Calley testifies as My Lai probe continues
First Lt. William L. Calley Jr faces 212 hours of questioning by a special Army panel at the Pentagon while maintaining silence on charges he killed 109 Vietnamese civilians. Capt. Ernest Medina testified, denying orders or witnessing a massacre, and Deputy Secretary Packard and Gen. Westmoreland defended the Army’s thorough investigation and urged due process.
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Washington
William L. Calley Jr
Pentagon
Calley
U.S
My Lai
Ft. Benning
Ernest Medina
Medina
David Packard
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Ft. Campbell
Packard
Siler Named for U S Attorney in Kentucky’s Eastern District
Eugene Siler Jr a Williamsburg Republican and son of a former congressman has been nominated by the President for U S attorney of Kentucky's Eastern District pending Senate approval. A Virginia Law School graduate and Whitely county lawyer he previously served on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and ran for Kentucky governor in 1951. The post carries a four year term with a salary of 2540 a year.
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Washington
Eugene Siler Jr
Williamsburg
U. S
Kentucky
U. S. Senate
Siler
Law School
The
University of Virginia
Whitley County
Congress
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Senate Begins Weekend Session on Social Security Change
The Senate opened an unusual Saturday session to push the tax reform bill which includes a $100 monthly Social Security supplement. Supporters forecast passage, while floor manager Senator Russell B. Long expects no action before Tuesday. The plan would raise the taxable wage base to $12,000 in 1973 and aid about 25 million beneficiaries starting in April with an estimated $6.2 billion cost.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Russell B. Long
D-La
Mansfield
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Garden Club to Sponsor Annual Christmas Decoration Contest
The Corbin Garden Club will sponsor the annual Christmas Decoration contest. Committee members will judge within the city limits in two categories with first and second awards for both best decorated doors and best outside decorations. Judges will finalize selections by Saturday night December 20.
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Corbin Garden Club
Eight Drivers Lose Licenses Statewide Report
The Department of Public Safety in Frankfort reports eight drivers from Whitley and Laurel counties lost their licenses during the week ending November 28. Whitley drivers include James Allen Gibson Corbin route 3 Luther B Martin Corbin Curtis Wade Rose Corbin and Starlin Lawson Williamsburg. Laurel drivers are George Matt Porter East Bernstadt Earl Settles East Bernstadt Homer Vaughn Jr Greenmount and Donald Ray Woods London route 1.
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Whitley
Laurel
Department of Public Safety
Frankfort
James Allen Gibson
Route 3
Corbin
Luther B. Martin
Curtis Wade Rose
Starlin Lawson
Williamsburg
George Matt Porter
East Bernstadt
Earl Settles
Homer Vaughn Jr
Greenmount
Donald Ray Woods
Route 1
London
Sunday School Lesson Announced for WCTT Broadcast
Eddie Fugae of Central Baptist Church and a Cumberland College student will present the Sunday School lesson this Sunday at 9 45 a m on WCTT.
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Central Baptist Church
Cumberland College
WCTT
Wiley B. Faw
First Baptist Church
Faw
Jos
Nigeria
West Africa
Faws
University of Kentucky
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Waynesburg
Weather: Cold and unsettled with mixed precipitation
Cloudy and cold with a chance of mixed wet snow sleet and rain this evening changing to rain tonight and Sunday Rain may change back to snow Sunday night Little accumulation expected High Sunday 37 to 43 Lows tonight in the mid 30s Monday cloudy and cold.
Formal Dedication Opens Last Link Of I-75 In Kentucky
Interstate 75 opens from the northern Kentucky border to the Tennessee line at Jellico with a dedication of the 34 mile Corbin to Mount Vernon section. Gov’t Highway Commissioner Eugene Goss delivers the dedicatory address amid a large crowd from London Laurel Rockcastle and surrounding counties.
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Kentucky
Tennessee Line
Jellico
Corbin
Mt. Vernon
Eugene Goss
Department of Highways
London
Laurel County
Rockcastle County
G. F. Kemper
Ttate
Goss
Gene Huff
William H. DeMarcus
Lincoln
Rockcastle
George Gaines
Robert L. Milby
William Whitaker
Covington
Tenn
Corbin-Mt. Vernon
Israel Egypt prisoner swap closes major exchange feat
Israel released 52 civilians and 6 military personnel in a three way deal with Egypt and Syria. Egypt freed Maj. Nab il Said and Capt. Giora Rom plus three Egyptian service members. The swap also included two Israeli pilots held in Damascus and 13 Syrian prisoners. Israeli raids into Jordan caused casualties as air forces clashed near the Sea of Galilee.
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Tel Aviv
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Syria
International Red Cross
MI6
Damascus
TWA
el- Qantara
Suez Canal
Nabil Said
Sinai
Cairo
Nissim Ashkenazi
Giora Rom
Rom
Jordan
Upper
Maj. Said
Soviet Union
Sea of Galilee
Amman
Shouneh
Jordan Valley
Nixon to honor Penn State with top team plaque amid Texas Arkansas buzz
President Nixon weighs the No 1 designation as Penn State seeks national acknowledgment after a season marked by an undefeated run. Gov Shafer and Penn State officials urge delaying final judgment until after bowl games and the AP poll. A plaque reads to the No 1 team in college football’s 100th year as Nixon plans to present it to Penn State.
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Washington
Nixon
Penn State
Fayettesville
Ark
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Associated Press
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Nittany Lions
Blaze Kills Whitley Man In Car Overnight
Whitley County deputy coroner ruled the death an accidental fire in a car near Alsile Road. Ed P. Huddleston of Clio Route Williamsburg, found burned in the vehicle by Allen West and Earl Meadows at 7:30 Saturday morning after returning from a hunting trip with Ancil Shelton.
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Whitley County
Ed P. Fuddleston
Clio
Williamsburg
Coronner Carl Paul
Ancil Shelton
Shelton
Alsile Road
Huddleston
Allen West
Earl Meadows
Paul
Theatre Schedule Hippodrome December 3 to 6
The Hippodrome presents Some Kind of Nut running Wednesday December 3 through Saturday December 6 with showtimes 12:30 2:14 4:03 6:52 7:41 and 9:30 each day.
Post Office Opens Saturday Afternoons
The Corbin Post Office will be open from 8 40 a m to 5 p m on Saturdays until Christmas Postmaster Haskel Road en announced.
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Corbin
Haskel
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By Joe Hall
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Cumberland Gap
Football Blitz Nails President
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