Catholics Demand Full Probe Into Song My Massacre
In Saigon over 700 Catholics urged a full investigation of the My Lai killings at Song My, demanding accountability for the massacre and survivors’ compensation. Thieu calls it an act of war and resists a new inquiry, while Ky pushes for investigation and Buddhist leaders back disclosure.
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Kanh Lam
Saigon
National Assembly
Catholic Greater Union
Song My
Huven Quang
Thieu
U.S. Army
William L. Calley
Miami
Fla
My Lai
Pentagon
Calley
Ft. Benning, Ga
Greater Catholic Union
U.S
Quang
Unified
Buddhist Congregation of
Vietnam
Washington
George McGovern
D-S.c
United States
CBS
McGovern
Leary Faces Trial Over LSD Influence Death Case
Riverside California Dr Timothy Leary the aging LSD advocate goes on trial on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a 17 year old former Las Vegas student who died while swimming nude under LSD at a nearby commune The case marks another legal setback for Leary after leaving Harvard University
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Riverside
Calif
Leary
Almeida
Egyptian Commandos Suffer Casualties In Border Clash
Cairo claims major win after a raid on Israeli forces ends with Egyptian losses and ammunition blasts. Tel Aviv dismisses the reports as bragging and says the raid was repulsed with five commandos killed.
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Tel Aviv
Cairo
Three Escape Major Injury In Car Mishap
Three men escaped with minor injuries when their car failed to turn, crossed the median on Eastern Avenue near 25th Street, rolled into two oncoming cars, and split. Driver Paul Warner Moore 2112 Nellis Boulevard was ejected but survived with a broken shoulder. passengers Charlie J. Robinson 20 Indian Springs Air Force Base and Charlie C. Padham 22 Nellis suffered bruises and a back sprain.
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Eastern Avenue
Paul Warner Moore
Nellis Boulevard
Charlie J. Robinson
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Charlie C. Padham
Nellis
25Th Street
Moore
Robinson
Padham
Fifth Street School Fire Sparks Investigation in Las Vegas
Las Vegas fire investigators sift through damaged Fifth Street School after a Sunday morning blaze in the gym at 10:20 a.m. Five units responded and contained the fire in 30 minutes with damage limited to gym floor and sub-floor. no foul play indicated though the site has seen earlier small fires.
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Las Vegas
Fifth Street
Life Publishes Color Photos Of Song My Massacre
Life magazine released nine photographs from the My Lai incident taken by Army sergeant Ron Haeberle and accompanied by an account quoting Haeberle, Jay Roberts, and six members of C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry. The images depict numerous dead villagers, including children, on a dirt road with no visible weapons.
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Song MY
New York
UPI
Life Magazine
Ron Haeberle
Army
Jay Roberts
C Company
1St Battalion
20Th Infantry
My Lai
West Las Vegas riots leave officer wounded and burglars sought
Police pursue two bandits after a Saturday night robbery at the Shell Service Station on H Street and Bonanza Road. Detective Harlan Creten is in good condition after a .38 slug grazed his head and lodged in his shoulder. Another officer, Burt Leves, was unharmed as the suspects fled. Police link the pair to a prior Moulin Rouge robbery at 800 Bonanza Road.
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Creten
Burt Leves
Shell
H” Street
Bonanza Road
Employes
Levos
Leves
Moulin Rouge
Bonanza Rd
Moon Pilots Pass Time In Lunar Quarantine Suite
Moon pilots Conrad Gordon and Bean spend lockdown hours in the lunar receiving laboratory quarantine suite through December 10. Conrad builds a do it yourself FM stereo radio kit while Gordon and Bean watch TV football recaps including Army 27 Navy 0.
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Conrad
Lunar
Douglas Ward Conrad
Gordon
Bean
Army
Navy
Edsall Rites Held for Zola C Edsall in Alton Illinois
Zola Clarinda Edsall 80 of Las Vegas Nevada died Saturday at a local hospital. She was a homemaker born in Grafton Illinois September 26 1889 and moved to Alton six years ago. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gent Funeral Home Alton with burial in Valhalla Cemetery. Survived by husband Thomas J Edsall Las Vegas a son Webster H Edsall Alton and six grandchildren Judy Edsall Carlos Tom Edsall Las Vegas.
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Zola Clarinda Edsall
Burnham St
Las Vegas
Alton, Ul
SUN
Judy Edsall Carlos
Tom Edsall
Couple Injured In Auto Crash In Bonanza Street
Cecil and Dorothy Martin of 501 Yale were treated at Southern Memorial Hospital after a 7 10 pm crash in the 1700 block of W Bonanza. Police said the pickup veered off the road and hit a utility pole, wrecking the vehicle. Both sustained moderate injuries.
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Cecil
Dorothy Martin
Yale
Southern Memorial Hospital
W. Bonanza
Final Vote Tonight In Annexation Effort
City faces district court this morning over injunction against annexation ordinances. If approved the nine square miles include Nellis Air Force Base properties and several residential districts. Council members weigh their votes amid uncertain opposition from property owners and a possible shift in black civic influence.
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Nellis Air Force Base
von Tobel Junior High School
Ponderosa
Sunrise Manors
Los Cerritos Estates
Northland Gardens
Aaron Williams
Nsw
Agnew Negative Marks Split Public Across Regions
A Harris survey shows 52 to 23 percent view Agnew as a spokesman for Nixon thoughts with blacks and students. 68 to 15 percent say he says things that get him in trouble. A 39 to 31 percent plurality calls him the political hatchet man of the Nixon Administration. Support varies by region, age, and voting status.
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Nyon
Agnew
Nixon
East
Midwest
Richard Nixon
Stony Brook
N. Y
China
Joe McCarthy
Highland Park
Michigan Ltd
Harris
Five Juveniles Escape From Spring Mountain Camp
Juvenile authorities hunted five youths still at large after eight escaped from the Spring Mountain Youth Camp on Sunday. Two were caught soon after, another was nabbed near the camp at 11 p.m., while three were returned for parole violations. Ages ranged 14 to 16. escapes stem from varied offenses as the camp operates on a minimal security honor system.
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Spring Mountain
SEAL Plans 1971 Convention in Las Vegas
SEAL the international organization of transportation executives will hold its 1971 convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center with over 2,000 delegates expected. The article notes past U S convention history and public opinion on Vice President Spiro Agnew, including mixed ratings and quotes from various observers.
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Las Vegas
SEAL
International Organization of Transportation Executives
Las Vegas Convention Center
Barney Rawlings
U.S
New York
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