Senate hearings cite police corruption tied to gambling
Federal officials testified before a Senate subcommittee that Columbus Ohio's vice squad was on payoffs from numbers operators with officers drawing 250 to 500 dollars monthly. Nashville also faced police corruption in the 1960s, with detectives involved in lottery activity. officials said reform followed federal cases and casino prosecutions.
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William Barton
Associated Press
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Will R. Wilson
Senate Subcommittee On Criminal Laws and Procedures
Wilson
Nashville Tennessean
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
Nixon
Nashville
Robert Taylor
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner
Fred Simon
Robert H. Baus
Sensenbrenner
Tennessean
Henry Petersen
Organized Crime Section
Gilbert
Merritt Jr
U.S
Middle Tennessee
Merritt
Fulbright Calls Budget Cockeyed and Unsettling
Sen. J W Fulbright, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned U S budget priorities that vastly favor military spending over education and training for youths saying the system is cockeyed He urged Congress to shift toward rebuilding cities and improving domestic life to give the nation’s youth hope and a future. He warned that universal protection of Pax Americana costs and foreign adventures threaten domestic tranquility and peace.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
America
Congress
James JL. Clayton
University of Utah
Defense Department
Department
Geneva Misgivings Cloud Papal Visit in Protestant City
Geneva prepared for Pope Paul VI with ecumenism vows and a major outdoor Mass for about 50,000, while Protestants in Calvin’s city raised concerns over Roman Catholic grandeur. The pope will address the International Labour Organization and meet World Council of Churches leaders, amid protests from Protestant groups and calls to maintain reformist faith without Rome’s ritual. Swiss officials seek to prevent radical demonstrations as Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and former Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion also attend.
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Geneva
Rome
Paul VI
International Labor Organization
World Council of Churches
John Calvin
Journal de Geneva
Union For the Defense of Protestantism
Ludwig von Moos
Christ
Calvin College
Evangelical Alliance
National
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Illinois Senate moves to press Blakey report release
Illinois Senate executives postponed action on a resolution urging Nixon officials to publish the Blakey Report. Sen. Benning said withholding such material makes lawmakers appear suspect. The panel may send the matter to a subcommittee for direct contact with Attorney General Mitchell.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate Executive Committee
Nixon
Kark Benning
R-Deerfield
Blakey
G. Robert Blakey
Notre Dame
Johnson
Crime Commission
Illinois
Chicago
Benning
Arthur Bidwill
R-River Forest
Gen
Mitchell
HUD Approves Loan for Housing Here
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a loan to Livingston County Housing Authority totaling 2 275 791 dollars for 41 years at 4 4 to 6 percent. The project includes a 90 unit high rise in Pontiac and 50 low rent family units. The authority also discussed staffing changes and cost estimators while planning for 140 additional federal housing units.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Livingston County Housing Authority
HUD
Housing Authority
Authority
Tom R. Bennett
Bennett
State Housing Board
Pontiac
Jean A. McCoy and Sons
National MCI Construction Co
Urbana
Aud
Nike Corp
Madison
Wis
Datamating, Inc
Jacksonville
Paul Wilson
Livingston County
Max Myers
Nick Nelson
Dwight
Kenneth Strong
The
Shirley Bennett
Black Capitalists Held Linked to College Battle
Washington AP reports the federal poverty agency probes whether staff from the Foundation for Community Development, granted nearly one million dollars under Nixon era black capitalism initiatives, were involved in a May 23 gun battle at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro that left one student dead. Inspector Charles Collins travels to NC to verify complaints tying foundation employees to the violence amid CEO grant programs aimed at minority business development in Durham and beyond.
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Washington
Federal Poverty Agency
Nixon
North Carolina
Charles Collins
Office of Economic Opportunity
Foundation For Community Development
A&t
Greensboro
OBG
Durham
N.C
Commerce Department
Economic Development Administration
CBO
Kim Holfhouser
Republican Party
Halshouser
Foundation
North Carolina A&t
Collins
Nathan T. Garrett
United Durham Inc
Fugitive Held in Brooklyn Jail With $1 Million Bail
An international fugitive Charles Oran Mensik was ordered held on $1 million bail in U S District Court Brooklyn awaiting prison term for mail fraud He traveled Europe under a declared passport and Czech citizenship during a six month flight He was flown to New York by Canadian authorities after a world wide search following his failure to report last November. Mensik had been free on a $5 000 appeal bond but the Supreme Court denied his appeal in October.
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NEW York
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
Charles Oran Mensik
Europe
Mensik
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon Urges New American Idealism at Air Force Academy
President Nixon addresses Air Force Academy graduates in Colorado Springs calling for a resurgence of American idealism to counter isolationists. He warns against unilateral disarmament while stressing the need to balance defense with domestic needs and maintain alliances. He travels onward to Sid Vietnam talks with Thieu and outlines a nine point military credo.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
Air Force Academy
Czechoslovakia
America
California
Mid Way Island
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Congress
United States
Vietnam
Pentagon
Oakley Reservoir project seeks $600000 funding compromise
Illinois officials told a House public works subcommittee that a compromise on the Oakley Reservoir project on the Sangamon River aims to resolve two problems. Governor Ogilvie supports state responsibility for non federal parts and engineers propose measures to avoid flooding Allerton Park. The University of Illinois owns the park and Decatur supports dam planning with 2.6 million spent previously.
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Washington
Oakley
Sangamon River
Ilinois
Illinois
House Appropriations
William L. Springer
R- IL
William F. Cellini
Clinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Allerton Park
Saido
University of Ilinois
Springer
Decatur
State of Illinois
University of Illinois
Nixon and Thieu to announce unilateral Vietnam troop cut
New York Times reports preparations for a first unilateral U.S. force reduction in Vietnam. Nixon and South Vietnamese President Thieu are expected to announce a withdrawal starting Sept 1, possibly 50,000 troops, with decisions tied to Midway talks and potential Delta region reassignment.
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New York
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
New York Times
U.S
Times
Washington
Hedrick Smith
Midway
Thieu
Mekong Delta
Saigon
U.S. Ninth Cavalry Division
Man’s 9-foot Indian python missing near Dallas home
Dallas residents and authorities investigated after Darel R. Gandy reported his 9 foot Indian python was missing. Neighbors stayed cautious as they checked yards and nearby areas for the escaped animal.
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Dallas, Tex
Darel R. Gandy
Weather outlook for Pontiac amid mild temps and showers
Weather forecast: rain and mild conditions with a brief evening thundershower, then partly cloudy and warmer. Thursday partly sunny with highs in the low 70s, cooler brief Thursday. Friday partly cloudy and mild. Pontiac at 11 30 a m today 75 degrees. Precipitation 3 to 5 tenths of an inch expected in showers Thursday and Saturday.
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Pontiac
Investigators Seek Cause Of Gary Gas Explosions
In Gary Indiana investigators sift debris in a south side Glen Park area as six blasts within 15 minutes injure nine people and damage or destroy six homes. Officials estimate 340000 in damage. mayor says gas pressure buildup likely, cause under study. Police evacuated a six block area and returned residents after safety checks.
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Gary
Ind
Glen Park
Richard G. Hatcher
Anthony Plesac
James Johnson
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