Editorial questions loom over Lavelle probe
Editorial argues two troubling questions for the Senate Armed Services Committee about Gen John D Lavelle and 28 unauthorized air raids over North Vietnam. It questions whether Lavelle acted alone or with others to defy civilian orders and notes implications for military subordination to civilian authority.
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John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Southeast Asia
Nixon
North Vietnam
Lavelle
Civilian control and possible military defiance questioned
The text questions Ian commanders and a potential conspiracy among military leaders, highlighting Adm. Thomas H. Moorer’s statement that civilian control is absolute. It notes General Lavelle’s alleged failure to follow orders and urges the Senate Armed Services Committee to determine if the lapse stemmed from incompetence or deliberate defiance of civilian authority.
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Ian
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Senate Committee
Lavelle
Senate Armed Services Committee
Permoris
Consumers balk at higher cost for flame retardant children’s sleepwear
Sears executive Bruce Douglas says consumers rejected flame retardant nightgowns five years ago and fear of higher prices will keep demand weak. A new federal rule requires flame retardancy for young children’s nightwear after July 29, 1973, with Sears pledging to meet the deadline and educate customers about safety. He notes past auto safety adoption shows varied public response.
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Sears, Roebuck
Bruce Douglas
Sears
Douglas
Letters to the editor on Northern Ireland war and Long Beach commerce
A pair of letters discuss Northern Ireland sectarian conflict and the Civil Rights Movement, arguing economic oppression of both Protestant and Catholic workers and rights debates. The second letter criticizes August Christmas decorations in Long Beach, blaming merchants and civic image for poor holiday appeal and urging better urban centers and shopper appeal.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
North Ireland
Ireland
Long Beach
Pine Avenue
Long
Students claim dress code aid by student groups at Wilson High
A student letter from Wilson High School argues that a district dress code adopted by the board of education was not shaped by student committees. The writer says proposed changes from both boys and girls committees were ignored, raising questions about student involvement.
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Board of Education
Long Beach
Barch of Education
Wilson High School
McGovern Moves In With The Party
Washington report on the McGovern campaign notes party tensions from mixing old and new Democrats. The outcome is seen as likely small. McGovern must run as a conventional Democrat, with Lawrence O'Brien asserting the party majorities as his strongest asset.
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Washington
McGovern
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Democratic Party
Gary Hart
Jesn Westwood
O'Brien
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Fagleton
Nixon
Attica aftermath and shared guilt highlight national failures
The McKay commission says Governor Rockefeller should have visited Attica before the prison assault, but the broader blame extends beyond one leader. It cites an inhumane penal system, mismanaged corrections, and societal indifference as core failures while condemning both action and inaction by officials, guards, and prisoners. The piece also discusses McGovern's campaign dynamics and voter sentiment toward Nixon.
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New York
McKay
Nelson Rockefeller
Attica
Rockefeller
Russell Osward
Corrections Department
Observer Committee
Oswald
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Wicker
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