Ex-GI Sanders Defends War Stance Despite Service
Ex-GI Sanders continues to oppose the war while recounting service in Vietnam with a security platoon near Pleiku. He notes close calls from rockets, says he was not mistreated, and mentions a possible Army Commendation Medal. The episode comes as Kentucky senators and Army officials review his assignment.
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John Sherman Cooper
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Plessyear
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U.S. Postal Authority
Congress
Agreement Reached After Postal Pay Showdown
White House aides and National Association for Letter Carriers president James Rademacher reached an ice breaking agreement following Nixon’s veto threat. Udall notes unions faced uncertain Senate votes to override if pay bills were not linked to a corporation.
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James H. Rademacher
National Association For Letter Carriers
Nixon
Senate
Udall
Postal Union Pushes for Wage Pledge in Senate Bill
Postal workers seek a 5.4 percent retroactive raise to Jan 1, binding arbitration instead of strikes, and permanent Civil Service status. Unions claim a 4.1 percent average raise last year versus 9 percent for other federal workers, demand an ironclad pledge of a July 5.7 percent raise, and top-scale pay within eight years. White House did not respond on these two points.
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White House
Tullah Tops Party Descriptions With Daring Entrance
The widow Tullah attends a party in a seven inch dress under a mink coat and topless, drawing attention from club owners and society figures. She previously performed semi nude Egyptian dancing in Europe and the U S and now dispenses life advice on fitness and relationships.
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Oakland Museum
Europe
United States
Hanley
Troops Quell Belfast Protestants Clash At Catholic Block
British troops dispersed about 60 Protestant protesters throwing rocks at a Catholic apartment block in Belfast. The marchers shouted anti Catholic chants in the most serious flare up in three months, while Londonderry saw 400 troops restore calm in three clashes as dusk to dawn roadblocks remained.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Army brings man to Washington on compassionate leave
The man returned to Washington in mid November on compassionate leave due to his father-in-law's death and was discharged in mid December, a month before finishing a three year hitch. Sanders says Nixon's gradual withdrawal policy is "right on the money."
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Washington
Sanders
Nixon
Heroin's Global Route Revealed In Cold War Era Trade
A classified briefing outlines heroin from Beirut to Marseilles and North America. Morphine base shifts to heroin via clandestine labs, with ships hiding contraband and couriers complicating surveillance. Prices rise as purity and distribution networks expand through Montreal Mexico City and West Coast ports.
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Mexico City
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