Laird Reorganizes Military Intelligence Control
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird orders DIA under his direct authority removing it from the Joint Chiefs to curb abuses in civilian surveillance. He directs no reestablishment of a separate agency, vows a public report next year, as it shifts focus to domestic intelligence and rights protections amid past spying disclosures.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Laird
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Navy
Air Force
Daniel C. Henkin
Congress
Ift
Congres
Johnson
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Senate Subcommittee On Constitutional Rights
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson III
Henkin
President Nixon Reveals Unseen Gift Shopping Plans
Washington AP says President Nixon jokes about Christmas shopping with agents abroad and admits he has not yet seen the gift he ordered for Mrs. Nixon. He plans books as gifts and praises Churchill's World Crisis writing while socializing with press corps at the White House reception.
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Washington
Iver
Nixon
New York
White House
Saigon theft delays Christmas mail for GIs
In Saigon a mass mail delay hit thousands of American servicemen after about $40,000 in negotiable U S postal money orders vanished from the main military post office. A validation stamp disappeared as investigators probe the missing money orders and suspect theft.
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Saigon
U.S
Army
High Court Frees Chavez For Hearing
Salinas California AP Farm labor leader Cesar Chavez walks free after 20 days in jail for contempt of court tied to a nationwide lettuce boycott. The California Supreme Court ordered release on own recognizance pending a hearing on his constitutional rights claim and allows continued boycott activity with restrictions on public statements about Antle workers.
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Salinas
Calif
Cesar Chavez
California Supreme Court
Chavez
High Court
Afl-Cio United Farm Workers Organizing
Monterey County
Gordon Campbell
Monterey County Superior Court
Bud Aule, Inc
Supreme Court
Campbell
UFWOC
Antle
High Tribunal
Christmas Cease Fire Sails Amid War Turmoil Across Vietnam
AP reports a Christmas cease fire sees U S and South Vietnamese forces along with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, while the U S Command notes the lowest weekly death toll in over five years. In Washington, Rogers promises U S backing for a Middle East peace settlement and possible peacekeeping troops. Laird orders a major intel reorganization transferring DIA from the Joint Chiefs to civilian control. Pentagon says 1 3 billion defense budget shift toward an all volunteer force next year.
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Saigon
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Green Light Signals Santa Claus On His North Pole Flight
HAL BOYLE reports Santa Claus is taking off from the North Pole with a full sled and no speed limit, aided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A playful scene unfolds with penguins hitchhiking, Mrs Claus’ list, and Cluny the elf gifting an angel of peace to be shared worldwide. Santa vows to give a present to every child this year.
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Hal Boyle
North Pole
Santa Claus
Old Saint
Reindeer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Santa
Old Boy
Conder
Vixen
South Pole
Florida
Hoyle
Mrs. Claus
Cluny
Peace
Nixon orders federal permits for most water discharges
President Nixon announced a program requiring industries to obtain federal permits for discharges into nearly all U S waterways. State and interstate certifications establish water standards, while EPA gains veto power. About 40,000 existing discharges and 1,000 new ones yearly would need permits under the 1899 Refuse Act.
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Washington
Nixon
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Army Corps of Engineers
Earth Tilt May Warn Of Quakes
Stanford scientists report that large earth sections tilt before earthquakes. Observations centered on the Danville quake of June last year show the Bay Area tilting toward the epicenter about 29 hours prior, with tilt reversing after the event, offering a potential early warning method using tilt measurements.
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Stanford
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Danville
San Francisco
R.M. Darrell Wood
Rex Y. Allen
U.S. Geological Survey
National Center For Earthquake Research
Menlo Park
Wood
Berkeley
California
San Andreas
Future Farmers At R-6 Elect Officers
The A-6 Future Farmers met Dec. 21 in the Ag Room with fifteen members and one guest present. Larry Wilburn, vice president, opened the meeting and elections were held electing Larry Wilburn as president Phillip Christopher as vice president and Phil Becker as secretary treasurer. Guest speaker Joe Hagan of the Federal Land Bank of Mexico was introduced by Clarence Ray.
