Red Cross Faces Hard Task As Hanoi Clings To Prisoner Rules
The International Committee of the Red Cross seeks to revise Geneva conventions after Hanoi denies access to prisoners of war in North Vietnam and labels captured Americans as criminals. Officials argue for equal rights for combatants in civil wars while U S officials insist pilots remain fully protected. Proposals to send a three nation press delegation to Hanoi also stall amid broader Southeast Asia tensions.
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International Committee of the Red Cross
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Red Cross
U.S. State Department
Geneva
Soviet Union
Red China
Judge Hughes faults SEC in Texas stock suit defenses
U S District Judge Sarah T Hughes criticizes the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to present distinct allegations against 13 corporations and 15 individuals in a Texas stock dealings suit. She cites the agency's rush to joint liability and incomplete connections among defendants.
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U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hughes
SEC
Jess
Waggoner Carr
Drug Abuse Awareness Effort in Lubbock Community
Community efforts against drugs highlighted in Lubbock with Globe Shopping City distributing A Parent's Guide to Drug Abuse. The folder outlines symptoms signs of use and dangers for substances in plain language. The aim is early recognition and protection of children through practical information.
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Lubbock
Globe Shopping City
Crime Computer to Aid Dallas Police and 100 Cities
A new system named SEARCH will digitize criminal records and reach 75 percent nationwide by end of 1971. It will provide data on arrestees and convictions, identify court logjams, and help planners reduce crime through rapid retrieval and analysis.
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Dallas
Dallas Times-Herald
Terrorism in U S Ties to Insidious Campaign says Hoover
In a FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin excerpt J Edgar Hoover links rising police deaths in 1970 to a broad anti law enforcement campaign. He cites hostile insults and depictions of police as pigs while urging leaders to uphold values, noting campus unrest and increased law enforcement across levels.
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Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Law Enforcement
Eet
That Girl on Broadway Shows There’s Good in Everything
Prairie View A&M College has faced campus violence ending in building damage and student suspensions. Doctor A I Thomas says outsiders spurred the unrest while noting Prairie View’s long-standing role in Texas education and citizenship. He cites about 800 involved students and accuses outside agitators of manipulating the crowd.
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Vietnam
National Guard
Prairie View A&m College
Hempstead
A. I. Thomas
Doctor Thomas
Prairie View
of Texas
Texas
Thomas
Army
New York Times
Washington Post
Berkeley
Kent State
Stanford
National Capitol
White House
Postal Rate Plan Divides Post Office and Public
Assistant Postmaster General James Hargrove defends the proposed postal rate schedule saying it will be paid by business users, not individuals, and may save the taxpayer money as the Postal Service shifts toward a business model. Intervenors include publishers, direct marketers, greeting card firms, and others opposing the changes.
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Washington
James W. Hargrove
Hargrove
Post Office
Elmer Cerin
Main Street
United States Postal Service
Congress
Prairie View and TSU campus violence editorial letters
Readers angrily respond to a Prairie View A&M incident and to calls for reform, with Chas E Fisk Jr praising student activism and criticizing narrow views, while Bob Hughes argues higher tuition will curb campus unrest and force students to quit Texas schools.
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Texas Southern University
TSU
Chas. E. Fisk, Jr
St. St
Political infighting in wartime politics urged by Lubbock reader
A letter from Mrs. V. T. Lynch criticizes partisan bickering over Vietnam and urges Republicans and Democrats to unite behind President Nixon. She argues critics inflame tensions, calls for Christian cooperation, and appeals for prayer to support the war effort.
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the Avalanche~Journal
Flac
United States
Republic
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
Heavenly Father
Republican Party
Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
V. T. Lynch
Bates St
Vitamin D Clarified as Sunshine Vitamin
A reader argues Vitamin D, not C, is the sunshine vitamin and notes Vitamin C prevents scurvy. The letter references encyclopedia facts and signs off with the writer's Midland address.
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Sunshine
Avalanche-Journal
Jobn E. Hansen
Frontier Drive
Midland
Pass It On by L M Boyd in Santa Monica column
The column offers humorous quips and trivia from L M Boyd addressing makeup myths in ancient Rome, wine customs, animal hunting, smoking, marriage rates among airline staff and ice skaters, Miss America sizing, bedbug reconnaissance in Vietnam, map orientation, blushing, meat intake, and a razorblade question. Letters to the columnist are invited from readers in Santa Monica.
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Rome
Englebert Humperdinck
L. M. Boyd
P.O
Santa Monica
Calif
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