Plan to End Draft Ordered by Nixon
President Nixon directed Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to form a special commission to develop a plan for ending the draft. The move aligns with campaign pledges and follows a broader push to curb crime in Washington with more police and prosecutors. Nixon plans a speech to Congress and a Pentagon briefing, while stressing a shift to an all volunteer armed force after Vietnam costs are reduced.
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Washington
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Special Commission
White House
Atty
John Mitchell
Laird
Vietnam
Black Juvenile Trial Opens Amid Disarray and Delays
The Milwaukee juvenile court trial of seven black youths began with university president Guiles testifying about the November disturbance at Dempsey Hall. Defense motions were denied, witnesses limited, and the case expected to stretch over multiple days as 20 witnesses are anticipated. The article also notes Sirhan Sirhan’s grand jury indictment challenge in Los Angeles and details on grand jury nomination methods showing economic barriers to service.
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Roger E. Guiles
Guiles
Tom Fink
James G. Sarres
County Court
Branch 2
Milwaukee
Dempsey Hall
Sarres
Andrew Reneau
Sheldon Rapkin
Reneau
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Ambassador Hotel
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Sir
Mary
Cooper
Lot
Arthur L. Alarcon
Kenneth N. Chantry
Instrument System At Mitchell Field Is OK
Investigators found no fault in the instrument landing system at Mitchell Field during the approach that led to a tanker crash killing four. Air National Guard officials said the system appeared normal. the co-pilot noted instruments worked until the snow and foggy field appeared. The plane, after full power attempts to climb, struck the ground at about 150 miles per hour and burned. Maj. Gen. Ralph Olson was among the dead.
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Milwaukee
Mitchell Field
Air National Guard
David Buckman
Federal Aviation Administration
Buckman
Eugene A. Schmitz
Schmitz
Ralph Olson
Army
Wisconsin
Ronald E. Daniels
126Th Air Refueling Squadron
Thomas F. Bailey
Questioned authority in Pueblo intelligence operations
Coronado Calif AP The court of inquiry into the USS Pueblo capture is hearing how much authority Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher had over intelligence operations aboard the ship Lt Stephen R Harris who led the Pueblo s intelligence mission testified for two hours and was ordered back Monday The five admirals court has recessed to rest and catch up on administrative duties Harris was a key witness because Bucher said he instructed Harris to destroy material captured by North Koreans The Navy declined to release details saying Harris testimony concerns classified operation and mission authority over Harris was disputed with Bucher saying the Pacific Fleet commander designated operational control of research areas to Harris while Bucher maintained overall command
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Calif
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
Stephen R. Harris
Navy
Bucher
Court of Five
Harris
Pacific Fleet
Sunny day with a cooler evening forecast
The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions today, clouds later this afternoon, and a cooler night with lows around five to fifteen degrees. Page 14 provides detailed weather.
Nixon Sees Negro Ghetto During Washington Visit
President Nixon toured the rubble strewn Negro Ghetto area of Washington DC after riots, pledging to build a beautiful national city. He met residents, shook hands, and spoke of an anticrime package to curb capital crime, while a park to honor Herman L. Clifford began rising nearby.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Defense Department
7Th Street
T Streets
N. W
Martin Luther King
Herman L. Clifford
New Non Nuclear Weapons For American Arsenal
The Atomic Energy Commission reports development of new nonnuclear components for the U S arsenal and suggests tests may have occurred as part of expanding capabilities for strategic missiles. The annual AEC report also notes a 1971 target for full speed production of certain intercontinental missiles and references a 1966 concern about China potentially launching a hydrogen attack before the mid 1970s.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
China
United States
Spartan
Sprint
Sentinel
Brief Hawaii hailstorm stuns residents. one man eats hail
In Hawaii a brief hail storm startled islanders, with Robert Yagi of Kaliolu Valley saying he and a neighbor ate the ice. Separately, the AEC discussed nonnuclear components for weapons, noting advances in materials and fabrication without revealing their function or design.
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Honolulu
UPI
Hawaii
Robert Yagi
Kaliolu Valley
Oahu
Base uncovered near Saigon by air cavalry
American air cavalrymen uncovered a vast North Vietnamese base of four square miles northwest of Saigon in War Zone C. The site, possibly 500 plus troops, contained bunkers a large underground hospital dining halls a bicycle repair shop and a command post. Intelligence labeled the area a logistical supply center with hundreds of bunkers as soldiers counted 354 with estimates of up to 1 000 in the region.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Wille
Frank Henry
Franklin
N.C
Rick Merron
Henry
Bateheld
Safon
Mekong
Can Tho
Tiriy
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Walter E. Washington
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