Army charges second soldier in My Lai case at Fort Hood
S. Sgt. David Mitchell of St. Francisville La faces a court martial on charges of intent to commit murder in the My Lai massacre. The trial at Fort Hood is to be open to the public with possible courtroom closure for classified information. Mitchell denies involvement and Calley remains under separate custody at Fort Benning.
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My Lai
FT. Hood, Tex
UPI
Can
Army
David Mitchell
Mitchell
St. Francisville
John J. Boles
1St Armored Division
Ft. Hood
Texas Army Base
William L Calley
Miami
Calley
Ft. Benning
Army captain to be tried for POW death in Vietnam
U S Army Captain Robert W. Poolaw, 31, of Anadarko Oklahoma, faces a general court martial for allegedly killing a North Vietnamese prisoner during Operation Durham Peak in the Que Son Valley near An Hoa in Quang Nam province. The trial is set at Da Nang in mid January.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
Que Son
U.S
Durham Peak
An Hoa
Saigon
Quang Nam Province
Poolaw
Penologist's Report Attacks Rockefeller Over Arkansas Prison Murders
Tom Morton former Arkansas prison chief alleges state officials protected brutal practices and profit from penal labor. He claims officials including Gov Rockefeller and the prison board conspired to hide atrocities after three skeletons were found on prison grounds in 1968. Morton cites corruption, corruption links, and revenue from inmate labor as driving factors behind brutal misconduct.
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New York
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tom Morton
Murton
Rockefeller
Joe Hyams
Morton
Board of Corrections
Len Knox Nelson
Penitentiary Board
Grady Wooley
Three Vietnamese lawmakers censured but keep seats
In Saigon a National Assembly debate ended with a narrow 69 to 114 vote to censure three members for pro Communist activities. The charges were partly reduced for Chau and Truc, while Hoang Ho faced an unmodified treason accusation. Truc and Chau remain in the assembly, with ongoing obstacles to reelection.
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Saigon
UPI
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Thien
Pham
Truc
Tran Ngoc Chau
Hoang Ho
Chau
Kieu Mong Thu
Nguyen the Linh
Supertankers Hurt By Explosions Off African Coasts
Explosions damaged two large tankers off Africa with Mactra dead as two crewmen perished near Mozambique and six injured others rescued. King Haakon VI exploded near Monrovia with no injuries. crew taken aboard Cellina and repairs planned. Mactra’s sister ship Marpessa sank two weeks earlier in West Africa.
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London
Africa
Mactra
Mozambique
Shell Oi Co
Madagascar
Monrovia
Liberia
Lars Lofthus
West Africa
Tasmanian hotel plans 19 story casino development
Hobart authorities approve a gambling casino within a 19 story hotel to be built in Hobart. The project scheduled for completion in fall 1970 will provide 300 rooms a revolving rooftop restaurant an indoor pool tennis and squash facilities and a skating rink.
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Hobart
Australia
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