Calley Convicted of Premeditated Murder in My Lai Case
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was found guilty by a six-veteran jury of premeditated murder for the My Lai massacre. The verdict set the stage for sentencing under military law, with life imprisonment or death possible and a mandatory sentencing reconsideration. Latimer indicated plans to seek a reduced outcome, while Calley faced potential appeals through military courts.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Aubrey M. Daniel III
Vietnam
Korea
United States Army
George W. Latimer
Latimer
Pvt
John Bennett
United States
Calley
Military Court of Appeals
Calley Page
Manson and followers condemned to death in California
A Los Angeles jury declared Charles Manson and three women guilty of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 Tate and related killings. They were sentenced to death after a 10-day deliberation, with Manson and the women vocally protesting from the courtroom as the judge praised the jurors for their service. The case drew intense scrutiny and cost nearly $1 million, with the verdicts looming over an era of dormantly brutal crimes.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Marie Mesmer
Five Filipino youths hijack PAL jet to Canton
Five young Filipinos armed with pistols and a carbine forced a Philippine Air Lines BAC111 to divert from Manila to Davao to Hong Kong for refueling and then to Canton, the first hijacking of a plane bound for Communist China. Four Americans aboard were among the passengers. The hijackers, aged 17 to 25, belonged to a radical group and gave ideological motives for the act.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Philippine Air Lines
PAL
Canton
China
Manila
Davao City
Peking
U.S
Russel E. Ebersole
Jersey City
N.J
George W. Drysdale
Waukegan
Ill
Eldred Few
Philippines
J. F. Pickering
White Cloud
Quemoy
North Korea
Inside talk on battle ban by Rep Van Santvoord
On the Inside Rep. George Van Santvoord outlines the legislative talk on the battle ban. The feature appears on Page 3 and previews the debate and political maneuvering surrounding the issue.
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George van Santvoord
Heavy ice delays opening of St. Lawrence Seaway
Heavy ice in the Montreal Lake Ontario section delays its opening for up to two weeks. Ice up to 30 inches plus slush halted navigation, with the Welland Canal opening as scheduled but no early traffic. Officials cite season extension methods and plan a May seminar in Cleveland.
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Lake Erie
D.W. Oberlin
U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp
Transportation
John Volpe
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake St.Francis
Lake St. Lawrence
Montreal-Lake Ontario
Brezhnev outlines six tasks for disarmament and world security
In a 50,000 word keynote at the 24th Communist Party Congress Brezhnev proposed major steps toward outlawing nuclear, chemical and bacteriological weapons, a ban on tests, and U.N. backed disarmament. He urged talks among the five powers including China, to pursue total disarmament and end colonialism. The plan includes a world conference, collective security in Europe, dismantling NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and environmental and health cooperation. He also criticized U.S. policy in Indochina and the Middle East while reaffirming support for Arab allies and aid to North Vietnam.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Communist
China
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
United States
Britain
France
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Europe
Indochina
U.S
Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Kidney program advances threaten Vermont wage raise fate
Vermont House approved a 55000 dollar appropriation to create a kidney disease control program at Burlington's Medical Center Hospital, citing saves for 60 to 80 annual deaths. A federal grant cut reduced the state's share from 100000 dollars. A minimum wage boost to two dollars an hour appears unlikely due to a constitutional concern linking state pay to federal law. A public defender system bill moved to Appropriations. Senate panel backed higher pay for attorneys in Bennington Orange and Orleans counties.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont House
Senate
Medical Center Hospital
Burlington
Esther Cohen
Congress
House
U.S
Vermont
Henry Hicks
Weathersfield
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bennington
Orange
Orleans
John O’brien
Chittenden
Grand Isle
Garrison seeks creditor talks in New York amid loan hopes
BCIC confirms Garrison Corp representatives met major creditors in New York to arrange a workable path for continued production. Plant manager George Smith says negotiations will be lengthy and notes attempting to secure a state guaranteed loan despite a prior Vermont statute hurdle. He denies links to E Errett Smith Inc., amid a $38,300 judgment against Garrison and ownership dispute over 105,000 greeting-card sheets.
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Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Garrison Corp
North Bennington
New York
George Smith
Smith
Carrie Garrison
E. Errett Smith Inc
Chemical Bank of New York
Garrison
High court to hear clubs racial bias liquor license case
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether private clubs that exclude Negroes from membership or guest access can hold liquor licenses. The 14th Amendment issue hinges on whether state regulation makes private club discrimination equivalent to state action. The case stems from Harrisburg Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose denying meals and drinks to K Leroy Irvis, a Black state official, under a white-only provision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harrisburg, Pa
Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
K. Leroy Irvis
State House of Representatives
Moose
Moose Lodges
Irvis
Moose Lodge
Congress
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Barre
Spaulding High School
Mike Dimke
Chris Rothlein
Mark Woodward
James Letourneau
William L. Calley
Miss Atkins
Miss Krenwinkel
Miss van Houten
Gene Darrow
Superior Court
Charles H. Older
South Vietnam
Sunderland
Shaftsbury
NCAA
St. Lawrence Seaway
U.N
N.Y
High Court
Fred P. Graham
Times News Service
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