Mass killings alleged in village near Quang Ngai
Villagers report a small American unit killed 567 unarmed residents on March 16 1968 near their ruined hamlet nine miles northeast of Quang Ngai. Army investigations cited. Lt William L Calley Jr and Staff Sgt David Mitchell named. Do Hoai quoted. official counts vary between 450 and 600.
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Troung AN
South Vietnam
William L. Calley Jr
Miami
David Mitchell
St. Francisville
Quang Ngai
Apollo 12 trio nears Moon orbit after near perfect course
Apollo 12 astronauts Conrad Bean and Gordon near lunar gravity after final checks. They planned eight hours of sleep then a minor trajectory trim before entering lunar orbit tonight. Ground control denied tuna from the ship after a humorous onboard question. Paine cautioned still-unresolved power loss causes.
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Charles
Pete) Conrad
Alan L. Bean
Richard F. Gordon
Navy
Moon
Nevada escapee Fristoe near return to prison after 46 years
The 77 year old ex oilman and rancher Robert Thomas Fristoe awaits extradition to Nevada to finish a life sentence for a double sheriff deputy murder and other killings. He was arrested after disturbing the peace at his son’s trailer park home in California. Fristoe previously escaped from Nevada State Prison in 1923 after a 1918-1920 crime spree in which deputies were killed and a truck theft case occurred.
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Robert Thomas Fristoe
Nevada
Fristoe
Texas
Carson City
Carl G. Hocker
Nevada State Prison
Ely
Nev
Duplicate adoption record from Washington helps naturalization case
A missing adoption document from a Japan based official claim has been located at the INS headquarters in Washington DC under file Al2 190 726. The naturalization worker can obtain a duplicate from Washington using that file number. Miss Welcome to Long Beach details: Gayle Kovaly, 20, is current Miss Welcome until next April. The annual contest is run by the Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce with single women 18 to 27 invited to apply.
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Japan
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Washington
Long Beach
P. B
Gayle Kovaly
Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Nixon
Okinawa
Unlisted Numbers Crank Calls and Smoking Hams Guide
Readers ask how unlisted numbers are obtained and the best method to smoke hams and bacon. A General Telephone spokesman says unlisted numbers are closely guarded and not given out. random dialing by solicitors can reach unlisted lines. The USDA pamphlet Curing Pork Country Style guides smoking ham methods. smoke houses of brick or wood using hardwoods, but avoid pine. Interslot toy sold at Colorform Santa Monica for $12 with catalog and mail order info.
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Long Beach
A.C.D
Lakewood
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Q. I
Interslot
England
Action Line
A. S
Seal Beach
Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica
Joseph Kennedy Feared Near Death as Family Gathers
Hyannisport Massachusetts UPI. Members of Joseph P Kennedy’s family gathered at his home fearing his health was seriously weakened by a heart attack. A Kennedy spokesman said he had a minor heart attack and his condition weakened. Cardinal Cushings commented that after eight years of helplessness it seems the good Lord may take him soon. Senator Edward M Kennedy, his son, was in Hyannis preparing to open hearings on the New England fishing industry.
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Hyannisport, Mass
Richard Cushing
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Hyannis
New England
Los Angeles Suburb Feels Safe Pierced by Car Models
A fashionable Los Angeles suburb reports unusually few pedestrian injuries in three years despite many foreign sports cars on the streets. Local officials claim the high-end car presence has not led to knee injuries among pedestrians.
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Los Angeles
Sunny skies follow weekend sprinkles in Long Beach
Weather report notes clear sunny conditions moving into the Long Beach area after a weekend of sprinkles. A high-pressure system over the inland plateau could trigger a Santa Ana wind by Tuesday, with Sunday seeing partial clouds and a few sprinkles.
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Long Beach
U.S. Weather Bureau
Santa Ana
Nixon urged to heed concerned Americans, muskie says
A note on page A4 quotes Muskie urging Nixon to listen to concerned Americans. Page A4. A magazine claims Agnew’s speech accusing TV news bias was Nixon brainchild. Page A7. Transportation Department criticized for withholding SST testimony. Page A9. LBJ’s three most miserable years as vice president highlighted. Page A13.
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Muskie
Nixon
Agnew
LBJ
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Mitchell
Houston
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Vietnam
Col. Ton
Khien
Do Hoai
Edward K. DE Long
Dick Gordon
Space Agency
Thomas 0. Paine
Maine
Compton
Dominic Rutigliano
Claude Robert Willis Jr
Alondra Blvd
Christine
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Ruqua
Claude Willis
Joe Bell
Robert T. Fristoe
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Aaya
Joseph Kennedy
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
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Transportation Department
Sylvia Porter
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