Mitchell Acquitted in My Lai Murder Case
S/Sgt. David Mitchell, 30, a ten-year Army veteran, was found not guilty of assault with intent to murder in the My Lai incident. A seven-officer jury deliberated six hours and 50 minutes, while Calley faces separate charges. Witnesses for both sides described the court martial in Hood Texas and referenced the ongoing Army proceedings against eight other Americal Division members.
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Robert Heard
Associated Press
Hood
Tex
David Mitchell
Mitchell
My Lai
St. Francisville
William, Calley Jr
Calley
Ft. Benning
S.set
Col
Francis Giacomozzi
Rosa
George R. Robinson
Ossie Brown
Youth Politic Awareness Study Shows Limited Civic Knowledge
A national survey of about 90 000 youths finds most recognize social problems but know little about politics and racial injustice. Results released by the Education Commission of the States show adults and older students grasp urgent issues more, with a 10 year continuation plan funded by Carnegie Ford and the U S Office of Education. Dr Edgar J Epps and governors express disappointment at some citizenship findings.
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San Diego
Calif
Education Commission of the States
Russell W. Peterson
Delaware
Carnegie Corporation
Ford Foundation
U.S. Office of Education
Edgar J. Epps
University of Chicago
Education Department
Commission
Major Illness Insurance Bill Draws Nixon Criticism
The Nixon administration sharply criticizes Democrat Sen. Russell Long’s major illness plan as hasty. Long plans a Finance Committee vote next week on 80 percent coverage past $2,000 or 60 days, costing about $2.5 billion yearly funded by Social Security taxes. HEW notes lack of hearings and outlines its own broader health strategy for Congress with another proposal costing about $3 billion.
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G.C. Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Finance Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Long
Congress
Richardson
White House
Ouachita River Group Set for November Meeting
Ouachita River Valley Association will meet in Arkadelphia on November 23 and 24. Representative David Pryor will report on progress of the Ouachita River development program during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita River Group
Arkadelphia, Ark
Ouachita River Valley Association
David Pryor
D-Ark
Ouachita River
Red Tape Overturns Pesticide Ban in US
Washington. The Agriculture Department rescinded its six week old ban on repeated pesticide use after Aug. 31, 1971, amid interagency review and a transfer of oversight to a new environmental agency next month. The original order aimed to inform on pesticides under review and did not cancel registrations. Pesticides named include DDT DDD dieldrin aldrin endrin heptachlor toxaphene BHC chlordane. The agency expected a review completion by next Aug 31 but will miss the deadline for most products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Environmental
Interior Department
USDA
G.G. Rohner
Correction Board Asked to Resign
State Rep. James Linder of West Helena asks members of the state Board of Correction to resign so Gov elect Dale Bumpers can appoint a new board. He says the move would give Bumpers a free hand to guide prison reform, noting Faubus appointees resigned when Rockefeller took office. Bumpers said he would like to meet the current board first.
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Little Rock
James Linder
West Helena
State Board of Correction
Dale Bumpers
Linder
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bumpers
Rockefeller
Orval E. Faubus
Alumni Group Seeks More School Aid in Arkansas
The Arkansas Alumni Council formed by state supported colleges aims to mobilize alumni and public support for higher education funding. Established last fall by college PR men, the group backs the Commission on Coordination of Higher Educational Finance and notes the schools now receive 3.9 million dollars in the current fiscal year.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Alumni Council
William W. Hughes
Fayetteville
David W. Mullins
University of Arkansas
Commission On Coordination of Higher Educational Finance
Hughes
Group Urges Ban on Toys Deemed Unsafe by Consumers Union
Consumers Union threatened to sue if eight hazardous toys are not banned before Christmas. The group says the Health Education and Welfare Department underestimates danger while FDA moves to ban several items, including Jarts and Etch a Sketch, despite safety concerns and high temperatures and shock hazards noted by the National Commission on Product Safety.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Consumers
Consumers Union
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Morris Kaplan
Kaplan
HEW
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Reliance Products Corp
Woon- Socket
American Party Favors
Pittston
R.B. Jarts, Inc
South Glen Falls
N.Y
Super Grill
Topper Toy Corp
Elizabeth
N.J
Sears, Roebuck and Co
National Commission On Product Safety
Commission
Remembrance nostalgia and public figures in old memories
HAL BOYLE muses on memory games and youth eras with sharp vignettes of the 1920s and 1930s. He contrasts common costs and fashions with lineaments of social life, then shifts to reflections on Justice Tom Clark and FBI director Hoover amid aging and public disputes.
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Hal Boyle
New York
School of Hard Knocks
Pollution by Autos May Go to High Court
A coalition of 17 states seeks Supreme Court review to force GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors to fit all cars since 1953 with devices cutting carbon monoxide emissions. The move targets about 85 to 100 million used cars and could take years to resolve. if declined, states may pursue federal suits.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Frederic C. Tausend
Washington State
Tausend
Automobile Manufacturers Association
New York
Minnesota
California
Manuel L. Real
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Ilinois
Arizona
Colorado
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Missouri
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
North Dakota
West Virginia
Heaviest U.S. Air Attack on North Vietnam Reported
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced American jets launched what is described as the heaviest air attack in seven months on the Southern panhandle of North Vietnam. The strikes targeted missile and antiaircraft positions in a limited duration protective reaction to attacks on unarmed reconnaissance aircraft.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pentagon
Panhandle
Hanoi
Haiphong
Radio
Demilitarized Zone
Baird
Laos
South Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Pauling touts vitamin C as simple cold cure
Stanford AP Linus Pauling says the common cold can be cured by vitamin C and regular walks to the store. He promotes his book Vitamin C and the Common Cold and offers daily doses of ascorbic acid, noting past medical training overlooked vitamins.
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Stanford
Calif
Linus Pauling
Pauling
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
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Alaska
MINN
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Wyoming
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Kentucky
Correction Board
Clark
Barry
Hoover
FBI
Ramsey Clark
Washington Post
Tom Clark
Clarks
San Francisco
Mike Todd
U.S
Dr. Pauling
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