Times Pentagon study case postponed for full appeals review
The government seeks a stay on further Times publication of a Vietnam war Pentagon study while the full 2nd U S Circuit Court of Appeals weighs the case. Lower court rulings upheld restraints on Times and Post publication as district court hearings examined security and information rights.
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New York Times
Pentagon
2Nd
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington
US. District Court
Washington Post
the Times
the Post
The
Post
Appeals Court
New York State
Times
Full Court of Appeals
Henry J. Friendly
J. Joseph Smith
Paul R. Hays
2Nd Circuit
Dennis Doolin
U. S. District Court
Gerhard Gesell
Gesell
District of Columbia Appeals Court
Doolin
Murray Gurfein
U. S
Whitney North Seymour Jr
Gurfein
Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Court of Appeals
United States
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Saigon
Vietnam
Muskie pushes independent board to lift secrecy labels
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie proposes a seven man, independent board with power to declassify government documents after a two year delay. He argues the plan would curb secrecy, force frankness from the president and departments, and reduce public disbelief over Vietnam war papers. Former President Johnson disputes the Pentagon study, saying it distorts his role and leaks threaten treason.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine Democrat
Pentagon
U. S
Garden City
N. Y
Muskie
New York Times
Washington Post
Lyndon B. Johnson
Time
Newsweek
Johnson
Nessweek
Adonis Exiled To Italian Town For Four Years
Adonis, once identified as a gambling king, was taken to court in Milan on June 4 and sentenced to four years exile in Serra de Conti. The town of 3,000 residents will restrict long distance calls and impose a curfew on him as he serves his sentence for alleged gangland ties.
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Joe Adonis
U.S
Milan
Italy
Adonis
Adriatic
Serra de Conti
Hyden Ky Mine Disaster Blamed On Sloppy Inspections
A congressional report says federal inspection failures by the Bureau of Mines contributed to the Dec 30 explosion at Finley Coal Co No 15 in Hyden Ky that killed 38. It finds two connected mines were treated separately, masking 43 violations and calls public hearings a sham and the study a cover-up.
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Finley Coal Company
No. 15
Hyden
Finley
John Dent
D-Pa
House Education and Labor
Dent
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Bureau of Mines
Welfare reform debate opens as Congress eyes broad plan
The House begins a year long fight over welfare reform tied to a federal funded program, with a Social Security expansion and payroll tax rise. The plan centers on a family income guarantee and work requirements for able bodied recipients, including mothers.
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House
Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mild Tonight Then Sunny Tuesday Warm
Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows around 60 to 66. Tuesday aims for mostly sunny skies with highs near 83 to 88. Weather details on map page 18.
Murphysboro Man Harris Elected Illinois VFW Commander
James Pat Harris of Murphysboro was elected Commander of the Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 52nd annual state convention in Chicago. He previously served as both junior and senior vice commander and holds leadership roles with Post 7190, Local 161, and the 15th District. Harris served 3% years in the Navy during World War II and is a pipefitter by trade.
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James “Pat” Harris
Murphysboro
Chicago
Department of Illinois
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Harris
Patrick Harrell
Chicago Heights
Richard Wallace
Carmi
Southern Illinois
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 161
Nixon meets Teamsters leaders after Hoffa resignation
President Nixon visits Miami Beach and meets the Teamsters executive board as James R. Hoffa resigns as president. Frank E. Fitzsimmons is sworn in as the new president of the 2,000,000 member union amid Hoffa's ongoing imprisonment for jury tampering since 1967.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Nixon
Playboy Plaza Hotel
Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
The
Teamsters
John F. Kennedy
Fitzsimmons
White House
Petition to end draft filibuster in Senate debate
A petition to halt further Senate debate on the draft was presented today. Supporters of the filibuster sought to prevent closure to restrain the President from prolonged Vietnam involvement. a vote will occur Wednesday. Sen. Mike Gravel urged rejection, saying no filibuster has faced a greater stake.
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Senate
Vietnam
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Gravel
Medina witness testifies of threats in Medina My Lai case
Former Charlie Company sergeant Charles Lacroix told a pretrial hearing that high ranking officers pressured him to testify against Captain Ernest Medina in the My Lai murder case. Lacroix said Col. Henry Olk and Maj. Gen. Bernard Rogers discussed immunity in exchange for testimony. Additional witnesses include Aubrey Daniel and Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor.
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Fr. McPherson
Charlie Company
My Lai
Ernest Medina
Army
Medina
Charles Lacroix
Ft. Carson
Colo
Henry Olk
Ft. Riley
Kan
Lacroix
Bernard Rogers
Bailey
Rogers
Vietnam
Pentagon
Aubrey Daniel
William Calley
Albert O. Connor
Ft. McPherson
Buildings firebombed in Columbus amid arson spree
Authorities reported several buildings firebombed late Sunday and early today following 19 weekend fires blamed on arsonists. Heavy patrols and rain kept people off the streets as a 20 year old black youth was killed by police while being questioned after the fires.
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Columbus
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Pat” Harris
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