Machine Gunner Testifies Calley Ordered Fire On Civilians
A platoon machine gunner testified that Lt. William L. Calley Jr directed him to fire on unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai on March 16 1968. The witness described Calley herding civilians into a ditch and firing, while other soldiers reported women children and old men among the victims.
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Benning
Jlt
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Robert Maples
My Lai
Maples
Freehold
N.J
Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Exen
Bennard Davies
Fort Worth
Tex
Davies
Mrs Scott In Good Condition After Duke Hospital Surgery
Mrs W Kerr Scott mother of North Carolina Governor Bob Scott was reported in good condition after a gynecologic procedure at Duke Hospital The 73 year old wife of the late Gov Kerr Scott is expected to be hospitalized about 10 days and then move to the governor s mansion in Raleigh to recuperate Gov Scott canceled a Chicago trip to stay with her
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Raleigh
Scott
Chicago
North Carolina Soldier Killed in Southeast Asia
Washington AP reports Army Sergeant Martin I. Arbert of Fayetteville North Carolina has been killed in action in the Vietnam War. The Defense Department confirmed the death.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Martin I. Arbert
Fayetteville
N.C
Southeast Asia
North Carolina panel rejects halt to New Hope Dam work
The Governor's Advisory Committee on Economics and Environment refused to stop the New Hope Dam project near Moncure. It urged funding to clean upstream pollution and for the state Board of Water and Air Resources to require pollution fixes before impounding water.
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New Hope
Raleigh
New Hope Dam
Economics and Environment
North Carolina
State Board of Water and Air Resources
Moncure
Haw
Federal Water Quality Act
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