Lawyer Says Calley Had His Lesson
A military court opened review of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. conviction in the My Lai massacre after a bid by his lawyers to shorten the 20 year sentence. The defense argued he acted under orders and without malice, while the government argued the murder claim stands. If upheld, Calley may seek further appeal.
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My Lai
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George W. Latimer
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Lt. Calley
J. Houston Gordon
Covington
Tenn
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William ©. Westmoreland
Eee
Westmoreland
Pennzoil Crude Takes Record Price Jump in Pa
Titusville Herald reports Pennzoil Co will raise payments to Pennsylvania grade crude producers by 60 cents a barrel retroactive to December 1. Middle District price rises from 4.60 to 5.20. Bradford District from 4.48 to 5.49. No word on other area producers.
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Pennsylvania
Titusville Herald
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Youngsville
Warren County
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Anyone Superstitious A Black Cat Mounts Henry A Windshield
A report notes a black cat climbing the windshield of Presidential Adviser Henry A. in what observers call a curious omen. Authority and location are not specified. The incident interrupts typical briefings and draws attention to superstition around political figures.
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Henry A
GSA Aides Quizzed On Indian Flare-Up
Washington AP report on a House subcommittee inquiry into the Indian occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs HQ last month. GSA officials face questions on motives for government actions during the flare-up and the decision not to evict Indians by force for fear of bloodshed. Interior Secretary Morton discusses potential outcomes and damage estimates, noting the mess rather than multi‑million costs, while Congress weighs program gains under Nixon.
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General Services Administration
House
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs Panel
William E. Casselman
GSA
Herman W. Barth
John F. Galuardi
Public Buildings Service
Col
Frank McKetta
Office of Federal Protective Service Management
Rogers C. B. Morton
Ieee
Morton
James Abourezk
Interior Department
Man Electrocuted Unloading Steel in Johnstown
A 21 year old Yonel Construction Co. employee, Andrew J. Mizak Jr. of Johnstown, was electrocuted when a crane lifting beams struck a power line. He died at Lee Hospital after the incident in Cambria County.
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Johnstown
Yonel Construction Co
Cambria County
Andrew J. Mizak Jr
Mizak
Lee Hospital
South Viets Hold One Base Lose Another
South Vietnamese troops repulsed a ground assault on Ngo Trang base near Kontum while another outpost nine miles north of Kontum faced heavy fighting and possible overrun. Fire Base November near Kontum was shelled as U.S. forces bombed targets in the central highlands and near the DMZ. One USAF Corsair was lost December 2 with search ongoing for the pilot.
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Saigon
Kontum
Central Highlands
Ngo ‘Trang
Twas
Ngorang
U.S. Command
Quang Tri Province
Blue Cross to Cover Medicare Cost Hikes in Pa
Harrisburg AP Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia joins four other plans to absorb Medicare deductible increases for about 250 000 subscribers under the 65 special agreement Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg said Friday the move could save about 300 000 in 1973 The article also notes other Blue Cross plans covering added costs for their 450 000 subscribers amid Vietnam war developments and related air operations across North and South Vietnam with reports of strikes and suspected cease fire tensions
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Harrisburg
Blue Cross
Greater
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Herbert Denenberg
Denenberg
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Radio
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
Saigon
Hanoi
Deaths in Boston area draw string of Strangler comparisons
Four young women deaths and one disappearance in the Boston region spark parallels to the Boston Strangler murders. Police say no confirmed link yet, noting similar hitchhiking risks and a shared school among three cases. Victims were 18 to 22, white, middle class, all travelers. Autopsies show three stranglings, one strangling with stabbing. rape confirmed in two cases.
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Boston
Edward F. Sherry
John V. Silk
Lynn Police
Sherry
Lynn
Brockton
Nashua
N.H
Cambridge
Computerized system starts for Medical Aid Welfare
Harrisburg AP Welfare Department launches the Medical Assistance Review System, or MARS, to process about 10 million invoices yearly. The first payments go to 27 Dauphin County pharmacists, with later stages for doctors and other providers. The move aims to speed payments and boost accountability. Emergency San Francisco: a tour bus returned after a passenger cried she left her teeth at the hotel, prompting a mid trip turnaround.
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Helene Wohlgemuth
MARS
Dauphin County
Wohlgemuth
San Francisco
Dave Plant
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