Byrd Named Top Contender for Supreme Court Seat
Nixon considering West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd for one of two vacancy appointments to the Supreme Court. McGovern predicts Byrd nomination and easy confirmation, while Harris opposes. Senate club dynamics and party balance could shift with a Byrd confirmation, and Governor Arch Moore may name a conservative replacement in 1972.
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Oklahoma
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Tennessee
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
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Hugo Black
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Bar Association
Mountain State
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Pentagon censors a lawyer colonel over GI court bias critique
Washington column recounts Lt Col Charles Schiesser and Dan Benson pulling a law review article to publish concerns that the Military Appeals Court favors generals over enlisted men. It describes objections from the Army and a push to rewrite before approval. The piece also covers Air Force One Peking plans and Magnuson’s natural gas bill amid El Paso lobbying.
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Chuck
Williams
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Peking
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White House
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Kissinger
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Tim Elbourne
Far East
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Magnuson
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D-Wash
Commerce Committee
el Paso
Washington State
Fred Zeehandelaar
New Rochelle
N.Y
The Reds Push Activity Of Industrial Spies
An overview by Ray Cromley details how Moscow uses industrial espionage to steal tech secrets. It cites 50 Soviet specialists targeting computer software airframes and electronics while noting Russia lags in key fields. The piece argues the United States must boost research spending to stay ahead.
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Soviet Union
Publicity drive in Frederick targets veterans bureau case
Louis M. Kines arrives to lead an aggressive publicity push by the U S Veterans Bureau cleanup squad in Frederick with aims to resolve lingering disability claims. Frederick hotel subscriptions total 403400 announced at a noon New City Hotel luncheon by local stock sellers. Hood College adds four trustees including two Frederick members Rev Paul Althouse and Mrs Dorothy Filler McBride.
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Dorothy Filler McBride
Stennis Urges Moral Sanction for War Powers Balance
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John C. Stennis said the United States must go to war only with the moral sanction of the American people. He argued for restoring balance between the Executive and Legislative branches in war decisions and warned that fighting without public support weakens the Republic and military effectiveness.
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