Calley Testifies About My Lai Massacre Details
Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. faces trial for the alleged massacre of at least 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. Capt. Ernest Medina testified he did not order a massacre and did not see one, while denying claims from former soldiers. An aide to Sen. Percy urged a Pentagon inquiry into alleged indiscriminate killings, linked by some to Maj. Charles Robb, Lyndon Johnson’s son-in-law, a claim Robb denied.
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Viet Cong Plans Christmas and New Year Truces
Viet Cong announced three day truces for Christmas and New Year clashing with Saigon’s 24 hour cease fires. U S Command reported North Vietnamese deserters shot by officers and guards as defection reports surfaced from three North Vietnamese defectors. Additional fighting occurred along the Cambodian border west of Saigon with 17 enemy killed and four Americans wounded.
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Woman vows to testify on Tate killings grand jury
Los Angeles AP reports Susan Atkins 21, pledges to reveal who killed Sharon Tate and six others. Prosecutors seek indictment of Charles Manson for conspiracy to murder as Atkins, claiming temporary insanity, may testify to the grand jury. Also named are Terry Melcher and other clan members in the August slayings.
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NATO Moves To Press Soviet Talks On Troop Cuts
NATO fourteen foreign ministers call on the Soviet bloc to discuss mutual troop reductions as a test of seriousness toward a European security conference. France remains aloof, opposing bloc division and a NATO-Warsaw Pact reduction program amid Moscow’s push for talks.
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Foreign aid faces potential new low under Nixon era plan
Appropriations for foreign aid may drop to about 1.6 billion dollars. a House subcommittee reportedly slashed the measure, reducing major economic aid components. The FTC will probe health effects of detergents with enzymes amid studies of dermatitis and asthma in exposed workers. Syrians release two Israeli passengers from a hijacked TWA jet in Damascus. plane damaged but repaired.
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Hunger Emergency Asked At Nixon Center Stage
Washington AP A hunger conference of 3 000 delegates urged President Nixon to declare a national hunger emergency and guarantee an annual income floor of 5500 with free meals for poor children. They called for reforms and shifting food programs to HEW, plus expanding stamps in 307 counties to raise monthly purchasing power.
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Social Security boost tied to tax reform debate in Senate
Acting Senate Republican Leader Griffin warned that attaching a 15 percent Social Security increase to the tax reform bill could trigger a presidential veto. Democrats aimed to secure the rider as debate opened, while Republicans circled a separate move to strike a 40 year foundation exemption.
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