Johnson disputes secret Pentagon Vietnam study view
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson rejects the Pentagon study portrayal of his Vietnam role. Time says Johnson calls the documents one sided and contingency driven while Newsweek charges a biased, even treasonous leak. The study, ordered by Robert McNamara, sits in the LBJ Library as coverage notes its political uses.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Medal of Honor Recipient Claims Battle Stoned Night
Peter Lemon, 21, says he fought two Viet Cong waves while high on marijuana, describing a night of partying before April 1 1970. He used rifle and grenades to repel the attack, dragged a wounded comrade, and refused early medical care to help others before receiving the Medal of Honor from President Nixon.
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Detroit Free Press
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White House
Soviet Space Expert Gets British Asylum
Anatol Fedoseyev a 52 year old Soviet space official who defected at the Paris Air Show is in Britain with permission to stay. Western diplomats say his identity is unconfirmed and Soviet details remain private. Fedoseyev oversaw lunar program robot exploration and the current Soyuz space station project.
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New York Times News Service
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Panel To Rule In Times Case
The government seeks to bar further publication of a secret Pentagon Vietnam study by the New York Times. A full seven judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit will hear the case after a postponement from a three judge panel. Washington Post materials linked to current operational plans were also discussed in district court.
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Dennis Doolin
Coerced Testimony Claims in Medina Pretrial Hearing
S. Sgt. Charles Lacroix testified at the Medina pretrial hearing that high ranking Army officers threatened to charge him with My Lai crimes unless he testified against Capt. Ernest Medina. Col. Henry Olk allegedly pressured him to become a state’s witness.
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Associated Press
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Filibuster Looms as Alabama Legislature Reopens Tuesday
Medina faces murder charges tied to the My Lai case with defense plans to show improper command influence. Defense lawyer F Lee Bailey cites seven witnesses to support claims of military conspiracy and coercion. Lacroix testified that Maj Gen Bernard Rogers offered immunity to testify against Medina and others.
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Alabama Water Improvement Commission approves $10 million plan
The Alabama Water Improvement Commission backed a $10 million pollution control plan for Ciba-Geigy Corp. at its McIntosh plant. An aftershock of the February quake rattled Los Angeles with no major damage reported. Hoffa resigns as Teamsters president and Nixon schedules a meeting with union executives.
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First U S Troops Land in Cuba in 1898
On this date in 1898 U S forces arrived in Cuba marking the first land entries of the Spanish-American War. The brief note accompanies local ads for Want Act and weather data for Athens with rain probabilities and high temperatures. The Alabama shopping area caption ends with a Tennessee Valley pride tagline.
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Supreme Court allows trial of juveniles without juries
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that juveniles accused of crime may be tried without juries. Justice Blackmun wrote the majority opinion, citing current state practices. The decision narrows some Bill of Rights protections previously afforded to juvenile defendants.
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Businessman Henson Dies
Edwin K. Henson 76 retired 2nd Ave. businessman and Morgan County Democratic leader died after a lengthy illness. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Survivors include widow Pearl and siblings Ben and Will Henson plus Mrs. James Meador. Pallbearers listed.
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Decatur
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Donald Gunn
Clyde Davis Jr
Terry LeDuke
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