22 May 1970
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1970
Page
1
CBS News says the White House led an undercover effort to discredit a combat assault segment in which a North Vietnamese prisoner was shown stabbed. Walter Cronkite notes the campaign alleged the story was faked. CBS later aired the film with a South Vietnamese sergeant saying he stabbed in self defense.
An Arab attack near the Israel Lebanon border kills 10 Israelis including at least five children and wounds 21 as bus nears a border school. Jerusalem protests to the U N Security Council and does not seek a meeting. Guns and bazookas fired from close range.
In California table grapes labor dispute a breakthrough arrives as Bianco Fruit Corp of Fresno and the Dispoto Co of Tulare sign two year agreements with Cesar Chavez union. Anthony Bianco says the deal brings peace after years of tension. The two firms produced 80 million of California's 718 million pounds of fresh grapes in 1969.
Education Commissioner James E. Allen Jr. breaks with the Nixon administration by joining critics of the Cambodia invasion. He says sending American troops into Cambodia has had disastrous effects on the country.
A 25 year old woman who used fertility drugs gave birth to sextuplets, five girls and a boy, thrice premature and under a pound each. All infants died within seven hours. The mother Mrs. Martin Danoff, wife of a Manhattan attorney, remained in good condition along with her husband, who spoke of the loss philosophically.
Civil rights demonstrators press on toward a mass rally in Atlanta after a 124 mile march across central Georgia. They plan 26 miles Forsyth to Griffin then Atlanta. Gov Maddox disclosed an alleged plot to kill a marcher, but leaders discounted the report.
The eighth annual Senior Honors Banquet at Monroe High School, sponsored by First National Bank of Monroe, honors 23 top graduates at 7 p.m. in the M Room. Edward M. Adam will present pins. Rev. J Ellsworth Kalas of Madison gives the keynote. Ben Campa is master of ceremonies with Supt. D J Huenink greeting guests. The Saxophone Quartet performs.
Monroe Police Chief Dwight Coplien told Green County Republican women that LSD use among youths exists in Monroe. He cited a 14 year old who fell from a second story window and noted parental use. He urged liberalized search laws to fight hidden drug activity and emphasized penalties on pushers over first time users.
Secretary Laird says South Vietnamese forces may remain in Cambodia after the June 30 U.S. withdrawal. He notes no fixed timetable for pullout and cites tactical gains from the Allied operation. Public opinion and Hanoi impact are debated as Vietnamization progress is weighed.
The House approved a 5 percent 1971 benefit rise and future cost of living linked increases with a higher wage base and expanded protections for widows and retirees. A Senate committee urged broader reform and controls on Medicare and Medicaid costs as lawmakers consider funding via general revenues.
Leonard Woodcock, 59, was elected unopposed as president of the United Auto Workers by the International Executive Board to succeed Walter P. Reuther who died in a plane crash. Fraser withdrew, clearing the way for Woodcock to serve until the 1972 convention as negotiations with GM Ford and Chrysler approach.
Atty. Gen. Mitchell urged police and National Guardsmen to restrain themselves while investigations proceed into the deaths at Jackson State Kent State and Augusta. He assigned Jerris Leonard to lead the civil rights probes, stressing full manpower to uncover facts.
Four U S senators led by Cooper Church seek to broaden support for a plan to curb U S activities in Cambodia. The amendments would bar funds for retaining U S forces after June 30 and align with Nixon's July 1 withdrawal objective. Mansfield and Aiken join as sponsors. Gore accuses Nixon of withholding details from the Senate amid veteran group disclosures.
Two Pentagon officials testified to a House subcommittee that nuclear retaliation may not deter a Red Chinese attack. They argued Safeguard antimissile defenses could stop Chinese missiles this decade, complicating calculations of acceptable loss. They cited a film showing Chinese attitudes toward nuclear tests and survival.
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