Private snooping puts generals on hot spot
The Pentagon faces a probe into home-front operations of two Army intelligence units and possible court-martial charges. Sen. Ervin seeks testimony from Maj. Gen. McChristian, Maj. Gen. Blakefield, and Maj. Gen. Yarborough on civilian surveillance and dossiers, despite Pentagon opposition.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Senate
J.red Buzhardt
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ervin
Robert Froehlke
Defense
Laird
Joseph A. McChristian
Telligence
William H. Blakefield
U.S. Army Intelligence Command
William P. Yarborough
Buzhardt
Froehlke
Military officers called incapable in Vietnam atrocities talk
Lt Col Anthony B Herbert says ultimate blame for alleged Vietnam atrocities lies with American officers operating below capability and chasing promotions in the heated conflict. He notes his Korea service where he earned many decorations and mentions wartime court-martial issues.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Anthony B. Herbert
Vietnam
Herbert
Korea
War threats shape Nixon era politics and Vietnam talk
Senate Republicans and Democrats in Illinois discuss Vietnam policy and 1972 politics. Senator Percy warns Nixon could face GOP opposition if South Vietnam withdrawal is not accelerated, while Stevenson criticizes current policy as misguided. War accountability claims target Army leaders over My Lai and Cu Lai abuses amid broader calls for restraint and concern over Chinese intervention.
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Washington
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Nixon
South Vietnam
Percy
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Southeast Asia
Stevenson
Mining City fakes a bow
James J. Flaherty former Montana Chamber of Commerce president and Great Falls resident defends Butte against FBI related smears. He recalls 52 years since honeymoon arrival, kindness from strangers, a Fat Jack's hansom ride, and hospital aid as proof Butte's friendliness endures.
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Butte
James J
Jim” Flaherty
Great Falls
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Fat Jack
Flaherty
Campbell
Shoup Pushes Tax Relief and Juvenile Justice Institute
Rep. Richard Shoup of Montana unveils two proposals. He seeks tax relief for seniors 65 and over who continue to work by exempting Social Security from taxation and reducing self employment tax. He also backs a bill creating an Institute for Continuing Studies of Juvenile Justice to centralize delinquency research and fight juvenile crime.
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Washington
Richard Shoup
D-Mont
Shoup
Institute For Continuing Studies of Juvenile Justice
Proxmire Attacks Pentagon Over IR&D Coverup
Sen. William Proxmire charges the Pentagon with suppressing a GAO report on independent research and development funding. He cites a December 19 letter from Barry Shillito urging the report not be shared with Congress, claiming IR&D funds can be diverted to nondefense uses with no checks. The aide notes IR&D is extra money added to contracts and not restricted to equipment projects.
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Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
Pentagon Sunday
Defense Department
Proxmire
Pentagon
Elmer B. Staats
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
R&d
Ir&d
Defense Department For Research and Development
Fonda leads antiwar show at Fort Bragg area coffeehouse
Jane Fonda and panel of entertainers stage four 30 minute acts in Fayetteville showing spoof of the war and Nixon. The jammed Haymarket Square Coffeehouse sold out both Sunday performances at 2 50 each. Acts feature Dick Gregory Barbara Dane Donald Sutherland Peter Boyle and Gary Goodrow with a Mekong Delta football spoof and jokes about the 82nd Airborne.
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Fayetteville, N.C
Jane Fonda
Nixon
Haymarket Square
Ft. Bragg
Miss Fonda
Dick Gregory
Barbara Dane
Donald Sutherland
Peter Boyle
Gary Goodrow
Elliott Gould
Boyle
Sutherland
Mekong
U.S. Army 101St Airborne Division
Butte Weather Outlook Suppressed Snow Showers
Mostly cloudy conditions with scattered snow showers reported in Butte. The forecast calls for daytime high near 35 and a low around 20 with a weather map noted on page 12.
Appoint judges urged by reformers at national conference
A conference in Williamsburg urged state court judges be appointed by nonpartisan commissions rather than elected. A national center for state courts was approved, with a five member detail group to craft plans within 90 days. The plan envisions life appointment and periodic reviews, with possible removal by a disciplinary panel.
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Williamsburg
Federal Judicial Center
Washington, D.C
Missouri
17YearOld Dillon Boy Rescues Mother From Flooded Car
A 17yearold Dillon youth William Harrison held his mother Winnifred Harrison above water after a car driven by her left U S Highway 93 and plunged into a creek south of Sula. Both were rescued and listed in good condition in a Hamilton hospital.
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Hamilton
Dillon
Sula
Ravalli County
William Harrison
Winnifred Harrison
Can Makers Get New Contract After USW Ratifies Deal
United Steel Workers representatives ratified a three year contract with American Can Co Continental Can Co and Crown Cork and Seal Co ending a strike by 35000 workers. The pact provides a 50 cent raise in year one and 12 5 cents in each of the next two years. Some plants began reopening with maintenance crews already on site.
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New York
United Steel
USW
I. W. Abel
Puerto Rico
Canada
American Can Co
Continental Can Co
Crown Cork and Seal Co
National Can Co
Pittsburgh
Abel
Can
Birthday tragedy ends life of 11 year old in Billings
A Billings Yellowstone County sheriff reports 11 year old Jeffrey Donald Krohn died after an all terrain vehicle rolled on a hill during his brother Joel's birthday celebration. The vehicle stalled rolled backward two feet and flipped, striking him in the neck with its roll bar before he was pronounced dead at a Billings hospital.
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Billings
Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office
Jeffrey Donald Krohn
Joel
Don Krohn
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