Ex-Nixon aide Finch on draft evader board
Washington UPI report names a nine member clemency board reviewing draft evasion and military desertion costs. Members include The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Robert H. Finch, Vernon E. Jordan, Lewis W. Walt, Aida Casanas Connor, James P. Dougovita, Ralph Adams, and James Maye, with Goodell as chairman.
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UPI
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Goodell
New York Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
James Buckley
Spiro T. Angewa
Ford
House
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Robert H. Finch
New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
New York City
Gunmen free two hostages at embassy amid talks progress
At The Hague Japanese militants freed two women held at the French embassy while nine male captives remain in captivity under threat of death. Dutch Prime Minister Jonk den Uyl stated progress in negotiations as officials coordinate with French authorities.
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Japan
Paris talks on Hague embassy guerrilla stand off
A Red Army member and a Dutch crew prepared a flight from Paris to an undisclosed destination for guerrillas barricaded in The Hague embassy. French and Dutch officials reported slow progress while police anticipated a night exit prior to a 25 mile drive to the airport.
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Nese
Paris
Red Army
Yutaka Furuya
Amsterdam
Hague
Jean Sauvagnargues
Congress backs Ford plan for conditional Vietnam amnesty
Washington reports Congress reacting favorably to President Ford's conditional amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters and deserters though exiles reject it as insufficient versus Nixon’s pardon. Spokesmen in Toronto and New York call the offer unjust and predict few resisters will accept the terms up to 24 months service and a renewed pledge.
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Washington
Dee Knight
National Council For Universal
Wnver
New York
Ford
Court urged to rule on Long Beach police pay dispute
The Long Beach Police Officers Association seeks a writ of mandate from Superior Court Judge Hampton Bolton urging City Hall to return to good faith negotiations or recognize a police strike right. The petition argues the city has refused to meet in good faith, warning that inaction could spark a complete work stoppage.
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Long Beach Police Officers Association
Superior Court
City Hall
Hampton
Button
Haig Named NATO Supreme Commander in Surprise Move
Washington reports Alexander Haig Jr will be recalled to active Army duty and named supreme commander of NATO. The White House confirmed the decision at NATO headquarters Brussels, after Haig previously served as White House chief of staff under Nixon and as Army vice chief of staff.
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White House
Alexander M. Uasig Jr
Supreme Com
Mander
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John W Hushen
NATO
Brussels
Haig
Richard Nixon
HR. Haldeman
Army
Nixon
Haldemon
Alexander Haig JR
Ford to Hold News Conference in East Room
President Ford will meet the press in the East Room at 5 pm PDT for a televised and radio broadcast. The session marks the second of his five week-old presidency and coincides with his signing of executive orders on clemency for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters.
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Washington
Ford
Family occupies 107 room home once a hospital
In Breese, Illinois, Charles Walter his wife Joretta and their seven children live in a 107 bedroom 20 bath house built from an old hospital. The maintenance is heavy with coal heat and steam systems. A state trooper once stopped by with a shipment of blood.
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Idance
Breese
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Waller
Grandma
Ace
Alexander
Thei
Victorly
Ford offers amnesty for Vietnam draft evaders and deserters
President Ford proposed conditional amnesty for thousands of Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters in exchange for up to 24 months of public service and reaffirmation of allegiance. Eligible individuals must present themselves before January 31, 1975, for relief from penalties if they completed or avoided service between August 4, 1964, and March 28, 1973. A presidential nine member clemency board will review cases and recommend mercy, prioritizing those imprisoned for offenses, with possible suspension of confinement pending review.
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Ford
United States
the Armed Services
Transportation Secretary
Coast Guard
House
John J. Rhodes
Nixon
Rhodes
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Senate
GOP
Robert Griffin
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Canada
Sweden
Draft. Dodgers Take Oath Wording Proposed in Washington
In Washington the proposed oath of allegiance for war resisters and draft evaders is outlined. The draft oath pledges to uphold the Constitution and defend the United States against enemies, with a vow to bear faith and allegiance and to take the obligation freely, without moral reservation.
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UBT
United States
United States of America
Goa
Amnesty plan sparks debate on punishment vs amnesty
In Sweden, UPI reports American draft dodgers and deserters criticize President Ford's conditional amnesty as a punishment. Respondents including Desmond Carvaghini call the proposal divisive and argue it harms national unity while supporters welcome the plan as a path to resolution.
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Stockholm
UPD
Sweden
Ford
Carvaghini
Spoknswan
Amenain Uxcle
Eailt
TVG
Penn
Amy
Weather Notes for Tingany and Mountains
Fragmentary weather item reports temperatures for Tingany and the mountains, with highs around 80 and 28 degrees. The text is garbled with unreadable portions, mentioning air, law, and wind.
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