, with busing deemed not the core issue.
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Connally asked to testify on Lockheed audit
Treasury Secretary John Connally was invited to testify before the Senate Banking Committee to explain why he refused permission to audit the books of a $250 million federal loan guarantee to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Sen. William Proxmire said Staats accused Connally of violating federal law by denying the audit request.
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Counting office access to the loan guarantee records
The records belong to the Emergency Loan Guarantee Board created by Congress to administer the loan guarantee. The board was approved by the Senate by a one‑vote margin. Connally serves as chairman of the board under the act.
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