Faulty Generators Found in Vietnam Combat
A House Armed Services subcommittee report says hundreds of defective generators used in Vietnam were sold to the U.S. government through a tangled contractor influence over Marine Corps personnel. The generators allegedly harmed Marine combat capability and may have caused casualties. The matter has been sent to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Makers blamed untrained Marine mechanics for the failures.
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Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee
Justice Department
Stock Prices Inch Higher in Early Trading
New York stock prices opened modestly higher in moderate turnover as analysts cautioned that ongoing European monetary tensions affecting the dollar could pressure markets. On the New York Stock Exchange advances led declines in a cautious early session.
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New York
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Four LAPD Officers Acquitted in Civil Rights Case
A U S District Court jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of violating the civil rights of two unarmed Mexican citizens killed in a mistaken shooting. The verdict came after three days of deliberation. A police spokesman said the decision was as expected and not a shock.
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Los Angeles
Guardsman Killed by Lightning at Ft Stewart
One North Carolina National Guardsman died and seven others were lightly injured when lightning struck their tent at Ft Stewart during two weeks of summer training. Names of the deceased and injured were withheld pending notification of relatives.
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FT. Stewart
30Th Infantry Division
Huey P Newton Faces New Trial After Hung Jury
Huey P Newton, cofounder of the Black Panthers, goes before a new judge in Oakland after an 11-1 hung jury ended his retrial on charges tied to the killing of a police officer. The six days of deliberation produced a deadlock with 10 women and two men.
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Oakland
Calif
Huey P. Newton
Superior Court
Harold Howe
Nader calls for Stans to resign over business bias
Ralph Nader urged Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans to resign on CBS Face the Nation arguing Stans serves big business, not the public, and should not be on the public payroll due to his statements and speeches showing a pro business viewpoint.
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Washington (Ap
Maurice Stans
Ralph Nader
Stans
Nader
CBS
Face the Nation
Edwards May Run Again for Congress in 1972
Charleston dentist Dr. James Edwards a Republican who lost to Democrat Mendel Davis in a 1971 special election may run again for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District in November 1972. Edwards called his candidacy very probable.
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Charleston
James Edwards
South Carolina
Edwards
Mendel Davis
Sergeant Acquitted In Slaying At Da Nang Camp
Sgt Jerry L Holden a 21 year old from Fort Worth Texas was acquitted of unpremeditated murder in the death of Spec 4 Christopher Brown 20 of Ridgeville South Carolina at Camp Baxter Da Nang. An all white jury convicted him only of illegal possession of a 45 caliber pistol and fined him 100 dollars. The March 25 killing followed racial tension at the base.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Jerry L. Holden
Fort Worth
Tex
Spec
Christopher Brown
Ridgeville
S.C
Holden
Brown
Camp Baxter
Violence Flares in Ireland as Snipers Active Reported
IRA officer Patrick McAdorey, 25, was shot dead amid rioting. Friends blamed a Protestant sniper rather than the army. British troops conducted house to house searches, arresting over 300 republican and leftist leaders. Prime Minister Faulkner banned the annual Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry for six months, a move tied to decades of sectarian unrest.
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Patrick McAdorey
Faulkner
Derry
Londonderry
Apollo 15 Astronauts Begin Long Debriefings and Reunion
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden start a lengthy debriefing in Houston after a month apart. They meet families for the first time since July and recall 12 days on the moon including 67 exploration hours amid Hadley Basin.
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Space’ Center
Houston
Lunar
Hadley Base
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Irwin
Moon
Okinawa
Air Force
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Worden
Agnew Defends Trip Coverage Fair Yet Inaccurate
Vice President Spiro Agnew criticizes some press coverage of his global tour as biased and distorted. He cites fair reporting in parts while noting reporters failed to show color events and unfairly inflated costs and staff figures.
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Boston
Spiro T. Agnew
Christian Science Monitor
The
Monitor
Rabat
Agnew
FBI Agent James F. Martin Speaks at Rotary Meeting
James F. Martin, special agent in charge of the FBI in Columbia, addressed Rotarians. The New Jersey native, a 1947 FBI recruit with a Seton Hall chemistry degree, outlined prior assignments in New York, Baltimore, Newark, Anchorage, and Washington, and current duties in Columbia. He serves on state law enforcement groups and resides in Columbia with his wife and three children.
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James F. Martin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Columbia
Martin
New Jersey
FBI
Seton Hall University
New York
Baltimore
Newark
Anchorage
U S Planes Hit North Vietnam In Heavy Aerial Strikes
U S fighter bombers launched their 48th yearly attack inside North Vietnam and B52s targeted positions near the DMZ. The mission included a protective reaction strike six miles north of the DMZ against anti aircraft guns that fired on an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft and escorts.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
US. Command
Dmz
U.S
Cam Lo
Mudh
Fuller
Israeli Troops Battle Guerrillas in Lebanon Hills
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian guerrillas for six hours in southern Lebanon around Hebbarive on Mt. Hermon slopes. Armored cars and halftracks supported an intrusion reported by Beirut commando sources, with fighting extending toward Gachaya and casualties acknowledged but not quantified.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Beirut
Hebbarive
Mt. Hermon
al Fatah
Gachaya
Army expands drug tests for soldiers on 14 day US leaves
The US Army announces an expanded urinalysis program to test about 4000 soldiers monthly leaving Vietnam for the United States on 14 day leaves. Plans include testing GIs on seven day rest and recreation trips to Bangkok Formosa Hong Kong Sydney or Honolulu for heroin amphetamine and barbiturate use. Confirmed heroin users will be denied leave and sent to treatment. others will be detoxified on return. The program began June 18 for returning troops and has been gradually expanded.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
Bangkok
Formosa
Hong Kong
Sydney
Honolulu
Coast Guard recaptures pirated yacht Kamalii off Hawaii
Coast Guard cutter escorts 73 foot Kamalii back to Honolulu after a high seas pursuit. Hijackers threatened crew with knives and pistols before setting adrift three sailors 140 miles offshore. Doheny and two others aboard the yacht, once part of the Transpacific Yacht Race, face interception near southwest of Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
E.L
Larry’’ Doheny
Hawaii
Benavir
Air Force
Doheny
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Calif
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Emily Bull
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South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association
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Sol Cohen
Shannon Kimberly Everett Cranton
Hollywood
Shelby Grant
Chad Everett
Katherine Kerrie
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