Colonel Denies Threat at Medina Pretrial Hearing
Col. Robert E. Miller of the Army’s military justice division denied at the Medina pretrial hearing that he threatened an Army sergeant with My Lai charges to compel testimony. S. Sgt. Lawrence La Croix of Ft. Carson said he was threatened with court martial for premeditated murder if he refused to testify against Medina. Defense attorney F Lee Bailey seeks dismissal, arguing officers tried to prejudice military justice.
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FT. Mcpherson
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Welfare Reform Bill Advances to Senate After House Win
The House approved a sweeping welfare reform package with a federally guaranteed minimum family income and social security changes. A conservative liberal coalition failed to strip the welfare section, passing the measure 288 to 132 as Nixon aides joined Democratic leaders in backing the bill. The Senate decision is not expected until late this year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Governors to Address National Conference in Sun Valley
Five governors and possibly two cabinet members will address the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors in Sun Valley Idaho July 14 17 Lt Gov Jack M Murphy said the keynote and banquet speakers were not yet confirmed John Connally and Robert Finch invited Gov Cecil Andrus and Murphy welcome delegates July 15 Missouri Gov Warren Hearnes will speak July 15 South Carolina Gov John C West will discuss vocational training July 16 Utah Gov Calvin Rampton and Delaware Gov Russell W Peterson will join a panel on state government reorganization July 17.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Jack M. Murphy
John Connally
Robert Finch
The
Treasury
Health, Education and Welfare
Cecil D. Andrus
Murphy
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Governors’ Conference
John C. West
South Carolina
Calvin Rampton
Utah
Russell W. Peterson
Delaware
North Vietnamese halt medevac fire near Vihear Suor marshes
North Vietnamese troops repelled medical evacuation helicopters amid heavy fighting as Cambodian forces tried to move wounded from the Vihear Suor marshes east of Phnom Penh. Cambodians reported 20 soldiers wounded and 33 enemy bodies on the field as their 5,000 strong assault stalled.
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Saigon
Vihear Suor
Phnom Penh
Sun-Times Publishes Docs On Diem Topple Plot
Chicago Sun-Times prints partial text of a government document suggesting Diem could be toppled if he negotiated with North Vietnam. The paper also runs a copyright article based on documents indicating Kennedy and advisers were involved in Diem’s 1963 downfall.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Vietnam
Sun-Times
John F. Kennedy
Guatemala Leader Marks First Year In Office
President Carlos Arana Osorio celebrates one year in office on July 1 and says progress toward pacifying Guatemala has been made though complete results require more time. He spoke in his first interview this year with a visiting foreign correspondent.
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Guatemala
Carlos Arana Osorio
Warrant Issued in Belvedere Gang Slayings
A new suspect, Danny Ward Robertson of Atlanta, is added to the Belvedere killings case with two men killed and two women assaulted. Five men tied to the Tribulators motorcycle gang are jailed in Aiken County. Authorities impounded four motorcycles and continued searches for two remaining suspects. Patricia Bogart remains a material witness while others are housed separately in the jail.
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Belvedere
Danny Ward Robertson
Atlanta
Hutto
Robertson
Tribulators
North Charleston
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Richard Lee Richards
Aiken
Ohio
Georgia
Martinez
Victim William Wolfe Decorated Viet Nam Vet Laid To Rest
Funeral services for William Martin Wolfe 25 of South Norfolk were held in Norfolk after last Friday's murder near Belvedere. Wolfe, a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient, left a widow and three children. More than 100 people viewed the open casket. survivors include his wife, parents, two sons, a daughter, and three sisters.
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Belvedere
William
Buddy) Martin Wolfe
Norfolk
Martin
William Martin Wolfe
Ethel Massie Wolfe
South
Moose Rights
Wolfe
South Norfolk
Viet Nam
Graham Funeral Home
Virginia Funeral Home
Darlene Riggs Wolfe
William Jeffrey Wolfe
Michael Daniel Wolfe
Linda Regay Wolfe
Portsmouth
Police Probe Explosion Destroys North Augusta Home
State and federal investigators probe the fire and explosion that demolished a North Augusta residence early yesterday. Occupants John and Dorothy Chesnee of 2003 Towhee Ave were away when the blast occurred. Fire Chief H.E. Barber said the call came in at 12 47 a.m. and firefighters found a fully involved structure. Agents from the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Division in Aiken and the State Enforcement Division joined North Augusta authorities in the probe.
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North Augusta
H.E. Barber
John
Dorothy Chesnee
Towhee Ave
Aiken
State Enforcement Division
City Improvement Bond Presented to Public in Aiken
City for Progress committee presented a 1.6 million bond proposal to more than 175 attendees. City Manager Roland Windham outlined storm drainage needing 800000 in bonds aided by a 500000 HUD grant, plus three other facilities for public works safety and a multipurpose building.
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Judy Rich
City For Progress Committee
Roland Windham
Windham
Frank Galardi
Senate backs nine month pullout linked to POW release
The Senate favors withdrawing U S troops from Indochina in nine months if all American prisoners of war are freed. The White House says the non binding amendment will not alter war policy and Hebert predicts House resistance. The Mansfield amendment calls for immediate ceasefire talks and staged troop withdrawals and prisoner releases.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina
White House
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Mansfield
North Vietnam
Electrical Storm Strikes Aiken Fire Department Responds
The Aiken Fire Department answered four calls during a severe rain and electrical storm with all four fires caused by lightning. The Central Heating warehouse on Richland Avenue sustained the most damage from a skylight blaze and spread to cardboard containers. A George Sullivan residence suffered extensive damage from a lightning strike to an electric water heater. Minor damage occurred at the Temple residence on East Boundary and at the Brooks residence on York Street due to lightning and electrical wiring.
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Aiken Fire Department
Richland Avenue
Carrol Busbee
George Sullivan
Busbee
Brooks
York Street
Aiken
Richland Ave
Williams
Nixon to Submit Pentagon Papers to Congress
President Nixon announced he will provide Congress with all 47 volumes of the Pentagon study on U S involvement in Vietnam. The documents have been under Top Secret classification.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
Must Lose 60 Pounds or Face Jail for Miami Mother
Mary Louise Peterson must shed 60 pounds in five months or face three years in jail after being convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting police. Judge Murray Goodman ordered weight loss as a probation condition to avoid penalizing her children. Peterson weighed 315 pounds at trial and 310 pounds stated on Tuesday, noting she had weighed 138 at marriage.
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Miami
Mary Louise Peterson
Criminal Court
Murray Goodman
Goodman
House Conferees Stand Against War Amendment
Speaker Robert H. (refusal to attach end the war language) stressed that as leader of House conferees he would oppose tacking any end the war proposal onto the draft bill. The House last week rejected similar Mans field style amendment by voice vote 254 to 158 and dismissed a December 31 pullout date. The Communist stance holds prisoner release talks start only after a withdrawal by a reasonable date.
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Hebert
House
Mansfield
United States
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