Calley Case Sparks Political Reactions and Clemency Debate
The Associated Press reports Sen Bayh warned against a political handling of the case while Sen Saxbe urged caution in selecting leaders for war as Medinas and Calley face trial. Lt Calley, awaiting appeal of his life sentence, voiced fear of dying and public misperception. A rally in Columbus, Georgia supported clemency amid Nixon’s plan to review the case.
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Richard Nixon
Bayh
Memphis
Tenn
William B. Saxbe
Rohio
Cleveland
America
Calleys
Medinas
My Lai
Wjw-Tv
Ernest L. Medina
Calley
William L. Calley Jr
Time Magazine
Atlanta
Delmonico
Ft. Benning
Vietnam
Columbus, Ga
Nixon
Satchmo Improving in Hospital Recovery
Louis Armstrong, 70, remains in critical condition at Beth Israel Hospital New York after March 15 heart treatment. He was resting comfortably and breathing without a respirator and asked for food, though he continues to be fed intravenously as doctors monitor his heart and respiratory condition.
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New York
Louis
Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Lorillard Talks Resume in Arbitration Dispute
Union Local 317 of the United Tobacco Workers and Lorillard cigarette firm resume negotiations in Greensboro as arbitration looms. The strike began March 1 over a provision to bind workers to arbitration on job changes and rates, a demand the union argues would curb the right to strike. D. Yates Heafner of the FMCS announced talks would continue today.
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Greensboro
Lorillard Cigarette Company
Lorillard
United Tobacco Workers
D. Yates Heafner
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Mississippi Democrat Proposes Split Security Bills
Senator James C Eastland of Mississippi introduced six internal security bills to strengthen the Subversive Activities Control Board, bar Communists from teaching in federally funded schools, deny tax exemptions to subversive groups, and disallow deductions for donations to Communist organizations, aiming to revive stalled legislation.
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James C. Eastland
Mississippi
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Scott says NC education priorities shift to children
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott argues teacher pay rise remains important but not the administration’s main focus. He favors a 10 percent teacher pay hike for 1971-73, while the North Carolina Education Association pushes for 30 percent. The NCAE criticized his education budget at its Charlotte convention after a formal thank-you resolution was rejected.
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North Carolina
Bob Scott
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Raleigh News and Observer
North Carolina Education Association
NCAE
Charlotte
MLK Aide Arrested for Palm Sunday Disruption at St Patrick's
Hosea Williams, aide to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York on Palm Sunday charges of disrupting services. Williams, SCLC program director, led a small group into the cathedral during the 1 a.m. mass commemorating the assassination's third anniversary. Williams defended his action, saying they aimed to condemn church investments in oppressing South Africa and planned further demonstrations.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
SCLC
Joseph Haya
Terence Cardinal Cooke
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