Radicals Fight For City Hall In Berkeley Election
In Berkeley California radicals aim to seize control of the City Council and push a three district police split amid a nine candidate field for four council seats. Mayor race features two black incumbents and two political newcomers.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Edythe Campbell
D’army Bailey
Ira T. Simmons
Rick Brown
Llona Hancock
One
Wallace Johnson
Daley Could Seek Fifth Term In Chicago Election
About one million voters head to the polls in Chicago as Mayor Richard J. Daley faces Republican challenger Richard E. Friedman in a pivotal race. Friedman's 10,000 strong volunteer base targets Negro, Spanish speaking and poor white neighborhoods, while Daley touts progress and new issues like public housing and ecology and may rely on 44 years of Democratic control.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Richard E. Friedman
Daley
Friedman
Jesse L. Jackson
Operation Breadbasket
U.S. Supreme Court
GOP
Joseph Bertrand
Notre Dame
My Lai case defense wins access to all prior testimony
In Meade Maryland the military judge granted a defense motion for the Army to produce all previous testimony in the My Lai investigation. Col Oran K. Henderson remains the only high ranking officer facing cover up charges as pretrial proceedings continue.
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Ft, Meade, Md
Army
My Lai
Col
Henderson
Researcher Urges No Grade Schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University researcher Dr. Jacob J. Kaufman urges abolishing grades 1 through 12 and adopting an individual advancement program for each child. He says nongraded schools boost teacher creativity and time spent with pupils, with evaluation based on subject ability rather than age and no traditional testing or report cards.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University
Jacob J. Kaufman
Penn State
Institute For Research On Human Resources
Pennsylvania
Kaufman
Centrol
Justices Clash Over Strict Constitution Construction
Supreme Court justices Black and Douglas accuse conservative colleagues of drifting from strict construction. Black decries a citizenship ruling as political winds shift the court. Douglas condemns electronic surveillance as violating privacy and urges a strict Fourth Amendment interpretation amid Warren Burger’s majority.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Nixon
Warren Court
Black
Douglas
Warren Burger
United States
Burger
Harry A
Blackmun
Viet Force raids Laos claim NVA casualties and material loss
South Vietnam reports an elite unit conducted a raid into southern Laos targeting a North Vietnamese regiment. Initial field reports counted 15 enemy killed and substantial materiel destroyed including eight tons of ammo and a ton of foodstuffs.
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Saigon
Laos
Ing
Hac Bao
Black Panther
Khe Sanh
U. S
Black Panthers
South Vietnam
A Shau
Mai Loc
Quang Tri Province
Hue
U.S
Highlands
Quang Tri
Central Highlands
Trung Hien
Tan Canh
22Nd Infantry Division
28Th Regiment
66Th Regiment
Cambodia
Vietnam
Big Chup
Phnom Penh
Tonle Bet
Mekong River
Kompong Cham
Nixon speeds up Vietnam troop pullout says Aiken
Senator Aiken cites a new withdrawal rate of 18 000 per month as the President to report changes next week. He notes U S pullouts have averaged 12 500 monthly and predicts full exit possibly next year if the pace holds. Jackson says combat roles may end next year with air support continuing.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Senate Republicans
Metromedia Radio News
Senate
Vietnam
Henry M. Jackson
Melvin Laird
Jackson
Thailand
Jack Miller
Iowa
Battle Looms On School Aid
Washington AP reports a 728.6 million amendment package aims to boost federal school aid, framing a renewed clash between President Nixon and Congress. Rep Williams Hathaway D Maine leads the effort, seeking to raise the 5.49 billion Education appropriation as debate on major programs continues. Backers include the Democratic Study Group and several labor unions as Congress and the White House brace for votes.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Rep. Williams
Hathaway
D-Maine
Office of Education
House
Democratic Study Group
Appropriations Committee
EPA to probe DDT infertility link amid safety review
The EPA will study new medical suspicions linking DDT to delayed fertility in women after reports by W L Heinrichs and R J Gellert of University of Washington. Officials will assess if findings justify an imminent hazard declaration or a market ban while continuing long review.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Phoenix
Ariz
W. Leroy Heinrichs
Ronald J Gellert
University of
Ruckelshaus
Heinrichs-Gellert
Religious rock festival proposed at Death Valley site
Vehicles carrying mostly young people rolled into Ballarat ruins over Easter weekend as a proposed religious rock festival faced the harsh desert conditions of Death Valley California. The setting amid desolation rattlesnakes heat and dust raised concerns about safety and feasibility.
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Death Valley
Calif
Ballarat
Railpax chief sticks to plan amid regional uproar
Railpax board chairman David Kendell defends extending the passenger network despite protests from areas cut from the system. The plan, starting May 1, links 184 trains across 114 cities and relies on $40 million in federal aid with up to $300 million in loan support, leaving Cleveland and several smaller states without service.
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Washington
Railpax
David W. Kendall
Railpax Board
Senate Appropriations
Kendall
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Cleveland
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Arkansas
South Dakota
Wyoming
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