Calley sentence cut to 20 years at Ft Benning
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. saw his life term for My Lai killings reduced to 20 years by Gen. Albert Connor. The case proceeds through appeals to Nixon with potential further reduction. Calley remains at Ft. Benning. parole possible after about seven years.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
3Rd Army
Albert O. Connor
Nixon
Calley
Ft. Benning
Salt Lake City
George Latimer
Lt. Calley
Gen. Connor
Connor
Maj
Herman Kassner
Public Information Office
Revised Figures Show Modest Economic Uptick in Q2
Commerce Department revisions indicate the gross national product rose to an adjusted annual rate of 1.041 trillion dollars in Q2, up 8.3 percent, with real output at 4.0 percent. Corporate profits reached 82 billion, up 4 percent from Q1, while durable goods orders in July added 1.1 billion dollars, driven by autos aerospace and machinery. Inflation cooled to 4.1 percent in Q2 from 5.3 percent earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Three Phases For Water Improvement Plan Proposed
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn said he would urge the city commission to adopt a three phase program to improve the water system. The plan follows Wilson Engineering’s report and covers adding storage for the south town near Safari Industrial Park and flushing lines to restore fire protection and domestic supply. He cites 4 inch mains currently functioning as 2 inches due to clogging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sanborn
City Commission
Wilson Engineering
Commission
Safari
Sanborn
Brooklyn pair end cross country bicycle ride in Seattle
Two Brooklyn riders, Adam Stein and Paul Hausberg both 18, concluded a 3400 mile cross country trip in Seattle, planning to fly home while their bikes ride in a jet. They began June 27 visiting Stanley North Carolina Glasgow Montana and Sandpoint Idaho and praised the kindness of people along the route.
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Seattle
Brooklyn
Adam Stein
Paul Hausberg
Stanley
N.C
Glasgow
Mont
Sandpoint
Idaho
Wichita drug raid nets thirteen arrests in landmark sweep
A large Wichita raid led by Sheriff Johnny Carr arrested thirteen people after a night of operation by fifty officers with more than twenty warrants. Funds for buys were partly donated by Wichita and Sedgwick County residents as part of a seven week fundraising effort since a prior raid on July 22. Undersheriff Sam Davison confirmed the donations and said the sheriff's office oversaw the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Johnny Carr
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Sam Davison
NEA Urges Local Boards to Honor New Teacher Contracts
Dr. Melvin Neely executive secretary of the Kansas National Education Association says the NEA will urge school boards to honor new teacher contracts despite Nixon's wage price freeze. He argues contracts are legal and the burden of proof rests with the Office of Economic Preparedness to show they fall under the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Melvin Neely
Kansas National Education Association
NEA
Nixon
Neely
Office of Economic Preparedness
Docking Praises Nixon Economic Policy At Diplomat Club
Kansas Governor Robert Docking declared Nixon has set an entirely new economic course and his decisions are firm despite disagreements. Docking, a Democrat, spoke in remarks prepared for delivery at a Diplomat Club meeting of truck line owners and operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Robert Docking
Nixon
Docking
Diplomat Club
Weather notes for the day with warm weekend forecast
Temperatures at 1 PM reached 88 with a 64 low. Yesterday's highs and lows were 92 and 68. Highest on this date 103 in 1936, with a low of 50 in 1950. Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Winds from south to southwest 15 to 30 mph this afternoon diminishing tonight to 5 to 10 mph. Tonight low in the 60s, Saturday high in the mid 90s. Precipitation chance 5 percent.
Oklahoma City Teachers Urged to Use Buddy System
The Oklahoma City school board urged teachers to adopt a buddy system for safety following the stay of a Taft Junior High School counselor this summer. It recommended that a male staff member stay on duty until all female employees have left the building.
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Oklahoma City
Taft
Supreme Court Justice Black Rules on Corpus Christi Desegregation Plan
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black staged part of a desegregation plan for Corpus Christi schools. The order would have involved busing 14,500 pupils but he let stand the portion reallocating about 900 black students. His ruling remains in effect until the merits are decided by the Supreme Court or a lower court when reconvened in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Black
Texas
Minh Withdraws From Vietnam Race
The withdrawal of Gen Duong Van Minh leaves President Thieu as the sole candidate for the Oct 3 election in Saigon. U S officials and Sen Robert Dole warned Congress may cut aid if the race lacks real opposition. Diplomatic pressure could hasten U S troop withdrawal as protests flare in the capital near Ky’s disqualification and a veteran’s funeral turn violent.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Robert J. Dole
Republican National Committee
Thieu
Congress
Kansan
Ellsworth Bunker
Duong van Minh
Minch
Washington
Nixon
Bunker
Minh
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Lights in sky mystery near town investigated
Police received a report of strange lights at 9 50 p m Thursday four miles east of town on Highway 39 and relayed to the FAA flight service station. Sgt Charles Record investigated and found no lights, theorizing the source may have been a meteorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 39
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Highway Patrol
Charles Record
Nixon faces problems yet confident in support
President Nixon concedes his new economic plan poses problems but believes most Americans back his approach. Campaign and labor actions ripple as government caps pay raises and state funds prepare Sept 1 increases.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
School Pay Agreement Reached For Chanute District 413
A plan of waiting on salaries has been agreed by Chanute Teachers Association and District 413 superintendent Buford Fisher. Mrs. Dallas Brandon said retroactive raises may follow after the 90 day wage price freeze ends. She will monitor Washington decisions and brief teachers, noting complete agreement with Fisher and fairness from the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Nixon
Kansas Corporation Commission
Dale E. Saffels
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Peoples Division
Northern Natural Gas Co
Kansas - Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative, Commercial Pipeline Co
Central Kansas Telephone Co
Central Kansas Power Co., and
Kansas Telephone Co
Chanute Teachers Association
Buford Fisher
Dallas Brandon
Teachers’ Association
Fisher
Brandon
Washington, D.C
Washington
Board of Education
Utilities Schedule for IFLC Conrath Plant Work
City Engineer Floyd Heath announced the schedule for utility lines to serve the IFLC Conrath plant at Safari Industrial Park. Fencing starts Monday, rights-of-way negotiations wrap by Wednesday, trenching gear arrives Sept 1, water line drilling under Highway 169 ends Sept 20, and sewer surveys finish by Aug 23. The State Board of Health has approved beginning water service to the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Heath
Iflc-Conrath
Safari Industrial Park
Heath
Highway 169
State Board of Health
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted letter quotes a political twist on horse racing as a sport of kings versus politicians. The fragment contrasts racing imagery with political satire and notes no further context or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cha
Labor groups demand stricter wage price freeze in Nixon plan
AFL-CIO chief George Meany denounces the wage price rent freeze as inadequate and urges Congress to broaden controls on profits, interest rates, and income. Teamsters leader Frank Fitzsimmons supports the policy but calls for broader limits. Meany predicts the 99 day freeze may not end in November and suggests unions may strike or void contracts to secure higher wages later.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters
Meany
Labor Federation
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Team
Sters
Fitzsimmons
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Thayer
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Britain
Dallas, Tex
Preston Smith
Demilitarized Zone
Cambodia
James R. Hoffa
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