Berkeley voters elect radicals to city council as police split rejected
In Berkeley a 4-4 council deadlock results after three radical and one moderate win four council seats. A ballot proposal to divide the police into three neighborhood units is rejected 33,712 to 16,142. Radical wins also emerge in school board and auditor races.
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Berkeley
Calif
Warren Widener
Wilmont Sweeney
Edward Kallgren
John K. DeBonis
City Auditor
Three Congressmen Plan Suit Over Nixon War Policy
Three Democratic congressmen Rosenthal Mitchell and Harrington announce a suit in U S District Court to stop U S involvement in Vietnam unless Congress declares war within 60 days They argue the President unconstitutionally waged war without a congressional declaration and seek an order halting fighting.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Parten J. Mitchell
Michael Harrington
Dmass
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N. Y
U. S
Indochina
Executive Branch
Congress of the
United States
Rosenthal
Mitchell
Harrington
Lawrence Velvel
University of Kansas Law School
Anthony A. D’amato
Northwestern
Robert J. Vollen
Chicago
Velvel
D’amato
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Boston
Drinan Says Loophole Lets Some Objectors Avoid War
Rep. Robert F. Drinan argues that many youths opposed to the Vietnam War may claim conscientious objection under the Supreme Court test for war in any form. He says if they believe any U S conflict today would be morally similar to Vietnam, they could refuse service. He notes concerns about proportionality and argues the issue is not uniquely Catholic.
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Washington
Robert F. Drinan
Supreme Court
Drinan
Law School
Lieve
United States
Massachusetts
Democrat
James Francis McFadden
San Francisco
McFadden
U.S. District Court
Vietnam
Manson and 3 Others Ordered Trial Reunited
Los Angeles AP Charles Manson Susan Atkins Bruce Davis and Steve Grogan must face joint trial for the 1969 Hinman and Shea murders. Judge Choate ruled the cases share elements, despite Atkins and Grogan facing separate indictments. May 20 trial date set.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Gary Hinman
Donald ‘‘Shorty
Shea
Manson
Susan Atkins
Bruce Davis
Steve Grogan
Miss Atkins
Hinman
Grogan
Evi
BoggsPresses Wiretap Claim Against FBI
House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs insists the FBI tapped his phone despite White House and Justice Department denials. He cites other lawmakers with similar experiences and promises evidence after verification. Boggs calls for J Edgar Hoover to resign, cautions about Hoover's age clouding judgment, and denies comparing Hoover to Hitler.
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Washington
White House
Justice Department
House
Hale Boggs
FBI
Louisiana
Boggs
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mitchell
Congress
Hoover
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hitler
Soviet Union
Gestapo
House In Squeeze On School Funds
Washington AP reports the House faces a veto threat as education groups push Rep. Hathaway's amendment for 728 million more to a 4.7 billion education bill. Nixon’s budget and revenue sharing plan complicate passage amid limited committee support and past vetoes.
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Washington
House
U.S. Office of Education
Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Robert H. Michel
R-fl
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Congress
Emergency Committee
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Flood
Hathaway
Senate
Croatian gunmen invade Yugoslav Embassy in Stockholm
Two Croatian gunmen stormed the Yugoslav Embassy in Stockholm injuring Ambassador Vladimir Rolovic and two other officials while holding police at bay for 45 minutes before surrendering. Rolovic suffered head and stomach wounds plus another leg injury. The assailants, believed to be from the Free Croatia Movement, shouted for a free Croatia as police closed in.
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Stockholm
Vladimir Rolovic
Rolovic
Free Croatia Movement
Cretia
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Goteborg
Sweden
Agnew urges focus on solutions over national criticism
Vice President Spiro Agnew tells the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce that too much emphasis on problems harms the national psyche. He criticizes negative war coverage, FBI spying claims, SST funding opposition, and fears over space progress, urging a constructive approach.
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Los Angeles
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Asia
United States
Railpax critics clash over funding and routes
Washington AP reports heated debate as Railpax, a Congress created quasi government rail program, begins May 1 with a $40 million grant and up to $300 million in credit. Critics question spending, while lawmakers from multiple states push a $290 million authorization targeting specific routes including Buffalo, Erie, South Bend, Toledo, Cleveland, Denver, Portland, and Boise.
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Washington
Railpax
Congress
Montana
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Senate Appropriations
House
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
California
Colorado
Idaho
Buffalo
N.Y
Erie
South Bend
Ind
Toledo
Cleveland
Denver
Portland
Ore
Butte, Mont
Boise, Idaho
Ogden, Utah
Hinkle, Wash
Tighter CID Control Ties Pentagon to Investigations
Secretary Laird orders CID placed under centralized Pentagon control to mirror the Air Force OSI structure and ensure worldwide coordination of investigations. Senate probes into PXs and clubs cited failures to connect inquiries across commands, prompting a debarment procedure for banned firms and individuals.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Pentagon
Laird
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Air Force
Office of Special Investigations
CID
OSI
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
William J. Crim
U.S
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Korea
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