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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1972

Page

5

Sit-in at Capitol nets 150 arrests in antiwar protest

In Washington and New England, about 150 antiwar demonstrators were arrested after a peaceful sit-in in the Capitol rotunda as Dr Benjamin Spock was among those detained. Police ordered arrests for unlawful entry after giving protesters a chance to leave, with some exchanges captured by a bullhorn voice.

Spock U.S. Capitol Tom James M. Powell Capitol Capitol Rotunda Washington Powell Benjamin Spock New England Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Mass Westover Hanscom Afb Bedford Federal Hartford Conn

Postal Service seeks trademark on eagle emblem and U.S. Mail words

The U.S. Postal Service applied at the Patent Office on April 28 for a trademark for the eagle emblem and a service mark for the words U.S. Mail. A spokesman said the semi independent corporation wants distinct symbols to avoid confusion with competitors and to distinguish it from other services. Final approval by the Patent Office can take six to 18 months.

U.S. Patent Office U.S. Mail U.S. Postal Service Patent Office

Belgian Connection case cracked by GI agents

Federal narcotics officials outlined the Belgian Connection case begun by a tip from a U S Army sergeant in Brussels. The three month transatlantic operation led to five arrests in New York and one in Paris, with seven pounds of heroin replaced by flour. Defendants face multimillion dollar bail amounts.

New York Brussels United States Paris John E. Ingersoll Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Ingersoll Christian Frederick Gilbert Ibarra NATO Washington Third Avenue 49Th 60Th Streets Queens Frederick Ibarra

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