Accused Slayer of 6 Will Testify
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson charged with murdering six Vietnamese civilians and assaulting two others is to testify at a special hearing linked to Col. Oran Henderson’s court martial over the My Lai massacre. The evidentiary hearing, granted by the military judge, runs with Henderson’s trial and concerns a missing Barker report, with witnesses and defense claims shaping the proceedings.
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Associated Press
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Henderson
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My Lai
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Wondolowski
Frank Barker
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Barker
Fallout from Nixon Pay Freeze Reaches Teachers
Stein of the Council of Economic Advisers warned no extension of the wage freeze is likely as it nears November. The Cost of Living Council addressed teachers under a master contract and individual contracts, ruling on eligibility for the new pay rate based on pre August 15 accruals and prior period work for those affected by the freeze.
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Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Arkansas Weather Forecast 24-Hour Report
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday notes a high of 94 and low of 64. Forecast says Arkansas generally cooler through Saturday with highs mainly in the 80s and a low tonight in the 60s.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Gas Power dispute over curtailment policy at PSC
Arkansas Louisi ana Gas Co and Arkansas Power & Light Co argued before the Public Service Commission over Arkla curtailment policy. AP&L contended each plant is a separate customer amid pricing disputes. A federal ruling may moot the issue as AP&L faces possible federal jurisdiction Oct. 15.
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Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkansas Power & Light Co
State Public Service Commission
Arkin
Ap&i
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Robert Downie
Federal Power Commission
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Pay Hikes Mixed As Schools Face Wage Freeze Guidelines
The National Education Association says 80 percent of teachers may be eligible for raises, but amid Nixon’s wage-price freeze officials warn the outcome depends on contracts. The Cost of Living Council clarifies that systemwide master contracts usually yield increases, while individual contracts vary with timing and eligibility based on work performed or earnings accrued before August 15.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
National Education Association
Council
Tucker Prison Farm Lease Terminated
Arkansas Board of Correction ended Twin River Farms lease on Tucker Prison 3300 acres amid rice allotment disputes. Board also greenlighted a Cummins Prison Farm chapel site with civic fund drive and announced immediate water and sewer upgrades funded by 313000 dollars.
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State Board of Correction
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Cummins Prison Farm
New Vocational Rehabilitation Unit
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Cummins
Leroy Golden Dies of Heart Attack in California Desert
Leroy Golden 48, Hope truck driver, died Friday in an El Centro hospital after suffering a heart attack in the California desert city on August 14. He is survived by his wife Lola, a son Gary, two daughters Colleen Clemens and Polly, and his mother Nannie Golden, all of Hope. The body will be returned to Hope for burial.
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Hope
el Centro
Calif
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California Desert City
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Colleen Clemens
Polly Golden
Nannie Golden
Algerians Digging Up Vineyards For Better Wine Exports
Algerian farmers begin removing low yield vineyards to boost wine quality for exports. President Boumedienne reverses course, offering government aid to convert 60,000 acres from wine production to other crops. Conservative growers oppose policy, but government campaigns redirect resources to improve remaining vineyards.
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Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Boumedienne
France
Soviet Union
Arkansans in crash near airport plane cartwheels into ground
Three Arkansans aboard a plane en route from Cairo to Knoxville were injured after it struck trees near the airport and crashed. Pilot John N Banks Sr 44 of Malvern and passengers his wife Margaret 44 their son John N Jr 20 and Mr and Mrs Fred G Fox 68 of Cairo Illinois were hospitalized in Knoxville. Airman M Sgt Clifford Evans at McGhee Tyson said he dived from a wing avoiding a fuselage opening and required about 50 stitches for a head wound. In El Dorado Edward Scott King 20 months old was killed when run over by his father’s pickup in the driveway.
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Court hearing triggers bloody riot at San Francisco court
In San Francisco a pretrial hearing for Doris Maxwell and defendants John Clutchette Fleeta Drumgo and George Jackson sparked violence. A bulletproof partition protected judges and defendants as police and bailiffs clashed with crowd. Two bystanders and officers were injured. two men, including Philip Jake Price, were arrested.
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Associated Press
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Soledad
Doris Maxwell
John Clutchette
Price
Maxwell
Earl M. Price
Oakland
Clutchette
Fleeta Drumgo
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Carl M. Allen
George Jackson
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