Alaskan Senator Prods Release Of Pentagon Papers
Senator Gravel pressed for public release of secret Pentagon papers detailing U S Vietnam policy. He cited no security harm and condemned withholding documents from the public. The material shows McNamara discussed potential attacks with JFK in 1961 and ties to Taylor’s Mekong Delta troop idea.
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Pentagon
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Gravel
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Kennedy
U.S
Mekong
Vietnam
Scott Demands Probe Into Reading Pentagon Papers
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott urged a formal investigation into the release of the Pentagon papers. He said if the act violated chamber rules, discipline should follow. Mansfield noted insufficient detail and postponed further discussion.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Alaska
Chamber
Scott
Supreme Court Allows NYT and Washington Post Viet Nam Study Access
In a 6 to 3 decision the Supreme Court ruled the New York Times and the Washington Post may publish stories based on the secret Pentagon Viet Nam war study. The ruling upholds the press’s right to disclose government findings despite executive objections.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Pentagon
Senate debate over confidential papers and Rule 36
On the Senate floor Scott argued a violation of Rule 36 if Gravel releases confidential executive branch communications. His aide, a lawyer, noted immunity provisions for members of Congress and suggested Gravel’s Tuesday night reading could be repeated today, with no clear difference in impact.
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Scott Ana
Senate
Congress
Scott
Gravel
In Lawton Lawton Opens Postal Service Day Festivities
Festivities planned at the Main Post Office 102 S. 5th mark the inauguration of the United States Postal Service. Mayor Don E. Whitaker proclaims Thursday Postal Service Day. Hostesses in hot pants serve refreshments while teens perform with guitars. Tours, questions, souvenirs, and first day cancellations offered. substation events lighter with photo displays.
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United States Postal Service
Lawton
Don E. Whitaker
Kinley A. McClure
S. 5Th
Soviet Soyuz 11 crew dies on descent after space lab flight
Three Soviet cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev died as their Soyuz 11 returned from a 23 day link up with the Salute space laboratory Official Tass report said the cause was under investigation with oxygen failure speculated by experts The crew communicated with ground control before landing and a rescue team found them dead aboard the capsule.
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QHCOW
Salute Space Laboratory
Heinz Kaminsky
Bochum Observatory
Association of Croatia
WMI Ahg Geatiene
Ater Gaur
Georgi Dobrovolsky
Vladislavy Volkov
Soyuz
Tass
Vladimir Komarov
Virgil I. Grissom
Ward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
George Low
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dobrovolsky
Patsayev
Volkov
Soyuz 11
Space Laboratory
Space Lab
Space
Earth
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Draft bill deadlock blocks two year extension
Conferees failed to report a two year extension as midnight approached. Mansfield amendment for a nine month Vietnam pullout faced filibuster threats from antiwar senators. Selective Service prepared to halt inductions unless Congress or Nixon acts.
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Sshington
House Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Mansfield
U.S
Ibuster
Senate
House
Selective Service System
Congress
Nixon
White House
Viet Cong Wipes Out Major South Vietnam Ammunition Depot
Viet Cong mortars struck the Qui Nhon depot near Saigon for a second day, destroying more than 10 000 tons of ammunition. Initial reports cite several South Vietnamese soldiers killed or wounded and continued explosions hindered search efforts as U S cargo ships halted unloading. Military sweeps found no mortar sites yet as the depot burned.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
U.S
Pope
Detroit Panthers acquitted in slaying murder case
A Detroit Recorder's Court jury acquitted 12 Black Panthers on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder in the slaying of a Detroit police officer. The action comes amid other federal reports from Washington on bribery and law enforcement issues.
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Detroit
Detroit Recorder's Court
Washington (Ap
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Garrison
Eight Oil Firms Agree To Ban On Gas Price Fixing
The Justice Department filed a proposed consent judgment in Newark New Jersey to bar eight major oil companies from fixing gasoline prices. The suit, filed April 8 1965, charged a six year conspiracy from 1955 to 1965 to fix dealer and retail prices in New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware. The parties include American Oil Atlantic Richfield Cities Service Gulf Humble Sinclair and Mobil. The judgment forbids price agreements information sharing and restricting sales to third parties.
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Ashington
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
U.S. District Court
Newark
N.J
American Oil Co
Atlantic Richfield, Ci
Tes Service Oil Co
Cities Service Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Sinclair Refining Co
Mobil Oil Corp
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Lantic
Gulf
Asst. Atty
Richard W. McLaren
Antitrust Division
Fifth Army Crest Replaces Old Fourth on Merger Ceremony
The Army unveils a new fleur-de-lis insignia at Fort Sam Houston to mark the merger of two continental Armies. The redesign reflects the consolidated force of 14 states and about 258 000 personnel including 25 000 at Fort Sill. The silver tab with red and blue enamel nods to Morocco activation and Italy service, while the five stars form a V.
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4Th Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Fort Sill
Italy
6Th Army
5Th Army
Morocco
North Africa
Turkey moves to halt poppy farming and opium supply
President lauds Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim for banning poppy cultivation, a shift expected to disrupt a $3 to $5 million annual crop. Secretary Rogers promises US aid to replace opium with alternative cash crops amid anticipated internal and economic tensions.
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Nihat Erim
William P. Rogers
Melih Esenbel
Turkey
United States
Esenbel
Forecasters Predict Rain Chance Across Southwestern Oklahoma
Forecasts show cooler temperatures with a 30 percent chance of rain this afternoon and tonight, rising to 40 percent by Thursday. Temperatures will reach the mid 90s today, fall to the lower 70s tonight, then rise back to the lower 90s by Thursday.
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Oklahoma
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