Lieutenant Faces Murder Charge In Viet Massacre
Army spokesmen say regulations prevent clarifying if 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. pulled the trigger or gave orders in the My Lai killings. A former soldier, Paul Meadle, claims Calley ordered and participated in the shootings, telling him what to do. Congress moves toward inquiry as Calley faces court martial for premeditated murder with potential death or life sentence.
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Washington
William L. Calley Jr
Pentagon
Calley
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Congress
Army
My Lai
Waynesville
N.C
Ft. Benning
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
CBS
Meadle
U.S
Meadie
George W. Latimer
Latimer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Charles H. Percy
Stephen Young
Ohio
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
City budget hits record $561,765 with no millage rise
The City Council unanimously approved the 1970 budget of $561,765, a record high up $41,827 from the current figure. Finance director Edward Zarger said property owners would no longer face a millage increase, keeping the levy at 13.5 mills for 1970.
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Edward Zarger
Head On Cow Crash Leaves Animal Dead Near Union City
A large mixed breed cow smashed through a car windshield on Elgin road near Union City injuring no one beyond a few minor cuts. The 800 pound animal died after plunging across the road. the owner has not been identified, the driver faces possible $600 damages. The incident prompts legal questions over ownership and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Elgin Road
Mike Kirik Jr
Corry
Kirik
Terrance Haskins
Apollo Crew Rests Aboard USS Hornet
Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean rest in quarantine trailer near Pearl Harbor after a 10 day lunar mission. They remain isolated until December 11 and will transfer to Ellington AFB for lunar rock analysis at the MSC Lunar Receiving Laboratory. A missing person alert issued for Corry man Robert E. Hulett is also noted with description and contact details.
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Hornet
America
Hawaii
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Bean
Pearl Harbor
Manned Spacecraft Center
Msc
Houston
Tex
Ellington Air Force Base
Ellington
Nixon
Navy
Conrad
Gordon
Earth
Clarence Jerniga
Brock R.randy Stone
Lunar Laboratory
Tropic Pacific
Four Calls Keep Stanford Hose Busy With Blazes
Members of the Stanford Hose Company fought four fire calls in a four hour span from 4 52 to 8 26 p m last night. The final blaze struck Ajax Iron Works with about 200 damage in a stockroom fire. Initial alarm followed smoke at the old Corry Bleacher plant demolition site on East Main street. Engine 4 and four men fought the smoldering rubbish with a booster line and returned by 5 30. At 7 52 Engine 1 and 15 men battled a car fire at Maple avenue crossing Erie Lackawanna tracks causing 25 damage to John Engles of Union City. They returned by 6 10. At 8 16 neighbors reported rekindled flames at the bleacher plant and Engine 3 with four men remained on scene until 8 55.
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Stanford Hose Company
Ajax Iron Works
Corry
East Main Street
Maple Avenue
Erie Lackawana
John Engles
Union City
Surtax Expiration Debate Drives Senate Tax Reform
In Washington the Senate opened a second day of quickpaced debate on a 585 page tax reform bill. Byrd proposed striking a clause to extend the 5 percent surtax through next June 30, opposed to Nixon’s six month extension. The discussion also covered a personal exemption increase and oil and gas depletion rules as senators weighed revenue impacts and inflation.
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Washington
Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Nixon
Byrd
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Allen
John J. Williams
Williams
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
House
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Titusville
Charles G. Huffman
B.D. 3
Spartansburg
Huffman
Herbert Prody
Daniel Cox
Robert Rhoades
Hollywood
Lisa Gerritsen
Lydia
Malibu
Aers
Kathy Bryant
Chicago
Timmy Martin
Timmy
FBI
John E. Walrath
Hammond
Denver
Colorado
John Love
Africa
Love
East
Zarger
Joseph Furst
Capital Reserve Fund
Apollo
Uss
Evelyn Adams
Snyder Circle
Robert E. Hulett
West Frederick Street
Hulett
Cieone Hulett
Satie
Ajax
Journal
Endsley
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
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