Charges Revealed in Song My Massacre Case
Army accuses Capt. Thomas Willingham of premeditated murder for allegedly killing 20 Vietnamese civilians with rifles and machine guns in March 1968 near Song My two miles from My Lai. His civilian lawyer says the charges may reflect actions by others in his unit and willingham denies the killings. The case ties to broader My Lai investigation and could implicate more servicemen.
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Washington
Thomas K. Willingham
Willingham
Jwe
Robert. McKinley
McKinley
Newark
N.J
Beieve Willingham
U.S
Song My
South Vietnam
My Lai 4
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Pentagon
Wilson
St. Josephs CP Defeats Pittsfield in Big Win
Scores show St. Josephs CP 93 over Pittsfield 65 as Taconic 88, Mt. Greylock 43, Drary 73 and Adams 77 over St. Ine's NA 57. Lenox M McCann J Lee Monument Mi 45, reflecting a busy boys basketball roundup.
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St. Joe's CP
Pittsfield
Taconic
Mt. Greylock
Drary
Wakeonah
Adams
St. Ine's
Lenox M. McCann J. Lee
Monument Mi
Bombs Injure Berkeley Police in Two Explosions
Two time bombs exploded in a Berkeley police parking lot injuring one officer seriously and six others lightly. Pipes shattered windows at the Hall of Justice and a nearby apartment, as 30 or 40 officers changed shifts and spectators watched from about 500 feet away.
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Berkeley
Calif
Hall of Justice
University of California
San Francisco Bay Area
Victor Vieira
Paul Morgan
Ralph Schillinger
Morgan
Danbury Mail
Grandways
Danbury
Danbury Area, Apparently By the Bomb Blasts. A Prankster Was Able To Touch Aff
Two Shorelines Threatened As Tankers Spill Cargoes
A Greek tanker ran aground in Old Tampa Bay spilling fuel and threatening a 400 yard shoreline stretch on Florida's west coast. The Delian Apollon was refloated an hour after grounding and booms were laid to contain leaking oil. A second tanker Ar row fouled 40 miles of Nova Scotia Bay shoreline after grounding.
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Tampa Bay
Florida
Nova Scotia Tisk
Louisiana
R. C. Guess
Florida Marine Resources Department
Tampa
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Trnyott
Guess
Nova Scotia Bay
Aga Aml
Arrow
Booth Fisheries Ltd
Earl Lewis
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Hare
Gulf
Venice
Chevron Oil Co
Boy Wonder Is Bankrupt in Portland Maine
John Fox, former owner of the Boston Post, was declared bankrupt in U.S. District Court. He filed a voluntary petition listing debts of 3,777,900 with no assets. Debts include 1,515,000 to the Mrs. Helen D. Grozier estate and 996,000 owed to the federal government for back income taxes. Fox, a Boston native, was noted for controlling about one eighth of Western Union stock before selling most of it to buy the Post.
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Portland
Maine
John Fox
Boston Post
U.S. District Court
Fox
Phillips
The
Financial World
Post
Richard Grozier
Helen D. Grozier
Boston
Western Union
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Likely
Weekend outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and continued cold temperatures with highs in the teens. Tonight remains cold as temperatures dip toward the mid teens. Sunday brings considerable cloudiness and a likely snowfall by evening.
Egyptians blame U S for Israeli air raid rage hits Cairo
Thousands of Egyptians protested in Cairo accusing the United States of colluding with Israel after an Israeli air raid killed workers at a scrap metal plant north of the capital. Cairo reported planes returned safe from Suez Canal bombardment as Israel claimed a plane was shot down with no casualties.
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Suez Canal
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
U.N
U Thant
Security Council
United States
New Cities Plan Given First Grant
Washington AP The Jonathan Corp will receive a federal guarantee up to 21 million dollars to develop a planned community near Chaska Minnesota. Secretary Romney announced the project aims to house about 50 000 people in 20 years with five villages and integrated social and racial planning.
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Washington
Minneapolis
George Romney
Jonathan Corp
Chaska
Minn
Jonathan
Bombings, Bank Robbery Hit Danbury. $75,000 Stolen
Two heavily armed men bombed the Danbury police station and a nearby bank, stealing $75,000 and injuring 23 people. Police, the FBI, and state officers hunted the suspects as Mayor Arconti declared a state of emergency. A second bomb damaged a bank and street, with explosions disrupting telephone service and prompting school evacuations.
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Danbury, Conn
Danbury
Gino J. Arconti
Connecticut
New York State
FBI
Fairfield County
Main Street
Union Savings Bank
Ronald Genner
Union Savings and City Trust Co
Armel
Conn
Associated Press
Coast Guard Reserve Phased Out by 1972 Budget Cuts
New Bedford Massachusetts AP reports Lt Manuel Rosenfield says Coast Guard reserve programs will be phased out by mid 1972 with Yorktown Virginia facilities closed by July 1 1972. Lt Cmdr John Andrews of the Coast Guard reserve division in Boston says no official statement has been made.
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New Bedford, Mass
Coast Guard
New England Coast Guard Reserve Officers’ Association
Fridary
Manuel €. Rosenfield
Yorktown
Cmdr
John Andrews
Boston
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