July 21, 1971

Fed Dist Ct Judge Weinstein applies retroactively to '44 case '69 US Sup Ct ruling that mil jurisdiction is illegal in trial of nonservice‐connected crimes; absolves former Naval Reserve seaman J W Flemings who had pleaded guilty before mil tribunal of stealing auto while absent without leave; ruling detailed

Fed officials acknowledge Bon Vivant soup plant has not been inspected by FDA for more than 4 yrs nor by NJ Health Dept for nearly 5 yrs; agency official F J Flaherty and NJ Health Dept official F Timko attribute infrequency of inspections to manpower shortage; FDA regional Clevenger says agency and NJ Health Dept are trying to formulate stronger state inspection laws; says because of manpower shortage, some food plants are not inspected by FDA for periods as long as 10 yrs, and that many plants do not have to register with agency even if they are engaged in interstate commerce; predicts discovery of contaminated canned foods 'will continue to happen on occasion' and maintains agency can only try to minimize problem

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Los Angeles Internatl: Heavy jet traffic at Los Angeles Internatl Airport and subsequent conflict with residents of adjacent towns have resulted in plan by city to demolish 1,994 homes in 3 affected residential neighborhoods at total cost of $200‐million; illus; complaints by residents were precipitated by opening of new runway within 500 to 600 ft of homes

S Vietnam reptdly launches its largest operation in 6 mos in E Cambodia with announced aim of providing security for forthcoming S Vietnamese elections by cutting off N Vietnamese infiltration into S Vietnam