Henderson Investigated, Court Told About My Lai Inquiry
Harry F. Rosenthal reports Henderson pressed Capt. Ernest Medina on civilian deaths in My Lai, questioning body counts and the reliability of platoon reports. Key testimony notes a potato patch meeting and Henderson’s reaction to civilian casualties, while Task Force Barker listed 128 Viet Cong and about 20 civilians killed. Lt. Gen. William Peers led the later Pentagon probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
FT Meadf
API
Medina
Blackledge
Maj
Carroll J. Tichenor
Henderson
My Lai
Kaneohe
Hawaii
Barker
Charlie Company
William R. Peers
Pentagon
Grade School Football Scores At K Park Action
Herndon Funeral Home defeated Young American 6 to 0 with a lone touchdown by Mike Harper. First National Bank beat Citizen Bank 20 to 7 as William Walker scored 18 points and Clay Lockhart led Citizen with 5. Next games set for Tuesday October 5 1971 Herndon vs First National at 5 30 and Citizen vs Young American Homes at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K-Park
Herndon Funeral Home
Young American
Mike Harper
Herndon
First National Bank
Citizen Bank
William Walker
First National
Clay Lockhart
Citizen
Weather report from Arkansas station for 24 hours
Weather report shows generally fair conditions with warming forecast. Highs reaching upper 80s today and Thursday, with nights in the mid to upper 60s. low temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Weather to Remain Same in Arkansas
Summer like conditions persist in Arkansas with mid 80s to low 90s forecast this week and highs eight to ten degrees above normal. Lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. rainfall limited as upper levels lack moisture for showers. A stationary high pressure ridge from New England to Texas dominates Arkansas weather through Friday, with a change to showers and cooler temperatures by the weekend. Overnight lows listed for several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
New England
Texas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Tittle Rock
Fort Smith
Local Nurses Attend Heart Workshop
Licensed practical nurses from Hempstead Memorial Hospital completed a two day heart workshop at University Medical Center in Little Rock. Attendees included Virginia Culley Hazel Jordan Harold Baker Pat Fuller Jennie Formby Helen Bachman and Micki Nix. The Arkansas Heart Association sponsored the program with speakers and topics on heart anatomy digitalis coronary angiography and arrhythmias among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
University Medical Center
Little Rock
Virginia Culley
Hazel Jordan
Harold Baker
Pat Fuller
Jennie Formby
Helen Bachman
Micki Nix
LPN
Arkansas
Arkansas Heart Association
Offensive Launched in Vietnam Near Tay Ninh
Thousands of South Vietnamese reinforcements and US bombers opened a major operation along the South Vietnamese Cambodian border to reopen a 30 mile highway cut by North Vietnamese forces. Lt. Gen. Minh said two NV divisions pressed a three pronged drive as bases near Tay Ninh faced danger. US B52 strikes hit near Tran Hung Dao and Krek as sessions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
George Esper
Associated Press
Tay Ninh
Nguyen van Minh
Saigon
Cambodia
Minh
Tran Hung Dao
Tay Ninh City
Nguyen Xuan Thinh
U.S
Krek
Alton D. Slay
7Th Air Force
Ap&l
Satellites Hurtle Into Orbit Amid Anomalous Path
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP two Delta rocket stages sent two satellites aloft to test the Apollo tracking net and study solar eclipses but a second stage attitude fault put the payloads into elliptical orbits 225 to 355 miles high. Officials say the sun probe may be harder to aim though the Apollo satellite remains less affected. The launch occurred at 5 45 a m EDT with a brief six second restart after 10 minutes of flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Apolio
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sun
Apollo
Miss Mary Bell Meadows Dies in Pueblo Colorado
Mrs. Lula Walker 78, widow of Rev W P Walker, dies in Fulton Florida resident. Survived by daughter Mrs Massine Paradise and five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two step sons and one step daughter and sister Eula Cox. Funeral Thursday 2 PM Oakcrest Chapel with Rev Connie Robbins officiating, burial St Paul Cemetery.
