Quality of Justice Abroad High for Gis Pentagon
The Pentagon reports U S troops abroad face varied justice with most cases handled by foreign courts or U S forces. Over 312000 offenses charged since 1954, two thirds could be tried abroad, and 114 service members remain jailed overseas. Protection measures include paid defense counsel and limited acquittals.
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Washington
Korea
U.S
Wade Williamson
Army
Williamson
New York Patrolmen Strike Talks Deadlocked Amid Citywide Walkouts
Talks to end the 20 000 patrolmen strike in New York are gravely deadlocked as sympathy walkouts spread to transit and housing patrolmen. About 25 percent of transit police refused to work, while 50 housing patrolmen staged walkouts. Detectives and senior officers kept 12 hour shifts. 63 federal protectors assisted at Soviet offices amid no crime rise. Negotiations continue with patrolmen firemen and sanitation workers, all contractless since January 1.
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Federal ‘Executive Protection Service
Washington
Tank Accident Wounds Nine in Saigon Area
An American tank accidentally fired a shell into a U S infantry unit 27 miles northeast of Saigon during a battle Sunday. Nine American infantrymen were wounded while troops from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division fought the enemy. The tank belonged to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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U.S
25Th Infantry Division
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Aged Poor Share 25 Percent as 1969 Poverty Rise Highlighted
Senate Special Committee on Aging reports one in four Americans 65 and older lived in poverty in 1969. About 4.8 million seniors were poor, up nearly 200,000 since 1968. The study notes unemployment, high property taxes, and rising health costs threaten seniors’ homes and finances.
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Senate Special Committee On Aging
Sen
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Congress
Treasury General Revenues
Medicare
Legislators Await Docking Message in Kansas
The Kansas Legislature reconvened as Governor Docking prepared a combined budget and legislative message. A televised news conference was planned for Tuesday evening, with a possible advance outline of proposals. Lawmakers expected sessions to run through Thursday before a Friday Johnson County trip.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Howevr
Docking
Johnson County
Designer Craftsman Show Opens in Union Gallery Feb 7
The 17th annual Designer-Craftsman Show begins February 7 in the Kansas Union gallery, running through February 28. KU alumnus Robert Montgomery will select works and announce award winners at the opening, with cash prizes of at least 50 dollars and merchandise awards.
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Kansas Union Gallery
Kansas University Museum of Art
Design Department
Robert Montgomery
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
Union Gallery
Kansas
Union
Wichita
Smithsonian Institution
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