McGovern Seeks End to U S Viet Funding
In Saigon Senator George S McGovern said he will reintroduce legislation to cut off U S funding for military operations in Indochina by year’s end or early next year. He cited Thieu’s stance on continuing air support and warned of possible resignation if economic aid is cut. He spoke after talks in Paris with communists and prior to a Tokyo stop en route to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
George S& McGovern
Senate
Indochina
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
South Dakota
Paris
U.S
Son Tay
Hanoi
McGovern
Mark Hatfield
R Ore
Thiet
Thieu
Congress
United States
Tokyo
Washington
United States backs Peking seat in UN Taiwan row looms
At the United Nations the United States and allies push a revised resolution to seat Communist China in the Security Council while preserving Nationalist China in the UN. A vote is anticipated with tense diplomacy as many nations weigh dual representation and veto power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Peking Council
Taiwan
United Nations
NY AP
United States
U.N
China
Security Council
Peking
Japan
Nixon
World Organization
William P. Rogers
Council
General Assembly
Albania
Bombs Blast Power Line In Belfast
Bombs exploded across Belfast as clashes between British troops and rioters intensified. An electricity tower near Omagh was toppled and a police station front shattered at Lisburn, injuring a young constable, amid protests against Prime Minister Faulkner’s internment policy and IRA aims to topple the Protestant government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
CAP
Irish Republican Army
Omagh
Lisburn
Brian Faulkner
IRA
Faulkner
Senate Vote Kills Detention Camps
The Senate approved a bill to repeal the 1950 law allowing detention camps for spies and saboteurs during war or insurrection. With few members present, the chamber passed the measure 356 to 49 after two days of debate, barring any government creation of detention camps without Congress consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Congress Blacks Demand Attica Grand Jury Probe
Congress begins probe into Attica riot after calls for reform and criminal inquiry. The 13 black House members urge federal grand jury action while White House backs governor Rockefeller's handling. The panel questions San Quentin and seeks prison reform and prison-tour access. Authorities urge accountability for deaths and alleged reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Attica
Washington
White House
Nixon
Claude Pepper
Dfla
House
Select Committee On Crime
New York State
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Ronald Ziegler
New York
Nelson A Rockefeller
Ziegler
Pepper
California
Ronald Reagan
San Quentin
Black Caucus
America
Revert W. Kastenmeir
Wis
Abner J. Mikya
D-Nl
Mikva
Agnew Backed by Republican Governors at Conference
At the 63rd National Governors Conference in San Juan Agnew displayed a low profile and drew liberal GOP praise. Governors Reagan McCall Evans Holton and Meskill weighed possible impacts on the 1972 ticket and Agnew’s stay as Nixon’s VP. McCall called his San Juan remarks a shift toward a constructive tone while Evans and Holton supported his continued role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Pbr
Cap
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Washington
GOP
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Nixon
New
Tom McCall
Oregon
Sun Valley
Idaho
McCall
Daniel J. Evans
Meddling My Lai trial cited as witness retracts testimony
In a Medina court martial, defense counsel read parts of Louis B. Martin's prior statements, asserting he later said his testimony was inaccurate. The witness had testified soldiers killed Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, a claim Medina disputes, arguing he was not present for the alleged killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Medina
Louis B. Martin
San Jose
Calif
Ea. McPherson
Ernest II
My Lai
Martin
Pathologists Probe Attica Death Causes After Prison Clash
Two renowned pathologists Dr. Henry Siegel and Dr. Michael Baden began examining bodies from the Attica prison uprising as officials seek clarity on whether some hostages died from gunshots or slit throats. Forty two people died in the clash involving guards and state troopers. 10 were staff and 32 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
N.Y. Cap
Attica State Prison
Nationa Guard
Henry Siegel
Westchester County
Michael Baden
New York City
Jail Reform Group Named By Mitchell
Washington CAP report notes the Justice Dept created the Office of Institutions and Facilities to protect inmate civil rights after Attica and San Quentin incidents. Two cases allege racial discrimination in Mississippi Parehman State Prison and a Kansas City county jail, with more expected. Jesse I. Queen, 48, leads the new unit and says reform efforts will intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cap
Attica
San Quentin
Justice Department
Mississippi
Parehman
Kansas City
Kansa
Jesse I. Queen
Queen
N.Y
California
Civil Rights
San Cuentin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maryland
Guv. Linwood A. Holton
Virginia
Thomas Meskitt
Connecticut
Connally
Meskill
FBI
Tee
Marietta
Marvin Grissom
McDougal
Ark
T. R. Smith
Concord Banking Co
Concord
Atlanta
Smith
Leo E. Conroy
Conroy
John A. Johnson
Mitchell
Patty
Silhouett
Bankamericardes
Pate
Tiea
Valances
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!