High S Viet Officials Trafficked in Drugs Fatal to GIs
A House subcommittee report blames high ranking South Vietnamese officials for drug trafficking that killed 40 U.S. GIs last year and caused 22,000 sick calls worldwide. It finds no evidence implicating the Viet Cong or North Vietnam and cites abundant heroin from Laos and neighboring sources.
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U. S
Washington
House
U.S
Vietnam
Special House Armed Services Subcommittee
Asia
Pacific
Laos
Thailand
Hong Kong
G. Elliott Hagan
D-Ga
Pacific Command
Saigon
Kotouc admits accidental finger cut in My Lai case
Capt Eugene Kotouc testifies he accidentally cut off a Viet Cong suspect’s fingertip during an interrogation to save U S soldiers lives at My Lai. Defense says witnesses fail to prove assault. maiming charge stands with possible seven year sentence. Crosby notes Kotouc will testify as defense winds up case.
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Lai
Madison Wright
Kotouc
My Lai
U S Planes Strike Across Cambodia and Vietnam Fronts
U S warplanes pounded North Vietnamese bases and Viet Cong positions on three fronts in Cambodia and South Vietnam. B52 bombers hit eastern Cambodia near Highway 7 and the Chup plantation as helicopter missions supported South Vietnamese task forces.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Highway 7
Chup
Indoch’na
Park Wins Re election A S Korean President
SEOUL AP President Chung Hee Park won a third four year term by a large margin as 73 percent of the 12.2 million votes were counted. Park had 4.8 million votes to 3.9 million for National Assemblyman Kim Dae Jung of the New Democratic Party. The New Democrats alleged ballot irregularities and asked the Central Election Management Committee to suspend counting, but the committee said evidence was needed to halt tabulation.
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Seoul
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
Kim Dae-jung
New Democratic Party
Democratic Republican Party
Kim
New Democrats
Central Election Management Committee
Capitol Bomb Blast Witness Held as Material Witness
The Justice Department said FBI arrested 19 year old Leslie Bacon in Washington and she is held as a material witness in the March 1 Capitol bombing. Bond set at $100,000 and location of arrest not disclosed.
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Bulletin Washington
Justice Department
FBI
U.S. Capitol
Leslie Bacon
Washington
Department
Miss Bacon
Miss
Negro May Be U. S. Navy First Black Admiral
Samuel L Gravely Jr a former railway postal clerk from Richmond Virginia and now a Navy captain is poised to become the U S Navy s first Black admiral Pentagon sources say he will be nominated for rear admiral by President Nixon Senate confirmation is required Navy officials caution it would be unfair to credit his color for the nomination
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Chula Vista
Calif
Samuel L. Gravely Jr
Navy
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Capt
Gravely
Richmond
Nixon
Senate
Dochina
Senate to OK two year draft extension move
Senator John C. Stennis said the Senate will approve a two year extension of the draft after the Armed Services Committee passed the measure. The bill, likely to face strong opposition, also grants President Nixon power to end college student deferments.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Nixon
Leading economic index shows march gain and trip to California
Government indicators point to ongoing recovery as March leads with a 0.6 percent rise for the fifth straight month. President Nixon will hold a 9 p.m. news conference with live radio and TV coverage before departing 12 hours later for the Western White House in California to welcome the First Marine Division from Vietnam. He returns to Washington Monday.
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Commerce Department
Nixon
White House
California
Vietnam
Branch Bank Bombed At Kaiser Center Oakland
An explosion, apparently a bombing, damaged the Bank of America branch at the Kaiser Center in Oakland. Police reported significant damage but no injuries were immediately listed.
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Oakland
Calif
Bank of America
Kaiser Center
Thompsonville
Ill
Kentucky
Butler County
Bowling Green
Richardsville
Salem
Southeast Asia Treaty Org backs U S Vietnam peace bid
Allies of the United States in the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization endorsed U S efforts to negotiate a Vietnam peace. They accused North Vietnam of demanding total capitulation.
