Colonel Oran Henderson to face My Lai court-martial
The army ordered a general court-martial for Col. Oran Henderson over failing to conduct a proper investigation into the My Lai massacre. One of 14 officers charged, Henderson faces dereliction of duty, false official statement, and false swearing counts. If convicted, he could receive up to six years hard labor. Trial will be at Fort Meade, Maryland, date to be set. Lt. Gen. Jonathan Seaman approved referring charges to trial.
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Washington
Army
Oran Henderson
My Lai
Dennis Johnson
Henderson
Indianapolis
11Th
Fort Meade
Jonathan Seaman
First Army
No Calley Derangement Sanity Board Finds No Mental Defect
Fort Benning, Ga AP Lt William L Calley Jr faces murder charges for the My Lai assault. A three member army sanity board found he was fully able to think his actions. Col Arnold Johnson noted an upswing in psychiatric casualties but did not tie it to combat.
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Fort Benning, Ga
Army Sanity Board
William L. Calley, Jr
My Lai
Calley
Arnold Johnson
Johnson
Vietnam
Eugene McCarthy
Javits
Nixon
Tl Am
Killed in Crash Missed Curve Near Cedar Rapids
Richard J. Hanson, 35, of route 3 Cedar Rapids, died after his car left old highway 30 into a curve east of the city. Deputies said the rain slicked road caused his vehicle to leave the north side, tear fence, and crash into trees. Hanson was thrown 20 feet and died on arrival at Mercy hospital. His car was a total loss.
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Richard J. Hanson
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
Hanson
Mercy Hospital
Soviet Cosmos Series Launches Unmanned Satellite No 398
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched another unmanned Cosmos satellite, No 398, continuing a secret program begun on March 16, 1962. The event underscores ongoing early space efforts and military space research by the USSR.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tragedy Blamed on Sightseeing Route in Wichita State Crash
Federal investigators blame the 31 deaths in the Wichita State football disaster on a sightseeing route that led into a canyon. The NTSB cites an intentional flight path into rugged terrain, an overloading of the aging twin-engine airliner, and the crew's licensing revocation for Golden Eagle Aviation.
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Washington
Wichita State University
National Transportation Safety Board
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Rockies
Utah State
Loveland Pass
NTSB
Golden Eagle Aviation, Inc
Oklahoma City
Hijack by Draftee: Jetliner diverted to Canada
A calm and well mannered U.S. army draftee hijacked a Western Airlines jet en route to Seattle and forced it to Vancouver. Chapin Paterson, 19, of Shingle Springs, Calif., surrendered to Royal Canadian Mounted Police after landing. He initially ordered Cuba, claimed he had a bomb, but no explosives were found. passengers and crew unharmed.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
Western Airlines
Canada
Chapin Paterson
Shingle Springs
Calif
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Vancouver International
Cuba
Seattle
Susan Methuen
San Francisco
Oregon
Paul Gilliland
Sacramento
Four-cent Cigaret Tax Loses in House
Iowa House rejected a senate amendment to raise the cigarette tax to 14 cents per pack, sticking with a 13 cent increase. A bid to earmark the four cent increment for conservation failed 54 to 36, sending the bill back to the senate. If needed, a conference committee may be formed before Gov. Ray considers the measure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Dale Tieden
R-Elkader
Robert Ray
One Dead Four Injured In C R Crash Near School
A Washington high school student left Friday with four companions to attend the state wrestling tournament. Thomas Eugene Steward, 16, of 617 Tenth Avenue SE, died at St Luke's hospital after a crash at Crescent Street and Blake Boulevard SE. Ernest Ward, Jr., 17, driver of the car, was in fair condition. another passenger was admitted to St Luke's hospital.
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Washington High School
Ames
Thomas Eugene Steward
Tenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Crescent Street
Blake Boulevard
Ernest Ward, Jr
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Stocks Take Sharp Drop
New York AP reports stocks fell sharply in late trading Friday with the Dow Jones industrials down 7.46 points to 874.52 at 2 p.m. after a 3.35 point drop by noon. The session showed intensified selling and negative market sentiment.
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New York
Murder suicide tragedy in Cedar Rapids leaves daughter dead
A Cedar Rapids man Raymond J. Schoeben 48 and his daughter Mary 15 died from shotgun blasts ruled murder and death by own action. Schoeben shot his daughter in bed then killed himself in the kitchen returning from the garage. Police noted only Schoeben’s fingerprints on the shotgun and found insurance papers near the scene. Mrs. Schoeben was hospitalized for shock and the bodies were sent to the Monahan Stewart funeral home.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Raymond J. Schoeben
Norwood Drive
Mary
Schoeben
St. Luke’s Hospital
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
Dope Sweep Nets 30 Arrests Near Kansas University
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller led more than 150 officers into Lawrence at 3 a.m. Friday, booking 30 suspects aged 16 to 24 on narcotics charges including LSD cocaine hashish and marijuana. Most arrests occurred in off campus rooming houses near the University of Kansas. Miller said undercover teams had operated since December.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Vern Miller
University of Kansas
Miller
Transamerica title transfer delayed again in Cedar Rapids
Transamerica Investment Group pledged good faith by depositing 50000 with Cedar Rapids city as the title transfer to the 42000 square foot Transamerica Building site was postponed. The firm and mayor signed a clause making the money forfeit if closing fails within 30 days.
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Transamerica
Donald Canney
Transamerica Investment Group
First Mortgage Savings of Miami
Vernon Barge
Roy Hinkle
Cedar Rapids
Barge
South Vietnamese Defenders Decimated at Hill 31
North Vietnamese forces overran Hill 31 in Laos, nearly wiping out a 450 man South Vietnamese paratrooper battalion. The Laos campaign stalled as U.S. air and helicopter support fought to blunt the assault. Casualties were heavy. morale and progress on the Ho Chi Minh Trail were in doubt.
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Saigon
Laos
Hill 31
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U. S
Hoang Xuan Lam
U.S
Snowy Chuckle Slush Melts into Melted Fun
A playful line jokes about snow turning to slush as the fun of winter slips away. The quip invokes a light, humorous image of melting snow and cheerful mood despite weather boredom.
G O P Talk Could Doom Nixon Over Vietnam War
Senators Javits and Mathias warn that Vietnam policy may imperil Nixon's reelection. Calls for mid 1972 troop withdrawal and a possible antiwar challenge echo prior Johnson era politics. Aiken cautions that continued withdrawals and lower casualties could shift Democratic leverage domestically.
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Jacob Javits
N.Y
Nixon
Johnson
Javits
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Paul Sheffler
Millburg
Bruce DeSpain
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