Calley testimony continues as Medina denies massacre claim
An Army board heard Lt. William Calley testify on the My Lai mass killing case while Capt. Ernest Medina, his company commander, told investigators he did not order a massacre and did not see one. Medina defended his actions at a Pentagon news conference with attorney F. Lee Bailey present. He described responding to potential attack, saying he acted instinctively when a woman appeared to threaten him. The panel questioned both officers about the March 1968 village operation in Vietnam.
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Ernest Medina
Lai
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Pentagon
Foreign Aid Funds May Hit New Low
Washington AP reports that the foreign aid program may drop to a new low this year with about 1.6 billion authorized by a House subcommittee. Nixon sought 2.6 billion, but the House trimmed it to 2.19 billion as fights over major economic aid components intensified.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Smith Replaces Ballard For Rest Of School Term
Childress school board in special session approves Jackie Smith to finish Ken Ballard’s term as teacher and coach. Smith retains B team coaching and head track duties. 1970-71 contracts to be reviewed with other coaches later.
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Jackie Smith
Ken Ballard
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Howard Murchsson
Lee Hollingsworth
Band Boosters Club
M. F. Cameron
Norman Hemphill
Girl Hopes Testimony Will Save Her From Gas Chamber
AP reports in Los Angeles that Susan Denise Atkins, 21, testifies before a grand jury as her attorney vows she will name the leader of her hippie clan in a bid to avoid the gas chamber. Prosecutors may indict her for murder in Tate case despite claims of temporary insanity under the leader’s influence. Ter ry Melcher, son of Doris Day, is also among 18 witnesses.
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Nixon Veto Threat Looms Over Social Security Rider
Acting Senate Republican Leader Robert Griffin warned that tying a 15 percent Social Security increase to the tax reform bill raises the risk of a presidential veto. He spoke as the Senate weighed the rider and as Democrats push the Social Security boost to passage before year’s end, with Long and Gore backing the move.
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Albert Gore
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Judicial Reform Urged by Arizona Judges
In Tucson Arizona Louis B Nichols former Hoover aide warned that public demand for reform of the judicial system is rising and tempers are flaring. He said the public has had enough and that reform may be sparked if not initiated locally.
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Damp Spell To Continue Across Texas
Rain covered a wide area of Texas with mild to warm temperatures and forecasters predicted the damp spell would endure for a couple of days. Light rain extended up and down the Texas coast and inland as much as 150 miles this morning.
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Associated Press
Texas
To Challenge Reds To Discuss Troop Cutbacks
Four teen foreign ministers of NATO agreed to press the Soviet bloc to discuss mutual troop reductions as a sign of seriousness for a European security conference. France reportedly stays aloof, not part of NATO's unified military command, and thus not part of the program.
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Israeli Warplanes Hit Egyptian Canal Targets Twice
TEL AVIV AP Israeli planes raided Egyptian military positions on the Suez Canal twice today first in the southern and central sectors for about 20 minutes then hitting two military objectives in the southern sector with unidentified targets all planes returned safely. HONOLULU AP Two 40 foot high waves struck Oahu’s north shore forcing 1700 residents to evacuate while a Pacific storm northwest of Hawaii spawned the surge damaging seven homes before low tide provided brief relief.
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Washington lawmakers tackle military aid and budget gaps
Washington AP report notes House and Senate appropriations chairmen discuss funding priorities for national defense and related programs as Congress debates the fiscal path for upcoming year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fund Started For Cindy Smith
A fund has been started for Cindy Dianne Smith buried yesterday at her grandparents home, O. C. Bridges. The 6 year old daughter of Joe Dean Smith remains in critical condition at St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo. Contributions may be left at the Lone Star Gas Company office. Her condition is expected to stay critical for at least two weeks.
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O. C. Bridges
Joe Dean Smith
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Lone Star Gas Company
Viet Cong Agree To Observe Cease-Fires
The Viet Cong announced it would observe Christmas and New Year truces, three days each, longer than the Saigon government. The Christmas truce starts 1 a.m. Dec 24 and ends 1 a.m. Dec 27. The New Year truce runs 1 a.m. Dec 30 to 1 a.m. Jan 2. President Thieu had proclaimed 24 hour cease-fires beginning at 6 p.m. on Christmas.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Steed to Retire After 34 Years in Childress Schools
James Allison Steed, longtime Childress School System employee, will retire at end of current year. After 34 years in education, he served as Lamar Elementary principal for two years and previously led Junior High for 15. He declined several higher posts, including High School principal.
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Childress
Steed
Lamar
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Negroes Seize Harvard Building at Cambridge High Campus
About 50 to 100 Black protesters from the Organization for Black Unity seized Harvard University Hall in Cambridge Mass blocking entrances with wooden bars. Some reports say they evicted a few employees and perhaps a campus officer, though unconfirmed. The action reflects growing campus activity by OBU and its demands.
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Funeral services for Bernice Buell Stamps at First Baptist
Bernice Buell Stamps aged 64 will be honored at a 2 p.m. Saturday funeral in First Baptist Church. She was dead on arrival Thursday morning at Childress General Hospital. Rev. Joe S. Allen and Rev. Gene Joplin will lead the service with Rev. Luther R. Brad assisting.
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Bernice Buell Stamps
Childress General Hospital
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist
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Calvary Baptist
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