Sergeant to be tried in My Lai massacre
Sgt. David Mitchell faces court martial for assault with intent to commit murder in the My Lai killings in Vietnam. The Pentagon announced the charges after a year of investigations, with Mitchell claiming innocence and awaiting trial as his superior Lt. Col. Calley faces separate murder charges.
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David Mitchell
My Lai
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Pengon
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John K. Boles Jr
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Texas
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Son My Village
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Floodwaters Force Mountain Residents to Flee in Four States
Torrents of rain melted heavy snow sending rivers over banks in Virginia West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky. National Guardsmen evacuated about 200 along the Cumberland River while roads and trains were blocked by floods and rescues were made from atop stranded cars.
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Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lee
Wise
Cumberland River
Lee County
Pennington Gap
Prices rise steeply in 1969 as inflation debate heats up
Government data show wholesale prices up 4.7 per cent in 1969, the steepest rise in two decades, fueling arguments over Nixon policies. AFL-CIO economist Goldfinger warns of continued cost of living increases, while Secretary Shultz and Nixon cite gradual tightening measures and tax reform. The Labor Department notes December prices up, completing a 4.7 per cent year rise.
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Washington
Nixon
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
George P. Shultz
White House
Shultz
Labor Department
Goldfinger
Labor Federation
George Meany
Shuttz
Israel says gunboats will supply and defend oil drills
Israel asserts five mystery French gunboats will back an Israeli American oil drilling operation off the coast. The vessels, 147 feet long, arrived near Haifa after weather delays and will be studied at a news conference. Authorities cite civilian use and civilian backing, amid diplomatic scrutiny.
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France
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Metivei Mext. Co
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Jerusalem
Abba Eban
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Starving calf shot by sheriff officers near Oakland
Freeborn County Sheriff's Office reported a calf that strayed and became trapped in snow near Oakland. The animal, found Tuesday, had been without food for some time and was shot. Reports had claimed two animals in need, but only one was located.
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Freeborn
Newsprint price rise hits Herald in 1970
The Herald faces higher costs as newsprint climbs five dollars per ton starting January 1, yielding a total newsprint bill surpassing ninety one thousand dollars. Also effective January 1 are higher second class postal rates, a change repeatedly enacted since 1918 with seven increases in the 1960s.
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Herald
SDS Seeks Union With Working Class At Yale
Students for a Democratic Society proposes an alliance of students and workers to broaden influence among college students from working class backgrounds. Delegates at Yale voted to push closer ties with the working class after a four day national council meeting.
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New Haven, Conn
Students For A Democratic Society
LDS
National Council
Yale University
Flu epidemic spread to Turkey amid closures and deaths
News from Ankara reports six deaths in an Eastern province as the flu spreads from Western Europe and Yugoslavia to Turkey. Health Minister Vedat Ali Ozkan said the outbreak is not yet dangerously large, while many schools closed.
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Europe
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Vedat Ali Ozkan
Ozkan
Open housing law takes full effect on New Year's Day
Washington AP The 1968 open housing law becomes fully effective Thursday, with HUD pledging vigorous enforcement. On New Year’s Day about 34 million single family homes join 20 million apartments and other housing covered by the statute. HUD official Samuel Simmons says enforcement will double pattern of practice cases, aiming to reduce discrimination and educate the public while HUD processed 927 complaints this year.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Samuel J. Simmons
HUD
Equal Opportunity
Simmons
Justice Department For Prosecution
FHA VA loan rate cap raised to 8 percent
The maximum interest on government insured FHA and VA home loans rises to 8 percent starting next Monday, up from 7.2 percent. Secretary George Romney cites tighter money markets and higher yields, noting the change will raise payments for new loans but preserve existing totals, with mixed reactions from housing groups.
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FHA
Associated Press
Washington
George Romney
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Romney
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
National Association of Home Builders
Robert H. Pease
Mortgage Bankers
Louis R. Barba
Home Builders Group
Reserve Mining to sue PCA over new water standard
Reserve Mining Co of Silver Bay will file suit in Duluth to block enforcement of the PCA's WPC-15 interstate water quality standard. The company argues the standard is not legally established and seeks exemption as its provisions are unreasonable and impracticable under current conditions. The firm discharges 60,000 tons of tailings daily into Lake Superior, creating a heavy density current transporting waste to a 900 foot deep trough near the plant.
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Duluth, Minn
Reserve Mining Co
Silver Bay
PCA
Schmid
Lake Superior
Political events lined up for 1970 Minnesota calendar
A 1970 Minnesota political events list outlines major dates. Jan 24 St Paul DFL convention. Feb 20 Republican $100 dinner and 24 precinct caucuses. March 10 St Paul city primary and county conventions begin. April 3 College GOP convention and DFL county conventions. May 1-3 district conventions and DFL endorsing sessions. June 18-20 Republican state convention and June 26-28 DFL state convention. July 7-21 filing and withdrawal deadlines. Aug 25 primary registration deadline. Sept 15 state primary. Oct 5 withdrawal deadline and Oct 13 general registration. Nov 3 general election and Nov 17 state canvassing board meets.
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Anoka
Hennepin
Batry
St. Louis
Duluth
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