South Viet Namese Reoccupy Fire Base Fuller Today
North Vietnamese forces renew shelling as South Vietnamese and American units sweep the Fuller area below the DMZ. U S bombers drop 270 tons, with 496 enemy dead since June 19 and 29 Vietnamese casualties. Cambodian forces report possible new offensive along Highway 4 near Phnom Penh.
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Dr Jaffe to Outline Nixon Drug Plan on Capitol Hill
Dr Jerome H Jaffe, named as White House antidrug chief, testifies at House Public Health hearings on a broad Nixon plan to combat drug abuse. He advocates methadone as heroin substitute, while Congress considers a network of 300 treatment sites funded by federal and community programs.
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America
Jaffe
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Illinois
Congress
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
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Congress and CBS clash over broadcast press freedom limits
In a four hour hearing CBS President Frank Sutton and stake holder Stanton argued that Congress may threaten journalistic editing secrecy while broadcasting rights are tested against the First Amendment. Lawmakers cite public trust and license terms as limits on press power.
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House
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CBS
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Staton
Supreme Court Rules on Grants and Ali Conviction
The Supreme Court upheld a multimillion-dollar federal program of construction grants to church affiliated colleges by a 5 to 4 vote. It also reversed the conviction of former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali who had been sentenced to five years for draft evasion. The Court did not rule on the Pentagon Papers case today but extended its term to decide it.
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Supreme Court
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Petty
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Supreme Court to rule on death penalty constitutionality
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the death penalty is constitutional. The action marks a major constitutional review, with implications for capital punishment policy nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court weighs publication of Pentagon study articles
The Supreme Court faces a ruling or delay on whether The New York Times and The Washington Post may publish excerpts from a 47 volume Defense Department study on U.S. Vietnam involvement. The case centers on press freedom versus national security after district and appellate court actions aiming to halt or permit the articles.
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Post
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Court of Appeals
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Meredith Returns To Southern Home In Mississippi
James H. Meredith returns to live in Mississippi after six years in New York City. He says the South is more livable for blacks day to day, though the North is more tense. Meredith promotes economic cooperation and plans another event next year to aid black economic advancement.
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New York
Ellsberg surrenders to federal authorities in Boston
Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, charged with unauthorized possession of top secret documents, surrendered to U.S. attorney in Boston. He is linked to the Pentagon papers origin article in The New York Times. Times and other papers face temporary publication bans. FBI says search continues. government denies personal recognizance.
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Times
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U. S
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The Game Puts Army Veterans in Detox Circle
At Menlo Park VA Hospital, young veteran drug addicts play The Game a therapy in ward B-4 building 324. The aim is to kick drugs as ex soldiers confront addiction stemming from Vietnam era.
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Calif
Vietnam
Veterans Administration Hospital
San Francisco
Deadline for War To Fail
The Senate war deadline faces likely House rejection, doom of replacing the draft before Wednesday. The Pentagon may call 16,000 in July August. Mansfield favors cease fire and phased withdrawal. Nedzi Whalen amendment for Dec 31 pullout failed 254 158 amid high antiwar opposition.
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Ohio
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D-La
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Hanoi
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Teacher Strikes To Soar Predicted By NEA Leader
DETROIT AP reports Donald Morrison, president elect of the National Education Association, foresees more strikes in the 1969-72 school year. He says strikes will target board negotiation reluctance and voice in decisions, and notes NEA backing shifts on private school aid and private college funding.
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