Calley Sentenced to Life in Prison With Parole Possibility
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. avoids the death penalty and receives life confinement at hard labor for the My Lai massacre. The sentence, reviewable automatically for up to five years, can lead to parole after 10 years and may be appealed through military and civil courts. President Nixon could grant a pardon or reduce the sentence.
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FT. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Maj
Walter Kinard
Kinard
Lt. Calley
Saigon Troops Driven Out in Central Highlands Fight
A North Vietnamese regiment crossed from Laos into the central highlands and drove Saigon forces from Firebase No. 6 in a dawn assault. The attack followed rocket barrages against two nearby bases. US air power supported Saigon with B52s and helicopters, with two choppers shot down and one crewman killed.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
No. 6
Ben Het
U.S
Central Highlands
Dak To
GOP Senators Launch Counterattack Over Vietnam War Criticism
Senate Republicans led by Leader Hugh Scott denounce Democratic foes for using the Indochina war as political football. Freshmen Taft Jr Weicker Beal Jr Brock join in backing Nixon policy while House Democrats push a 1972 withdrawal deadline, shifting from prior support.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
J. Glenn Beal Jr
Maryland
William E. Brock
Tennessee
Scott
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Vietnam
House Democrats
Indochina
House
White House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ohio GOP weighs reinstating state fair subsidy plan
In Columbus, Rep. Lloyd Kerns signals possible reversal of a $325000 cut to the Ohio State Fair subsidy, arguing reinstatement may be proper and admission fee increases limited. Senate approves venereal disease treatment access for minors without parental consent ready for House, while other bills target welfare births and drug treatment funding.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gilligan
Lloyd George Kerns
Raymond
House Finance Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Kerns
Jerry L. Kaltenbach
Kaltenbach
Fair Commission
Classified coupon rush fuels area sales
The ad copy touts a simple formula for successful selling over four days across the region. It urges readers to use the order coupon found in today’s classified section, noting that thousands respond daily.
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Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Hoffa Parole Rejected Ends Hoffa Era at Teamsters
The U S Parole Board denied James Riddle Hoffa’s appeal for freedom, virtually ending his 13 year grip on the Teamsters. Acting president Frank Fitzsimmons is favored to win the July Miami Beach convention, with Hoffa eligible for parole again in June 1972.
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Washington
James Riddle Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Parole Board
Hoffa
Teamsters
Miami Beach
Fla
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Hoffa’s
Fitzsimmons, Or
Modern Flying Dutchman Submarine Threatens Florida Coast
A sunken German sub believed to hold nearly 200 tons of mercury and explosives drifted for decades near Tampa Bay. Federal officials order EPA investigation after a salvage operator found the vessel in shallow water off Florida’s West Coast.
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Atlanta, Ga
Florida
Howard Zeller
Southeastern
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Tampa Bay
Eisenhower Dollar Coin Returns to U.S. Currency
Mary T. Brooks, director of the U S Mint, pressed the stamping machine dial at the San Francisco Mint to start production of the first dollar coin since 1935, featuring Dwight D Eisenhower and the eagle on the moon.
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San Francisco
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mary T. Brooks
U.S. Mint
Fragmented Classified Page Snippet
A partial newspaper scan shows sections for Classifieds Editorial and Entertainment with remnants of obituaries sports and women pages. Text is incomplete leaving readers uncertain of specific items or notices.
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Atin Entertainment
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Ziegler
George Latimer
Latimer
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Thephoto
William Calley Jr
Ese
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Command
le Trung Hien
Hien
Granada Hills
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Temblor
GOP
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Lincoln
Neb
Clara Weisenborn
Dayton
Robert Netzley
Laura
Netzley
Messenger
Afl-Cio
Old Detroit
Union
Eisenhower
Icccdceies E Televisiod
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