Nun slain by sniper near Detroit convent
Sister Julita Maria Williams a Detroit nun who taught the mentally retarded died from a sniper's bullet fired through her convent room window. Police moved to arrest Arne Courtney 22 and three others from a nearby apartment as officers sought a murder warrant.
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Detroit
Julita Maria Williams
St. Cecilia's Convent
Arne Courtney
Sister Julita
Julita
Michigan
Wayne State University
Presentation School
John Dearden
West Side
War crimes charges filed by Lt. Font against generals
Lt. Louis P. Font, a Kansas City native and West Point graduate, charged Maj. Gen. Samuel Koster and Lt. Gen. Jonathan Seaman with war crimes tied to Vietnam actions. Rep. Ronald Dellums organized a Washington press conference where Font urged a Congressional inquiry. Font cited command responsibility learned at West Point and noted his career on the line. Koster led Americal Division during My Lai.
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Louis P. Font
Kansas City
Samuel Koster
West Point
Jonathan Seaman
First Army
Ft. Meade
Font
Ronald Dellums
D-Calif
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Koster
Americal
My Lai
Big Four Berlin talks enter negotiating stage
The Big Four ambassadors held their 15th 2½ hour session in Berlin as they shift from communique language to negotiations on West Berlin. They plan to reconvene March 9 and discussed a draft plan recognizing West Berlin West Germany ties and easing East German traffic checks to improve travel access.
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Nique
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Germany
East Germany
Distiller admits favors to push Jim Beam in war zone
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, Mel Peterson of James Beam Distilling admitted knowledge of favors to U S officials in Vietnam to boost Jim Beam sales at PXs and clubs. He acknowledged ties to former Vietnam agent William Crum and faced questions on a villa gift to top Vietnamese PX staff. A separate Los Angeles report notes Valley unemployment could hit 8.2 percent due to earthquake damage and Lockheed layoffs.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Jim Beam
Senate Investigations
Mel Peterson
James Beam Distilling Co
Swanky Saigon
William J. Crum
South Korea
Army
Crum
U.S. Sth
Seoul
Augustin J. Manfredi
Subcommittee
Saigon
Peterson
Abraham Ribicoff
Donn
Edward R. Gurney
R-Fla
Gurney
Los Angeles
Senate reformers fall short in bid to end filibuster
In Washington the Senate failed to reach the required two thirds to invoke cloture on debate reform, 48 to 87. Reform advocates plan a second cloture attempt next Tuesday as President Nixon urged change and party lines showed narrow splits.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Nixon
GOP
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Henry
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