Army drops charges in Song My massacre case
Army dismissed all charges against Capt. Thomas K. Willingham for lack of evidence. The 25 year old from Allenhurst New Jersey faced counts of unpremeditated murder and false statements over killings near My Khe 4 east of My Lai 4 on March 16 1968. Willingham will be released from active duty after paperwork. Lt Col Herman L. West at Ft McPherson found insufficient evidence for court martial. The case is separate from Lt William L. Calley Jr who faces premeditated murder charges for 102 My Lai deaths.
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Song My
South Vietnam
Thomas K. Willingham
Allenhurst
N.J
Willingham
My Khe 4
My Lai
Herman L. West
McPherson
West
Army
Ft. Meade
Ft. McPherson
William L. Calley Jr
Marines face court martial after hair length dispute
Five San Diego and Los Angelesreservists defy hair regulations in a bid to appeal through the mast process. They join 15 Miramar Marines to stand trial June 13 14 for violating service hair rules. Conviction could bring two years active duty and other penalties.
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UPS
Marine Corps
San Diego
Los Angeles
Richard B. Newport
12Th Marine Corps District
Newport
4Th Tank Battalion
Miramar Naval Air Station
Service
Lance
Dennis E. Frieden
Davis R.lopez
Robert G. Wigghiany
Pfc
James M. Wallace
San Diego State College
Pfe
Conrad M. Melilli
UCLA
Judge halts sending dissident to Vietnam
Federal judge temporarily blocks Capt. Daniel A. Switkes from reporting to Travis Air Force Base for shipment to Vietnam. Switkes seeks discharge as a conscientious objector and argues Army psychiatry harms patients. The order stays the June 12 deadline and challenges the assignment as punitive for his objections.
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New York Wi
Vietnam
Inter B. Wyatt
Daniel A. Switkes
New York
Travis Air Force Base
California
Switkes
Army
Surgeon General
John McHugh
U.S
Nixon Rated Lower Than Johnson By North Vietnamese
Chicago based UPI dispatch reports North Vietnamese view President Nixon as more treacherous stubborn and cruel than Lyndon Johnson who ordered heavy bombing. Robert Boyd Knight Newspapers Washington bureau chief cited his from North Vietnam trip and said the ranking reflects a harsh assessment of Nixon.
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Chicago
UPI
Nixon
Johnson
Robert
Boyd
Knight Newspapers
Washington
North Vietnam
Man Halts Fast Over Nixon Protest
J Brian McDonnell a 27 year old Pennsylvania social worker who fasted across from the White House since May 3 ended his protest saying his efforts against U S intervention in Cambodia failed to reach President Nixon in any real sense
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Washington
UPI
J. Brian McDonnell
Pennsylvania
White House
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
Captain's Delay Cited Over Order Transferring to Vietnam
McHugh says eight months passed before the captain asserted his claim and argues any irreparable injury from the transfer to Vietnam could have been avoided if action had been expeditious. The temporary restraining order is in question as the captain seeks relief.
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Vietnam
McHugh
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