Grand Jury Resumes Probe Into Wallace Campaign Funds
A federal grand jury in Montgomery resumes its secret probe of George C. Wallace campaign finances. Nine witnesses testified Thursday with at least nine more expected Friday. Subpoenas targeted Wallace aides Bill Jones and Cecil Jackson, while others like Asa Carter and Dave Silverman also appeared. The inquiry probes possible income tax and Corrupt Practices Act violations in Wallace era campaigns and state dealings with contractors.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Justice Department
Bill Jones
Wallace
Cecil Jackson
Jones
Grand Jury
Jackson
John H. Brooks Jr
Gerald Wallace
Seymore Trammell
Asa Carter
Dave Silverman
Howard White
Walter Houseal
Lurleen
Viet Cong cease-fire offer discussed by Mrs. Binh
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh formally placed on record a Viet Cong order calling on American troops to desert and cease-fire if Americans withdraw. Thao avoided specifics, noting cease-fire depends on American withdrawal, while Binh’s statement dropped the clause opposing the war.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
United States
Binh
Mrs. Binh
Thao
Proposal To Boost Viet Air Force Being Studied
Washington AP reports Pentagon officials study a plan to add about 5,000 maintenance technicians to the South Vietnamese air force to increase flying hours for helicopters rather than add aircraft. Total force about 50,000 with 1,200 to 1,300 planes. helicopters ~500. U.S. officials warn against withdrawal without adequate airpower. Thuy says no talks on troop withdrawal before a date is set. The U.S. notes aging maintenance, and while Saigon seeks heavier attack jets, no F4s are planned.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Ln Vietnam
Saigon
Joint General Staff
United States
Vietnam
Thao
Stephen Ledegar
South Vietnam
Ledegar
Nixon
Thuy
Nguyen Thanh le
Bruce
U.S. Air Force
Trial Continues as Ko Toue Cleared on Neck Cut Charge
Midway through the trial the defense won a directed verdict of innocent on a charge that Ko toue assaulted the same prisoner by cutting him on the neck. The judge ruled the government failed to prove the charge. Kotoue is the fourth soldier tried in the My Lai incident and third to be acquitted. Acquitted earlier were Sgt. David Mitchell and Sgt. Charles Hutto. The captain’s acquittal follows Lt. William Calley Jr.’s murder conviction. Col. Oran Henderson faces trial at Ft. Meade on dereliction of duty charges. The trial progresses despite setback.
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Kotoue
My Lai
David Mitchell
St. Francisville
Charles Hutto
Two Goldsboro Men Are Killed
Two Goldsboro residents Cedric Edgeerton age 75 and William Nufer 73 were killed when a car swerved to avoid another car and struck a railroad warning sign at U S 70 intersection. J Rodney Combs 59 and two passengers were injured. Nancy Price 19 faced charges for failure to yield.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Cedric E. Edgerton
Fivestock J
William F. Nufer
Roger Flynn
J. Rodney Combs
iCombs
Flynn
Nancy Ernest Price
Cambodian Crisis Deepens as Lon Nol Quits Cabinet Bid
Phnom Penh AP report says Marshal Lon Nol abandoned efforts to form a new government and named Lt. Gen. Sisowath Sirik Matak to try. Matak, elder statesman and Lon Nol ally, faces army and National Assembly opposition if he pursues a cabinet plan. Lon Nol resigned as premier April 20 after a February stroke.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Sirik Matak
Army
National Assembly
Lony
Central Intelligence Agency
15Th Brigade
Sirikl
Matak
Sicik Matak
Lon Nal
Tharh
Eader
South Vietnam
Tam
Lon Nel
Lon Nellis
Nixon urges delaying Vietnam withdrawal schedule
President Nixon rejects a fixed withdrawal deadline and dismisses a rapid pullout as quitting the war. He argues for continuing a residual force, cites bargaining leverage on POWs, and notes progress toward Vietnamization while stressing no new major actions in Indochina. He defends court rulings on busing and comments on Calley's imprisonment while warning against tipping off the enemy with a timetable.
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Nixon
Korea
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Vietnam
Indochina
Joan F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
United States
Jin Laos
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