Calley blames Medina massacre at My Lai court case
Lt. William Calley refused to testify at Capt. Ernest Medina’s court martial and was labeled by Medina’s attorney as solely responsible for the My Lai killings. Calley, convicted of 22 murders, arrived under guard from Ft. Benning and invoked self defense and self incrimination, while Medina’s defense argued misfired acts by soldiers under pressure.
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FT. Mcpherson, GA
UPL
William L. Calley
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
My Lai
Calley
Ft. Benning
Bailey
Shaw
Robert James Leer
Oshkosh
Wis
Gene Oliver Jr
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Oliver
William Calley
George Latimer
Ernest Medina
Ft. McPherson
Culley
Witness recounts 160 My Lai deaths at Henderson HQ
At a court martial in Maryland, Col Cran Henderson's aide Michael Adcock testified that hours after the My Lai assault he was told at Henderson's brigade headquarters that 160 persons including women and children were killed. He said the body count came unofficially from a radio operator and noted in his diary that 160 killed in action included women and children.
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FT. Meade
Cran K. Henderson
My Lai
Henderson
Michael ©. Adcock
Roanoke
Ala
Sith
Hen
Adcock
Pentagon
Avas
Vietnam
Cambodian gift to U S admiral carries heavy drawback
Chamroeun the Cambodian elephant given to Adm. Join S. McCain by Prime Minister Lon Nol was captured from the Viet Cong in July 1970. The one ton animal will be sent to Hawaii but shipping presents a major challenge.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Chamrocun
Adm
McCain
Lon Nal
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Cambodia
USS
Hawaii
U.S
Honolulu
Doctor Fights 13000-Volt Gap After Plane Strike
Newberg Oregon reports Dr. Howard Newton a McMinnville physician flew a light plane into three 13 000 volt lines while landing at a private airstrip six miles northwest of Newberg. The impact broke lines starting a grass fire and a blaze under a house. Service was briefly interrupted before rescue crews responded. Thirty five minutes later Newton departed for McMinnville saying the only damage was a dent in the cowling.
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Newton
Here
Newberg
McMinnville
Martha Mitchell's son serves in Vietnam under spotlight
Lieutenant C Jay Jennings, 23, son of Martha Mitchell, speaks from a Que Son Valley raiding zone in Vietnam. He says he wants to be treated like any other lieutenant despite public interest in his mother. he acknowledges controversy and stresses his focus on his unit and mission. He notes his mother supports free speech but his comments may cause embarrassment and adds tension with press coverage. Jennings, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, served with Americal Division’s 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry, around Khe Sanh, reporting mixed combat exposure and humility about casualties.
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Vietnam
Martha Mitchell
Que Son Valley
Jay Jennings
Jennings
Virginia Military Institute
1St Armored Cavalry
Mitchell
Laos
Khe Sanh
Jenkings
CIA backs 30 000 guerrillas in Laos
Washington reports Senate testimony that about 30 000 troops in Laos operate in CIA backed guerrilla battalions. Ambassador Godley says units of about 330 men form the backbone of Laos military effort, funded and trained by the CIA, with Thai recruits also under Lao command. Defence Secretary Laird warns cutting Laos budget would risk collapse and more conflict in Indochina.
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CIA
Laos
Washington
United States
Senate
G. Mel Martie Godley
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon
Melvin Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
U. Alexis Johnson
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johanson
Godfey
Taos
CTA
War letter hints at ongoing conflict dangers
An account notes uncertainty about casualties and describes Jennings wounded by a mine strike on his personnel carrier, illustrating the perilous, unpredictable nature of the fighting.
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Jennings
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Michael Grant Terry
Orem
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Henderson, Sr
Doctor
Martha
Alamode
Calvert
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Mom
Ove Ic Silva Justa Sessioe
Kerala
FTC
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Lakewood
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