Two GIs To Trial In My Lai Deaths
The Army ordered murder trials for Pvt. Gerald A. Smith and Sgt. Esequiel Torres at Ft. McPherson. Smith’s trial is slated for July 2, while Torres’ proceeding was halted by a restraining order over alleged constitutional rights violations. a July hearing is set to decide on permanence of the injunction.
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My Lai
UPI
Gerald A. Smith
Chicago
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Ft. McPherson
Third Army
Smith
Richard L. Jones
Torres
Charles Weltner
Army
Col
James A. Hagan
Maddox Jr pleads guilty to burglary in state case
Lester G Maddox Jr eldest son of Georgia governor pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in a Sandy Springs service station case. He received a suspended five year sentence with six months weekend jail and a $500 fine. Gary A Dean also pleaded guilty and got a five year probation. Governor Maddox not present due to surgery and later described the event as painful.
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Atlanta
UPI
Lester G Maddox Jr
Georgia
Maddox
Gary Allen Dean
Dean
Sandy Springs
Heath orders Maudling to Belfast amid Northern Ireland tensions
London reports Prime Minister Edward Heath instructed Home Secretary Reginald Maudling to travel to Belfast next week as Britain boosts troop strength to 10,500 amid expected Protestant Catholic clashes on the Boyne anniversary. Union leaders pressure for job cuts to seal cooperation.
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London
UPI
Edward Heath
Reginald Maudling
Northern Ireland
Maudling Flhes
Belfast
Prme
James Chichester Clark
Battle of the Boyen
William III
James II
Britain
War Memorial Sparks Carmel Planning Clash
Carmel California city planners seek removal of a Vietnam memorial in the downtown area, citing residents who leave flowers and call it a cemetery. The town’s 1920s artistic legacy includes Sinclair Lewis, F Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Miller, John Steinbeck, and Robinson Jeffers, with sparse formal streets downtown.
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Carmel
Calif
UPI
Ocean Island Avenue
John Riling
City Planning Commission
Sinclair Lewis
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Henry Miller
John Steinbeck
Robinson Jeffers
Volpe urges restraint by hard hats amid antiwar anger
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe, a former hod carrier, appeals to construction workers to listen rather than lash out as clashes between pro and antiwar demonstrators threaten unity. He condemns violence and warns it could alienate youth and fuel an ideology gap. Volpe notes injuries during May Wall Street clashes and cites his own career in Massachusetts.
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Washington
UPI
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Hod
Volpe
Southeast Asia
America
Gilvin
Wall Street
New York
St Louis
Malden
Mass
Massachusetts
Carnegie Commission backs 230 new community colleges in the 1970s
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education urged building at least 230 residential two year colleges by 1980 to provide broad access and low or no tuition. The report, led by Clark Kerr, favors federal planning money and a two thirds state local funding mix, with California needing most campuses.
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Chicago
UPJ
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Commission
Clark Kerr
U.S
Kerr
America
University of California
California
Florida
New York
Texas
Alaska
Hawaii
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Seat belts protect families in crashes
The message urges wearing seat belts as the key safety measure for all passengers. It emphasizes that belts act as circles of safety around you and your family, insisting on using them consistently.
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Kings Castle
Casin
Raffaele Minichiello
Seattle
Wash
Rome
Minichiello
TWA
Italy
Fredde
Tropicana
American Veterinary
Medical Association's
Clark County
Poston
LP Gilvin
Associated General Contractors of America
Pala
Lily 22
Tony “Bennett
Joey Heatherton
Reilers
Bankamericaro
Broadway
Maryland Square
Maryland
Ivery
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