Black Silent Majority forms to back law and order in US
The National Black Silent Majority Committee, drawn from 22 states, aims to prove that most of the 22 million Black Americans are not aligned with a violent minority. It condemns busing and communism and plans a Washington meeting in August to organize this year’s election efforts. James Farmer denies plans to resign as assistant secretary for administration at HEW. The piece notes a general strike in a European country causing major disruption and debates over government reforms while most unions refuse to halt the walkout.
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Associated Press
Washington
National
Black Silent Maority Committee
Clay J. Claiborne
United States
Socialist
Falls Road unrest eases as Irish cleaners clear wrecked buses
Irish women street cleaners began removing burned-out buses used as barricades while Royal Ulster Constabulary patrolled Falls Road in force for the first time in a year. Troops man sandbags and troops with automatic weapons backed by Sunday court hearings for 287 rioting and curfew arrests. Two Irish lawmakers toured the area and criticized British policy as politically worsened.
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
Falls Road
All Ireland
Belfast
Conor Cruise O’brien
Michael O'Leary
O’brien
United Kingdom
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Paddy Devlin
London
U.S. Expects New Viet Cong Offensive Before September
U.S. officials anticipate a strong North Vietnamese push before September to show strength after a two month allied campaign that damaged enemy supply lines in Cambodia. Analysts warn of rocket mortar attacks on cities and bases possibly with ground assaults to disrupt pacification.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Selective Service Office in Carlsbad NM Opens Thursdays
Alvin E. Lawrence advises locals that the Pecos Selective Service Office operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Call collect at 505-885-2098 for details. The local office number is 445-2104 in Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Alvin E. Lawrence
The
Local Selective Service Office
Hospital News June 28 to 30 1970 admissions and births
Admissions include Sue Woodard Todd Starkey Stanley Jones Glen Garcia Debbie Garcia Patricia Almes Donnie Anderson Fermana Galindo and Todd Starkey. Discharges include Blandina Ruez. Newborns noted: a baby boy to Kenneth Langley Pecos born June 28 at 321 N Alamo. a baby boy to Luis Herrera at 4 B Air base born June 29. a baby girl to Don Howard at 1915 Wyoming born June 30.
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Sue Woodard
Todd Starkey
Stanley Jones
Blandina Ruez
Teresa Herrera
Jerry Ann Howard
Gwen Jackson
Ramona Nunez
Glen Garcia
Debbie Garcia
Patricia Almes
Donnie Anderson
Fermana Galindo
Kenneth Langley
Alamo
Pecos
Luis Herrera
Airbase
Don Howard
Wyoming
Senate to take up two appropriations bills this week
The Senate plans to advance a $17 billion space and housing bill and an Agriculture Department funding measure after a long Fourth of July break. Debates loom on Vietnam policy, including repeal of Tonkin Gulf, and on a House passed electoral reform by direct presidential election.
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Senate
United States
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Cambodia
Space Program
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Veterans Administration
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
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