Times Case Termed Unique In Nation's History
New York's federal appeals court hears the government's bid to halt The Times from publishing Pentagon papers. The full court, eight judges plus Chief Judge Friendly, considers whether the series based on the 47-volume study should resume amid a high stakes national security dispute.
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NEW York
Federal
New York Times
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
the Times
Henry J. Friendly
Times
Pentagon
U.S. District Court
Murray Ll. Gurfein
Pentagon Report Halted by Appeals Court Ruling
A federal appeals panel paused publication of a 3000 page Pentagon Vietnam study and 4000 pages of documents. The Post was ordered to stop printing until 5 p.m. and nine pleadings per side were due by 9 a.m. A New York circuit court hearing mirrored this action as the Times faced a similar government appeal.
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Post
Times
Boston Globe
Gesell
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Pentagon
U.S. Deci
Appeals Court
U.S. Circuit Court
New York
New York Times
Department of Defense
Department of State
Justice Department
Kevin Maroney
Maroney
U.S
William R. Glendon
United States
Two Pittsburgh Men Killed In Car Crash On Greensburg Pike
AP report says two Pittsburgh men, August Kirschenstiner 71 and Oscar Lindenberg 78, died when their small foreign car hit a parked vehicle on Greensburg Pike near Forest Hills. A passenger Otto Yaeger was in critical condition at Columbia Hospital.
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Pittsburgh
Greensburg Pike
Forest Hills
August Kirschenstiner
Oscar Lindenberg
Otto Yaeger
Columbia Hospital
St Francis College Names New Academic Dean
LORETTO Pa Dr Quentin L Hartwig dean of academic affairs and chairman of the administrative staff Lea College Minnesota named academic dean of St Francis College replacing E J Gergely who becomes director of instructional research
Sedate Life Bored Him a a eet Plumber Ends Retirement
Saul Greiman a 68 year old San Francisco master plumber retired years ago and joined the Peace Corps to teach plumbing in Honduras. The piece profiles several older volunteers including Ruth Bell Ethel Copeland Meg Simpson and Dorothy Burger and notes 162 volunteers over 50 as of June 1 with 62 over 60.
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Washington
Saul Greiman
San Francisco
Peace Corps
Mexico
Saul
Cuava
Valle de Angeles
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Greiman
Ruth Bell
Lexington
Ethel Copeland
Dallas
Meg Simpson
Galesburg
Mich
Baghlan
Afghanistan
Leo Gallarano
Gallarano
Prabhu Sondhi
Washington, D.C
Mitchell
Bell
Copeland
Simpson
Dorothy Burger
Rutland
Jalallah
Miss Burger
Sun Cites Reaction Of Viets
The Baltimore Sun reports top South Vietnamese officials fear a Pentagon study on U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia could speed a U.S. pullout. Unnamed officials say New York Times and Washington Post disclosures will erode moderates' support and provoke anger toward South Vietnam. Dispatch from Saigon by Michael Parks notes copies were scarce in Vietnam until Monday.
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Baltimore Sun
Pentagon
U.S
Southeast Asia
New York Times
Washington Post
Sun
Michael Parks
Saigon
South Vietnam
Army Probes Slayings Case For Possible Court Martial
The Army orders a grand jury type probe into Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson over six Vietnamese civilian killings in Quang Ngai Province between November 1968 and January 1969. Specification of charges will be read at a closed hearing Thursday at Fort Meade Maryland.
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Washington
John W. Donaldson
Donaldson
Ft. Meade
Army
U.S
Quang Ngai Province
Americal
Ith
West Point
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Claire Hutchin
McCloskey
Vietnam
Burrell School Still Closed After Lightning Damage
Burrell Elementary School in Black Lick remains closed after a lightning strike damaged a 30 foot chimney and portions of the roof on June 14. Students may pick up report cards and personal belongings at the school from 1 30 to 3 p m on Thursday June 24.
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Black Lick
Burrell Elementary School
Hearings Open on Unemployment Compensation Reform
Harrisburg reports legislators begin joint hearings on UC reform with business, industrial, and labor leaders opposing some changes. Proposals include raising weekly benefits to 74, extending duration to 30 weeks, removing the waiting week, and boosting the taxable wage base. GE voices welfare concerns while citing insurance prudence.
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Harrisburg
Labor Relations
Senate
House
Labor and Industry
Paul J. Smith
General Electric Co
Pennsylvania
UC Fund
Labor and Industry Department
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Approve Head Start Benefits Broadening to All Income Levels
Washington AP reports a House panel approved extending Head Start type benefits to millions of non poor preschool children. The bill would authorize open ended funds for child development and day care with sliding fees for families above the lower standard. The plan involves parents and community groups in decisions. Harrisburg AP notes Senate passage of voting rights for 18 19 and 20 year olds in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subcommittee
John Brademas
D-Ind
Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvania
Guilty Pleas Lead To Multiple DWI Sentences
Robert Merritt Wissinger, Steve Harmotta, and Erwin Ellsworth Fye of Nanty Glo were sentenced for unlawful entry into a cabin at Buffington Two. Wissinger and Harmotta fined 100 each with 50 restitution, Fye fined 50, court costs split. Wilbur H. Guyer Jr. of Blairsville pled guilty to DWI and fined 250 plus costs. Lee Smith of Commodore fined 275 plus costs for DWI. John Clair Roberts of Johnstown RD 1 pled guilty to DWI and fined 275 plus costs. Albert Johnson of New Castle fined 250 for DWI in Clymer.
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Robert Merritt Wissinger
Mineral Point RD
Steve Harmotta
Erwin Ellsworth Fye
Nanty Glo
Buffington
Wissinger
Harmotta
Fye
Wilbur H. Guyer Jr
Maher St
Blairsville
Burrell Twp
Lee Smith
Commodore
Clymer
E. Clair Roberts
Johnstown
Albert Johnson
New Castle
Kennedy Viet Plan Revealed by Papers Said to Involve Kennedy
Rep McCloskey cited papers he says show Robert F. Kennedy as the lone top official admitting limits on escalating Vietnam War. The documents reportedly cover the Kennedy and Johnson administrations with Kennedy skeptical of saving South Vietnam under Diem and Saigon coup leaders seeking U.S. commitment.
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John Mitchell
Philadelphia
New York Times
Washington Post
McCloskey
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
State Department
United States
South Vietnam
Diem
Pentagon
Gage
Saigon
Daniel Ellsberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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West Lebanon
Saltsburg
James Wollenschlager
Penn Run
Virginia Ramsell
Reyhan Institute of Mass Communications
Tehran
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Durango
Colo
Douglas Bryce
Western Samoa
Lou Mitchell
Viets
Burrell
Indiana Hospital
John Hirsch
Hirsch
Indiana County
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Shirley
Penny
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Jim
Joanne
Dona
Joe
Kathy
Robert Hibbard
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