C R Man Among Eight Charged in Viet Death
In Saigon the U S army charged Col Robert Rheault and seven staff members, including three intelligence officers, with murder and conspiracy over a June 20 shooting near Nha Trang, headquarters of the 5th Special Forces. The eight face potential court martial. details remain sparse.
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Saigon
Green Beret
Vietnam
Nha Trang
5Th Special Forces
U.S
Robert Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Crew
Pat Alexander
F Avenue NW
Green Berets
Alexander Lemberes
Sparks
Nev
Special Forces
Lemberes
Family Finds Charge Hard To Believe
Relatives of Major David E. Crew express disbelief at a murder charge against him and seven other Green Berets from his unit in Vietnam. The Cedar Rapids officer and his family defend his character while officials withhold details as investigations continue.
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David E. Crew
Crew
Glen Burnie
Baltimore
Alexanders
David
Alexander
Gazette
Vietnam
Major Crew
Joseph Crew
Twenty-sixth Street
Major
Nha Trang
Thomas Middleton
Jefferson
S.C
David Crew
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edward Boyle
New York City
Leland Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Robert Marasco
Bloomfield
N. J
Budge Williams
Athens
Alvin Smith
Naples
Fla
Merron
Green Berets
Nixon urges federal job health and safety standards
President Nixon asked Congress to authorize federal health and safety standards to curb occupational illness and injury. A five member board would set and enforce standards starting July 1, 1972, with civil penalties up to 10 000 dollars and potential blacklisting on government contracts. States could adopt equal or tougher plans. federal law would apply where states lack approved programs.
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Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Labor Department
Tipton approves $100000 pool bonds by 75.8 percent
Tipton voters authorized a 100000 municipal swimming pool bond issue in the city park by a 586 to 186 margin, 75.8 percent in favor. The project will be financed by a tax levy not to exceed 3.25 mills, with the next step the sale of bonds.
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Tipton
Freed U.S. Prisoners See Moon Landing in Bangkok
Three released U.S. war prisoners Robert Frishman Wesley Rumble and Douglas Hegdahl arrived in Bangkok where they watched Apollo 11 and space program films for the first time since captivity. They wore civilian clothes drank beer and read a newspaper as embassy officials arranged onward travel and visas. Rennie Davis led a pacifist group delivering letters to families of Hanoi prisoners.
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U.S
Vientiane
Laos
Air Force
Wesley Rumble
Oroville
Calif
Navy
Robert Frishman
Santee
Douglas Hegdahl
Watertown
S.C
Bangkok
Thailand
North Vietnam
America
Seaman Douglas Hegdahl
Hegdahl
Rennie Davis
Hanoi
Davis
Jepsen says he will not seek Iowa governor’s post
Davenport Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen told a Des Moines news conference he has no plans to run for governor in 1970 and will support Gov. Robert Ray. He spoke to dispel stories about a possible primary challenge and urged party unity.
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Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Des Moines
Jepsen
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
Republican Party of
Man Held in Coed Slaving May Have Known Five Other Victims
Police say John N. Collins 22 may have known all but one of six other girls slain in the area over 25 months. He faces murder charges for strangling Karen Sue Beineman 18 who was last seen July 23 near EMU and a motorcycle rider matched Collins. Witnesses connect Collins to several victims and campus hangouts but no direct links established.
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Nha Trang
Rheault
Ann Arbor
Mich
John N. Collins
Collins
Karen Sue
Beineman
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Jane Louise Mixer
University of Michigan
Mary Flesar
Joan Schell
McKenney Union
Senate Rebuffs Move to Halt Safeguard ABM Program
The Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Margaret Chase Smith that would halt Safeguard ABM research and deployment. Opponents argued the Hart Cooper plan would limit deployment, while supporters claimed a strong margin for deployment. Senator Anderson faced intense lobbying as a key undecided voter in the atomic energy debate.
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Washington
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Hart-Cooper
Sen. Smith
John Williams
R-Del
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Anderson
Inquest Planned in Kennedy Chappaquiddick Accident
District Attorney Edmund Dinis said he will hold an inquest into Senator Edward Kennedy’s July 18 car crash on Chappaquiddick, seeking witnesses and a date set with Judge James Boyle. The case concerns Mary Jo Kopechne’s death by accidental drowning after the vehicle left a wooden bridge.
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Boston
Edmund Dinis
Edward Kennedy
Dinis
Edgartown
James Boyle
Boyle
Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Washington, D.C
Chappaquiddick Island
Miss Kopechne
G. Edward Tauro
Edward Nash
Tauro
Nash
Lights Out Blankets Florida From Marathon To Fort Pierce
A massive blackout hit Dade and Broward counties for about two hours from 6:08 p.m. to midnight, with scattered outages along a 200 mile strip. Emergency rooms relied on generators and flashlights as Cuban exiles and residents described the heat and confusion. Officials blamed a turbine overload at FP&L’s plant south of Miami and promised a full probe.
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Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Dade
Broward
Marathon
Keys
Fort Pierce
Geraldine Frusterie
Holy Cross Hospital
Linda Hayes
Little Havana
Mario
Fred Brown
Florida Power & Light Co
Fp&l
Brown
Gasoline Fueled Washer Explodes. Woman Hurt
In Independence Mary Ellen Shurtz suffered first and second degree burns when a washer filled with gasoline exploded in the basement. Windows were blown out and the machine demolished. A patrolman found the scene. no fire occurred. She was treated at People's Memorial hospital. investigation by the fire department is ongoing.
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Independence
Mary Ellen Shurtz
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