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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1971
Page
1
Three Oswego High School faculty members are retiring this year. Pictured left to right are Prin- cipal and staff members recognized for decades of service to the district.
Washington Post reports Pentagon study says Ngo Dinh Diem alone prevented the 1955 Geneva Conference elections in Vietnam. It notes U.S. fears of a coalition government and Communist takeover, and cites NSC and domino theory implications amid ongoing debates on securing Indochina.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $12 billion bill for agriculture, environmental and consumer protection for the fiscal year beginning July 1. It provides 6.2 billion for farm programs, 932.8 million for rural development, 3.1 billion for environmental protection and 2.76 billion for consumer protections and services, with 3.6 billion to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation.
In Charleston West Virginia miners resume work after UMW President W A Boyle urged return following a federal judge order. The walkout, tied to Boyle’s removal as trustee of the $150 million welfare fund, began Sunday and resumed Thursday as court urged compliance before a Monday court appearance.
The New York Times handed the Justice Department a list of 47 secret Pentagon files on Vietnam policy to aid a court hearing over an injunction against further publication. Judge Gurfein rejected a broad government fishing expedition into newspaper files, setting today’s 10 a.m. EDST hearing to weigh First Amendment limits versus national security.
Friends and relatives report no clues to Daniel Ellsberg’s whereabouts after former Times staffer Sidney Zion names him as the leak source for the Pentagon study. MIT fellow Ellsberg was last seen in his office amid FBI focus on the leak, with others citing competing theories and Ellsberg’s evolving antiwar stance shaped by his personal life and connections.
The Board of Regents in Albany urges a statewide system of occupational education to train students, out of school youth, and adults for a growing job market. The plan targets elementary awareness, secondary programs for immediate employment, and retraining for workers, with an expected 350,000 more jobs needing two to four years of technical education in five years.
President Nixon rode through downtown Rochester in an open roof limousine amid a campaign like welcome with thousands waving flags and antiwar banners. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller joined him as police prepared for potential protests and officials planned a brief editors meeting and revenue sharing discussion during a regional tour.
U S air cavalrymen clash with North Vietnamese forces 43 miles east of Saigon as South Vietnamese militiamen uncover a stockpile of enemy munitions nearby. Earlier ambushes killed four Americans and wounded eight. helicopter gunships hit bunkers, while B52 bombers drop sixty tons on targets near Saigon and Firebase Sarge.
In Saigon the U S Command opens two laboratories and new treatment facilities at troop processing centers to screen heroin users with a urine analysis process and provide five to seven days of treatment before returning home. The move follows President Nixon's antidrug campaign announced Thursday. In Schenectady the city police padlocked the State Theater and arrested its manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge. Frank Caparale Jr., 20, faces arraignment. Police seized a film entitled Feel. the second feature Touch Your Flesh was not taken.
Soviet union TU144 developed engine and landing gear trouble while returning from the Paris air show. It nearly had a belly landing at Warsaw airport before officials confirmed the issue was minor.
Former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and his wife Frances were permanently interred in Pawling Cemetery after their bodies rested in a vault pending a mausoleum. Dewey, a two term GOP nominee, died last March at age 68. Frances Dewey died in 1970 at age 67 after a long illness.
Albany New York Governor Rockefeller signed a one year moratorium on awarding cable television franchises effective immediately. The law aims to give the legislature time to draft regulations for the fast expanding industry amid charges of speculation in franchise awards granted by municipalities.
In Syracuse New York two magazine salesmen Alvin H Daniels 21 and Bradley Mulder 23 both of Sylvan Beach were charged with attempted grand larceny by extortion after police said they sold a man 2200 dollars worth of subscriptions and used threats to collect the money.
Western Union representatives and two unions resume negotiations in New York and Washington to end a strike now in its 18th day. Larry Mancino, VP of Local 1177 CWA representing 3,100 clerks in the metro area, says the local will meet with company officials here.
Plan to develop common docking systems for U S and Soviet manned spacecraft moves forward. A 20 member Soviet team of scientists engineers and cosmonauts arrives at the Manned Spacecraft Center for five days of discussions next week to plan detailed methods.
Emanuel Kafka head of the New York State Teachers Association proposes uniting NYSTA with the United Federation of Teachers, aiming to strengthen bargaining power. He plans exploratory talks with UFT President Albert Shanker, noting 1971 legislative actions push for unity across public education in New York.
Washington AP reports Congress dismissed the Nixon war halt plan with swift House votes rejecting Dec 31 pullout or similar deadlines. The House defeated seven end-the-war measures, including a Nedzi Whalen 31 date, 254 to 58, while approving a $21.1 billion weapons bill 331 to 58. The Senate had previously rejected a Hatfield McGovern cut-off measure.
In Jacksonville Florida authorities said one youth was shot and over 100 people were arrested during a second night of racial violence in the eastside black neighborhood. About 500 deputies patrolled the area to quell protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a 15 year old Negro by a white officer earlier that week. Firefighters reported some 60 fires including 10 major blazes and officers faced sniper fire with no injuries among them.
In Binghamton New York two boys aged 4 and 3 set themselves on fire while playing with matches in a car parked at a shopping center during their mother’s grocery shopping. Jamie Houghton 4 was admitted for surgery with severe burns over his body at Binghamton General Hospital. His brother Paul 3 sustained lesser burns, according to hospital officials.
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