Mitchell outlines new subpoena guidelines for press
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell said the government is not conceding power to subpoena the press as he urged an ABA study. He called the free press fair trial issue one of his toughest problems. In Washington, Pentagon reports show U. S. air strikes in Cambodia have doubled this month, averaging 50 sorties daily since Aug. 1 versus 24 in July.
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John N. Mitchell
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House of Delegates
American Bar Association
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Congress
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Uruguay
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U.S
Montevideo
Women Equal Rights Amendment Surges Through House
Rep. Martha Griffiths driven by woman power as she wins 350 to 15 in the House to push a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women. She lifted the measure from 47 years in the Judiciary Committee and secured the floor victory.
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Martha Griffiths
Senate
Michigan
House
Judiciary Committee
Stag Movie Study Provokes House Subcommittee Action
A House subcommittee questions White House researchers who watched 23 young men view a stag film. Chairman Robert Nix demands explanations and would have subpoenaed UNC researchers if they hadn’t volunteered. The test suggested prolonged exposure to pornography becomes boring.
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House
White House
Robert N.C. Nix
D-Pa
Nix
James L. Howard
Clifford S. Reisler
Myron B. Liptzin
President’s Commission On
University of North Carolina
Strawberry Strike Hits Largest Salinas Farm
A thousand workers walked off 1,200 acres of strawberries at Pic n' Pace Corp in the Salinas Valley. The action follows a jurisdictional fight between the Teamsters Union and Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers Organizing Committee.
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Salinas
Calif
Pic N’ Pace Corp
Salinas Valley
Teamsters Union
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Coretta Denies Time Magazine Hoover Wiretap Claim
Coretta King rejects Time magazine account of a 1964 meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. She says the story does not match what Martin Luther King Jr. told her, and three MLK associates call the Time report totally false.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Time Magazine
King
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Time
Hoover
Coretta S. King
Atlanta
Nixon Kosygin Likely Attend UN 25th Anniversary Session
A United Nations source said President Nixon and Soviet Premier Kosygin will very probably attend the UN General Assembly's 25th anniversary session this fall in New York. The announcement places top leaders at the commemorative event, underscoring ongoing Cold War diplomacy.
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United Nations, N.Y
Nixon
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Senate battles over Safeguard ABM sites funding
Senate critics pressed to block expansion of the Safeguard anti ballistic missile system saying more ABM sites are unnecessary to spur Soviet arms talks. A showdown vote on funds for two more ABM sites is set for Wednesday, with opponents hopeful after a rare last year setback.
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Washington
Senate
Soviet Union
Bus Subsidies Urged by UMTA Head in Capitol Hearing
Washington AP The head of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration argues buses offer the quickest fix to city congestion despite noise fumes and crowding. Carlos C. Villarreal told a Senate subcommittee that current operations hurt the poor handicapped and elderly who cannot drive. He and UMTA officials call for expanded public ownership and greater subsidies to keep buses running.
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Washington
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Carlos C. Villarreal
Senate
Villarreal
Talent Hunt Urged By Governors To Challenge Nixon
Democratic governors urged a 1972 talent hunt for a White House contender after the 1970 elections. Gov. McNair said no current Democrat could defeat Nixon and urged building a broader gubernatorial base amid talks with party chair Lawrence F. O’Brien. The 62nd Governors Conference pressed for federal aid programs and revenue sharing amid a tax hike outlook.
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White House
Nixon
Robert E. McNair
South Carolina
McNair
Lawrence F. O’ Brien
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
U S Bombers Scatter Viet Cong Near Fire Base O'Reilly
U S B52 bombers dropped 600 tons on bunkers and base camps near Fire base O'Reilly as North Vietnamese troops massed for an attack. Viet Cong casualties cited include 15 enemy killed and 7 South Vietnamese dead in three days of fighting around the base. Col Nguyen Van Diem reported over 200 enemy killed by air and artillery.
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U. S
Laos
O’reilly
Associated Press
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Nguyen van Diem
Ripcord
101St Airborne Division
101St Airborne
Two Palestinian Guerrillas Withdraw Support for Cease Fire
Two small Palestinian guerrilla groups, including the Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine and the Arab Palestine Organization, withdrew support for the Egyptian brokered cease fire. A Jordanian officer reported violations of the Jordan Israel truce with exchanges of fire.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Issam Saratawi
Action Organization For the Liberation of Palestine
Arab Palestine Organization
Nasser
Israel
Jordan
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Prime Minister Survives Protest Riot in Northern Ireland
In Belfast Protests by Protestant groups disrupt Chichester Clark as he exits a crisis meeting. A 97 87 confidence vote followed in Maghera but demonstrators vow no concessions to Catholics. British troops tighten security with 500 Black Watch reinforcements and Londonderry parade bans amid historic tensions.
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Northern Ireland
James Chichester-Clark
Chichester-Clark
Spain
Maghera
Derry
Chichester- Clark
Lundy
Craig
William Craig
Ulster Unionist Council
London
Black Watch Regiment
Londonderry
Police Clash with Snipers in San Bernardino Housing Area
Police in flack jackets and steel helmets clashed with snipers and youths in a Negro low income housing area. One bystander was wounded by a police bullet and five others injured including the police chief. Israeli warplanes attacked guerrilla strongholds in Lebanon in retaliation for border shelling.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Associated Press
Lebanon
Mt. Hermon
Tel Aviv
Uruguay Tensions Rise Over Kidnapped Officials
In Uruguay the murder of Dan Mitrione and a new threat against hostages increases fear for the lives of Brazilian Consul Aloysio Gomide Dias and American agri cultural expert Claude Fly. Amid government crackdowns and widened censorship, hostage negotiations remain unresolved with a 20 day suspension of civil rights and a mourning declaration.
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Uruguay
U. S
Tupamaros
U.S
Dan A. Mitrione
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Mitrione
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Dias Gomide
Congress
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Pho
Nerve Gas Shipment Faces Court Challenge
The Army plans to dump 418 nerve gas vaults 282 miles east of Cape Kennedy in the Atlantic. Florida officials threaten to sue, arguing safety and environmental concerns. The train from Richmond Kentucky to Sunny Point North Carolina passes Georgia towns amid security precautions and cautious local reactions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Army
Nathaniel P. Reed
Florida
Air and Water Pollution Control Board
Richmond
Anniston
Ala
Sunny Point
N.C
North Carolina
Spruce Pine
Weather forecast for the western region
Clear to partly cloudy and hot through Wednesday with afternoon and evening thundershowers over the mountains. Highs 88 to 98, lows 62 to 72.
Defense Lawyers Wrangle in Tate Murder Trial
Los Angeles AP report notes a rift in the defense team as three lawyers accuse Charles Manson’s attorney Irving Kanarek of trying to dump three women defendants to aid Manson. Manson asserts the attorney is not speaking for him and objects to Kanarek.
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Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Miss Tate
Irving Kanarek
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