Congress Critics Nixon Jet Decision Draw Bipartisan Support
Congress voiced opposition to President Nixon for denying Israel 125 jet planes but top Senate Foreign Relations figures supported the move. Sen. Fulbright and Sen. Aiken praised it as helping ease the Middle East arms race, while others warned it could push Israel toward the nuclear club and worsen regional tension.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Israel
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Middle East
J. William Fulbright
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Fulbright
Southeast Asia
Mideast
Aiken
United States
Charles E
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
Thhe
House Armed Services Committee
Senators Hear of Marijuana Use by Vietnam Soldiers
Senator Dodd warned marijuana use among U S troops in Vietnam could fuel deranged acts and link drug abuse to incidents like My Lai. He cited Vietnam marijuana stronger than U S varieties and described cases of temporary insanity and dangerous personality changes among soldiers under combat stress.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Senate
U.S
My Lai
Charles West
Chicago
Vietnam
Dodd
United States
Air controllers threaten sickout amid FAA dispute
PATCO representing about 7,500 of 14,000 U S controllers warned members may call in sick on Wednesday to protest the suspension of three Baton Rouge controllers. FAA warned of possible disruption but planned contingency routes if needed.
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Washington
UPI
PATCO
Robert Sturgill
Baton Rouge
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Sturgill
Newspaper Publish Associations and Rate Card Summary
Tim Conner serves as Mechanical Superintendent while affiliations include California Newspaper Publishers Association United Press International and international press groups. Subscription rate is two dollars and twenty five cents per month for home delivery or mail in advance, with daily publication except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
National Newspaper Association
California Press Association
Modesto Board Rejects Free Lunch Aid Cited by Senate
Bert Corona testifies before Sen. McGovern about Modesto school board’s refusal to join the National School Lunch program and accept a $20,000 offer to feed 2,000 needy children, risking a $70,000 annual cost to local taxpayers. Board members defend local control and oppose welfare link.
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Modesto
UPI
Bert C. Corona
U.S. Senate Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S
Thomas J. McBride
Sacramento
McBride
Rose
McGovern
Nations with diplomats in Vatican City exclude United States
A total of 56 nations maintain diplomatic representation in Vatican City, while the United States is not among them.
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Vatican City
United States
Four Americans Die as Laos Huey Downed by Ground Fire
In Laos a Marine UH1 Huey was shot down by ground fire over the Laotian panhandle. Four Americans were killed and two airmen reported missing as U S. tactical aircraft supported Royal Lao troops with B52 strikes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
Ups
Laos
United States
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
da Nang
Mekong Delta
9Th Infantry Division
Kien Thien
U Minh Forest
U.S
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Tan An
1St Air Cavalry Division
Soldiers testify in court over Vietnamese prisoner shooting
Two soldiers admitted firing 15 to 17 bullets at a Vietnamese prisoner tied to a stake in LONG BINH while testifying at a general court martial of Army Lt. James B. Duffy. They claimed Sgt. Lanasa fired first and that Duffy ordered the execution, with immunity from prosecution for the two witnesses.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
VPI
Army
James. B. Duffy
Claremont
Calif
David Walstad
Royal Oak
Mich
Curtis Wilson
Roanoke
Ala
de van Minh
Duffy
John R. Lanasa
Baton Rouge
Walstad
Lanasa
Wilson
Henry Rothblatt
New York City
Rothblatt
Minh
Dennis J. Sullivan Jr
Salt Lake City
Sullivan
Joe N. Johnson
Florence
S. C
Howard D. Turner
Coldwater
One Million Expected to See King Film Tonight
An estimated one million people are expected to view King A Filmed Record across about 1,000 theaters nationwide. The Martin Luther King Film Project aims to raise up to five million dollars for organizations dedicated to nonviolent activism in poverty, illiteracy, and social injustice. The two and a half hour documentary follows King from the Montgomery boycott of 1955 to his 1968 Memphis assassination. Tickets are five dollars. many New York area theaters report over subscription. Maundy Thursday note explains the term from dies mandate and Jesus commandment to love one another.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
New England
West Virginia
Midwest
mid-Missouri Valley
Montana
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska Panhandle
Washington
Grand Forks
N.C
Blythe
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North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Charlotte
Caribou
Maine
New York
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Montgomery
Memphis
New York Metropolitan Area
Jesus Christ
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