Supreme Court to hear Pentagon papers case today
The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to hear challenges over publishing a top secret Pentagon study on the Vietnam War. Justices Black Douglas Brennan and Marshall dissented on denying a hearing, while oral arguments were set for 11 a.m. EDT Saturday. The case tests First Amendment protections as lower courts blocked NYT and Washington Post from publishing and ordered a special review of documents.
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Johnson memoir details align with Vietnam study findings
Garden City dispatch says Lyndon B. Johnson’s forthcoming memoirs corroborate Pentagon Vietnam War study details and show he planned broader military action as early as 1964. Newsday reports the book claims he approved graduated pressure against the north and discusses bombing plans for Indochina.
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Gromyko says five power talks should run parallel with SALT
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko stated that five power nuclear disarmament negotiations should proceed in parallel with SALT talks. He rejected the idea that five power talks must wait for SALT outcomes, asserting no relationship between the processes and urging simultaneous negotiations.
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Press editor argues Vietnam study shows better truth record than government
J Edward Murray former Arizona Republic editor told the House Freedom of Information subcommittee that partial publication of the Pentagon study on the Vietnam War shows the press maintains a stronger truth record than the government. He cautioned that credibility gaps grow when officials attack media bias and urged trust in newspaper reporting as McNamara papers release renews public confidence. Also testifying were Richard P. Kleeman and J W Roberts representing news media groups.
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Propaganda charge ends in jail term in Odessa trial
A Jewish woman Raiza Palatnik, 35, an Odessa librarian, was sentenced to two years in prison after a one week trial. In Kishinev nine Jewish men faced trial for anti Soviet activity tied to a 1970 hijacking plot to flee to Israel.
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Laird seeks July August draft of 16000 in Vietnam pullback
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird asked the Selective Service to draft 16 000 men during July and August a 20 percent cut from May June and the lowest level of the year He attributed the reduction to progress in Vietnamization and withdrawals of thousands of U S personnel. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to stop the U S Cuba to Miami refugee airlift and bar flights into Miami Himilling Castro regime will face refugees finding their own way to the United States after this month
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Middletown record details and rates 1971
Index sections listed for the Middletown Record newspaper including Amusement Family Landers days Letters Classified Obituaries Sports Comics Stocks Crosswords and TV Crypto. It notes publication details Orange County division, address 40 Sty Middletown NY 10940, home delivery 90 cents per week, single copy price 15 cents, Sunday 20 cents, paid circulation May 1971 46 920 and May 1970 45 036.
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