Senate Sets Laos Aid Limit in Military Bill
The Senate approved a 350 million cap on U S spending for Laos in the 21 billion military procurement bill. The measure covers economics and military aid plus CIA support to Laotian and Thai irregulars, excluding bombing runs. It passed 67 to 11 amid war-critiques and political opposition.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Laos
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Central Intelligence Agency
North Vietnam
Symington
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Duryea warns on corrections costs amid Attica reforms
The discussion centers on a planned top level commission for corrections spurred by the Attica uprising, with Symington proposing a $350 million spending cap and Laos bombing considerations. Brydges criticizes GOP budget cuts while urging prudent state finance fixes and avoiding mass layoffs to protect civil service morale.
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Attica
Europe
United States
Brydges
Commissiin
Senate Finance Committee
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Prisoner Alleges Guards Beat Him During Hearing
Colvin testified that guards struck him and a state trooper threatened to kill him with a rifle at the back of the head. He said he pleaded innocent to a nightstick charge at a hearing before Assistant Superintendent Leon Vincent, who sentenced 18 days off his parole.
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Colvin
Vincent
David Richmond
Richmond
John T. Curtin
Officer Gave False Report at My Lai Trial
At Fort Meade, Lt. Col. John Holladay testified that Col. Oran Henderson filed a false My Lai report after receiving a direct order to investigate alleged rocity. Holladay said the report claimed 20 civilians were killed by artillery and helicopter fire, not addressing indiscriminate killings.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
John Holladay
George Young Jr
Americal
Holladay
Henderson
Young
Carroll J. Tichenor
Los Angeles
Sunny and Cool Nationwide Under Stationary High
A stationary high pressure system brings cool weather to the western two thirds of the U S with temperatures ranging from 49 in Hibbing Minnesota to 94 in Long Beach California. Rain tapers to drizzle in the extreme Northwest while lingering showers extend from southern Texas to the lower Great Lakes region. The remnants of Tropical Storm Ginger are 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras moving southeastward with little chance of redevelopment.
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Texas
Great Lakes
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Hibbing
Minn
Long Beach
Calif
Meany Criticizes Nixon Freeze Hurting Labor and Economy
Meany cites rising car prices by American Motors as a result of standardizing options and cites the Office of Emergency Preparedness as backing. He argues interest rates profits and dividends are unregulated and calls for immediate hearings on an economic stabilization program to define emergency and ensure fair shared sacrifice by all Americans.
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American Motors
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Meany
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Campaign dollar limits approved by House Administration Committee
The House Administration Committee approved a bill to cap overall federal campaign spending and impose penalties for violations. It does not set specific limits for radio TV or print ads, but separate media advertising rules are being prepared for a future committee review. The Senate has a companion bill.
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Fulbright
William Brock
R-Tenn
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
James L. Buckley
Con
R-N.y
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
John Sherman Cooper
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
Mark OQ. Hatfield
R-Cre
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Stennis
Armed Services) Committee
Mississippi Democrat
Laos
South Vietnam
Thailand
Washington
House Administration
House
Senate
Inmates Cite Hostilities At Attica
Clarence B. Jones of the Amsterdam News testified that Attica inmates report hostility fear and hate since the Sept 13 insurrection. He described overcrowding and lack of showers and clothing, and said lawyers seek court orders to stop interrogations and protect inmate property.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Attica State Prison
Clarence B. Jones
New York City
U.S. District Court
Jones
Amsterdam News
John T. Curtin
Attica
Bishops Back Pope on Celibacy Standards Debate in Eastern Rites
Vatican debate widens as Arch bishop Varghese Thangalathil says celibacy is optional for Eastern rites and married priests must abstain before mass. Cardinal Slipiyj notes Eastern churches allow marriage after ordination while Archbishop Kocisko favors uniform national rules. Patriarch Ribeiro supports unchanged celibacy law amid talk of ordaining older married men in priest-short areas.
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Gregorios B. Varghese Thangalathil
Trivandrum
India
Josef Cardinal Slipiyj
United States
Jesus Christ
Paul
Antonio Ribeiro
Lisbon
Chinese Kids Taught Hate Experts Say
UPI reports Dr. Robert A. Scalapino warned at a conference that mainland Chinese children are being taught to hate designated enemies and to glorify wars while accepting violence as a means to resolve differences. He noted xenophobia and nationalism as drivers, and cited China’s push for modern military power including missiles, submarines, and nuclear weapon development.
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Honolulu
UPI
China
Robert A. Scalapino
United Press International Conference of Editors and Publishers
Chinese People’s Republic
Scalapino
State Department
British Institute of Strategic Studies
Hoover Calls Meatless Meals and Wheatless Days
Food administrator Herbert Hoover urged meatless meals and wheatless days to conserve supplies for hungry Europeans. The term Hooverize spread as a call to economize.
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Herbert Hoover
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Rockefeller
Sen. Greenberg
Dept. of Corrections
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Gabriel
Third ST
Troy
America
THE
Associated Press
Stephan Kocisko
Pittsburgh
Kocisko
University of California, Berkeley
East Asia
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Hoosick, N.Y
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Troy, N.Y
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