My Lai Trial Witness Says Medina Ordered Massacre
Charles Dean Gruver, missing witness in Lt. Calley case, claims Capt. Ernest Medina told troops to wipe out everyone at My Lai. He cites a July interview in the Kansas City Star and a signed Oklahoma City statement alleging direct orders to kill all living things.
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Kansas City
Charles Dean Gruver
William Calley
Ernest Medina
John T. Danner
Kansas City Star
Gruver
Oklahoma City
Calley
Grover
Beautification Project Breaks Ground On 14th Street Median
Work begins today on the city’s first major beautification project. The 14th Street SE median between the Brewer Overpass and 6th Avenue will gain trees shrubs ground cover and grass. The Unified Beautification Committee led by Jimmy Brown and Mrs. Newton B Powell oversees the effort with private and public funding. Fundraising aims near $25 000 as a civic drive to finance additional green spaces city wide.
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Lee Sentell
14Th St
Brewer Overpass
6Th Ave
Unified
Jimmy Brown
Newton B. Powell
Brown
City Water Department
Powell
British Group Here Tonight Tour Arrives in Decatur
About 160 British subjects arrive at Huntsville Decatur Jetport for a two week visit hosted by First Baptist Church. They will tour Huntsville Nashville Birmingham and Montgomery with a welcome banquet and city tour planned.
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United States
Decatur
First Baptist Church
England
First Baptist
Huntsville-Decatur
New York
Washington
Huntsville
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Point Maillard
Delano Park
Fischer Spassky Duel Ends In Draw In Reykjavik
In Reykjavik Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer played a five hour fourth game to a draw. The score stands 2 1 in Spassky’s favor with five games total in the match. Fischer led with the Sozin attack. Spassky sacrificed a pawn and forced a queen trade before rooks and bishops of different colors left the position even. The fifth game is scheduled Thursday at 1 pm EDT.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Spassky
Sozin
Water Project Funding Near for Chapel Hill
HUD officials in Birmingham said the Chapel Hill water project may take a month or more to be formally considered for funding. The 280000 dollar plan aims to bring city water to Chapel Hill Road and nearby south Decatur areas after a decade of failed attempts. HUD reviewer Al Sartain noted the project awaits Alabama fiscal year 1972 73 money and could gain priority if separated from a larger south Decatur water initiative. City leaders left convinced the plan could be funded, though no guarantee was given.
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Birmingham
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Rd
al Sartain
Alabama
Jon Will Pitts
South Decatur
Pitts
Wallace Surgery Goes Off Well
Gov. George C. Wallace had abdominal abscess drainage surgery at University Hospital in Birmingham. The 55 minute operation went smoothly with no complications and he returned to his room in a rehabilitation center. The procedure continued earlier Maryland treatments and aims to speed his healing.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
University Hospital
Wallace
Decatur Daily Want Ad Highlights Household Items
An emergency style classified listing offers a Maytag washer four years old in excellent condition for 75 dollars and a queen bedspread with curtains. The ad promotes converting unwanted items into vacation cash via the Fast-Action DECATUR DAILY Want Ad, with contact numbers for Athens and local hours.
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Maytag
Decatur Daily
On This Date 1967 Piedmont crash over Hendersonville NC
In 1967, 82 people were killed when a Piedmont Airlines jet collided with a small plane above Hendersonville North Carolina. The note also lists classifieds and weather updates with rain probability and highs near 90. The page closes with a civic motto about living in the Tennessee Valley.
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Piedmont Airlines
Hendersonville
N.C
Stones Roll Despite Arrests In Boston Concert
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested in Warwick as police scuffle involving a photographer sparked a delay. The Rolling Stones still performed at Boston Garden after a long wait, with Mayor Kevin White stating the group was on its way despite the incident and fog at Logan Airport.
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Boston
Mick Jagger
Keith Richard
Rolling Stones
Boston Garden
Jagger
Richard
Warwick
KR. 1
Green International
Logan International
Kevin White
White
See Stones
Finland resigns minority government in surprise move
Helsinki AP report states Prime Minister Rafael Paasio’s minority administration stepped down abruptly. Washington AP notes Kissinger led secret Paris Vietnam peace talks for the Nixon White House. Washington AP reports AFL-CIO Executive Council endorsed no presidential candidate this year. Washington AP quotes Raymond Patriarca denying investment of 215000 in a Massachusetts race track and any dealings with Frank Sinatra.
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Finland
Rafael Paasio
Washington
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Afl-Cio Executive Council
New England
Cosa Nostra
Raymond Patriarca
Massachusetts
Frank Sinatra
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S. D
McGovern
By Julie Flint
Robert Byrne
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Billy Whitley
Lynne Russell
Connie Wilson
Billie Stephenson
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Decatur Daily Want Ad
Richard Thrift
Colfax St
Decatur Daily Want
Athens
Dial
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Horoscc Lander
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