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Lula Walker
W.P. Walker
Fulton
Massine Paradise
A.A. Walker
Detroit
Michigan
C.A. Walker
Cullman
Ala
W. G. Tanner
Lakeland
Fla
Eula Cox
Arkadelphia
Oakcrest Chapel
Connie Robbins
St. Paul Cemetery
Oakcrest
Mindszenty Recalled by Pope Paul VI to Rome
Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary's anti Communist primate, is recalled to Rome by Pope Paul VI after decades in asylum at the U S embassy in Budapest. He leaves under a Communist stipulation never to return, sparking debate over Vatican diplomacy with Communist regimes and the burden of his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Magri
Associated Press
Vatican City
Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty
Hungary
Pope Pius XII
Rome
Paul VI
Cardinal of Steel
Paul
U.S
Budapest
Vatican
Business Shows Sign of Slow-down
The Commerce Department reports leading business indicators fell 0.9 percent in August, only the second decline in ten months, amid the Nixon wage price freeze taking effect August 15 and the impact of the new economic program. Treasury shows an August deficit of $3.93 billion, down from July, lifting fiscal two-month shortfall about $260 million above year-ago levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Nixon
Asst
Secretary of Commerce
Harold C. Passer
Treasury Department
City approves 5 mill tax and rezones acres to commercial use
The city board certifies a $3.4 million operation tax to the county tax assessor and warns of withheld turnback funds if the full 5 mills are not levied. An ordinance rezones about 7 acres at the Miles and Vida Laha property from A-1 Residential to C-3 Neighborhood Commercial after a planning commission hearing. The board also weighs offering 40 acres of airport land at $400 per acre to a prospective metal fabricating industry, with FAA approval on industrial use. Tom Hays Jr. of the Industrial Foundation notes readiness but final agreements are pending. Additional notes reference Guam and Wake Island as American possessions near the Date Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Miles
Vida Laha
Planning & Zoning Commission
Industrial Foundation
Tom Hays, Jr
The
Federal Aviation Administration
Bass Found Guilty in District Court
A U S District Court jury found Harry C Bass Jr of St Louis and Selb Manufacturing Co of Walnut Ridge guilty of conspiring to defraud the government in producing parts for the F211 fighter bomber. Bass convicted on conspiracy and falsifying serial numbers counts, Selb on conspiracy. sentencing postponed after pre sentence report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
Little Rock
U.S
Harry C. Bass Jr
St. Louis
Selb Manufacturing Co
Walnut Ridge
Selb
J. Smith Henley
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
James L. Townley
Hurst
General Dynamics
Kenneth Hunn
Pocahontas
Melvin C. Davis
Selbe
Nixon and Soviet Talks Face Stalled East West Tensions
On September 29 1971 President Nixon meets with a Soviet envoy amid stalled progress in East West talks. Gromyko calls for a European security conference while SALT progress remains limited and Berlin access terms remain disputed. Rogers probes Kremlin aims at a U N dinner as a Helsinki pact on hot line and war accords looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromyko
United Nations
Moscow
William P. Rogers
U.N
Kremlin
Europe
Berlin
Helsinki
Rogers
White House
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Jack L. Davis
M.D
James E. Doherty
Betty Dunn
R.N
June B. Ellis
M.S.W
Carlos Gary
Jerre R. Hassell
B.D
Christina Hellmann
M.S.N
W. Sexton Lewis
Charlotte Textor
Nursing Education Committee
Jacqueelyn S. Walker
Association
Anderson-Frazier Insurance
Hope, Arkansas
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
FPC
Arkla
State Public Service Commission
Ardilea
Ardoyne
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Mary Bell Meadows
Pueblo
Colorado
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hope
Ark
Nswers
MEL
Hope Village
Guam
Wake Island
Ey Indsey
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