POWs urge ban on unauthorized U S visits to war zones
Several former prisoners of war told Congress that American antiwar visitors to Hanoi worsened life in captivity, pressuring and torturing POWs and harming morale. They urged a presidential travel ban to any area in armed conflict with the United States, with penalties up to a $10,000 fine and 10 years' jail.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Navy
David Hoffman
Philadelphia
San Diego
Calif
House Internal Security Committee
Vietnam
Air Force
Larry Carrigan
Scottsdale
Ariz
James Mulligan
Lawrence
Mass
Virginia Beach
FBI agents linked to planning demonstrations at conventions
Undercover FBI agents and informers helped plan protests at the national party conventions last summer. Justice Department briefings cited agent involvement, with remarks about the quality of intelligence reports and surveillance of groups deemed a national security threat.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Robert C. Mardian
Department
Internal Security
Nixon
Mardian
Miami Beach
Fla
L. Patrick Gray
Gray
Bureau
Brown Sentenced 5 to 15 Years for Robbery in NYC
H Rap Brown, once a Black militant leader, received a five to 15 year sentence for his role in the 1971 armed robbery of a West Side Manhattan bar and a police shootout. Judge Fraiman noted Brown’s civil rights work but said guilt was proven. Co-defendants Levi Valentin and Arthur Young drew five to 20 years. Samuel Petty’s sentencing was postponed for new evidence.
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New York
H. Rap Brown
West Side Manhattan
State Supreme Court
Arnold G. Fraiman
Brown
Fraiman
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Levi Valentin
Arthur Young
St. Louis
Samuel Petty
Family Squabble Hits Nixon Cousins in California
Sacramento AP report details a family dispute among President Nixon’s relatives over finances. Ronald Milhous, 21, faced bankruptcy with debts of 4,871 and assets of 1,419 after a hog farming venture failed. Milhous is studying accounting at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento.
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Sacramento
Calif
Nixon
California
Phillip Milhous
Milhous
Anna
Ronald Milhous
Sheldon Beeson
Long Beach
Beale Air Force Base
Med Center Rehabilitation Team and Services Highlight
The article describes modalities used in physical medicine at the Med Center, including electrical muscle stimulators, ultrasound and diathermy. It notes occupational therapy teaches daily living activities to patients such as stroke survivors or arthritic individuals, and praises the rehabilitation team. The team, comprising a nurse, public health nurse, social services director, dietitian, physician, and rehab staff, meets weekly to plan and tailor programs for each patient to restore independence.
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Rankin
Don Paul
AMC
University Medical Center
Columbia
University
Rankins
University of Iowa
Army
Eugene Stiles
Stribling House
Jean Bohl
Randy Dewar
Bill Drugger
Rodney Power
Sharon Allison
Geneen Wins Reelection As ITT Head
Kans as City AP Geneen, chairman and CEO of ITT, survived stockholder protests over Chile policy and won re election at ITT annual meeting. He defended a reported $1 million offer to block Allende’s election, citing ITT efforts to protect stockholders amid Chilean expropriation.
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Kansas City
Harold S. Geneen
International Telephone and Telegraph
Chile
Geneen
U. S
Salvador Allende
Allende
ITT
Raymondo Venzuela
United Christian Missionary Society
Venzuela
Susan Gross
Washington
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
McCone
Litton Raps Nixon Order On Tax Data
Washington lawmakers condemn a presidential order on access to farmers tax data. Rep. Litton argues the move risks privacy and signals government openness problems while officials say the update assists farm surveys for crop and livestock estimates.
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Litton
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Jerry Litton
D-Mo
House Government Information Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Earl L. Butz
Congressional
Don Paarlberg
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture Department
President
Treasury
IRS
Department
Safety rules may boost bike price
Washington AP The FDA proposed federal safety standards for bicycles that would raise retail prices by four to five dollars. The rules aim to cut roughly 800 deaths annually from about one million bike accidents. Children under 16 would need front rear and side reflectors, nonslip pedals, and brakes stopping within 15 feet at 15 mph. Front only brakes sissy bars dangerous protrusions and high rise handlebars over 16 inches would be banned.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Battle in Bekaa 55-Mile Front Draws Lebanon Army Aid
Lebanese troops clash with Palestinian guerrillas from Syria along a 55 mile front in the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border. Army reports 13 dead 65 wounded 6 missing as air force jets bomb guerrilla positions near Rayak air base. Guerrilla leader Arafat calls for cease fire to rebuild trust with Lebanon.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Bekaa
Marjayoun
Baalbeck
Hasbaya
Rachaya
Rayack
Yasir Arafat
GreenCo Sponsors Four To Freedom Forum Details
The A P Green Refractories Co will sponsor four high school students to the 12th Missouri Freedom Forum at Missouri Military Academy June 24 to 28. Applications due May 31. scholarships cover tuition housing meals and materials. Last year’s winners are listed. contact John Waggett for an application. Lecturers include George Roche III William Lowe M Stanton Evans Jerry Hauptmann Clifton Ganus Jr and Nicholas Nyaradi.
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A.P. Green Refractories Co
Missouri Military Academy
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Farm Bureau. Federation
MMA
Green Company
Jayne Hartell
Jane Duthbert
Priscilla Jane Singleton
Mila Smithey
John Waggett
The
George Charles Roche,iii
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Mich
William S. Lowe
Hungary
School of International Studies
Bradley University
Peoria, Ilinois
Glee Club And Band In MMA Concert
Missouri Military Academy concert band and glee club perform at the academy gymnasium at 8 p.m. led by Majors Cherches and Marley. selections include Variation Overture and Pageantry Overture, with cadet Terry Cobb on drums and Mike Knoll directing the glee club in Medley from Man of La Mancha.
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Missouri Military Academy
Academy Gymnasium
Paul Cherches
James Marley
Cherches
Williams
Edmondston
Hill
Simon
Glee Club
Wilson
Meier
Britton
Yeats
Madrigal Singers
Hassler
Gift Wrapped Manure Sparks House Row in Florida
Florida House Majority Leader Carl Ogden, a former POW, complained after a gift wrapped box of manure arrived at his desk with a note from the returning POWs and the minority party. Ogden had earlier tried to delay a resolution praising Nixon on Vietnam’s end before it passed amid GOP apologies.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
House
Carl Ogden
Ogden
Jacksonville
Douglas B. Peterson
North Vietnam
Korea
Jim Tillman
Sarasota
Tillman
Carl
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