Education report endorses Ford Foundation critique
Washington AP The Nixon administration backs a Ford Foundation survey arguing colleges are failing students by being irrelevant. The report calls for radical reforms including nontraditional institutions focused on practical training, teleclasses, and regional universities to test and grant degrees. It urges decentralization of state systems and new accreditation emphasizing apprenticeships.
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Washington
Nixon
Ford Foundation
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Welfare lid hints amid Kansas legislative actions
The Republican majority weighs capping welfare spending while committees advance bills on a presidential primary moved to June, creating a State Revenue Department headed by a secretary, and city cable TV contracts. Other actions include prohibiting sale of disapproved tires and blocking auto energy absorption mandates.
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House Executive Reorganization
State Revenue Department
Clyde Hill
Rates Center
Ways and Means
Robert Harder
Secretary of Revenue
House Transportation and Utilities Committee
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Turkish Police Narrow Leftist Kidnapper Suspects
Turkish police said they are closing in on the leftist kidnappers of four U S airmen who were freed Monday night after five days in captivity. Interior Minister Montesoglu described a drag net as authorities combed a high rent district near Embassy Row. The captors demanded 400000 dollars but no ransom was paid by either government. The airmen were held in Ankara and later walked out to taxis to their billet.
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Turkey
U.S
People’s Liberation Army
Haldun Montesoglu
Embassy Row
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
Sexton
Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Caraszi
Ning
Laird
Russia
Rural aid program to get $35 million in 1971
Lincoln Kansas AP report says Morgan Williams state director of the Farmers Home Administration announced a record $35 million rural assistance and credit program for fiscal 1971. He credited the Nixon administration with prioritizing expanded rural development during remarks prepared for the Lincoln Lions Club.
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Kan
Morgan Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Kansas
Williams
Lincoln Lions Club
Lairds Defense Report Outlines War Prevention Strategy
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird lays out a strategy of realistic deterrence to prevent war by marshaling total free world military power and pursuing negotiations from strength. He proposes capping U.S. armed forces at 2.5 million and slowing defense spending while preserving options for SALT and strategic missiles. The plan emphasizes allies, reserves, and a five year program, noting downward defense power amid growing global threats.
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Melvin R. Laird
Laird
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U.S
Defense Department
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United States
Kennedy and Johnson
Indochina
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Wyo
Washington, D.C
Vienna
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Antiwar Protesters Push Peace Treaty On Ballots Nationwide
A coalition led by the National Student Association advances a People’s Peace Treaty demanding immediate U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam, a cease fire, and prisoner releases. Volunteers seek local ballot referenda via campus networks. YAF counters with competing referenda.
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Washington
Frank Greer
National Student Association
Vietnam
YAF
Ron Docksaid
Greer
University of Maryland
NSA
Murder charges against Medina in My Lai case
Capt Ernest Medina, commander during the My Lai assault, is ordered to stand trial on three specifications of premeditated murder for allegedly killing 102 Vietnamese civilians. Lt William L Calley Jr., a platoon leader, also faces trial and cites Medina’s orders. Medina denies the charges.
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Ft, Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning
Calley
Medina
Company C
Montrose
Colo
My Khe
Five States Propose Ban on Supersonic Transport
Proposals to ban or limit the SST move through five state legislatures Maine Massachusetts New York Michigan and Illinois with an Iowa representative planning similar action Advocates tell Washington efforts may be necessary to keep the plane from flying Senate opponent Senator William Proxmire says stronger administration support industry lobbying and AFL CIO backing could sway Congress Opponents seek to cut SST funding The New York bill by Assemblyman Andrew Stein sets a 108 decibel noise limit while Stein estimates SST noise at 124 decibels The piece also covers Vietnam War prosecutions involving Lt Calley and Lt Medina with Medina facing potential death penalty and testimony developments
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Associated Press
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Washinton
William Proxmire
Dwis
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Throwing Away Of Trifle Worries Part Of Spring Plans
New York AP surveys light hearted spring worries and questions. It wonders about rising dollar value, draft era attire, hot pants on Elsie Dinsmore and Lydia Pinkham, laryngitis for rock singers, top salaries in sports, paving countryside, city hall cleaning, Mars greeting, ghost writer for speeches, oil for lamps in China, and second honeymoon productivity.
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Bobby
Picayune
Elsi Dinsmore
Lydia Pinkham
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