Ex-GI disputes Calley massacre charges
Long Beach former sergeant William Kern recalls March 1968 actions near My Lai and says Lt. William Calley Jr could not have killed 109 villagers alone. He did not see bodies, notes heavy fighting, minefields, and briefings that followed. He questions accountability and cites misinterpretation of a briefing.
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William L. Calley Jr
William Kern
62Nd Place
Long Beach City College
Kern
20Th Infantry
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Dottie
My Lai
Pinkville
Calley
Ernest Medina
Soldier Meadle recalls My Lai killings and guilt
Meadle testified at trial that Calley ordered him to shoot during the village massacre, claiming about 17 rounds per clip and saying he killed men women and children. He estimated 370 dead by looking and said Medina could have halted the killings. He blamed himself for stepping on a land mine the next morning.
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Bobby Wilson
CBS
Ernest Medina
Medina
Calley
Calley at Ft Benning Faces Six Atrocity Charges
Maj. Gen. Orwin C. Talbott announced Calley, stationed at Ft. Benning, faces six specifications alleging the killings of at least 39 people during the My Lai massacre. The Army plans a public court martial, with a month to prepare, while lawmakers seek investigations and accountability.
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Orwin C. Talbott
Ft. Benning
Moon Trio Returns Home After Moon Mission
The Moon trio landed aboard the Hornet off Cape Kennedy after their milestone mission. President Nixon congratulated them and promoted all three to captain while plans for Apollo 13 and future lunar aims unfolded at Houston.
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Thumbnail History of Lt. Calley
First Lt. William L. Calley Jr. has been charged with premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre. A 26 year old Miami native, he enlisted in 1966 and became a second lieutenant in 1967. Calley served 22 months in Vietnam earning the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster and a Purple Heart. His home is listed as Waynesville North Carolina, and he is stationed at Fort Benning where a general court martial will try him.
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William L. Calley Jr
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N.M
Ft. Benning
Vietnam
Calley
Waynesville
N.C
One Dead Four Hurt In Costa Mesa Freeway Crash
A two car collision near Costa Mesa left Virginia Mount 60 of Laguna Hills dead on arrival at Costa Mesa Memorial Hospital. Her husband William Mount 79 and two Laguna Hills residents Arthur Schifferman 75 and Cleo Schifferman 70 suffered major injuries and were hospitalized. John Perry 38 of Las Vegas, driver of the other car, was hospitalized with head and internal injuries.
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Ay Patrol
Virginia Mount
Laguna Hills
Costa Mesa Memorial Hospital
MacArthur Boulevard
San Diego
William W. Mount
Arthur Schifferman
Cleo
Costa Mesa Hospital
John Perry
Las Vegas
Independent Classified Listings and Local Notices
Fragmentary OCR yields a mix of classified lines and ad-like text. The visible items reference delivery dates or issuances, a county notation, a price of 42 dollars per month, and contact numbers. Names and locations are garbled, but the content resembles standard small-town classified and legal notice snippets from a 1944 period.
Pendleton melee blamed on white Marines
At Camp Pendleton a Sunday night clash left three white Marines injured and eight Black Marines jailed for assault as investigators say white Marines provoked the fight. A crow d-control spray was used after the enlisted men’s club closed. two whites were treated and released, one serious with head injuries and possible concussion. Names were not released.
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Marine Corps
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