Sergeant Accused In My Lai Action Claims Innocence
Sgt. David Mitchell of Louisiana faces 36 counts of assault with intent to murder over the My Lai incident in March 1968. He says he is innocent, telling Baton Rouge reporters he learned of the inquiry in Washington and has not been charged with murder. His civilian lawyer and chain of command defend him, noting lack of guilt in the available evidence.
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St. Francisville
Army
Ossie Brown
Vietnam
Ernest L. Medina
William L. Calley
Ft. Benining
Brown
Glenn Seeks Senate Seat Amid Primary Contest
Former Marine colonel Glenn, 48, launches a bid for the Senate as he faces Howard Metzenbaum in the May 5 Ohio primary. Metzenbaum, a Cleveland lawyer and ex-state legislator, is seen as his strongest challenger. Glenn, tied to Royal Crown International, moved from New York to Columbus with his wife Annie and his mother present at the news conference.
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Royal Crown International
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John H. Glenn Sr
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John David
Carolyn Ann
John Michael Power
Tax bill split over exemptions and social security gains
The House and Senate debate over tax reform shows divisions over personal exemptions and social security boosts. Senators and representatives from Georgia New Mexico Tennessee Utah and Nebraska push for changes while Republicans push for conservative shifts. The Senate backs a $200 increase in exemptions and 15 percent social security rise. the House favors earlier tax cut timing and longer surtax extensions. Final debate contrasts with earlier tense sessions as leaders seek a path through conferees toward a final bill.
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Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Al’bert Gore
Tennessee
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Utah
Williams
Nebraska
Carl] Curtis
Miller
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D-Ark
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Democratic Caucus
Ray J. Madden
D- Ind
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Fliers Shot Down in Southeast Asia Mystery
Fliers including li salad milk and ice cream were shot down. It remained unclear whether the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese held them. A spokesman said no Viet Cong were known in the area. The craft might have been in a jungle prison camp inside Cambodia. The helicopter was among three shot down on November 2. One body was found, a wounded crewman rescued, and two others missing. An American survivor searcher heard a North Vietnamese radio broadcast claiming the pilots were safe in Cambodia.
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Viet Namization and Saigon casualties rise in Vietnam War
The article notes that the last time more Americans died in battle than South Vietnamese was last May, just before President Nixon began withdrawing U.S. troops. It cites the Viet Namization program as a factor in rising government casualties alongside heightened Communist attacks aimed at derailing pacification efforts.
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U.S
Vietnam
Talks on Vietnam Withdrawals at Paris Conference
Talks continued at the Paris peace conference with emphasis on Vietnamization and the absence of a U S leader after Cabot Lodge's resignation. Lau and Mrs. Binh proposed negotiating a safe withdrawal within six months in exchange for total and unconditional withdrawal, but Habib dismissed the offer as insincere without a plan on North Vietnamese forces.
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Probe of Masaryk death hints slip caused fall in window
Prague AP reports new inquiry into Jan Masaryk 1948 death suggests insomnia led him to sit on a window sill and cool air may have helped him fall. Evidence cited excludes murder and notes pillows and pills near the window, plus his insomnia and late work for a Papal delegation.
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Thomas G. Masaryk
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Alexander Dubcek
Karel Pesta
Pesta
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