Harrisburg Defendants Refuse Plea in Bomb Plot Case
Federal judge accepts pleas of innocence for Rev. Philip Berrigan and six others who refused to plead on charges tied to an alleged plan to bomb heating plants in Washington and kidnap adviser Henry Kissinger. Defendants denounced the indictment and the Vietnam War in court.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Washington, D.C
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Herman
Berrigan
Danbury
Conn
Draft Board
Neil McLaughlin
Baltimore
Ann Mentz
Philadelphia
Paul Cuming
Boston
John Swinglish
Washington
McLaughlin
Elizabeth McAlister
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Order of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Eqbal Ahmad
Chicago
Anthony Scoblick
Mary
Joseph Wenderordt
John T. Glick
Lancaster
Rochester
Henderson Trial Bars Calling Westmoreland
A military judge denied a defense request to call Army Secretary Resor and Gen. Westmoreland as witnesses in Col. Cran K. Henderson’s court martial over the My Lai cover up. The ruling said the testimony lacked demonstrated relevance though interviews with the leaders could be sought.
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Ft, Meade, Md
Army
Stanley Resor
William Westmoreland
Cran K. Henderson
My Lai
Peter S. Wendolowski
Henderson
Resor
Westmoreland
Wendolowski
Henry Rothblatt
Wondolowski
Pentagon
William R. Peers
William V. Wilson
Wilson
Col. Henderson
Hender
Carroll Tiehner
Rothblatt
Peers
Mortgage Rates May Rise Despite Fall in 1971
Washington reports warn mortgage interest rates have bottomed and may advance up to a half point this year. John A. Stastny of the National Association of Home Builders cites a surplus of loanable funds and unclear market signals as reasons for possible increases, despite fronts of inflation and strong savings inflows into federal savings and loan associations reaching 2.1 billion in April.
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Washington
John A. Stastny
National Association of Homebuilders
Council of Economic Advisors
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Stastny
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Delegate Webster Arrest Over Parking Dispute
Nyland House of Delegates member Kenneth L. Webster 36 was jailed briefly after an illegal parking incident in Baltimore. He says a jailer shoved him upon release while police report an ongoing investigation. Webster denies calling names. a patrolman recalls being accused of a racial slur.
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Baltimore
Nyland House of Delegates
Del
Kenneth L. Webster
Webster
Ford Beats Combs In Kentucky Democratic Primary For Governor
Louisville AP reports Wendell Ford defeated Bert Combs in the Kentucky Democratic primary for governor, 137,630 to 103,778 with 1,760 of 3,076 precincts counted. Ford cites tax issue and ability to beat Republicans as keys while Combs concedes and plans to resume law practice. Emberton leads GOP ticket with running mate James Host. Nunn backs Emberton.
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Louisville
Wendell Ford
Bert Combs
Kentucky
Tom Emberton
Ford
Western Kentucky
Combs
GOP
Emberton
Louie B. Nunn
James Host
Julian Carroll
John Breckinridge
Henry Beach
Breckinridge
Racial Brawls Barred at Travis Base
At Travis Air Force Base in California Maj. Gen. William G. Moore vowed no tolerance for racial brawling after 135 airmen were arrested. He said action will be taken to prevent recurrence as 200 military police maintained order at the base home to the 22nd Air Force.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Vietnam
William G. Moore
U.S
Travis
22Nd Air Force
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