Ex-POWs Cite Peace Visitors as Damaging Morale
Five former American prisoners of war testified before the House Internal Security Committee that peace activists including Jane Fonda worsened their suffering and lowered morale. They described torture and pressure to meet visiting antiwar groups, and said such visits boosted North Vietnam's resolve to continue the war.
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Congress
U.S
Jane Fonda
North Vietnam
House Internal Security Committee
Navy
Cmdir
Ewin Shuman
Simmert
Air Force
Larry Cartigan
Scottsdale
Ariz
Carrigan
Cmdr
Thomas Hall
Hall
James Mutlign
Wanoi
Mulligan
Miss Fonda
Ramsey Clark
Rennie Tavis
Magger Cut Off His Hand SAO. PAULO
Johanes Christian Hess an 87 year old automobile factory engineer drove to a hospital with his left hand wrapped in paper and said a teenaged mugger severed his hand with a large knife to steal his watch. He described four attackers in a wealthy Sao Paulo district. He survived surgery and remains in recovery as doctors assess potential recovery of function.
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Sao. Paulo
Brazil
UPT
Johanes Christian Hess
Hess
Sao Paulo
Senate approves Postcard Voting Bill nationwide
The Senate passed by 57-37 a bill to register every eligible voter by mail for federal elections. It would create a National Voter Registration Administration to mail postcard forms to every postal address, with voters sending them to local registrars to qualify to vote in presidential and congressional elections.
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Washington
UPT
America
Senate
House
Post Office Committee
Federal Tickets Costs for mailing forms and campaigns
Senate Democrats backed a proposal for public financing of all federal elections and an independent prosecutor to enforce campaign finance laws. A postcard registration bill aimed to boost turnout by bypassing registration rules drew support for reaching up to 40 million unregistered voters, but stalled in the Senate amid Nixon administration and GOP opposition.
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