Calley faces death or life in prison in My Lai case
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. pleads during a court martial at Fort Benning arguing his actions reflected defense of troops not malice. Jurors must vote death or life for the My Lai killings, with emotional testimony on honor and duty shaping the panel’s deliberations.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Reid Kennedy
George Latimer
Latimer
Kennedy
Two armed holdups net $175 at Chakiris Sundry Shop
In Athens Tuesday evening, two Black men in their early twenties robbed Chakiris Sundry Shop at 9 Mill St taking all one five and ten dollar bills from the cash register leaving the silver. The pair fled on foot or by vehicle after the 8:25 p.m. stick-up as police investigate and compare descriptions with a Lancaster carry-out robbery later that night. The last armed robbery in the area was a mail truck heist about three years ago.
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Athens
Chakiris
Mill St
Mike Chakiris
Chakrris
Lancaster
Robert Windle
Gallipolis Girl Abduction: Safe After Night ordeal
Michelle Price 21, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Price Jr., was abducted near Gallipolis. A masked man forced her to drive to a deserted house south of Point Pleasant, then to West Virginia, disrobing her and striking her. She later sought aid at a Mason County home and was taken to Holzer Medical Center. Police launched a major search with multiple agencies.
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Gallipolis
Route 2
Point Pleasant
Michelle Price
Thomas Price Jr
Portsmouth Road
Rio Grande College
John Taylor
Price
Dale
Third Avenue
Mason County
Miss Price
Route 7
Silver Memorial Bridge
West Virginia
Crab Creek Road
Old Moore Mansion
Mason County Sheriff's Department
State Budget Faces Cuts Without Gilligan Tax Plan
Ohio Finance Director Harold Hovey warns $500 million for K-12 education and state employee pay raises would vanish if the Gilligan tax program fails. He urged the Senate Finance Committee that Gov. Gilligan’s $1.6 billion tax package is essential to funding education and the 16 percent across the board pay hike.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Hovey
109Th General Assembly
Gilligan
Hovey
Senate Finance Committee
John J. Gilligan
Proxmire Questions U S Plans On STOL Airplane Venture
Senator William Proxmire challenges NASA and industry plans for a 100 million four year STOL project after pushing to end federal funding of the SST. George Low defends a 1.5 million first installment as part of a broader effort to test the STOL concept.
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Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
George M. Low
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate Aeronautics Committee
Low
NASA
Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Congress
Manson Lawyer Plans Full Run Of Appeals
Los Angeles AP The chief defense attorney for Charles Manson and followers says appeals may take five years and go to the Supreme Court if needed. Paul Fitzgerald said the plan begins April 19 at a hearing before Superior Court Judge Charles Older, who oversaw the 94 month trial. He seeks reduced penalties and second degree convictions, arguing issues include pretrial publicity juror concerns trial venue and the joining of all four defendants.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Supreme Court
Paul Fitzgerald
Superior Court
Charles Older
Older
Fitzgerald
Los Angeles County
Action Ads Satisfy Satisfied Customers Promising Quick Results
An upbeat note extols Action Ads as delivering quick response and low cost satisfaction for a growing army of pleased users. The copy emphasizes swift outcomes and cost efficiency to attract new customers.
EPA Moves To Set Nationwide Air Pollution Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency initiates a rulemaking to establish nationwide standards for specific air pollution types and sources. Targets include emissions from large power plants incinerators and products containing mercury beryllium and asbestos with steps planned for about 30 additional stationary source categories.
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Washington
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Cate
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Unemployment claims drop in week ending March 27 Columbus
Ohio bureau reports continuing unemployment claims fell to 112557 for the week ending March 27 from 115402 the prior week marking a further monthly decline. Separately in Washington union leaders challenge Nixon wage order while promising to comply with the law and plan legal action.
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Columbus, Ohio
Bureau of Employment Services
Washington
Nixon
Soviet Congress backs North Vietnam amid Indochina conflict
The Soviet Communist Party Congress highlighted support for North Vietnam as Le Duan, North Vietnam’s first secretary, addressed 5,000 delegates and warned of American failure. In Manila, four Americans aboard a Philippines airliner hijacked to China said they were treated courteously and the hijackers apologized.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party Congress
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
le Duan
Duan
Indochina
Manila
Philippines
China
Classifieds and Comics Highlights
A compact page listing classified notices and entertainment briefs with sports and television items. The readable sections reference categories like Entertainment Sports Comics and television channel notices, indicating a local paper’s mid page digest.
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Southeast Asia
Stack
America
Ft. Benning
Aubrey Daniel
Richland Avenue
Richland Area
Service Department
General Telephone Co
Chuck Beckley
John Romine
Richland
Dwight Robinson
Taylor
Ohio Highway Patrol
Gallia County
House Finance Appropriations Subcommittee
Tration
John A. Bechtold
R-65
Cincinnati
Board of Tax Appeals
Bechtold
Board
Edwin Sawici
Cleveland
David D. Albritton
Dayton
Robert T. Secrest
D-20
Cambridge
Ronald Motts
Parma
Mottl
U.S
House
Manson Lawyer
Messenger
C. J. Haggerty
Building and Construction Trades Department
Afl-Cio
North Viet
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