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London
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Canisius College Wins State Aid In Bundy Program Case
An Appellate Court ruled Canisius College in Buffalo should receive state financial aid despite its ties to the Roman Catholic Church. A committee of educators and three former Justice Department officials, including Ramsey Clark, will investigate the FBI's role in American life. The move followed Nixon's request for Supreme Court review on retroactive wiretapping in domestic security cases.
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Albany, N. Y
Canisius College
Buffalo
Washington
Justice Department
Atty
Ramsey Clark
FBI
Nixon Administration
Supreme Court
Senate Democrats Seek Delay for Rail Passenger System
Washington AP reports two powerful Senate Democrats urged introducing legislation to halt the National Rail Passenger System from starting operations on May 1. The move reflects concerns over the delayed timetable and potential cost impacts as lawmakers weigh a temporary suspension.
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Senate Democrats
Ily
National Rail
Tornadoes Kill Ten Across Kentucky 80 Mile Path
Severe twisters carved an 80 mile track through south central Kentucky late Tuesday killing 10 people in Adair Russell and Butler Warren counties. Governors National Guard helicopters were deployed as officials report millions in damages with dozens injured.
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Adair County
Russell County
Butler- Warren Counties
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Frankfort
Louie B. Nunn
National Guard
William L. Wakter
Civil Defense
Greensburg
Cary Eaton
Eaton
Russell
Nancy Powell
Brownie Troop Visits Oswego County Jail Farm Deer
Three members of Brownie Troop 544 Minetto visit the Oswego County Jail Farm on East River Road. Penny Stevens Sheila Harris and Charlene Turner pose with a buck as they view the many animals. Officials say such groups are welcome at the jail farm.
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Minetto
Oswego County
East River Road
Penny Stevens
Sheila Harris
Charlene Turner
Jail Farm
Offcials
Brockport College to add students and faculty next fall
Brockport State College plans to enroll 1700 more students and hire 63 new faculty members in the coming fall. President Albert W. Brown said the increases will lift total enrollment to about 10,000 and faculty to about 600 despite a $540000 budget cut.
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Brockport
N.Y
Brockport State College
Albert W. Brown
Local Governments Pay Most of Housing Welfare Costs
Albany officials implement a new State Social Services rule limiting reimbursements for emergency shelter. Local governments shoulder most costs as state caps rise to 5 per person per day, with ADC and other federal shares adjusted. The policy targets NYC where thousands live in hotels while awaiting permanent housing.
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Albany, N. Y
Wyman
New York City
ADC
Protests Ahead as New York Budget Cuts Face Senate
Albany braces for more protests over recently enacted budget cuts affecting welfare and municipal aid. Thousands rallied on Tuesday for local aid restoration and opposition to a 24 week abortion law. Governor Rockefeller backs rent control phaseout while Assembly pushes a tax plan to aid New York City and counties. Senator Goodman defends his vote amid GOP speeches.
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N.Y
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Rockefeller
Assembly
New York City
Roy Goodman
Manhattan
Albert Blumenthal
GOP
Goodman
Victor Gotbaum
District Council 37
American Federation of State
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Pentagon delays building of record cost carrier
Washington reports that the Pentagon paused construction of a 95 000 ton nuclear aircraft carrier after Navy objections and Senate resistance to back door financing The project faced a price tag near 640 million dollars and could rise with inflation Critics warned the total including planes and escorts would reach about 1 8 billion dollars
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Pentagon
Washington
David Packard
Congress
Senate
Wallace aides tied to campaign fund probe sparks tax questions
A federal grand jury in Montgomery probes possible tax violations in Wallace campaign donations. Indictments may come as associates Gerald Wallace and others face scrutiny over 1966 and 1968 fundraising linked to state contracts and ad agency invoices. Wallace denies direct involvement.
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Wallace
Washington
Justice Department
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Montomery
Ala
Gerald Wallace
Gover
Nor
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Teen
Lace
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