Harrisburg Seven jury presses for more on Berrigan case
The Harrisburg conspiracy jury asks Judge Herman to reread law instructions and to allow more testimony from the government key witness. Berrigan was found guilty of smuggling a letter from prison. nine counts remain undecided including the Kissinger conspiracy and attempts to smuggle prison mail.
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Harrisburg
Philip Lerrigan
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
FBI
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Herman
Berrigan
Kissinger
Washington
D.C
Draft Board
Elizabeth McAlister
Radio Hanoi Claims B52 Down In Vietnam War
Radio Hanoi claimed North Vietnamese gunners shot down a U S B52 bomber in the northern area of the demilitarized zone. U S Command refused direct comment and said there were no reports of a B52 loss.
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Saigon
Radio
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Fiat Official Abductors Arrested as Victim Remains Missing
President Lanusse announced that Oberdan Sallustro, head of Fiat Argentina, was kidnapped by the ERP on March 21. Police raided a Chilavert house and found fingerprints and a bed from photos, plus $25,000, but Sallustro had been moved to another ERP unit. authorities say the kidnappers have been identified and arrested.
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Buenos Aires
Alejandro Lanusse
Oberdan Sallustro
Fiat
Trotskyite People’s Revolutionary Army
ERP
Lanusse
Chilavert
Sallustro
Workers Revolutionary Party
Supreme Court rules against automatic child custody loss for unwed fathers
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 decision, held states cannot automatically remove children from unwed fathers. The ruling approves a due process review allowing the natural parent to prove fitness, noting some unmarried fathers are suitable custodians despite other neglectful cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
States
Chicago
Byron R. White
Plans Hearing in May on Asian Policy Evolution
Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans a three-day hearing in May to examine U.S. foreign policy evolution in Asia at the start of the Cold War. Chairman J W Fulbright, D Ark, said the hearing will probe questions from a six month staff study of the Pentagon Papers on U S Vietnam relations.
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Fulbright
D-Ark
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.s.vietnam
Picket lines outside Telegraph plant over 100 jobs feared
Members of International Typographical Union No 6 formed a picket around The Morning Telegraph plant at 525 West 52nd Street to protest the potential loss of about 100 printer jobs. The New York local AFL CIO ITU accuses the publication of refusal to arbitrate.
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New York
International Typographical Union No. 6
Manhattan
Morning Telegraph
W. 52Nd St
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
End of Geneva School Boycott Ends Two Weeks Later
The two week boycott by blacks of Geneva New York public schools ends today. Classes will not resume until next Monday due to Easter vacation closures. Board president Sam Passalacqua and Community Action Committee president Edward Jenkins announced the end. The boycott followed a March 20 high school scuffle that injured two teachers, led to two pupil arrests and twelve suspensions.
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Geneva
N.Y
Sam Passalacqua
Edward Jenkins
Community Action Committee
Photographer Galella Denies Court Contempt Misconduct
Ronald E. Galella told a Manhattan federal court his pursuit of celebrities including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is protected by press freedom. His attorney filed a formal answer to a March 23 court order directing him to show why he should not be held in contempt of court.
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NEW York
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Ronald E. Galella
Galella
Manhattan
Irving Ben Cooper
Nicosia
Makarios
Cyprus
George Grivas
Grivas
UPI
Nixon convenes foreign policy panel on Vietnam options
President Nixon summoned a special policy panel to study possible actions against the Communist advance in South Vietnam. A White House spokesman said the DMZ southward push will not derail the planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Indochina, with the program on schedule.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
White House
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Indochina
Gerald L. Warren
Official devaluation boosts dollar by gold value rise
Nixon signs legislation to raise gold backing from 35 to 38 dollars an ounce. This first change since 1934 increases the dollar’s gold content by about 8.6 percent, effectively devaluing the currency by roughly 7.9 percent.
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Washington
Nixon
NYS Demo Unit To Pick Appeals Court Nominees
The New York State Democratic Committee holds a two day meeting in Jamaica Queens to choose nominees for the State Court of Appeals and draft a platform for the national convention. The Executive Committee will vote on three court vacancies and the advisory council will propose the platform draft. Delegates and committee roles are on the agenda at the Ramada Inn in Queens.
