White House condemns Song My massacre as abhorrent
The Nixon White House denounces the reported Song My village massacre as a violation of military policy and vows action under military justice. Army Secretary Resor voices shock and dismay while noting no evidence of a cover up. Lawmakers react to the grisly slides shown during briefings.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Song My Village
Gerald R. Ford
Resor
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ziegler
Leslie C. Arends
R-Il
House Committee
Ronald Haeberle
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Action Line request service information
Readers are invited to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 for help. Service hours are 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Questions chosen aim to address general interest and usefulness.
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Long Beach
Calif
UNICEF Christmas cards for sale at global gift shop
UNICEF cards are available at the United Nations Association Global Gift Shop, 1244 E Fourth St, for 1.50 per box of 10. They will also be sold at Los Altos Post Office, 2141 Bellflower Blvd, on Nov 22 and 29. Funds support UNICEF projects worldwide.
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Unicef
M. J
Long Beach
United Nations Association
Global
Fourth St
Los Altos
Bellflower Blvd
United Nations Children’s Fund
Union death benefits in doubt prompt board review
A reader questions eligibility for Motion Picture Projectionists Local 150 death benefits after her father’s 1950 retirement and premium payments. The union may pay $3,000 from its funds if trustees approve, with a vote likely in January as local official efforts continue.
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Motion Picture
Union Life
Oklahoma
S. A
Lynwood A
Paul Heiser
Heiser
Ralph MacDonald
Hamilton Lane
Fallbrook
Calif
Long Beach Tops U.S. Heat Third Day of Week
Long Beach recorded the nation's highest temperature for the third day this week with a high of 88 degrees, beating Honolulu at 85. Hibbing Minnesota dropped to minus one as a cool contrast while forecasts call for 85 degrees and sun today.
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Long Beach
U.S
Honolulu
Minn
Santa Ana
Nixon Signs Draft Lottery Law With Monday Drawing
President Nixon signed legislation and an executive order creating the first postwar draft lottery. A drawing at Selective Service headquarters will assign 366 birth dates and alphabetic groupings to determine order of call for men aged 19 to 26, with a 1971 shift to 19 year olds and student deferment changes.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service
Hawaiian Gardens mother dies in Lakewood vehicle fall
Adeline Jaramillo a 31 year old Hawaiian Gardens mother of five died when a van door opened on South Street Lakewood causing her to fall from the vehicle. The five children were in the van driven by Elsie F. Corbett.
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Hawaiian Gardens
Southland
South Street
Lakewood
Adeline Jaramillo
Elaine Ave
Elsie F. Corbett
Eastbrook Ave
About 100 U S soldiers fast in protest Thanksgiving
About 100 U S soldiers at Pleiku Vietnam abstained from food for 24 hours to protest the war saying they have little to be thankful for. The fast was orderly. many worked a full duty day at the 71st Evacuation Hospital and skipped the Thanksgiving mess hall. Some patients learned of the fast while wounded soldiers arrived by helicopter.
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Sterling Hayden
Long Beach
A. Sterling Hayden
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
John Hamilton
Cloak and Dagger
OSS
Italy
Tito
United States
Communist Party
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Pleiku
Vietnam
Pleiku Hospital
Richard Howes
East Providence
R.I
Nationwide Thanksgiving Observances Highlight Generosity
AP reports volunteers in Roseville share meals with 200 needy. Los Angeles groups plan dinners and entertainment for 700 single men. Alcatraz reverses roles in a Bay Area Thanksgiving observance. Other notes mention fasts, school programs, and President Nixon hosting seniors.
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Associated Press
Roseville
Los Angeles
Union Rescue Mission
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Reagan Budget Secures UC and California Colleges Access
Gov. Reagan’S new budget guarantees a place in the University of California or state colleges for every qualified student in 1970 71. Finance Director Weinberger said universities and college admins agreed to the allocations after initial requests for more funds. Chancellor Glenn Dumke and UC President Charles Hitch advised that the amount will support quality education and first priority is admitting students. The University seeks 373.87 million dollars with 111 082 students projected. the 19 campus state college system requests 333.96 million with 199 995 students anticipated.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
University of California
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Glenn Dumke
State Colleges
Charles Hitch
Federal Trade Commission
Names of 59 POWs released by Chicago trial pair
Chicago defense lawyers David Dellinger and Rennie Davis released a list of 59 American airmen reportedly held as prisoners of war by North Vietnam. The list includes names ranks serial numbers and home states, presented during their Chicago riot conspiracy trial. Assistant Secretary Henkin criticized the move as delaying families seeking next of kin assistance.
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Chicago
UPI
David Dellinger
Rennie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Dellinger
Davis
North Vietnam
Daniel A. Henkin
Pentagon
Shirley Temple passes U.N. test
A brief note on Shirley Temple passing a United Nations test appears on page A-23. The rest of the page highlights sections including Amusements, Shipping Classified, Comics, Television Editorial, Sports Features, Vital Statistics, Financial, and Women.
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Shirley Temple
U.N
Thomey
Vital Statisti Financial
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Ban Me Thout
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