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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
3
Washington AP reports a proposed reduction of U.S. aid for Indochina fighting faces likely defeat in the Senate. The measure, backed by opposition lawmakers, aims to halt funding but lacks sufficient support to pass.
The Association of Chicago Priests voted 144 to 126 to censure Cardinal John Cody and five Chicago auxiliaries for silence at the Detroit National Conference of Catholic Bishops. ACP said this marks a historic public rebuke of church leaders over openness to priest concerns and views on celibacy and international synod choices.
More than 10 600 troops staged a major operation around Saigon to guard Armed Forces Day. Viet Cong infiltrators were repelled 15 miles southeast with no reported rival casualties. The push also traced new infiltration routes from the Mekong Delta and Tay Ninh. President Thieu aims to show Vietnamization works as he contemplates a broad amnesty for deserters and petty criminals.
Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns urged Congress to create federal loan guarantee machinery as a protective umbrella for troubled firms such as Lockheed Aircraft Corp. He spoke at a Senate Banking Committee hearing debating a proposed $250 million loan guarantees package to avert bankruptcy. Leslie Bacon, held as a material witness in the U. S. Capitol bombing, was ordered released on her own recognizance by a federal appeals court.
The New York Times complies with a federal court restraining order and suspends further publication of material from a secret Pentagon study on the Vietnam war pending a hearing. The judge calls the questions serious and fundamental to press freedom and government relations.
President Nixon nominated Robert Froehlke to be secretary of the Army succeeding Stanley R. Resor. Froehlke, a longtime Laird confidant and former assistant secretary of defense, will face wartime issues from My Lai cases to Vietnam withdrawal and an all volunteer force.
Medina faces a pretrial hearing on Army murder and assault charges tied to the My Lai massacre. His lawyers have filed 18 motions, seeking dismissal for command influence and improper drafting. Judge Col. Kenneth Howard will oversee the proceedings, with a jury trial likely in August.
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield pledges public hearings to lay out a top secret Pentagon study on U S policy in Vietnam, even if a court blocks New York Times publication. He favors Foreign Relations or Armed Services panels, with possible joint sessions.
Washington is awaiting former Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford to justify his claim that Hanoi would release about 330 U S prisoners within 30 days if Washington withdraws from Vietnam by December 31 He met with Deputy Secretary William H. Sullivan to discuss Viet Nam talks and possible prisoner releases Rogers questioned the credibility of Clifford's comments and said officials would seek to learn their basis.
In New York the fall millinery show showcased newsboy caps in crushed velvet patchwork faux fur and mink trims among 20 designers led by Adolpho Mr John and Don Marshall. The crowd clapped as industry observers noted declining hat wear among women but rising youth interest the shift seen in recent months.
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