Nixon and Mills At A Breakpoint In Policy Clash
A public rift grows between President Nixon and Rep. Wilbur Mills as Mills faces administration opposition to his trade and tax ideas. Mills challenged Nixon on wage price guidelines and now leads the House talks on health reform while the shoe import dispute escalates to a confrontation over policy and credibility.
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Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Nixon-Mills
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
White House
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Compreas
Italy
Confessed Thief Details $100 Million Airport Theft Ring
James V. Schaefer, 30, admits helping lead a $100 million airport theft ring. He testified before the Senate investigators, describing lax security at several national airports and crimes from 1968 to 1970. He named a fence, Anthony Mannarino, who pleaded the Fifth.
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Washington
James V. Schaefer
Schaefer
Senate
Underworld
Robert Cudak
Anthony Mannarino
Medina Trial Not To Be Rerun Of Calley Case
Army defense lawyer Capt. Mark Kadish says Capt. Ernest Medina's My Lai court martial will be a new trial, not a replay of Lt. William Calley Jr.'s case. Kadish expects differences in focus and a shorter process, with F. Lee Bailey leading Medina's defense alongside Capt. John Truman.
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Medina
Calley
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Army
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Mark Kadish
Kadish
Capt
John Truman
F. Lee Bailey
Seveteen
3Rd Army
Gibbon at Portland Zoo Seizes Visitor Jewelry
A grabby gibbon at the Portland Zoo has reached through cage bars to snatch jewelry from visitors on multiple occasions. Zoo officials posted a warning sign, which disappeared, leaving concerns about safety and theft.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
Pupils Ban Hot Pants in Island School
In Dae huksan Island near Seoul, more than 300 junior high students protested in the streets demanding that female teachers stop wearing hot pants. They vowed to return to class only after the headmaster agreed to ban the attire in school.
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Seoul
Daehuksan Island
Texas Legislator Sees Hanoi Proposal Potential End To War
Texas State Representative Joe Salem reports a four minute Paris tape with a North Vietnamese delegate at the peace talks. He says the proposal could shorten the Vietnam War and plans to present it to White House officials. Salem delivered a resolution condemning North Vietnam for Prisoner of War treatment and met in Paris to relay it.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Paris
White House
Joe Salem
Salem
North Vietnam
Marine Instructor Gets Two-Year Term
San Diego AP report states Sgt Terrance J Elbert received a two year sentence after pleading guilty to cruelty and lewd acts as a Marine drill instructor at the Recruit Depot. Charges cover Dec 18 1970 to Jan 2 1971. 38 acts cited including hitting choking and forced indecent acts involving a platoon of up to 62 recruits. Elbert, from Elyria Ohio, had served since 1969 after Vietnam service earning a Bronze Star.
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San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Terrance Joseph Elbert
Associated Press
Elbert
Maine
Elyria
Ohio
Vietnam
PEPCO Faces Two Pollution Charges
The Maryland Health Department accuses Potomac Electric Power Co. PEPCO of violating air pollution rules at Chalk Point in Prince Georges and Dickerson in Montgomery. The plants accounted for about 90 percent of each county’s sulfur dioxide. Health officials noted ongoing soot and fly ash despite a January ban on visible emissions. PEPCO seeks federal funds for new controls and aims to cut sulfur dioxide to meet standards by 1977 while considering coal with lower sulfur content.
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Cheverly
Maryland Health Department
Potomac Electric PowerCo
PEPCO
Chalk Point
Prince Georges County
Dickerton
Montgomery County
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Anaela
Patrick
Routzahn's
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