Washington Briefs on Banking Reform and Israel Arms Sale
U S District Attorney Morgenthau urges banks to disclose foreign account records and warns on potential leverage by Americans operating through Swiss and Bahamian banks. House members press Nixon to sell Israel supersonic jets amid Middle East tensions. Goodell proposes state control of nuclear standards and a new federal licensing agency. Jeanette Rankin supports electing women nationwide. Mrs Richard Nixon marks 30th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 21.
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Associated Press
Washington
Forever
U.S
Robert Morgenthau
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Morgenthau
New York
Nixon
Israel
House of Representatives
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Capital
Richard M. Nixon
NATO Leaders Meeting Today in Brussels
Defense ministers from 14 NATO nations met in Brussels amid talk of a European cash offer to avert U S troop withdrawals from Europe. A West German source said Berlin pressed peers to fund part of the cost to keep about 300,000 troops in Europe, with details undecided. Vin R Laird confirmed knowledge of the plan and intent to publicize it.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Europe
NATO
United States
Vin R. Laird
Cambodians Hold Siem Reap Airfield Against Viet Cong
Military reports say Viet Cong attacked Siem Reap airfield twice this week. Maj. Renv notes continued fighting with unknown latest casualties. In Laos, Souvanna Phouma rebuffs Thieu’s alliance plan and seeks pressure on North Vietnam from major powers.
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Cambodia
Siem Reap
Maj
Renv
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Souvanna
Soviet Union
Britain
North Vietnam
Europe
Vientiane
Saravane
Laotian Panhandle
Father files $6 million wrongful death suit over Kent State shooting
Arthur Krause of Pittsburgh charges Ohio officials and National Guard leaders with ordering troops to Kent State University during the May 4 confrontation. The suit claims excessive force and negligent training endangered Allison Krause and others, seeking $6 million in damages.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Allison Krause
Kent State University
National Guardsmen
Ohio
Arthur Krause
Pittsburgh
U. S. District Court
James A. Rhodes
Ohio National Guard
Sylvester T. del Corso
Robert H. Canterbury
Army National Guard
Krause
National Guard
Death probe widens in Fresno millionaire gun collector case
Police investigate the shooting death of William E. Thoresen III, a Fresno gun collector, as federal agents join the probe. Thoresen’s widow Louise, 33, is jailed on suspicion of murder after reporting the shooting. The case follows Thoresen’s prior federal weapon charges and a 1969 conviction tied to interstate shipments.
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Fresno
Calif
William E. Thoresen III
Thoresen
Louise
Bill
H. R. Morton
FBI
U.s.treasury Department Firearms Division
A. J
Bilbo
Thoresens
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
9Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clay Shaw Trial Judge Faces Possible Ouster
Louisiana Judicial Commission recommended removal of Criminal District Court Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr., who presided over the Clay Shaw trial, listing five charges related to ethics and performance. The decision followed an investigation into his arrest.
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New Orleans
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Clay Shaw
Louisiana Judicial Commission
375 Youths Jailed In Isla Vista
Santa Barbara reports 375 arrests after riot police broke up a crowd of about 500 in Isla Vista park during a dusk to dawn curfew. Witnesses say 150 to 200 suffered cuts and bruises. a few treated in hospitals. No officers injured. unrest tied to earlier February demonstrations.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Isla Vista Park
Joel Honey
Santa Barbara County
Stag party raid linked to high court review in New Orleans
Side Glances reports a Dec 17 police vice raid at a New Orleans motel linked to a six day closed hearing. The Louisiana Supreme Court will review the recommendation. Haggerty, 56, was acquitted of prostitution and obscenity charges but charged in the stag party case. Also noted are connections to Shaw and the JFK case, plus Jordanian officials named in a larger regional context. Maj. Robert Perry, 34, Chicago, was killed in Amman as his family watched, a noted Western analyst in Jordan.
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Oreleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Haggerty
Shaw
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Sherif Nasser Ben Jamil
Hussein
Jordan
Mohammed Rassoul Kilani
Salah Abu Zeid
Sherif Zeid Ben Shaker
al Fatah
Defense Department
Washington
Army
Robert P. Perry
Chicago
Amman
Perry
U. S
Middle East
Staff Officers College
Yale University
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