State Senators Fault Judge Selection Plan in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS AP Senators criticise how candidates for district court judges are chosen by governor appointed commissions. A Senate subcommittee will review the makeup and operation of the judicial selection commissions amid complaints they did not interview nominees. Chief Judge Robert F. Sweeney and Attorney General Francis B. Burch faced questions as 11 nominees, including seven from the Eastern Shore, were briefly reviewed.
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Annapolis
District Court
Senate
Marvin Mandel
Senate Executive Nominations Committee
Judicial Selection Commissions
Frederick C. Markus
Lower Shore
Robert F. Sweeney
Markus
Judicial Selection Committee
Sweeney
Francis B. Burch
Edward O. Thomas
Worcester County
County Bar Association
Thomas
Sanford
Snow Hill
Worcester County Commissioners
Viet Cong Mortars Hit Saigon Base
Viet Cong mortars hit Qui Nhon ammunition depot in central South Vietnam for a second day, destroying more than 10,000 tons of shells and bombs. Reports say several soldiers and civilians were killed or wounded, with ongoing explosions complicating search efforts. Fighting continued near the DMZ and near Phu Bai and Da Nang with American casualties reported.
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Saigon
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Phu Bai
Sn US
da Nang
Agnew Finds Park More Conciliatory Tone
Vice President Spiro Agnew met South Korean President Chung Hee Park for 50 minutes in Seoul and said U S Korea relations feel more relaxed than last August. He described talks as general and planned further talks with Premier Kim Chong-pil, noting issues are administrative details for lower level officials. Pollination by bees and moths is noted in Britannica.
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Seoul
Spiro T. Agnew
Chung Hee Park
U.S
Agnew
Kim Chong-pil
Mills Sees Tax Cuts As Possible Economic Spur
Washington AP Rep. Wilbur Mills, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, says Congress may study and possibly propose a midyear tax cut to stimulate the economy despite President Nixon’s stance. He notes revival of the investment tax credit, faster than current depreciation rules, could quickly boost business investment and jobs while personal exemptions rise to 700 in 1972 and 750 in 1973.
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Congress
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Art
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Mills
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Treasury
Moscow Jails Nine Jews For Hijacking Plot
Nine more Soviet Jews received labor camp terms from one to five years for involvement in the Leningrad hijack plot or for stealing a copying machine to distribute anti-Soviet propaganda. The sentences bring the total convicted to 34.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Israel
Deaths Seen Inevitable In Manned Space Flights
CAPE KENNEDY Fla. The deaths of three Soviet cosmonauts on Soyuz 11 underscores the risks of manned spaceflight. The cause remains undisclosed amid a 24 day Salute mission. Investigations will follow as Russia pursues a permanent orbiting space station.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Russia
Tass
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet Union
Salve Space Laboratory
Farth
Lier
Soyuz 11
Volpe Seeks To Clarify Youth Air Rate Dispute
Washington AP The Department of Transportation will press the Civil Aeronautics Board to push airlines to discontinue or extend youth and student fares on major transatlantic routes. Assistant Secretary Baker urged rapid Cab action, noting the 210 dollar New York to London round trip fare is 332 below the normal summer economy rate. The ministry favors a lower no reservation space available fare for all travelers, while warning against broad discrimination.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Civil Aeronautics Board
U.S
Asst
Secretary of Transportation
Charles D. Baker
CAB
Baker
Secor D. Browne
London
Transportation Department
NASA Extends Sympathy To Soviets After Cosmonaut Death
NASA expressed condolences after news of the death of three Soviet cosmonauts. Deputy Administrator George Low extended sympathy to families and colleagues, noting respect for their achievements in space. At the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, officials voiced shock and described the loss as unexpected and sad for cosmonauts and workers.
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Washington Cap
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George Low
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Robert Gilruth
Gilruth
Space Center
Democrats To Convene In Miami Beach 1972 National Convention
The Democratic National Committee announced the party will hold its 1972 national convention in Miami Beach next summer. City officials expect $12 million to $15 million in business from the event and are preparing security plans with federal grant applications for crowd control training. Republican 1968 security comparisons weigh on preparations.
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Miami Beach
Democratic National Committee
Edwin Bishop
Bishop
Chicago
Rocky Pomerance
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