Athens PD Chief Suspended Two Days by Mayor
Athens Police Chief Fred James receives a two day suspension for routine infractions not handled to satisfaction. Mayor Raymond Shepard cites parking garage operations as the tipping point, with gates left unlocked and cars not checked after closing. Capt. Charles Cochran to head the department during the suspension as James considers an appeal and further review.
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Tom Price
Messenger
Athens Police
Fred James
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
James
Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Charles Cochran
Reteing
Messenger Phose
George Loven
Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Apollo 14 crew touts safest moon mission yet
Apollo 14 astronauts at a Houston news briefing said their spacecraft is the safest flown to the moon, citing lessons from Apollo 13. Commander Shepard, lunar module pilot Mitchell, and command module pilot Roosa outlined safer hardware, reduced risk, and a two moon walks plan for a February landing from Cape Kennedy with Kitty Hawk and Antares as the spacecraft names.
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Shepard
Roosa
Mercury
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Moon
U S Fighter Bombers Strike North Vietnamese Site
A U S fighter bomber escorting B52s fired on a North Vietnamese missile site at Mu Gia pass inside North Vietnam. The attack marked the first strike since November 30 as US forces press raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Separate reports say the US plans to withdraw 20 000 combat troops from the Saigon region over four months ending the combat role in the 3rd Military Region.
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U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Mu Gia Pass
North Vietnam
The
Ho Chi Minh
Fils
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W Abrams
Vietnam
1St Cavalry Division
21Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
25Th Infantry Division
25Th
Hawaii
1St Air Cavalry
Mosow Harassment of Americans Intensifies
In Moscow, harassment of U S diplomats escalated with two embassy cars vandalized near the New Intourist hotel by angry locals. A diplomat faced a hostile greeting while jogging, and two officers were accosted after lectures, fueling concern over U S Soviet tensions and possible reprisals if Soviet citizens are mistreated in the United States.
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United States
New Intourist
Kremlin
Red Square
Andrew A. Gromyza
U.S
Jacob D. Beam
Gromyko
Beam
Tupamaros abduct British envoy in Uruguay
In Montevideo the Uruguayan government, vowing not to negotiate with terrorists, launched a massive search for Britain’s ambassador Geoffrey M. S. Jackson after his kidnapping. Helicopters and patrol boats combed coastal and urban areas as police blockaded the city. no ransom details were released. The Tupamaros have previously seized prisoners for exchange and murder has occurred in past kidnappings. The government posted an $8,000 reward for information leading to Jackson’s return and expressed sympathy to the British Embassy and Mrs. Jackson.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Wth
Britain
Geoffrey M.S. Jackson
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Fly
Aloysia Wares Diag Gomide
Jackson
Calley Says He Will Tell War Story At Trial
Lt. William Calley prepares to testify in his My Lai murder trial as prosecutors wrap up the case. Calley, 27, faces charges of killing at least 102 Vietnamese civilians and plans to address war concerns for the jury. Defense promises a full account of actions and conduct. The prosecution has immunity for a key witness and notes orders from Capt. Ernest Medina? trial context ongoing.
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FT. Benning
William Calley
Tial
Leutenant
Calley
Washington
Vietnam
Col
Reid Kennedy
Justice Department
Phc
Paul David Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Meadle
Cailey
Tify
George Latimer
Westmoreland
New York
Telford Taylor
U.S
Nuernberg
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Immunity Offered Inmate Claims Perjury Offer
San Quentin inmate Ruchell Magee 31 says he was offered immunity to perjure himself to convict Angela Davis. Magee alleges prison guards and deputies killed Judge Harold Haley and three others during the Aug. 7 Civic Center incident while aiming at him. The immunity was said to be offered by A Leonard Bjorklund for two Marin County Superior Court Judges.
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San Quentin
Marin County Civic Center
Angela Davis
Ruchell Magee
Harold Haley
Magee
Sausalito
A. Leonard Bjorklund
Marin County Superior Court
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