GI Soldier Survives Laos Outpost Siege After Air Strikes
Dennis Fujit, 21, a South Vietnamese Ranger crew chief, was rescued by helicopter after five days at a hilltop outpost five miles inside Laos during a Communist assault that killed or wounded hundreds. He credited a Ranger calming him and recounted calling in American air strikes while awaiting evacuation. He received a Purple Heart and is hospitalized with light wounds.
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Israel draws maps for troop pullback in Arab lands
Tel Aviv reports a six member commission has provided cabinet with "maximum" and "minimum" withdrawal maps as Egypt demands withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories. A public poll shows 54.4 percent oppose any pullback without a referendum. Brussels Jews conference appeals for Soviet Jewish emigration and life choice rights. Nixon proposes a biological weapons ban and chemical ban talks. Sweden locks out 3,000 officers in protest of railway shutdowns.
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Blizzard, flood aid rushes to hard hit towns
A large storm system weakened over the Upper Great Lakes after triggering a blizzard and torna. Freezing rain and snow spread toward New York and New England while Central Plains and Midwest residents cleared deep drifts. About 900 travelers were rescued from stranding, and National Guard delivered food to King Lake’s 500 residents, using trucks and snowmobiles where highways were blocked.
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Mindanao Evacuation and Cotabato Violence Report
The Red Cross says 10,000 Christians evacuated from six Mindanao towns as police fly in helicopters and mortars to counter a Moslem separatist group. In Cotabato Province a 100-man clash and 180 killings since July highlight ongoing tribal and religious violence.
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Nobel Prize economist calls Nixon economic forecast poppycock
Paul Samuelson of MIT said to the Joint Economic Committee that no responsible jury of informed persons can accept the Nixon team forecast of a 1971 Gross National Product at 1,065 billion. He described the projections as ludicrous cynical and comic opera in tone.
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Senators Probe Snooping Practices in Privacy Hearings
New York attorney Burt Neuborne warned that modern computer banks and data accumulation erode the right to a private life. He and other witnesses told the Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights that Americans are trapped in an electronic web of past errors as hearings open on nine days of examining government snooping and bureaucratic information systems led by Sen. Sam Ervin Jr.
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Supreme Court curbs federal interference in state prosecutions
The Supreme Court ruled federal district courts must stop meddling in state prosecutions unless defendants face irreparable injury, a decision framed around federalism and national policy. In Washington, Southern-led conservatives defeated a bid to limit a filibuster on Senate reform, 50 to 36, eight short of the two-thirds needed to end debate.
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Hearings Open to Debate Draft Law
Washington House Armed Services Chairman Edward Hebert opened hearings on extending the draft for two years and reforming conscientious objection. He argued the draft must continue at least for now to build an all volunteer force and urged pay hikes to attract recruits, aligning with Senator John Stennis’s views on delaying an end to conscription.
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Leary Urges Followers to Face Humanity Problems
Dr Timothy Leary former LSD advocate urges followers to confront human problems in a video discussion with Eldridge Cleaver the Black Panther leader now in exile in Algeria Leary recently escaped a California prison last September and fled to Algeria with Cleaver
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Board urges commuting Judd sentence to time served
Freedom was recommended Tuesday for Winnie Ruth Judd the trunk murderess of the 1930s by the Arizona Board of Patrons and Paroles. The board recommended to the governor that Mrs Judd s life sentence be commuted to the time she has already served. Final decision on the case is up to Gov. Jack Williams.
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Kennedy declines 1972 run. Kahane convicted in New York
Senator Edward Kennedy refuses a 1972 presidential bid and declines to appear before New Hampshire Democrats. In New York, Rabbi Peter Kahane of the Jewish Defense League is convicted of obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct tied to anti Russian demonstrations.
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