Report on herbicide damage in South Vietnam forests
A Tuesday AAAS briefing by Dr. Matthew Meselson's commission found higher stillbirth rates in a defoliated province during 1968 1969 but noted incomplete data. They noted long term birth defect effects are hard to determine due to missing hospital records and that civilian food supplies likely suffered more than military crops. The estimate cites 2000 square kilometers sprayed, destroying enough food to feed about 600,000 people for a year, and timber losses of $30 million. The report discusses Geneva Protocol and civilian harm, with military officials arguing benefits modestly outweigh civilian costs. The commission also notes contamination fears and ongoing studies on birth defects.
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Dre J. D. Constable
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
Meselon
Buon
U.S
Senate
William Stone
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Army
Stone
Tip
Arkansas Governor Puts Death Row on Hold
In Little Rock Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, a steady opponent of capital punishment, ordered the commutation of 16 Arkansas death row sentences to life imprisonment. He urged other governors to follow, noting the risk of executions if courts permit, and suggested the Supreme Court could outlaw the death penalty. He acknowledged extraordinary pressure in the decision.
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Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Navy abandons sea command requirement for admiral rank
Washington authorities report Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt announces a policy shift ending the long held rule that captains must complete a major sea command to be promoted to admiral. The change, reflecting USS fleet reductions and a push for shore based and specialized assignments, redefines path to flag rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Elmo R. Zumwallt
Naval Operations
Navy
Zumwalt
ISS
Tear Gas Leaks Prompt NJ Environmental Action
In Great Meadows New Jersey residents adjacent to Gamma Chemical Co report tear gas dust harming crops livestock and people as leaks spread five miles on winds. State environmental chief Richard J Sullivan orders compliance with air pollution laws by January 15 or shutdown. Plant manager blames startup problems after a production increase for defense CS-2 powder. Federal study on ecological effects is confidential.
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Great Meadows
Gamma Chemical Co
Richard J. Sullivan
New Jersey
Environmental Protection Commissioner
Lawrence McCloskey
William Hobskan
Warren County
Department of Defense
Senate fights Cambodia troop ban and SST funding
Senators Cooper and Church hailed the Cambodia troop ban as a milestone, backing a restriction on ground troops and advisers. The defense bill’s loophole was closed after conferees reconvened, and the SST funding bill was temporarily shelved pending House compromise talks.
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Bie
Senate
House
Congress
John” Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
D-lda
U.S
Cambodia
Church
Coopers Church
Nixon
Indochinape
Army Watch Continues Civilian Surveillance, Ex Spy Testifies
Former Army intelligence agent John M. O'Brien testified that his unit ignored a ban on spying on private citizens and continued tracing civilians including Adlai Stevenson III James E Grop pi and Ralph Abernathy. He said surveillance persisted after his discharge and covered violence in Chicago in 1969 and a businessman hosting activists. Another witness said Army kept four civilian data banks at Ft Monroe Ft Hood and Ft Holabird with copies and later ordered destruction.
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Chicago
Army
Adlai E. Stevenson III
James E. Groppi
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
John M. O'Brien
113Th Military Intelligence Group
Evanston
American Civil Liberties Union
William C. Westmoreland
Ing
ACLU
O'Brien
Joseph Walker Jr
113Th
O’brien
Weatherman
Students For A Democratic
Student Mobilization Committee
Veterans For Peace
Stevenson
U.S
O'Brian
Jared Stout
Newhouse National News Service
Washington, D.C
Stout
Robert E. Jordan II
Jordan
Ft. Monroe
Ft. Hood
Oranda
Justicepartment
Muskie seeks talks with top Soviet leaders on Europe trip
Sen. Edmund S Muskie of Maine plans a Europe and Middle East tour starting next Sunday aimed at boosting his image as a foreign affairs spokesman for the Democratic presidential bid in 1972. A reliable source said he was promised interviews with Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin and Communist Party First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev during visits to Germany, Israel, and the United Arab Republic.
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Washington
Sen. Edmunds& Muskie
Maine
Europe
Mideast
Muskie
Germany
Israel
United Arab Republic
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
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Matthew S. Meselson
Harvard University
Pyten
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Arkan
Sea Command
N.J
Unitory
New York Times
Tua
Argyle
Schaviseie Daub
Atores
Orranee
Lows Beach
Dooley
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Ten Aga i Een
Benk Americord
Job
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
W. Willow
Wilmington
Avalon Blvd
SAN Fedro
Gaffey
Torrance
Carson ST
Atlantic Ave
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