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Larry Wilburn
Phillip Christopher
Phil Becker
Joe Hagan
Federal Land Bank of Mexico
Clarence Ray
Wrong Numbers Bring Him Santa's Calls, He Likes It
Tulsa AP report details B D Chartiley who, mistaken for Santa Claus, receives phone calls meant for a prank Santa firm. Retired electrical contractor Chumley, 59, shows patience as kids request gifts and talk of love and happiness. He notes elves are busy but urges not to be disappointed if desires go unmet.
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Santa
Tulsa
Chumley
Family Decorates 8 Christmas Trees in Prairie Village Home
In suburban Prairie Village the Kroupal family sets up eight Christmas trees each with a theme. Karen Kroupal 14 puts together a folk art doll tree, Lynne 12 ornaments an angel tree, Julie 12 features a storybook doll tree, Jay 6 displays a toy soldier tree, and Mark 16 uses blue tinsel and lights for his. The home also hosts 200 Santa ornaments and a large living room tree with rare pieces. An entranceway yarn tree completes the display, while over 100 nativity scenes decorate the house. Mrs. Kroupal notes varied Christ child depictions across cultures from Africa to Germany and American Indian traditions.
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Kansas City
Howard R. Kroupal
Prairie Village
Karen Kroupal
Angel
Lynne
Julie
Jay
Mark
Santa Claus
Kroupal
Wheat producers may prove yields under 1971 program
Under the 1971 Wheat Program, producers who planted wheat for grain in 1969, 1968, and 1967 may elect to establish a yield based on actual production. Verification requires harvest evidence for all three years. Those who did not plant in all three years are ineligible. Written requests must reach the Audrain County ASCS Office by January 6, 1971.
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Audrain
ASCS
Fort Wood GIs No Longer Need Passes
Fort Leonard Wood Mo announces that enlisted men will not need Department of Defense Form 345 on pass. The Armed Forces liberty pass is eliminated nationwide. Leave authorization on DA Form 31 remains in use.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Department of the Army
Fort Wood
Department of Defense
Moderates Push For Key Post In House Leadership
A coalition of moderate liberal and younger House Democrats nears uniting behind a candidate for majority leader in the next Congress. Five candidates compete with Udall and O Hara seen as front runners while Boggs Sisk and Hayes vie for support. Final caucus votes hinge on delicate negotiations and last minute entrants are possible.
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Washington
House Democrats
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
James O'Hara
Michigan
Liberal Bloc
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
John W. McCormack
Albert
Hale
Boggs
Louisiana
Udall
O'Hara
B. F. Sisk
California
Wayne L. Hayes
Ohio
Edward P. Boland
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
O’hara
South
House
Sisk
Hayes
Behind the Scenes Ballot Strategy for Speaker Race
The article notes underground rules for the speaker race with secret ballots and majority by all votes. It describes a plan to drop candidates on each ballot starting with the third and a liberal moderate coalition aiming to keep Udall or O'Hara in the final round while rallying supporters behind the survivor. Reps Ford and Gibbons lead efforts to assemble a coalition, claiming 114 final ballot votes are firm and seeking rest.
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Udall Or
O'Hara
Udall
O’hara
William D. Ford
Michigan
Sam Gibbons
Florida
Mary Margaret McBride Injured in Kingston Hospital
Radio personality Mary Margaret McBride, once a Ledger reporter, has been hospitalized in Benedictine Hospital Kingston New York since August 12 with a broken hip. She gained nationwide fame for 1930s and 1940s broadcasts and has lived at her West Shokan home since retirement in 1954.
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Mary i Margaret McBride
Ledger
Benedictine Hospital
Kingston
N.Y
McBride
West Shokan
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