My Lai charges dropped as four enlisted men freed
AP dispatch reports that all charges against the four remaining enlisted men in the My Lai massacre have been dropped, leaving three officers still charged with murder. The same wires note US hastened up to 80 tons of war material to Cambodia and a Phoom Penh government office blast.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Army
My Lai
Saigon
United States
Cambodia
Phoom Penh
Charges Dropped in My Lai Case Four Officers
The Army dropped all charges against four Ga in the My Lai case nine days after a co-defendant's acquittal. Remaining are Lt. William L. Calley Jr and Capt. Ernest Medina plus Capt. Eugene Kotouc for murder and related offenses. Other officers face dereliction of duty in a coverup. The announcement came from Lt Gen. Albert Connor at 3rd Army Headquarters after review and consultation with Army legal authorities.
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Mcpherson
My Lai
Army
3Rd Army
William L. Calley Jr
Ernest Medina
Eugene Kotouc
Albert Connor
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Ft McPherson
Robert T'Souvas
San Jose
Calif
Wiese
Gerald A. Smith
Chicago
St .McPherson
Nixon Begins Mapping Revenue Sharing Drive
Nixon outlines a plan in the State of the Union to boost aid to states and localities by 25 percent. White House aides say the package totals about 6 billion dollars in new money plus 10 billion in converted grants, with bloc grants for urban and rural development, education, transportation, job training and law enforcement.
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Nixon
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Washington
America
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Corral Con Artists Near Warren Rob Woman
Two men, Robert A. Joy and Gerald R. Miller, were jailed on larceny charges after posing as gas company workers to swindle an elderly South Side woman of over $2,000 in cash and $1,000 in jewelry and items. They were captured near Sheffield and held in Warren County Jail in bonds. Police said the suspects forged a heating scam and were linked to a larger theft ring with warrants issued by Justice Martha Lawson.
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Warren
Warren Area
Warren County
South Side
Martha Lawson
Robert A. Joy
Weldbank
Gerald R. Miller
Toledo
Ohio
Sheffield
Richard McWilliams
Sheffield Township
Warren Borough
McWilliams Re Eeca
le. Rosenquist
Kates
John Grady
Douglas Irvine
John Barnes
Borough Polics
Jistica
Nixon drafts new revolution plan in State of the Union
President Nixon outlined a costly revenue sharing and welfare reform package in his State of the Union address. The plan proposes $5 billion annually to local units and $11 billion for six broad fields, with skepticism from many Democrats and cautious support from some Republicans. Leaders debated revenue sharing, budget deficits, and executive reorganization while commentators mixed praise and doubt.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Capitol Hill
Saunders Fight Eviction Over Small Mortgage Gap
Frank and Emma Saunders avoid eviction after a sheriff's sale petition was withdrawn. CEPA says they may regain title while appeals to the Supreme Court on mortgages and confessions of judgment loom. Publicity aided the effort with donations and protest pressure on the lender.
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Philadelphia
Frank
Emma Saunders
Saunders
Max Weiner
Consumers Education and Protective Association
CEPA
Savings and Loan Company
Weiner
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
California
Poison Plant Kills 1180 Sheep in Utah Range
Salt Lake City AP reports halogeton, a common scrubby plant, suspected as the cause of 1,180 sheep deaths on Clarence Ingram’s Nephi ranch after grazing near Garrison. Officials said oxalate from halogeton found in tissues confirms poisoning and noted rapid spring melt pressures water intake.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Clarence Ingram
Nephi
Ingram
Garrison
Utah-Nevada
Skull Valley
Dugway Proving Ground
Army
Dugway
Atomic Energy Commission
Mercury
Nev
AEC
Binns
James Schoenfeld
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Tules
Lakeland, Fla
Florida
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West Main Street
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Reagan
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Erie
Race Track Association
Lakeland Racetrack Association
Pari Mutual
Corral
Rob Woman
Dem
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Samuel L. Devine
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Hugh Scott
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Wayne Binns
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Utah State University
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