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New York
New York State Democratic Committee
State Court of Appeals
National Party Platform Committee
Miami
Fla
Ramada Inn
Baisley Blvd
Jamaica
Queens
U S Recalls Two Carriers to Join Air Strike Against Reds
The United States recalled two aircraft carriers to the Tonkin Gulf to reinforce a large air strike force targeting North Vietnam after a northern offensive in South Vietnam. The Kitty Hawk and Constellation joined Coral Sea and Hancock with about 275 warplanes, backed by 50 air force jets, signaling massive strikes planned once weather clears. Dong Ha remained under South Vietnamese control after evacuation and fire damage earlier.
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Saigon
United States
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Vietnam
Constellation
Japan
Coral Sea
Hancock
Thailand
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Progress in Civil Rights Not Just Busing Says Pottinger
J Stanley Pottinger director of the U S Office for Civil Rights argues Nixon’s proposed busing moratorium may bring focus to other civil rights gains. He says progress for women and Spanish speakers and equal employment by contractors is real and not widely reported. He urges a balanced approach with attention to areas beyond busing.
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Washington
Nixon
J. Stanley Pottinger
U.S
Pottinger
White House
Congress
State Employees End Strike With Tentative Pact
New York state workers return to normal operations after a 40 hour Easter weekend strike. The CSEA and state reach a tentative contract with an immediate 4 percent pay raise and a promise against layoffs to fund it. A membership vote is pending amid budget constraints and potential prison guard action.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Civil Service Employer Association
CSEA
Rockefeller
Strike Disrupts Continental Trailways Bus Service
A strike by United Transportation Union Local 1699 drivers shut down many Safeway Trails runs between New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. About 300 workers left at 12:01 a.m. Sunday forcing cancellations. later Adirondack Trailways state routes in New York also walked out.
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New York
Continental Trailways
Washington
United Transportation Union
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Adirondack Trailways
Nader Panel Urges Probe Into Drug Industry Ties to FDA
A 18 page report by Ralph Nader's Health Research Group calls Congress to investigate the drug industry influence on the FDA. It cites demotions of Dr. John Nestor and Dr. John Winkler over industry complaints and alleges conflicts of interest from consultants working with pharmaceutical firms.
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Nader
Congress
FDA
Washington (Ap
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug
John Nestor
Renal Drugs Division
Office of Compliance
Nestor
United States
John Winkler
National Women's Hall of Fame Moving to Seneca Falls
A National Honors Committee debates 30 nominees for a new National Women's Hall of Fame to be housed at Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls with plans for secrecy until opening after Labor Day. The project aims to eventually build a dedicated hall with plaques busts and a museum.
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National Women's Hall of Fame
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Finger Lakes
National Honors Committee
George M. Bantavanis
Hall of Fame Corporation
Eisenhower College
Pat Nixon
United States
Bantuvanis
U.S. Congressmen Meet Japanese Officials in Tokyo Talks
Five U S lawmakers including McEwen discussed China North Korea and U S Japanese relations with Liberaldemocratic Party leaders in Tokyo The talks focused on the U S Japan security treaty and Asia security while Nixon ties to Taiwan and North Korea were noted amid calls for North Korea entry to the UN.
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Rep. McEwen
Tokyo
U.S
Congress
China
North Korea
D-Tex
William Hungate
Dmo
Liber#Democratic party
Ing
United Nations
Asia
Nixon
Taiwan
McGovern claims ITT paid no federal income taxes three years
Senator George McGovern charged ITT that it did not pay federal income taxes in the last three years. He alleged ITT listed a $400,000 contribution to the Republican National Convention as a business expense during Senate hearings on Nixon’s attorney general nominee.
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Sen. McGovern
ITT
Milwaukee
Wis
George McGovern
International Telephone & Telephone Corp
McGovern
Senate
Nixon
Richard Kleindienst
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