Amnesty call grows from returning draft resister in Palo Alto
Kenneth Rutledge, 26, back from Sweden and surrendering to FBI, urged amnesty for war resisters as he faces evading the draft charge and a February 20 San Francisco hearing. He said the war is over for America and favored a normal life back in the United States despite his time abroad.
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Defense Dept rejects POW vacation plan fundraising
Washington says it did not endorse a $5 million Welcome Home POW vacation drive led by Roger Chapin. The National League of Families voted to oppose Chapin’s group, while reports show fundraising costs exceed 35 percent in Chapin ventures. Pentagon aides say no defense psychiatrists supported the plan.
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Judge nullifies one count in Ellsberg indictment
The presiding judge sanctioning the government for withholding evidence struck one espionage count from the Ellsberg Russo indictment, saying the government withheld studies that could aid the defense. The ruling bars presenting evidence on potential damage to national security from the 1954 Geneva conference volume. The judge warned more sanctions could follow and scolded an assistant US attorney for advising a key witness not to talk to defense counsel.
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Judge presses on choice amid Army talk request
In court the judge asks why the decision is not based on Mr. Nissen or Army preferences but solely on your choice. Gorman responds that he has made that decision.
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Leonard Welnglass Speech Cited On Gorman Talk Chance
A report notes Welnglass stated it was too late to deny opponents the chance to speak with Gorman and that counsel advised deferring to military orders from the Army. The account highlights tensions between legal counsel and military directives in the matter.
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