Murder trial of Thomas J. O'Brien Jr. resumes with defense witnesses
Richard M. LaBelle and Robert Foster, both convicts at Clinton Prison, will be called as defense witnesses in the Thomas J. O'Brien Jr. murder trial. The case features testimony about the Riverview Apartments assault and the 1969 Jerilyn Bush slaying.
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Clinton
Dannemora
Cohoes
Robert Foster
St. Augustine’s Church
Thomas J. O’brien Jr
John H. Cogan
Cogan
LaBelle
Joseph O’brien
Clinton Prison
Charg
Jerilyn Jean Bush
Johnson
Foster
Rensselaer County
Thomas O’brien
Riverview Apartments
Senate Kills SST Funds For Boeing Layoffs
Boeing plans to lay off about 7000 workers and end the SST program after the Senate rejected SST funding. The Seattle area jobless rate worsens as 4500 SST staff face layoffs plus clerical overhead cuts. Boeing aims to retain key engineers by transferring staff to the commercial division.
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Seattle
Boeing Co
Senate
Lowell Mickelwall
Boeing
Department of Transportion
Mickelwait
Seattle Area
Mickelwaite
Withdrawal From Laos Completed
The last South Vietnamese troops left Laos ending a 45 day campaign against the Ho Chi Minh trail. North Vietnamese armor pursued as U S planes knocked out 12 tanks near the border. The Laotian command called the operation a complete defeat with 15400 troops put out of action.
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Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Paris
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Lao Bao
GE says Senate SST funding halt may cut 1600 jobs
GE official E. E. Hood warned that Senate action cutting federal SST funding likely ends the GE 4 engine program. About 1500 jobs at Evendale Ohio and roughly 100 elsewhere could be eliminated as work ends, with efforts to reassign workers where possible. Congress has said no to continuing the SST program.
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New York
General Electric
Senate
E. E. Hood
Evendale
Ohio
Hood
Congress
Slump Eases but Recovery Seen Slow, Expert Says
University of Michigan researchers say the worst of the economic slump has passed but recovery will be slow and sluggish. The Michigan Survey of Consumer Attitudes shows the sentiment index up from last fall to 78.2, with lingering doubts about a rapid rebound.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Michigan Survey Research Center
George Katona
Jay Schmiedeskamp
Katona
General Motors
Schmiedeskamp
Democrats Urge Indochina Withdrawal by End of 1971
The Democratic Policy Council unanimously calls for total U.S. withdrawal from Indochina by 1971 end. It urges administration action and Congress to bar funds after December 31, challenging Nixon policies and aligning with McGovern’s presidential bid.
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Washington
Democratic Party
U.S
Indochina
Democratic Policy Council
Senate
Democrats
Congress
Council
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
George S. McGovern
D-S
Welfare Chief Under Governor Control Bill Clears Legislature
A bill to place the welfare administrator under direct governor control passed the Senate and Assembly amid claims it is not aimed at ousting Commissioner George Wyman. Critics cite alleged mismanagement and unchecked welfare abuses while Gov. Rockefeller expresses private concern over uncorrected issues in New York City.
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Assembly
George K. Wyman
George Wyman
Assembly Social Services Committee
William T. Smith
Big Flats
Senate Social Services Committee
James Emery
Legislative Study Committee On
Wyman
Rocky
Rockefeller
Social Services Administration
New York City
State Board of Social Welfare
Rockefeller urges new court procedure to ease congestion
Gov. Rockefeller proposed a package to revamp criminal court procedures. It would allow hearsay at preliminary hearings to gauge probable cause and require court permission to appeal convictions. The plan appears alongside budget talks as Albany works toward a new fiscal year.
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Albany, N.Y
Rockefeller
Action Seen As Blow To Nixon
Senate backed by House rejected further federal funding for the supersonic transport project. The vote signals a major setback to U.S. SST development and potential impact on aerospace policy and budget priorities.
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White House
William McGruder
Transportation Department
Administration
Senate
McGruder
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Washington
House
U.S
Capitol's Venerable Scribe Dies
Edward W. Bates a longtime Albany press figure and secretary of the Legislative Correspondents Association died at 88 in Albany Medical Center Hospital after months of illness. Bates mentored politicians and officials, with a birthday tradition in the Legislature and a Governor proclaiming Ed Bates Month on his 86th.
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Edward W. Bates
Capitol Hill
Record
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Mr. Bates
Albany
Capitol
New York Herald Tribune
Legislative Correspondents Association
New York State
Bates
Capitol Press Toom
LCA
Gov. Rockefeller
Ed Bates
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Senators Split Over Appropriation Vote
New York senators Javits opposed the appropriation while Buckley supported it. Vermont's Republican senators Prouty and Aiken aligned with the majority.
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New York
Jacob K. Javits
James L. Buckley
Vermont
Winston L. Prouty
George PD. Aiken
Educators Seek More Funds Faces Dim Prospects
A Public Education Day rally at the New York Capitol failed to secure new state aid for local school districts. ECB officials met Gov. Rockefeller and lawmakers including Senate Leader Brydges and Assembly Speaker Duryea, signaling possible cuts in funding and no immediate new money.
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N.Y
Capitol
Educational Conference Board
Rockefeller
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
ECB
New York
State School Boards Association
New York State Teachers Association
NYSTA
Hugh Davies
Davies
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