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Yolles himself dates the beginning of his downfall from that courageous testimony, which he reiterated with equal force last September. Many insiders at NIMH disagree. They contend that his troubles stem from his insensitive techniques in dealing with both equals and political superiors at HEW. For whatever reason, Finch's office concluded early this year that Yolles must go. The word spread quickly through...
...country's chaotic patterns of growth. The measure not only would empower the Attorney General to file enforcement suits against local governments but also would allow potential recipients of housing aid to sue in either federal or state courts to overturn local rules. Some opponents of the idea contend that Washington lacks authority to override local land controls. Though chances for adoption in this election year seem slim, the proposal will at least focus attention on the conflict between the freedom of localities to organize as they see fit and the social needs of the poor...
...same time, the police say, they seized a number of guns and tapes allegedly made by Panthers the night Rackley died. These tapes form one of the prosecution's main sources of evidence in the upcoming trial in New Haven. Some Panthers have charged that they are faked. Others contend that they contain merely a report by Rackley to the members of the New Haven chapter on the situation in New York, where 21 Panthers were being held on charges of conspiring to blow up department stores. The prosecution contends, however, that they are recordings of a "kangaroo trial" given...
...nationwide crackdown on the Panthers which has been underway since Richard Nixon and Co, took over the operation of the nation's law-enforcement apparatus into what may be one of the most important political trials in this century, a trial which black and white radicals alike contend forms and all-important, make-or-break crossroads for the Movement, a trial which John Froines called "the focus of the whole country...
...President's critics argue that a democracy's war actions must not only be legal but also widely supported. Few deny that the President must be free to respond to surprise attacks or support engaged troops. But when there is time for congressional debate, the critics contend the military and diplomatic inconveniences of delay are small enough prices to pay for ensuring that the U.S. will not be drawn into risky involvements until the nation has had a chance to grasp what is at stake...