Calley Case A Disturbing Exercise In U S Justice
A critical overview of Lt. William L. Calley’s My Lai trial argues the case exposes deep moral and legal tensions in battlefield conduct. It questions whether exposing a single lieutenant serves justice or merely preserves an image, and contrasts orders, responsibility, and equal protection under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calley
U.S
William L. Calley
Robert D. Heins Jr
Alliance
Latimer
My Lai
Judge Latimer
Nurenberg
Remembering POWs in Vietnam Amid Ongoing War
The piece urges keeping prisoner of war issues in public view as about 1,500 to 1,600 Americans remain detained. It cites limited news, past letter campaigns, and astronaut Frank Borman’s proposal to release Hanoi’s captives to pressure for humanitarian compliance. It warns against forgetting and stresses continued resolve to secure freedom without safer alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Paris
Frank Borman
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Russia's Restive Consumers Face Hidden Shortages
Western analysts note stagnation and inflation sting Russian households as Brezhnev regime fails to meet Five Year Plan goals. Shortages of everyday goods provoke quiet discontent, while gradual improvements mask deeper dissatisfaction amid rising expectations.
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London
Russia
America
Lowest Credibility and White House Contradictions
Washington column reviews a pattern of official denials and secret memos on Cambodia and Laos raids by MACSOG units, COSVN pursuit, and casualty figures, noting Pentagon credibility erosion. It also covers Nixon era psychiatry subsidies, Haldeman and Ehrlichman roles, and a light aviation anecdote about Edith Green and her Maltese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Macsog
Salem House
Edith Green
D-Ore
Oregon
Reflections on Self and Local News Highlights
A nostalgic verse opens with the mirror test lesson about self judgment. The news column then reports on the Amos Jr. purchase of the E W Freeze residence on Rockford Road and how Martha Ross met Bob Amos through the deal. Handel Messiah music at Wesley Memorial church is praised with details of soloists and instrumentalists. A cafeteria joke about dieting, travel bureau official Charles Barbour’s NC efforts, and Savings Bond director appointment are noted. Canadian consul general Pierre Asselin visits High Point en route to Duke. High Point High School Class of 1941 plans a June reunion with catered lunch, dinner, and dance. Kathy Jane Valentine, 19, reaches finals of the NC Student Nurse of the Year Contest representing District VI.
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R. T. Amos Jr
E. W. Freeze
Rockford Road
Martha Ross
High Point
Bob Amos
Pierre Asselin
Canada
New Orleans
Duke University
Association of Canadian Studies
U.S
Harold &. Conrad
High Point College
High Point High School
Gloria Hderton
Rachelle
Bill Currie
Chico
Kathy Jane Valentine
Lester Valentine
Greenwood Drive
North Carolina
Student Nurses Association
At& T University
UNCG
Rockingham Community College
High Point Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Kathy
High Point Memorial
HPMH
Beth Jones
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Kremlin
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Soviet Union
Gomulka
Edward Glerek
Europe
Washington
Pentagon
Senate ‘Foreign Relations Committee
COSVN
Defense
Mel Laird
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
Defense Department
By Jack Anderson
Nixon
American Psychiatric Association
Congress
APA
White House
Arnold Hutschnecker
John Ehrlichman
Bob Haldeman
Haldeman
Hank
Ron Ziegler
Richard Nixon
J. Walter Thompson
Ron
Herb Klein
He Atlli
Edward
Puget 3
Jack Horner
At. Wesley
Memorial United’ Methodist Church
W. Howard Coble
Betty Sue Johnson
Robert Bundy
George P. Clark
Edward R. Hardin
Wanna McAnally
Elizabeth Fouts
Carolyn McGuinn
David Garrett
Ruby Woolf
Charles Medlin
Massie Johnson
Charles Barbour
Ed Kemp
N.C. Conservation, and Development
Furniture Exposition
C. E. McIntosh Jr
North Carolina ‘Savings Bond Division
Treasury Department
Walter P. Johnson
Denver
Gene
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