Saigon Denies Song My Massacre Amid Trial Charges
Saigon government declares no massacre by US troops at Song My on March 15 1968. President Thieu approves and blames Viet Cong. U S Army charges Lt William Calley Jr and Sgt David Mitchell with murder and assault in the case. Survivors and American participants describe indiscriminate killings of civilians.
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Song My
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Defense Ministry
U. S. Army
William Calley Jr
David Mitchell
Ex-GI Details Song My Slaughter and Command Order
Chicago Sun-Times reports ex-serviceman Charles A. West recounts units were ordered to destroy Pinkville Song My village and that some soldiers killed wounded civilians including women and children. West says he did not see Lt Calley during the March 16 1968 attack.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Song My
Pinkville
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Sun-Times
William Granger
William Braden
Charles A. West
West
Vietnam
William Calley Jr
Apollo 12 Crew Faces Sniffles On Return Flight
Apollo 12 astronauts Alan Bean Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon report sniffles from lunar dust aboard the capsule as they near splashdown 460 miles southeast of Pago Pago. Bean says they are taking decongestants and cleaning dust from oxygen filters while lipsing quarantine rules.
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Moonwalker
Alan L. Bean
Mission Control
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Charles
Pete’’ Conrad
Richard F. Gordon
Pago Pago
South Pacific
Conrad
Action Line helps readers with questions and rights
Action Line offers to solve problems and cut red tape. Readers are invited to write Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during posted hours for general interest questions handled by the service.
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Consolidated Bus Depot
Gray Line Tours
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Los Angeles
Tidal Wave Hits Aleutian Islands
A small tsunami generated by an earthquake in the Soviet Union struck the Aleutian Islands Saturday night. A three foot swell was recorded at Shemya at 4 30 p.m. Pacific. Minor rises followed at Adak and Unalaska. Alaska issued a tsunami warning as a precaution. Hawaii and California watches were canceled when Midway showed no rise.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Aleutian Islands
National Earthquake Information Center
Shemya
Alaskan
Adak
Unalaska
Alaska
Hawaii
California
Midway Island
Frank Scott leaves Welk orchestra after 14 years
Frank Scott, longtime pianist with the Lawrence Welk orchestra for 14 years, has moved back to North Dakota for personal and health reasons. He will no longer appear on the show but will continue to arrange many musical numbers. Address: Teleclu Productions, 2444 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403.
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Lawrence Welk
R.L.H
Long Beach
Welk
North Dakota
Teleclu Productions
Scott
Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica
Calif
Draft call trimmed to a third in Vietnam era cutback
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced a drastic 12,500 man January draft call, about one third of the original 35,000, and immediate move to a random lottery. He said three basic training centers would close and 100 training companies disbanded as VietNamization proceeds. Nixon administration had already canceled 50,000 in November and December and stretched October’s 29,000 over three months.
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Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Army
Nixon
Fugitives Surrender After Tex. Jail Break Terror Spree Ends
Three escaped prisoners led by a man in yellow pants and braided boots surrendered to state police and Texas Rangers near Flatonia Texas after two days on the run. They freed hostages and killed a deputy during the siege before giving up without a fight. The gang’s ringleader William Butch Ainesworth 25 was captured and charged with murder and assault to murder along with two companions. The group stole cars and held multiple hostages in a 130 mile flight from Galveston to Richmond.
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UPI
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Harris
Roper
Galveston County
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Sidekicks
Galveston
Sirhan on Death Row Ends Sixth Month of Isolation
The text notes Sirhan B. Sirhan ends six months of bleak isolation on Death Row. It references page and section cues but provides no further details on events, charges, or outcomes.
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Sirhan
Scientists Isolate the Gene From E. coli Study
A Harvard led team under Dr Jonathan Beckwith isolates a gene in E coli that enables lactose metabolism, a milestone praised by Johns Hopkins and Columbia scientists. The advance, tied to DNA genetics, signals future possibilities to cure diseases or alter traits through genetic study and manipulation.
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Jonathan Beckwith
Harvard
London
Nature
It Takes More Than a Sheepskin to Keep the Wolf Away
A compact proverb notes that education or credentials alone do not guarantee security as costs rise and livelihoods tighten, emphasizing persistence and practical means to survive hard times.
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Columbia University
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