Colonel To Stand Trial On My Lai Case
The army ordered a general court martial for Col. Oran Henderson on dereliction of duty and false statements connected to the My Lai massacre inquiry. Charges of failure to obey regulations were dropped against Capt. Dennis Johnson. Henderson faces up to six years hard labor. trial set for Fort Meade, Maryland, date pending. Lt. Gen. Jonathan Seaman referred the charges after finding sufficient evidence.
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Hive Ton
Army
Oran Henderson
Spd
My Lai
Dennis Johnson
Indianapolis
Henderson
Fort Meade
Jonathan Seaman
First Army “Headquarters
Killed Driver Linked to Calley Derangement Case
In a Cedar Rapids car crash near Mt Vernon, Richard J. Hanger 38 died after his car left a rain slick road hitting a ditch and grove. Lt Calley Jr and Col Arnold Johnson testified on the My Lai case with Johnson noting psychiatric casualties in Vietnam as investigators seek any mental state patterns.
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Peter Ranus
Yort Benning
Richard J. Hanger
Toute 3
Cedar Rapids
Army Sanity
Wil
Fiam L. Calley, Jr
Vernon
Linn County
My Lai
Hanson
Col. Arnold
Johnson
Cedar ‘Rapids
Tragedy Blamed On Sightseeing Route Crash Report
Investigators blame a sightseeing route for a deadly air taxi crash near Loveland Pass. The National Transportation Safety Board cites the path through a narrow canyon with little room to maneuver. The wreck involved a twin-engine pre-airliner weighing about 3000 pounds.
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Washington
Tigh Ates
Moierga
Stdeath
Wichita State
Rocky Mountain
Rockles
Utah State
Loveland Pass
Stiu
NTSB
Golden Eagle
Aviation, Inc
Oklahoma
Hijack by Drafttee Jetliner to Canada
A U.S. army draftee hijacked a Western Airlines Boeing 737 en route to Seattle and forced it to land at Vancouver International Airport. Pilot Bruce DeSpain and crew allowed Paterson to enter the cockpit. he claimed he acted after being turned down on a conscientious objector bid. Passengers and crew then left safely as Mounties approached.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
U.S. Army
Western Airlines
Canada
Chapin Paterson
Shingle Springs
Call
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ternational Airport
Cuba
Readle
Susan ‘Methoe
San Francisco
Central
Oregon
Bruce DeSpain
Paterson
C.O
Conscientious Objector
DeSpain
Expiaeire
Paul Gilli
Land
Sacramento
Calif
Four-Cent Cigaret Tax Loses in House
Special to The Gazette Des Moines The House rejected a senate amendment to raise the cigaret tax to 14 cents per pack while maintaining a 13 cent rate. A proposal to use the fourth cent for conservation failed 54 to 4. The bill returns to the senate and may go to conference if the senate insists. If the senate accepts the House three cent increase, it goes to Gov. Ray for approval.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Robert Ray
One Dead Four Injured In Crescent Street Crash
A high school student died after a predawn car crash near A Washington High School on Crescent Street and Blake Boulevard SE. Four others were injured. Ernest Ward Jr., 17, the driver, was in fair condition at St Luke's hospital. Thomas Eugene Steward, 16, of 617 Tenth Avenue SE, died at St Luke's shortly after.
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A-Washington High
Dent
Amex
Thomas “Hugene Steward
Tenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Crescent Street
Blake Boulevard
Ernest, Ward, Jr
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Stocks Fall Sharply In Late Friday Trading
New York stocks slid in late trading with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 140 points to 874.52 from around 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The midday level was only down 3.35 points, signaling a sharp intraday decline.
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New York
Murder suicide shocks Cedar Rapids family in tragedy
Linn county medical examiner rules murder and death by own action for Raymond J. Schoeben 48 and his daughter Mary 15 who were found shot in their Cedar Rapids home. Police say Schoeben killed Mary in bed then killed himself after gathering papers and insurance files. Geraldine Schoeben not present.
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Cesar
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Raymond J. Schoejhen
Norwood
Mary
Schoeben
Schoebden
Geraldine
Delay in Transamerica Land Purchase Meeting
Transamerica Investment Group delayed finalizing a land deal in Cedar Rapids for a 21 story office building. The $50,000 good faith deposit was posted with the city, while a mortgage lender review delayed closing by about three weeks. Officials noted the murder scene concern and fingerprint evidence did not indicate a double murder. The Tulsa firm aims to begin leasing once the title transfers and construction proceeds.
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Dar Rapids
Transamerica
Igned
Donald Canney
Transamerica Investment Group
Trans.america
Transsamerica
First Mortgage Savings of
Miami
Vernon Barge
Transamerical Investment Group
Roy Hinkle
T,hey
Cedar Rapids
Barge
Dope Roundup Nets 30 Arrests in Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence Kansas AP report says 150 officers swarmed universities area at 3 am on Friday. Within three hours 30 youths aged 16 to 24 faced narcotics charges including LSD cocaine hashish and marijuana. Most arrests occurred in near campus housing off University of Kansas campus in Lawrence population 45 000. Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller pledged to confront the hippie drug scene with undercover work since December.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Vern Miller
University of Kansas
Miller
Feap
Chuckle Slush Presents Snowy Fun Belted Out
Today’s Chuckle Slush features snow themed humor and playful wordplay with a lighthearted, coastal vibe. Congriant Seas adds a quirky closing line suggesting a maritime whimsy.
South Viet Defenders Decimated at Hill 31
North Vietnamese overran a South Vietnamese paratrooper base in Laos, inflicting heavy casualties and securing Hill 31 after fierce fighting. A 450-man South Vietnamese defense nearly wiped out, US airstrikes and helicopter gunships tried to hold the line as pilots and rescues underscored the heavy combat near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
Laos
Hill
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Hoang Xuan Lamm
U. S
Hedditch
Vietnam War risks Nixon's reelection, Javits warns
Senator Javits told a Chicago conference that the Vietnam war could doom President Nixon next year as it did Johnson in 1969. He urged total withdrawal by mid-1972 and warned of a fluid political outlook if the war continues. Senator Mathias echoed concerns over congressional action and possible impeachment debates amid Laos and Cambodia actions.
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Moscow
Union Friday
Johnson
Vietnam
Washington
Jacob Javits
N.Y
Nixon
Javits
Mids
Chicago
Sen. Mathias
Congress
Rep
McCloskey
R-Calli
Wit
Laos
Cambodia
New Hampshire
G.O.P
Tam
Senate
George Aiken
U.S
Aiken
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Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
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Schneben
David Hedditehi
Tom, Mont
Thomas McLaughlin
Melrose
Mast
Khe Sanh
G.op
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