Congress fights to reveal Vietnam policy history
Supreme Court Justice Goldberg urged a special inquiry into Vietnam origins as two representatives sued to force Defense Secretary Laird to disclose the 1967 Pentagon history. Ellsberg linked papers hint at government deception while McCloskey offered to testify.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Vietnam
Pentagon
Goldberg
Supreme Court
House
Congress
Foreign Operations and
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Ogden R. Reid
R-N. Y
U.S
Capitol Hill
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Robert S. McNamara
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
McCloskey
Ellsberg
Nbc-Tv
cCloskey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lompoc Council Receives 1971 72 Budget and Raises Taxes
City Council accepts the proposed 1.97 million budget for 1971 72 with a 15 cent tax increase bringing the rate to 1.83 per 100 assessed value. Electric rates up about eight percent and solid waste charges rise from 1.50 to 3.30 monthly. Budget sessions set for the week of July 11 17. Mayor Art Scott urged forward steps like redevelopment funding to boost revenues. Other actions include jail services contract with Santa Barbara County 1500 monthly bed tax hike to six percent reac appointments to the library and boards.
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Lompoc City
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Art Scott
Economic Development Association
Harris Grade
Scott
Lompoc Unified
County of
Santa Barbara
Sheriff's Department
Ronald Saladino
Grace B. Bell
W. N Avenue
George Barnes
Tom Green
John Silva
Sadat and Faisal Call Uniting Arab States Against Israel
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia agreed in Alexandria that all Arab states should unify against Israel and push for an Arab summit to pursue a settlement, regain territories, and address the Palestinian refugees. Libyan leader Khadafy urged pan Arab action while Iraq rejected a summit.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Alexandria
Israel
Cairo
al Akhbar
al Ahram
Faisal-Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
United States
Beirut
Daily Star
Washington
U.S
Joseph J. Sisco
Jewish Agency
Jerusalem
Dayan
Suez Canal
William P. Rogers
Suspect pleads guilty in Yablonski murders
Claude Vealey 26 of Cleveland pled guilty to the Yablonski murders and implicated two other men after signing a confession to the FBI. The plea occurred before Washington County Judge Charles Sweet in Washington Pennsylvania.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Claude Vealey
Cleveland
United Mine Worker
UMW
Joseph A. Jock
Yablonski
Vealey
Washington County
Charles Sweet
FBI
Yablonskis
Clarksville
Congress Seeks Full Secret Pentagon Vietnam Report Release
Nixon agrees to provide Congress the entire 7000 page Pentagon Vietnam study only after a review clears it for top secret status. Moss and Reid sue to force disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act while newspapers seek declassification rulings and potential court actions continue.
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United Press International
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Government Today
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Ogden R. Reid
R-N.y
Foreign Operations
U.S
Washington
Benny L. Kass
Chicago Sun-Times
State Department
Vietnam
New York Times
Washington Post
the Post
the Times
Viet Cong Attack on Fire Base Fuller Near DMZ Escalates
Communists besieged Fire Base Fuller below the DMZ with about 500 rocket and mortar shells as 10,000 to 12,000 NVA reportedly crossed into South Vietnam. U S jets bombed and strafed the attackers while B 52s and helicopter gunships aided. The campaign targets Camp Carroll and other U S bases as Saigon reports a leper colony attack killing a nun and three others. Cambodian forces claim 33 NVA killed in marshland fighting 13 miles east of Phnom Penh as U S jets strike to repel the advance.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Vu van Giai
South
Camp Carrol
Ben San
Phnom Penh
House passes Nixon welfare plan to create guaranteed minimum income
The House approved a historic welfare proposal backed by President Nixon and both parties. Senate action looms as Finance Chair Russell Long considers scheduling, while Wilbur Mills says Long won’t block Senate debate and the President urges swift approval.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
House
White House
Senate
Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
House Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Long
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Times and Post
the Globe
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