Calley's attorney sees long fight for reversal
Salt Lake City UPI Lt William L Calley Jr s civil man attorney predicted a long struggle ahead to win freedom for the 22 civilians murdered at My Lai He said an outside chance for reversal exists and an appeal could take years Latimer a former Utah Supreme Court Justice cited Nixon intervention as proper in military justice and warned against broad prosecutions while criticizing U S foreign policy and guerrilla warfare studies He recalled World War II battles alongside General MacArthur and warned that endless guerrilla fighting tests American resolve and policy choices
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Murder suspect in poor condition in Rochester hospital
A mother of five Lois Townsend, 4, of Bennington, is listed in poor condition at Rochester General Hospital after reportedly shooting and killing three of her children and wounded her head. A hospital spokesman reported no change after surgery to remove bullet fragments. The Good Friday tragedy shocked Bennington, Wyoming County, as two older children were kissed goodbye before the shootings and attempted self harm. Allen, 10, summoned neighbor Rita Gostomski for help after hearing shots and calling state police.
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UPI
Rochester General Hospital
Lois Townsend
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Scme
Rita Gastomski
Berkeley 2nd in Guggenheim fellowships haul
UC Berkeley finished second in the annual Guggenheim Foundation fellowships contest behind Harvard, earning 19 fellowships. The UC system totaled 43 awards, with San Diego leading other campuses and several campuses claiming multiple honors in New York.
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UC Berkeley
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
New York
University of California System
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Davis
Riverside
San Francisco
Catholic agency Birthright aims to aid unwed mothers
New York Cardinal Terence Cooke announced the Roman Catholic Church will create Birthright, an agency offering alternatives for pregnant girls and women who might consider abortion. He described it as a living witness to the right to life amid New York's liberal abortion law, which supporters say pressures desperate expectant mothers.
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New York
UPI
Terence Cooke
Cooke
Birthright
New York State
Salaries rise behind inflation in California report
California personal income reached 92.12 billion in March with a 4.4 percent year rise, but wages and salaries grew only 2.9 percent to 2 billion, while total production of goods and services hit 113.66 billion, up 3.27 percent year over year per Bank of California findings.
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UPI
Bank of California
California
Missing Modesto man found after three days in Tuolumne County
Budd Edward Adams, 22, was located Sunday on the Lumsden Bridge north of Groveland after disappearing while fishing last Thursday in the Spinning Wheel area of the Tuolumne River. He was taken to a Modesto hospital for examination. condition not disclosed.
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Tuolumne County
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Lumsden Bridge
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Modesto
California Abortion Law Changes Proposed by Burke
Assemblyman Robert Burke proposes two bills to restrict abortion access in California. One bill would bar hospital committees from citing mental or emotional health needs as a reason unless prior psychiatric treatment existed. The second bill would cut the legal abortion window to ten weeks.
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Sacramento
UPI
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
Urke
Catholics march in Northern Ireland 1916 Easter uprising commemoration
In Londonderry Catholic protesters stoned British troops and wrecked a bus while Protestant counter marches occurred across the province. About 18,000 troops and police kept order as 300 Catholic demonstrators faced troops, mothers with children in carriages in the crowd, and chants calling for removal of the army.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ireland
Tokyo Marxist Wins Re election In Tokyo Governor Race
Tokyo Governor Ryokichi Minobe who calls himself a Marxist easily won a four year term over former police superintendent Akira Hatano. With 35 percent of ballots counted Minobe led 1 240 500 to 714 200 observers said his margin was unbeatable.
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Akira Hatano
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Hatano
Fighting erupts in north Jordan as Arab delegates meet in Cairo
Heavy clashes reported in north Jordan with Guerrilla leader Yasser Arafat accusing the CIA of engineering the crisis. Jordanian and guerrilla spokesmen claim heavy losses on government forces as eight Arab nations gather in Cairo to discuss the situation. Jordan attacks in Ramha area cited with village seizures and artillery exchanges. In Beirut, Al Fatah says the fighting stemmed from government assaults on guerrilla positions near the Syria border. Knesset to hold special session over reports of arrests of Jews in Iraq.
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Syria
Britain reads the 1971 census despite protests
UPI reports Britain will proceed with its decennial census on April 26 with widespread defiance. A mother strips at Plymouth Beach to protest the survey, while critics demand changes and a census chief vows compliance. The 1941 refusal rate neared zero, but attitudes remain volatile as officials prepare for a $24 million count.
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London
UPI
Liberal Party
Britain
Tal
Sue Rogers
Plymouth Suny
Avalanche tragedy as German girl dies in Tyrol slide
An avalanche near Reutte in the Austrian Tyrol buried twelve West German schoolgirls and a woman on a sid tour. One girl died, while the others escaped with minor injuries, police reported.
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Reutte
Austrian Tyrol
Innsbruck
Fragments From a Local Notice About an Annual Fair
An OCR fragment references a community event with a fair at a venue and date. The readable text mentions preparations, a festival setting, and local organizations planning activities for attendees to enjoy games food and entertainment.
Hot pants steal Easter Parade show from hats
Sunny Easter Sunday in New York drew a large crowd to Fifth Avenue for the annual parade with hot pants stealing the spotlight from bonnets. A special program on the Public Library steps featured Broadway stars and notable performers while the avenue was closed to traffic from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Crowds gathered mainly between St Patrick's Cathedral and St Thomas's Church as visitors offered mixed reactions to the fashion parade.
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New York
UPI
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Public Library
40Th
42Nd Streets
Helen Hayes
Maureen Stapleton
Elaine Stritch
James Coco
Metropolitan Opera
Robert Merrill
Avenue
57Th Street
St. Patrick's Cathedral
50Th Street
St .Thomas's Episcopal Church
Roosevelt Offtrack Betting Aims 100 More Parlors
UPI reports Roosevelt Roosevelt head of Offtrack Betting Corp says 100 new parlors will open to boost turnover as landoffice betting expands after two legal venues began operations last Thursday. Howard Samuels expects earlier break even and notes potential double take with more facilities. He also envisions betting at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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UPI
Roosevelt
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Landoffice
Howard Samuels
Samuels
Aqueduct Racetrack
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