30 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
1
A new police contract with the city is announced as city officials gather. Shown seated from left to right are Sgt. James Tor bitt, Mayor Conway, and Lt. Frederick Andrews, with others standing nearby.
A federal judge refused to delay Amtrak's start as unions challenge the certification and 30 day notice rule. The ruling covers three suits challenging the discontinuance of trains and the transfer of 360 trains to Amtrak, with appeals planned before midnight.
ALBANY N Y AP the maximum penalty for possession of a marijuana cigarette would drop from a year to three months under compromise legislation proposed by the Assembly Codes Committee. The move, harsher than Governor Rockefeller’s plan but a concession, as the committee negotiates. The bill faces rough floor debate though, with the panel’s support crucial for any penal law changes. Also noted were license fee proposals for fisheries and game farms and a no less than cost plus 12 percent liquor price bill advancing in the Senate.
Seattle AP report on Leslie Bacon, 19, peace worker linked to Mayday Collective, summoned to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the March 1 Capitol bombing. She is held on $100,000 bond and described as a material witness. authorities say she may have knowledge of those responsible, while denying she is a defendant. The grand jury in Seattle follows a Capitol case with possible Spokane calls.
President Nixon told his first TV news conference in eight weeks that prisoner releases might hasten a U.S. pullout from Vietnam while he and aides will not be intimidated by demonstrators. He warned protesters who break laws will be prosecuted and said troop withdrawal may be tied to prisoner releases, with ongoing talks in Paris given highest priority. He also hinted at cautious progress toward potentially normal relations with China and stressed the need for U.S. troops to stay in South Vietnam until prisoners are released and Saigon’s survival is ensured.
Arsonists burned National Guard vehicles in San Jose while two more California bomb blasts hit Los Angeles area sites. A Bank of America branch and a supermarket were damaged with no injuries reported. Police arrested 16 year old Bruce Lohmann in Mill Valley in connection with the Bank of America bombings and the high school vandalism.
Washington AP William D. Ruckelshaus, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, imposed today tough air quality standards for the nation and warned that changes in citizens commuting habits will be required. The standards call for reductions in sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, photochemical oxidants and particulate matter by July 1.
Governor Nelson Rockefeller asked the federal government to postpone eliminating some rail passenger service in New York to buy time for the Legislature to consider his plan. He proposes the state Transportation Department contract with the federal government to continue selected routes under Amtrak.
In downtown Albany a protest led by the Albany Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice ended with the arrest of at least three people and two injuries. The march, by students and others, targeted the parent company of a local bank for alleged ties to defense contractors.
President Nixon arrived at Camp Pendleton to officially welcome back the 1st Marine Division after five years of combat in Vietnam. Sailors and Marines from most of the division's 22 units began returning in mid March.
AP report from Paris says President Nixon's news conference shows he is determined to continue the Vietnam conflict. He told reporters the action will prolong the list of wounded or captured and delay the return of American captive servicemen to their families.
In Huntsville Alabama a 30000 square foot furniture warehouse and 500000 dollars of merchandise inside were destroyed Thursday night by a blaze. District Attorney Fred Simpson directed law enforcement to take any action necessary, including use of firearms, to halt the disruptions as officers armed with shotguns guarded firefighters at the scene.
Philadelphia residents challenge a 1100 acre Byberry site plan for a 1976 international exposition. Community groups fear traffic, crowds, and housing use. officials warn without local acceptance the event may fail. Boston and other cities already paused major expo plans as opposition grows.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers spoke at CENTO talks in Ankara urging a new push for an Arab-Israeli settlement while noting an interim Suez Canal opening could lower risk of renewed hostilities without replacing a final peace accord. He outlined U.S. willingness to help guarantee any canal accord and a broader settlement as he prepared a week of diplomacy in the region. The gathering followed Turkish security crackdowns and deployment of troops during the visit of British Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home. Rogers planned visits to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel next.
US and South Vietnamese troops 25 miles northwest of Saigon fought an eight hour battle after advancing on fortified bunkers. American bombers and helicopter gunships softened defenses, 19 enemy bodies found, 17 Americans and 8 South Vietnamese wounded, one armored personnel carrier destroyed. Dozens of bulldozers have been clearing land since April 1 to deny bunkers and hideouts to the enemy. Field reports cite 11 South Vietnamese dead and 50 wounded across four actions.
New York leaders reported broad accord on using the Connecticut model to expand aid to nonpublic schools this year. The plan would let the state pay part of teachers salaries for nonreligious subjects in private schools, complementing the 1970 $28 million program and totaling about $50 million to $60 million for 1971-72.
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