Kotouc testifies he cut Viet Cong finger by accident during My Lai probe
Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc, 37, Humboldt Neb., testified he aimed to frighten a prisoner with a knife to obtain intelligence and unintentionally cut off a fingertip. He faces a maiming charge after a My Lai raid probe. The case details his combat role, training gaps, and other court martial testimony amid broader My Lai proceedings.
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Mcpherson, Ga
Eugene M. Kotouc
My Lai
Kotouc
Humboldt
Neb
Ing
Vietnam
Barker
Crosby
Informa
U.S
Madison Wright
Wright
Acci
Two Year Draft Extension Cleared by Senate Panel
Washington AP Senate Armed Services Committee approves a two year extension of the draft despite opposition pushing for a one year limit. Chairman Sen. John C. Stennis says he doubts the fight will derail the plan as the measure advances toward a full Senate vote. The action also carries implications for the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
House
Ellsworth Career Highlights And 1968 Nixon Role Noted
Ellsworth, a Kansas figure who served three terms as U.S. Representative and later joined Nixon's White House circle, is profiled alongside 1960s draft and defense policy debates. The article notes his Navy service, legal career, GOP leadership, and NATO ambassadorship pathway, plus ongoing Senate draft extension discussions and budget changes.
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Michigan
East
Federal Maritime Board
Ellsworth
Lawrence
Douglas County
U.S
Kansas
U.S. Senate
James Pearson
Richard Nixon
White House
NATO
First Negro Admiral Promoted Alongside Astronaut Shepard
The Navy promoted 49 officers to rear admiral including astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Capt. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., the first Black admiral. The group, the largest and youngest in history, spans Naval Academy and ROTC graduates with fields in surface, submarine, and aviation, and awaits White House nomination.
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Washington
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Shepard
James A. McDivitt
Air Force
Samuel L. Gravely Jr
Richmond
U.S. Naval
Gravely
Jouett
White House
Nixon
Senate
Harry D. Train II
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chafee
Naval Academy
Chafee
Docking Laments Legislature Inaction On Pollution Plan
Gov. Docking blasted the 1971 legislature for inaction on pollution control. He urged spending 2.7 million dollars on secondary waste treatment facilities, arguing total funding could exceed 10 million with state federal and county contributions. He said state participation would ease local property taxes and boost the Kansas economy, but the proposal was killed.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Washburn University
Kansas
EU Fee Plan Defeated Marks Split Student Vote
In the Kansas university election the student body rejected a $130,148 activity fee appropriation, prompting calls for lobbying and a push to restore funds. Gov. Docking could veto the omnibus bill to reinstate the money. David Miller, student body president, warned the vote signals tolerance for status quo or broader fee changes and criticized state funding as political football.
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Chalmers
Robert Docking
David Miller
Senate
Miller
Bill Jacoby
Ford questions Pentagon on noncombat death counts in Vietnam
Rep. William D. Ford accuses the Pentagon of a grisly numbers game to hide war horrors. He cites rising noncombat deaths per 1 000 in Vietnam from 1965 to 1970 and asks for a monthly troop and death breakdown to verify figures.
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Washington
William D. Ford
Vietnam
Pentagon
Melvin Laird
Michigan Democrat
Ford
Indochina
Laird
Defense
Rob
Ert
C. Moot
Southeast Asia
Ohio
Park Wins Third Term in Korea by Wide Margin
President Chung Hee Park, an army general who seized power in 1961, secured a third four year term after capturing about 4.8 million votes to 3.9 million for Kim Dae-jung with 73 percent of ballots counted. The New Democrats alleged irregularities and sought halt to counting, but the election committee required concrete proof to intervene. Park touted economic gains and stability from his first two terms.
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Miller
Robert
Tuck) Duncan
Wilmette
Senate
Duncan
Seoul
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
Kim Dae-jung
New Democratic Party
Democratic Republican Party
Kim
New Democrats
Central Election Management Committee
Choo Chaei-hwang
Jury Called For Thursday Not Needed In Lawrence Case
Lucille Allison the Lawrence District Court clerk said jurors summoned for Thursday need not report as the case has been settled.
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Lucille Allison
Two Senators Move To Halt Amtrak Start
Sen. Mike Mansfield and Sen. Warren Magnuson floated bills to suspend the National Rail Passenger System for six months. If Amtrak starts May 1 as planned Mansfield warned it would be a monumental transportation disaster affecting Montana where only the northern rail line serves about 20 percent of residents.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Commerce Committee
Amtrak
Senate
Mansfield
Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Tornado Outbreak Hits Kentucky Illinois Towns
A series of tornadoes struck Kentucky and Illinois causing multiple deaths and injuries. In Dunbar and Cane Valley and Russell Springs, homes and buildings were destroyed while Thompsonville reported one death and twenty injuries. In the Salem area 32 treated at Somerset hospital with ten admitted. a church was destroyed in Richardsville.
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Dunbar
U.S. Weather Service
South Hill
Bowling Green
Cane Valley
Columbia
Russell Springs
Thompsonville
Ill
Kentucky
Butler County
Richardsville
Salem
Jamestown
Russell County
Bulan Swanson
Somerset Hospital
Somerset
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Robert Crosby
Richard K. Blackledge
Kaneohe
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Blackledge
Kotonc
William L. Calley Jr
Ernest L. Medina
Thority
Stennis
Divinity
Wakarusa
Lone Star Lake
Marion Bickford
June Smith
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Indiana
Rumsey Funeral Home
Allison
Thomas
Massachusetts
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
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