Senate votes to limit debate on draft issue
In a 65-27 cloture vote the Senate limited debate on extending the draft, sending the bill toward passage after a House-Senate conference. The outcome hinges on conference fate of a Mansfield amendment calling for a nine month pullout if prisoners are released, a stance that could trigger renewed filibuster threats before the June 30 expiry.
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Indochina
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Vietnam
Gravel
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Henry M Jackson
George S McGovern
South Dakota
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Birch FE. Bayh
Indiana
Griffin
Schlafly cites poll saying Nixon 1972 loss likely
Phyllis Schlafly reports in her June newsletter that a 3,423 person home interview poll finds grassroots Republicans believe Nixon cannot be reelected in 1972 and should bow out in favor of Ronald Reagan. If Nixon stays, 72 percent want Agnew on the ticket. without Nixon, Reagan leads 60 percent to 23 percent for Agnew.
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Nixon
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Phyllis Schlafly
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Reagan
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Florida
Missouri
Schlafly
Gallup
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Paralyzed Youth Gets Token Wings
Washington AP reports 18-year-old Tom Hooks of Venice Illinois, paralyzed in a diving accident, received pilot wings with a note from Capt Meredith C Shaw, a National Airlines pilot. Shaw urged him to keep the faith and aim for pilot training.
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Tom Hooks
Meredith C. Shaw
Venice, Ill
George Washington Hospital
Shaw
National Air Lines
Plantation
Doubtful Saigon Troops Foresee Defeat as U.S. Leaves
In Da Nang and the Eye Corps area, Pvt Nguyen Huu Dinh and Brig. Gen Vu Van Giai voice concern over the South Vietnamese army’s ability to halt the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. They cite ongoing U.S. withdrawals, looming elections, and pressure on key firebases as the region braces for a likely dry season offensive. American advisers estimate about 290,000 allied troops will remain to steady the defense.
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Vietnam
Nguyen Huu Dinh
U.S
Marble Mountain
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Shau
Holcomb
Eye
Maryland
North Vietnam
Laos
Eye Corps
Hoang Xuan Lam
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Lam
Hanoi
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Fuller
Sarge
Carroll
High Court Upholds Bribery Conviction for Baltimore Lawyer
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld Thomas P. Raimondi's conviction for illegal bribe attempts to influence the 1969 gubernatorial selection. The court rejected his claims that the case was a hoax and upheld use of recorded conversations and pretrial publicity handling.
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Baltimore
Thomas P. Raimondi
John J. Bishop
Dbalton
Raimondi
Bishop
Maryland Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
Appellate Court
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