Veterans testify to torture and murder of Viet Cong prisoners
A group of Vietnam war veterans told an unofficial inquiry that U S soldiers tortured and murdered Viet Cong prisoners to obtain intelligence. They cited helicopter drops of prisoners, electric shocks to genitals and breasts, ear pegs, and threats to prisoners' children.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Gordon Livingston
Vietnam
Johns Hopkins University
Livingston
Kenneth B. Osborne
Osborne
Edward Murphy
Philadelphia
Stephen S. Noetzel
New York
Murphy
Robert J. Lifton
Yale University
Hiroshima
State welfare cuts eyed to trim California deficit
Gov. Reagan’s welfare chief Lucian Vandegrift says new reductions are being sought in aid to families with dependent children and aid to the totally disabled. He aims to tighten regulations without violating federal law while pursuing work requirements for able bodied recipients.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Lucian B. Vandegrift
Vandegrift
Discrimination suit filed against Air Force
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal suit in Los Angeles on behalf of the Malcolm X Association charging racial discrimination. The group says it was denied use of Vandenberg AFB facilities and fundraising rights while similar white groups were granted access. The case cites denied recognition and relocation of meetings off base, affecting recruitment and activities.
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Air Force
Los Angeles
American Civil Liberties Union
Malcolm X Association
ACLU
Lionel S. Sobel
Richard Solomon
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Malcolm XX Association
Missile View
British Wives Club
William C. Garland
Strategic Aerospace Division
Dust cited as major pollution at Grefco diatomite plant
Grefco plant manager Don Goodhue says dust from diatomite processing is the key pollution issue at the Lompoc site. He notes trucks delivering ore create the worst dust, while plant emissions are primarily steam. The company cites extensive dust control investments and methods to minimize dust, including wet loading and air-jet pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grefco
Lompoc
Don Goodhue
Gresco
Philadelphia
Goodhue
International proposal calls for POW camps under neutral oversight
U S Ambassador David K E Bruce suggested international control of all POW camps in both North and South Vietnam. He said the move aims to have the International Red Cross or a jointly agreed body monitor camps, while Washington continues reconnaissance flights and efforts to free captured pilots. The proposal came during a six hour session with Communist representatives who offered no reply. Bruce noted the idea was new and and might prompt a response next week.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
North
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Bruce
Hanoi
Viet Cong
International Red Cross
Vietnam
Public works fund freeze hits California hardest
The White House placed about 15 million dollars in budgetary reserve from California irrigation navigation and flood control projects. California’s Central Valley Project receives 12 million, with 2 million Auburn Folsom South Canal, 1.5 million Pleasant Valley Canal, and 8.5 million Westlands District halted. Representative Harold Johnson called the action a substantial concern due to slowed water projects and high construction unemployment.
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Public Works Fund
California
Washington
UPI
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Central Valley
Auburn- Folsom South
Pleasant Valley Canal
Coalinga
Westlands Water District
Harold T. Johnson
D-Calif
Nixon links NATO troop cuts to reciprocal Soviet reductions
President Nixon pledged that the United States will not reduce its Europe forces unless there are reciprocal cuts by the Soviet bloc. He said the policy extends beyond 1972 and applies during his current term, voiced to NATO foreign ministers via Secretary Rodgers. Tass called the allies' decisions dangerous to peace.
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Brussels
UPI
Nixon
America
U.S
Europe
United States
William P. Rodgers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Alliance
Tass
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Earley E. Sweetland
Vandenberg Base Command
Phillip Cardin
White
Black Studies Center
UC Santa Barbara
Col. Sweetland
Col. Cardin
Lompoc Public Library
Lompoc Grange Hall
Valley of the Flowers
United Church of Christ
Vandenberg Village
Grange Hall
Vandenberg
Secretary of the
Montreal
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
James R. Cross
Cuba
St. Helen’s Island
St. Lawrence River
Montreal International
Havana
Cross
Des Recollets Street
Jacques Lanctot
Marc Carbonneau
Quebec
Canada
Pierre Laporte
St. Helen's Island
Bobbie’’ Babcock
Jaycees
Aes
Congress
Buchanan Dam
Executive Branch
Johnson
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