Additional Prosecutors Study Draft Refusal Logjam
In San Francisco the U S government adds prosecutors to clear a logjam of draft refusal cases. A five man force is to handle pending indictments as 400 young men await trial and 3 500 review cases exist in Northern California. The push follows lenient sentences in SF and a ruling by Judge Conti imposing two year prison terms on four conscientious objectors.
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San Francisco
U.S
S. Atty
James L. Browning Jr
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Selective Service
Oakland Army Induction Center
Bay
Browning
California
Phares
United States
Samuel Conti
Meir backs joint Israeli Egyptian peace force
Premier Golda Meir proposed a joint Israeli Egyptian peace keeping force to keep Sinai demilitarized and reduce attacks. She said Egyptians would be welcome and stressed Israel would retain Sharm el Sheikh, the Golan Heights, and all of Jerusalem while opposing a separate Palestinian state. Russia criticized Israel while Fulbright said US and USSR may join UN peace keeping efforts. Rogers denied US pressure as Rabin noted broad American opposition to imposed solutions.
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Associated Press
Golda Meir
Israel
Sinai
Gulf of Aqaba
Golan Heights
Syria
Jerusalem
Israal
Egypt
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
Soviet Union
Izvestia, de
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
United States
United Nations
Middle East
Arkansas Democrat
Gunnar V. Jarring
William P. Rogers
Yitzhak Rabin
Rogers
Leaders Gather To Eulogize Young
In Lagos a US Air Force C135 carried Whitney M Young Jr to New York for funeral services as U.S. and Nigerian leaders, including Nixon aides and Urban League officials, gathered to honor the late civil rights leader. Autopsy indicated a heart attack with water intake. his family awaited travel plans.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Whitney M Young Jr
New York
U.S
Nixon
Young
National Urban League
Atlantic
Urban League
Louisville
Lexington
William C. Trueheart
Charles Hamilton
Sterling Tucker
Beverly Carter
Daniel ‘“‘Chappie
James
Air Force
Robert W. Brown
Bayard Rustin
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Austin
Jackson
Turkey Moves to Form Coalition Government After Coup
President Sunay begins assembling a new government after Premier Demirel resigns amid a military coup led by four generals. Sunay to meet party leaders as he seeks an independent premier acceptable to the military to restore order and prevent a takeover. AT Turkish unrest includes student and leftist protests with some anti US sentiment.
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Ankara
Turkey
Cevdet Sunay
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
Justice Party
Sunay
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Fulbright Sees Withdrawal Key to Middle East Peace
Senator Fulbright says Israel must withdraw to pre 1967 borders for progress. He notes withdrawal principle as critical and favors a peace settlement with Egypt over border changes. Rogers cites no pressure on Jerusalem while acknowledging view differences. Egypt agrees to UN force on borders and at Sharm el Sheikh. cease fire holds, boosting optimism. Both US and USSR open to UN peacekeeping if invited.
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Washington
Rogers
United States
Jerusalem
Israel
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Egypt
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Middle East
Fulbright
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Forebodings Of Death Precede Mine Blast in Hazard Kentucky
Widows of 38 men killed in a Hyden mine explosion testified that foreboding signs warned of danger due to unsafe practices. Charles Finley testified as the hearing closed, while eight widows described illegal detonators, smoking underground, and a blue fire seen at the rib. A federal probe linked the blast to a high explosive fuse used to clear a rock ceiling for equipment, despite prior fines under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act.
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Hazard, Ky
Hyden
Charles Finley
Hurricane Creek
Leslie County
Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Thomas Mark
Reapportionment Clash Looms Over Maryland Legislature
Maryland Senate leans to 40 member Senate and 120 member House with single member districts while the House backs 47 senators, 141 delegates and three delegates at large per district. Constitutional amendment debate dominates as observers predict House victory with Gov. Mandel backing.
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Senate
House
Marvin Mandel
U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Frederick C. Markus
Lower Shore
Dorchester County
James Clark
Howard Montgomery
Clark
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Rumsfeld
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N.Y
Hurriyet
Republic
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
National Security Council
Sen
Alfred Gibson
Lawrence Gray
Troy Lee Bowling
Price Henson
Henson
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