Law Expert On Stand For Ellsberg
Los Angeles AP report says international law expert Richard Falk of Princeton will testify in the Pentagon papers trial today. Falk expands Ellsberg’s claim that illegal actions by U.S. officials occurred in Vietnam, as defense seeks expert opinion after questions of war crimes. Ellsberg and Russo face espionage conspiracy and theft charges for copying the top secret study.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Daniel Ellsberg
Richard Falk
Princeton University
Ellsberg
Svassertion
U.S. Atty
David Nissen
Nissen
Elisberg
Falk
Anthony Russo
Rand Corp
Pentagon
Vietnam
Destroyers Transfered to Taiwan as Defense Aid
Three former U S destroyers built in 1944 to 1946 were handed to Taiwan under a security assistance transfer program. James C H Shen, Taiwan's envoy, called it an extension of U S naval forces and voiced hope the two fleets stay side by side in peace and war. The ships are the James E Kyes, Shelton, and Hanson.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S
Taiwan
James C. H. Shen
China
James E. Kyes
Shelton
Hanson
Defense Department
Did Anybody Ever Really Burn A Bra
A rare bra burning occurred in Oklahoma City in 1970 during a Women’s Liberation protest as Gwen Rose set a bra alight and accidentally ignited a grass patch and a box of underwear. Reports say other demonstrations claimed symbolic burnings but did not ignite actual flames.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Department of
Women’s Liberation
Ger
Betty Friedan
National Organization of Women
Atlantic City
Freedom
Oklahoma City
National Women’s Liberation
Gwen Rose
YWCA
Rabbitt Says He Will Get Printing Bids
Missouri House Speaker Richard J. Rabbitt says he will seek public bids for legislative printing if required by law. The legislature spends about 250000 dollars yearly on journals and bills with Ben Hoffman Press Inc. handling no bid work in Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Richard J. Rabbitt
D-St. Louis
Ben Hoffman Press Inc
Senate
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Scott-Mo
Chaffee
House Accounts Committee
Fred DeField
D-Charleston
Scott- State
House
Ray James
Kansas City
Rabbitt
Ex Prisoners to Celebrate Green Berets in SF
SAN FRANCISCO AP Former U S prisoners of war from Son Tay near Hanoi will meet the Green Berets who trained for the abortive 1970 raid. Texas billionaire H Ross Perot is flying 60 Green Berets and 200 ex POWs with their wives to San Francisco for a weekend April 27 28. The event includes a downtown motorcade, hospital visits, a public luncheon, private functions, and hotel housing. Perot funds the weekend. costs were not disclosed.
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San Francisco
U.S
Son Tay
Hanoi
Texas
Lex Byers
Greater
Berets
Byers
Perot
Vietnam
Wage and Price Controls Set to End in 11 Days
Washington AP reports wage and price controls will lift in 11 days unless Congress passes a bill to extend Nixon's authority. The Senate rejected a conference move to restore the extension, leaving the expiration set for April 30, Easter recess. Republicans objected to price-justification disclosures and riders granting fuel rationing and broader exemptions for the working poor.
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Washington
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Nixon
House- Senate
John J. Sparkman
Dala
House
Robert Packwood
Oregon
Proxmire
Congressional Mill
Eddie Mills Pinned Under Tractor Near Mexico
Eddie Mills twenty son of Ruth Mills Route 3 Mexico is in satisfactory condition at Audrain Medical Center after a tractor overturned on him at about 430 pm Wednesday. He was pinned for about 30 minutes at Coldwell Nursing Home where he helped his grandmother Mrs Thomas Coldwell while his grandfather was hospitalized. Mrs Coldwell said he has no broken bones but bruises and sprains. Mills is a construction worker.
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Eddie Mills
Ruth Mills
Route 3
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Coldwell Nursing Home
Thomas Coldwell
Coldwell
Mills
Plan Would Drop Urban Renewal Program Proposal
Washington AP Nixon proposed a $2.3 billion shared revenue plan to replace federal grants for community development with direct funds to cities counties and states. The formula based aid aims to reach smaller communities and reduce federal control while letting local leaders choose projects with no strings attached.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Accor
James T. Lynn
Department of Housing and Urban Development
House
Senate
Better Communities Act
HUD
Housing and Community Planning Authority
Hoffa Says Perjury Proof Ties to 1964 Trial
Hoffa claims a 31 page document proves the federal government coached key witness Edward Partin to commit perjury in the 1964 jury conviction. He spoke on a Dayton TV show and said Partin would comment within 10 days. Partin could not be reached for comment.
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Dayton
Ohio
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Justice Department
Hoffa
Louisiana Teamsters
Edward Partin
Partin
Phil Donahue
Department of Justice
Nixon
Farmers Face Fuel Shortage Warns Cooperatives
Washington AP report cites Kenneth D. Naden of the National Council of Farmer Co operatives warning of a critical fuel shortage this spring. Two cooperative refiners face crude oil deficits of 14,500 barrels per day affecting large farming regions that grow the majority of corn, soybeans, wheat and grain sorghum.
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Washington
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Kenneth D. Naden
Council
Naden
Death Penalty Reinstated by Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska lawmakers voted 34 to 14 to restore capital punishment for premeditated murder and killings during rape arson robbery kidnapping hijacking or burglary. The bill, with an emergency clause, takes effect when signed by Gov. Exon. The measure follows a U S Supreme Court ruling invalidating previous laws and replaces them. Opposition amendments were defeated. Nebraska has not used the electric chair since 1959.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
J. James Exon
Clarence A.H. Meyer
Charles Revereine
R-6 Board Considers Shorter School Course
Scott's Corner Supt George M Cameron reported to the Community R-6 board Monday night. The board granted permission to hire an auditor to audit the books and employed non certified personnel. An additional custodian will be hired for the 1978 74 year. The panel debated graduation in less than four years and will study the issue further with rare approvals only.
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Scott’s Corner
George M. Cameron
Community R-6 Board of Education
Century's Spot Cleaned From St Patrick's Ceiling
NEW YORK AP Easter worshippers at St Patrick's Cathedral will pray under a spruced up ceiling cleansed of nearly a century of grime lampblack and lint. The 90 year old landmark's vaulted ceiling was vacuumed painted and repaired over nine months with six miles of steel tube scaffolding erected to shore up the cathedral against nearby construction. The $800000 restoration project was undertaken as the scaffolding stood. Workmen removed up to two inches of soot and dust much of it from candle deposits. When the project ended Cardinal Terence Cooke praised the original beauty and majesty that many had never seen.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Archdiocese of New York
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Beef Packers Back To Work In Missouri Rock Port Plant
Slaughtering resumes at Missouri Beef Packers Inc Rock division after a shutdown of over a week. Slaughtering returns with 240 workers back on site while breaking remains paused. tentative date for resuming breaking is Monday.
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Rock Port
Rock
Missouri Beef Packers Inc
Harry Millard
Millard
Court Rules Girls Can Compete On School Teams
A federal court in St Louis ruled that public schools may not bar girls from competing with boys on athletic teams. The Eighth Circuit struck down Minnesota High School League rules restricting girls from boys sports, finding no objective evidence of inherent inequity and warning against relying on stereotypes. The decision allows two Minnesota girls to join non contact interscholastic teams with boys while leaving separate but equal options for contact sports unsettled.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Minnesota
Gerald Heany
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