ABA warns of civil liberties threat at ABA convention
A committee of the American Bar Association warned that civil liberties in the United States face greater danger than at any time in the nation's history. The 29 page report cites surveillance, dossiers on citizens and informers on campuses, urging President Nixon to act to improve the climate.
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New York
UPI
American Bar Association
ABA
United States
Committee On Protection of Civil Liberties
Spiro T. Agnew
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Lockheed Loan Seen Vital to Economy by Treasury Undersecretary
Treasury Undersecretary Charls Walker told the Senate Banking Committee a $250 million government loan guarantee to Lockheed is essential to the economy and should be treated separately from broader loan guarantees. Pentagon review questions Lockheed's profitability, suggesting higher losses before break even and raising default risk if sales targets are not met.
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Tri-West
William B. Caftrell
David Cantrell
Washington
UPC
Treasury
Charli FE. Walker
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Walker
Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed
Lockheed Avert Bank
Pentagon
Two Ways To Make Ends Meet For State Problems
Boise Idaho. Governor Andrus admin assistant outlines two options after a 1.4 million shortfall in carryover for the current fiscal year. One plan would trim state agency spending by five percent for six months and again for the second half. The other would seek supplemental appropriations from the 1972 Legislature in January. Other ideas include reducing encumbrances by percentage or declaring portions unpayable.
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Boise
Cecil D. Andrus
Board of Examiners
Joe R. Williams
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Edward Williams
State Board of Examiners
White Tiger Dies In Washington Zoo
The Washington zoo reports the death of a 16 month old white tiger cub named Moni. Zoo director Dr. T H Reed voiced sorrow and offered no clear cause. Moni’s mother Mohini also lives at the zoo, and Reed noted Mohan as a progenitor figure for white tigers globally.
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Washington
UPI
Washington Zoo
T. H. Reed
Moni
Mohini
Mohan
Reed
Stone Age Tribe Discovered in the Philippines
In Mindanao, government social workers report finding the Taladays living in stone age conditions. They reportedly have no salt sugar tobacco or cultivated crops and survive as food gatherers and hunters using bamboo implements and stone axes. The tribe may have remained isolated for over 500 years and lacks terms for rice and cultivated plants.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine
Mindanao
Philippines
Robert B. Fox
Presidential Assistance For National Minorities
Fox
Africa
New Guinea
Galveston
Tex
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