Witness details CID pressure in Higdon court martial
Norman D. Conley testified a CID agent offered to remove a negative record if he would testify about Higdon in Vietnam. He said a 10 percent fund for Tet victims was discussed, with Kowatch and Baker involved, and a $5,000 check tied to a refrigeration contract appeared in evidence.
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Redstone Arsenal
William E. Higdon
Army Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Higdon
Vietnam
Norman D. Conley
2Nd Field Force
NCO
Conley
Fayetteville
Tenn
Edward Kowatch
Universal Consultant
Charles Banker
Kowatch
Baker
Georg Schell
Saigon Marines Launch Northwest Drive Against Hanoi Buildup
Saigon says thousands of marines, 500 man battalions, push into the northwest near the DMZ to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines. Six marines killed and 41 wounded nine miles northeast of Khe Sanh after heavy mortar fire. Cambodian forces report overrun of bunkers near a pagoda northeast of Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
South Vietnam
A Shau
Phnom Penh
Alabama's Friendliest Shopping Area Decatur feature
Daily calendar snippet mentions Decatur as a hub for shopping with sections including A3 Classifieds B8 Comics A3 Horoscope and B7 Sports. Weather forecast shows fair to partly cloudy conditions with highs near 92 and temperatures around 64 tonight with rain chances 20 to 30 percent. On This Date notes a 1962 Paris airliner crash killed 130 members of an Atlanta art group.
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Atlanta
Paris
France
Tennessee Valley
Mills Assails Revenue Sharing Plan Facing House Opposition
Rep. Wilbur Mills called Nixon's five billion revenue sharing plan dangerous and said it would weaken states by attaching strings to federal funds. Secretary Connally defended the measure, while the House rejected a related manpower overhaul and a separate $2,000 librarian fund donation was announced.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Connally
Wheeler Basin
Prestolite Co
Prestolite
Decatur
Nancy Agnew
Water Halts Body Hunt in Yuba City Orchards
In Yuba City California authorities halted searches for graves after irrigation water flooding the orchard sites prevented further digging. Sheriff Roy D Whiteaker believes more bodies will be found among 23 victims hacked and stabbed to death in crude graves near the Feather River. Mexican born farmer Juan Corona, 37, faced 10 murder counts in a closed arraignment via interpreter Raoul Ybarra as the case unfolds.
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy D. Whiteaker
Feather River
Juan V. Corona
Justice Court
Whiteaker
J. J. Hankins
Corona
Raoul Ybarra
Hankins
Suntan Lotion Permitted At Point Mallard Pool
Lifeguards had barred suntan lotion at the wave making pool after staining concerns. Public Relations Director Wim Johnson announced the ban is lifted and lotion is allowed while sunglasses remain prohibited and non-swimmers stay off the carpet behind the wire fence.
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Point Mallard
Wim Johnson
Monsanto
Johnson
North Vietnam Rejects Prisoner Exchange Talk
Paris reports indicate Hanoi may refuse to accept 13 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners from the South. In New York the Communications Workers of America says it will resume bargaining with Western Union next Monday over strikes involving about 3000 of the 20000 workers. Washington sources say Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa has signaled he will relinquish his 14 year hold on the union from prison.
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Paris
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
NEW York
Communications Workers of America
Western Union Telegraph Co
Western Union
Morton Bahr
CWA
Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Businessman Crashed Secret JFK Meeting
Seattle businessman Elroy McCaw allegedly crashed a top secret White House security meeting during the Berlin crisis, causing pandemonium in the security establishment. Pierre Salinger recounts the incident to explain a breach that jeopardized NSC plans for defending western access to Berlin.
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Henry Raymont
New York Times News Service
Boston
Seattle
White House
Berlin
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
Salinger
National Security Council
Kennedy
American Booksellers Association
Sheraton-Boston
Santa Clara
Doubleday & Co
Elroy McCaw
Wins Broadcasting
New York
McCaw
Washington
Pentagon
National Security Advisory Council
Gen
Curtis LeMay
Warning Remains a Film Message to Teens in Decatur
Teen safety warning highlighted in a film produced before the creator’s death. The piece urges youths to stop and reconsider their actions, with the note directing readers to page AJ for the full story in the Decatur Daily.
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Decatur'daily
48 Americans Die In Combat In Vietnam Toll Soars
SAIGON AP The U S Command reports 48 American battle deaths in the weekly casualty summary the highest in four weeks. The total includes most of 30 soldiers killed May 21 in three North Vietnamese shellings at American bases including Fire Base Charlie 2 where 29 died and 33 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Charlie 2
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Athens
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Dee Bauer
Reds
Alabama
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Bill Brumback
Billy Smith
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