Dragon Lady and Colonel Describe Long Binh Post Scandal
Retired Col Edmund Castle told Senate investigators he ordered removal of doors from a massage parlor on Long Binh Army post in 1969 to curb a nude bath and brothel scheme led by Madame Phoung. He blamed former Brig Gen Earl Cole for the corrupt setup and said the cluster of clubs drew soldiers into drunken danger, then replaced nude rooms with dragon motifs to contain the vice.
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Senate
Iran
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Long Bhin
Vietnam
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Long Bith
Earl F. Cole
Cole
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Phoune
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Cassle
Mme. Phoung
Cassie
Senator reveals Army intelligence setup in a city
Sen. Sam J. Ervin disclosed that Army surveillance in a major city was pervasive and targeted civilians. He showed a 18 month file from Minnesota with names of University of Minnesota staff students and community leaders. The box included index cards and photographs illustrating routine information sharing between military intelligence and campus authorities.
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UPI
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DNC
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Minn
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Case against deputies dropped in Berkeley riot probe
In San Francisco UPI reports the government dropped the case against 12 deputies over alleged civil rights violations during the People’s Park riots in Berkeley two years earlier. Ten indictments had accused beatings and gunfire at protests and prisoners, but a federal judge dismissed most charges and the rest were dropped as a waste of time.
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UPI
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Demonstrators clash with police at San Jose State College
Plainclothesmen and officers battled student demonstrators yesterday over Standard Oil recruiters on campus. Two San Jose men were hospitalized and 13 students arrested. two demonstrators were arrested early, others were taken as they attempted to free them. Thirty uniformed officers halted the quarrel as protesters opposed an oil spill in San Francisco Bay and offshore drilling by Standard Oil of California.
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Medina Did Not Order Killing at My Lai Trial
Testimony in the William L. Calley court martial shows Medina did not order killing of women and children at My Lai. Witness Kotouc, an immunity grantee, confirms no instruction to kill civilians. describes briefing and understanding that civilians remaining were enemy, and discusses orders about destroying the village.
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UPI
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My Lai
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Eugene M. Kotouc
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Kotouc
Pt. Benning
Ter
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Aubrey M. Daniel III
Reid W. Kennedy
Kolone
Frank A. Barker Jr
Kotone
Kotoue
George W. Latimer
Latimer
Pentagon to Draft 17,000 in April for Army
The Pentagon announced 17,000 young men would be drafted in April for the Army, the fourth straight month at this level. The four month total reaches 68,000, close to last year’s pace, with replacement to maintain current Army strength. Selective Service said all April draftees will have lottery numbers under 100, the highest since January.
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