Drug Use Law May Be Eased
The administration outlines alternatives to Mitchel proposals, raising possession with intent to sell to a felony and possession for personal use to a misdemeanor. Offense penalties would drop to 3000 dollar fines for first offenses and one year, with higher limits for second offenses. A special parole term for trafficking would be required, aiming to spur more prosecutions and steadier sentencing. The plan, praised for flexibility, would study marijuana effects per Sen. Dodd.
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Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Mitchell
Stanley F Yolles
National Institute of Mental Ealth
Sidney Cohen
Cohen
Yolles
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Drive Launched in Florida to Close Mafia Motels
A Florida legislative probe into organized crime in South Florida headed by Senator Robert Shevin launches actions to close mafia tied motels. Shevin helped draft the 1969 law cited by Fair in the investigation and reform effort.
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South
Stile
Robert Shevin
Shevin
Exhumation hearing details in Kopechne case unfolds
Police chief Dominick Arcua testifies on Kennedy statement and Kopechne death. Attorneys clash over admissibility of records and possible evidence of foul play. Mills's medical verdict remains drowning, as Dinis pushes for autopsy. Florida crime-war remarks and motel row lawsuits also appear in the record.
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Dominick J. Arcua
Edgartown
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Massachussets
Atty
Edmund Draig
New Bedford
Joseph A. Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Bernard C. Brominskit
Common Pleas Court
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Armando Fernandes Jr
Joseph AL Flanagan
Kopechne
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Brominski
Flanagan
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Dukes County
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Gaonsky
Sheym
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Fifa
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Miami Beach
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Two East German hijackers defect to West Germany
Two young East German men hijacked a Polish airliner en route from Warsaw, forced the crew at gunpoint, landed in West Berlin, then returned the plane to East Berlin with 33 passengers and nine crew. An American aboard was identified but not named. Unconfirmed reports of a crew member injury. A Polish govt broadcast noted armed individuals terrorized the crew.
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AUS. Air Force
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Warsaw
Tow Given Oil Tanker in Trouble
A 10,500-ton tanker Mission Santa Cruz, disabled, is being towed by the Culler Diligence through 10-foot seas near the Gulf toward Tampa under Tropical Storm Laurie. Coast Guard warns the tow line faces extreme stress as the Diligence is half its length, risking a dangerous pull if the line parts.
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Tampa
Mission Santa Cruz
Mission Santa Cr
Nixon Defends Haynsworth Amid Senate Timing Debate
President Nixon urged support for nominee Haynsworth asserting no disqualifying conflicts and noting investigative review. He cited readings of income tax returns and FBI reports while rejecting claims of guilt by association relating to Bobby Baker and ties to a former senator’s staff. Senate Leader Mike Mansfield suggested the Haynsworth decision could come the first week of November with brief debate.
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Mike Mansfield
Haynsworth
Nixon
Laynsworth
Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
American Bar Association
Bobby Baker
Baker
Rose Mary Woods
Czech Seaman Seeks Asylum After Jumping Ship
A Czech sailor, Vokrouhlik, jumped from the vessel at Berth 213 on Terminal Island and sought asylum in Los Angeles. He told reporters he desires freedom and hopes to stay in the United States while officials arrange a possible departure under a program. He was jailed in Long Beach after requesting asylum. others on board were allowed to ashore.
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Brake
United States
Vokrouchlik
Prague
Liei
Terminal Island
Fel
Mohil Gil Co
Vokrouhlik
Los Angeles
Immigration Service
Ted Arndt
Tolis
San Nicholas
Peru
Vokrowhhlik
Long Beach
Washington
B.C
Navy Ship 4 Fund Hike Rejected by Laird
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird rejects a $1 billion boost for new Navy shipbuilding this year despite House Armed Services Committee pressure led by Rep. L. Mendel Rivers. Pentagon Comptroller Moot says the authorization may guide next year’s appropriations, while Laird wants a measured approach to budgeting amid inflation concerns.
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Melvin R. Laird
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Laird
Pentagon
Robert Moot
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Bul Laird
AL Rivers
Mouse
Senate
Senate House
MOOT
House
Premier Chung I kwon resigns cabinet in Korea shake up
In Seoul Premier Chung I kwon and his cabinet quit today along with two senior officials to clear the way for President Park to reorganize the government. The move follows Park's referendum win on a constitutional amendment to allow a third term in 1971. The referendum passed by nearly two to one.
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Chung I-kwon
Chung Hee Park
Park
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