Defense seeks move of Beret murder trial to U.S. court
Defense attorneys in the Green Beret murder case press to shift the trial from Vietnam to a civilian U.S. federal court. They plan a habeas corpus writ and expect to subpoena General Abrams, arguing military justice violates defendants' constitutional rights. Six Special Forces officers including Col. Rheault face murder and conspiracy charges. two other defendants’ charges are stayed.
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Eral
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Vietnam
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
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Abrams
Long Binh
Saigon
Army
David E. Crew
Leland J. Brumley
Crew
Green
Washington
Phyllis Middleton
Joanna
S.C
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Nixon
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Senate
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Film Evidence Tied Viet Spy to Green Beret Murder
NBC reports a May Cambodian base raid yielded film showing Thai Khac Chuyen a South Vietnamese interpreter with NVA. Green Berets applied lie test and truth serum, then killed Chuyen on June 20 and dumped him in the South China Sea. CIA later objected and Gen Abrams ordered imprisonment.
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UPI
NBC
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Central Intelligence Agency
Vietnam
Goralski
CIA
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Chuyen
Berets
Robert B. Rheault
Rets
South China Sea
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Critics of Military Not Optimistic About Deficit Cuts
House spending critics aim to trim about $3 billion from a $21.4 billion defense bill before floor action next week. They doubt success, while Rep. L Mendel Rivers expects final authorization for Safeguard missiles and Navy modernization with few cuts.
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L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House
Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Senate
U.S
Robert L. Leggett
D-Calif
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Nedzi
U.S. Aims to Upgrade Reading in Public Schools
The U S education chief outlines a nationwide drive titled The Right to Read to raise reading levels of public school students by the end of the decade. Responsibility shifts to states, with the Office of Education acting as a research and support clearinghouse and sending expert teams to districts.
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James E. Allen Jr
U.S
National Association of State Boards of Education
Associates
Office of Education
Marines Cut Vietnam Tour to Twelve Months
The Marine Corps shortens Vietnam duty from 13 to 12 months aligning with other services. It affects 72,000 Leathernecks in country and those arriving. many will be reassigned within divisions as withdrawals proceed. About 18,000 Marines are withdrawing this period alongside Navy personnel.
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Okinawa
Vietnam
Nixon
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