Rally in Ellwood Park presses for Calley clemency
About a dozen speakers at an Ellwood Park petition rally collected over 3 500 signatures urging Lt. William Calley Jr. to receive executive clemency. Veterans and civilians voiced support and opposition amid music and tense exchanges, with speakers stressing different views on accountability and wartime actions.
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Calley
Bob Foster
Ellwood Park
William Calley Jr
Randy Elliott
S. Travis
Amarillo
J. Ernest Stroud
Samuel Rozell
S. Ten
Nessee
Vietnam
Rozell
My Lai
Carl M. Baxley Jr
S. Polk
Nixon
Ft. Benning
Leavenworth
Baxley
Houston Deford
Bob Stewart
Amarillo High School
Dist
E. C. Nelson Jr
Nelson
Nee
Calley Visited by Wallace at Fort Benning
Alabama Governor George Wallace met Lt. William Calley at his bachelor quarters amid new Army rules restricting his house arrest following a life term for the My Lai massacre. Wallace urged clemency and defended wartime actions, while Calley remained under limited post stockade supervision awaiting appeals.
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FT. Benning
William Calley
Alabama
George Wallace
Nixon
Calley
Wallace
Congress
Governor
My Lai
Army
Farmers Edgy Over Wheat In Dry Panhandle April Weather
Dryland wheat in the Texas Panhandle faces two risky weeks with no moisture as high winds and heat dry fields. Ranchers shift cattle to feedlots while irrigation helps some areas and officials seek federal disaster aid amid widespread drought impacts.
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Panhandle
Plains
Bill Nelson
Amarillo
Texas Wheat Producers Association
Foster Whaley
Pampa
Gray County
FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Lindsey
Canyon
Randall Ag Leaders To Meet on Drouth
Randall County agricultural leaders plan a Monday meeting at the Farm Bureau building at 8 p.m. to develop concrete steps for drought relief. Bob Lindsay of Lindsay Land and Cattle Co. leads the effort as officials seek lawful help and possible feed programs amid scarce grazing and high shipping costs.
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Randall Ag
Drouth
Canyon
Randall County
Farm Bureau
Bob Lindsay
Lindsay Land and Cattle Co
Lindsey
Lindsay
Panhandle
Dreath
Randall County Commissioners Court
John D. Brazzil
Commodity Credit Corporation
Brazzil
CCC
Weekend forecast turns cooler with patchy clouds
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Sunday. Tonight's low in the mid 30s with today’s high near 70 and Sunday’s high in the mid 60s. Southwest winds at 8 to 15 mph.
Burglars Hit Churches In Amarillo Area Crime Spree
Police investigate six church burglaries over three days in Amarillo with losses at St. Peter's Episcopal San Jacinto Baptist and United Methodist. St. Peter's reported 1100 in altar items stolen, other churches saw cash and brass items taken. No forced entry at several sites.
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Amarillo
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
4Th
San Jacinto Baptist Church
S. Carolina
San Jacinto United Methodist Church
S. Tennessee
San Jacinto Methodist Church
St. Paul
Calley Pardon Push By Veterans Groups In New Mexico
Leaders of the American Legion Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars urged a presidential pardon for Lt. William Calley and immediate dismissal of charges against Army Capt. Ernest Medina. In Dallas, a 2000 strong sympathy march supported Calley, with sign banners and diverse participants voicing calls for justice and return home.
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Roswell
N. M
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Army
Ernest Medina
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Dallas
William L. Calley
Kennedy Memorial
City Hall
Main Street
Mary Poyner
Mesquite
America
Kennedy
U.S
Gayle
el Centro College
Lt. Calley
Hanoi
George Hughes Jr
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Ben Keck
Clayton Lake
Clayton
Clayton-Union County
Columbus
Cornelia
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Japan
James Esty
Hale County
Jerry Detwiler
First National Bank of Dalhart
Detwiler
Randall
Lee Wilcox
Danny Garcia
Texans
New Mexico
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