Westmoreland Promotes First Women Generals in Army
General William C. Westmoreland presided over a promotion ceremony for Brig. Gen. Elizabeth P. Hoisington and Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, the Army’s first two women to attain one star. Eisenhower, Mamie, and other guests attended as insignia were pinned and new protocol was noted.
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William C. Westmoreland
Army
Westmoreland
Elizabeth P. Hoisington
Newton
Kan
Women's Army Corps
Anna Mae Hays
Hellertown
Mamie Eisenhower
Coed Believes in Suffering for Protest
Claire Parkinson a 22 year old Wellesley coed described as the best student by the mathematics chair spent 20 days in jail after an antiwar May protest at the Boston Army base. She was released on commencement day and said she would not join future protests. She sought to cause lasting disruption and emphasized personal suffering for the cause.
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Claire Parkinson
Boston
Wellesley Mathematics Department
Boston Army
Sue
Wellesley
Recording Star Earl Grant Dies in Crash
Recording star Earl Grant died when his car overturned off Interstate 10 near Lordsburg New Mexico. Also killed was Roosevelt Woods Jr age 17 of Phoenix. Grant had toured Europe Australia and Japan and recorded 30 albums for Decca. He began his career in 1953 while stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas.
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Earl Grant
Lordsburg
N.M
Grant
Hollis Royce
Interstate 10
Roosevelt Woods Jr
Phoenix
Wes Grant
Idabel
Oklo
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Tex
New York
Flamingo
Las Vegas
Europe
Australia
Japan
Don Cange
Los Angeles
Jaurez
Mexico
Rio Grande
Decca Records
Brant New Me
Student Sentenced to Year in Jail for Flag Incident
A y ear old college sophomore, Robert Kingman of South Waysata Minnesota, was sentenced in Northampton Massachusetts to one year in jail and a $100 fine for contemptuous use of the American flag after walking through a shopping center with a flag sewn to his shorts. Judge Luke Ryan called the act disrespectful as Kingman indicated plans to appeal and posted $1,000 bail.
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Robert Kingman
South Waysata
Min
Amherst College
Luke Ryan
Northampton
Mass
Ryan
Kingman
Louisiana Panel Recommends Ouster of Judge Haggerty
The Louisiana Judiciary Commission sought removal of Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr alleging heavy drinking absence gambling and associating with wider world figures. He presided over a trial in which businessman Clay E. Snaw was cleared of conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy and was later arrested at a motel stag party on December 17. The commission stated evidence shows willful misconduct and persistent failure to perform official duties.
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Louisiana Judiciary Commission
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Haggerty
Clay E. Snaw
John F. Kennedy
Protester Ordered to Plant Trees on Campus
Wilbur Van Straaten of Moorpark Junior College, among about 200 students who blocked tree felling for three days, was placed on probation by Judge Burton Henson. He must spend 10 days on beautification work in Oak Grove Park Moorpark and was asked if he wanted to be a martyr. He replied no.
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California
Wilbur van Steaaten
Moorpark Junior College
Burton Henson
Camarillo
van Straaten
Oak Grove Park
Moorpark
Nixon Shakes Up His Top Echelon
Nixon reshuffles the White House team as George Shultz moves from Labor to head a new Office of Management and Budget with a reduced salary, while Robert Finch becomes a presidential counselor and James Hodgson takes his Labor post. Allen, a longtime critic of desegregation, is fired as New York education commissioner amid broader personnel changes.
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Nixon
George P. Shultz
Labor
Office of Management and Budget
Bureau of the Budget
Shultz
Robert H.finch
State Department
Elliot Richardson
Finch
Labor Department
James Hodgson
James E. Allen
1.S
Colombia
Jack Hood Vaughn
Bogota
Caspar Weinberger
Federal Trade Commission
Robert P. Mayo
Mayo
James J. Gallagher
Stanley F. Wolfes
White House
National Institute of Mental Health
Anthony J. Moffett Jr
Office of Education
Lean Js. Panella
HEW
United States
Apl-Cio
George Meany
Mixon
Advasive
Meany
Allen
New York State
Declar
Nude fountain imbroglio in Kennedy Square draws crowd
In Detroit a nude swimmer rumor swirled as a phantom skinfipper failed to appear for a noontime romp. A TV station cited an unconfirmed report of a nude swim, drawing spectators around the Kennedy Square fountain while two bikini-clad onlookers cooled off and pledged to return.
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UPI
Kennedy Square
Detroit
HEW Nominee Told Keep Bums Off Aid
Senator Russell Long grilled Elliot Richardson nominee for HEW secretary saying he would face trouble if he tried to place able bodied welfare recipients to work. Long cited a photo and disparaged professional hoboes, while Richardson argued for targeted work matching to aid recipients. The nomination faced Finance Committee scrutiny amid debate on welfare reform incentives and adequacy of a $1,600 annual family guarantee.
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Long
Nixon
Bomb Plot in Tokyo Reportedly Foiled by Police Actions
Tokyo police disclosed tips about a leftist bomb plot against embassies government buildings and U S facilities including the U S mission and to kidnap diplomats to force scrapping the U S Japan security treaty. Police mobilized 7000 guards with plans to raise to 20000 to deter planned demonstrations against the treaty. President Nixon seeks special cars for diplomats overseas and the State Department asks Congress for 1.25 trillion for fiscal year starting July 1 to fund protective vehicles and modifications.
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Tokyo
U.S
U.s.japan
Yokyo
Washington
UPI
Nixon
State Department
Congress
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