Calley Begins Relating His Story Monday
Lt. William Calley, 27, will testify Monday as the 75th witness at his My Lai murder trial. A psychiatrist testified Calley could think but with limited judgment under stress, saying he acted automatically and was commanded to follow orders. The 60 seat courtroom has limited space as the defense nears its end and the government plans rebuttal from three psychiatrists.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Alaskan Oil Pipeline Fears Threaten Minto Chief
Washington report on Alaskan Athabaskan Chief Richard Frank of Minto who fears a proposed hot oil pipeline will cross six Minto Flats waterways. He warns of potential starvation for his 160 tribesmen who hunt and fish to survive and recalls 1930s mining damage to streams that harmed their livelihood. He traveled to push for acknowledgment of land loss risks.
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Washington
Richard Frank
Minto
Alaska
Frank
Minto Flats
U S Leaders in Vietnam End Crop Destruction Program
Saigon AP U S Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and General Creighton Abrams announced the end of using chemicals to destroy crops in South Vietnam. Limited herbicide operations will continue only to clear jungle near bases and in remote areas, sprayed from helicopters and ground machines.
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U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Bunker
Abrams
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Defense Department
Miller Denounces Double Standard in Kansas Law Enforcement
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller tells the Institute on Criminal Procedure at Kansas University there will be no double standard in enforcing state laws. He criticizes critics of his gambling stance, urges civic participation, and cites recent moves to create a police auxiliary force in Lawrence and Douglas County. He explains the AG's role in aiding officials to administer and enforce laws under the new Kansas code.
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Kansas
Vern Miller
Institute On Criminal Procedure
Kansas University Today
Miller
Lawrence
Douglas County
Richard Stanwix
Rex Johnson
KU School of Law
Division of Continuing Education
Wichita Bar Association
Criminal Law Section
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas District Court
South Viet Push Said in Trouble
South Vietnam faces heavy counter-offensives after 12 days of Laos operations. North Vietnamese forces attack both fronts while U.S. blocking forces come under fire. Helicopters are shot down. field losses exceed 50 Saigon troops, with 200 plus wounded and 26 missing. Hue shells and rocket strikes mark intensified combat near Khe Sanh and on the trail.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Khe Sanh
Hue
Pentagon Allows Accused Firm to Retain Monopoly
Sen. Edward Gurney charges top Pentagon officials let Star Distributing continue its Vietnam monopoly on GI publications. He cites currency manipulation, a $2 million tax assessment, and a 1969 admission by Star’s John Servatius, while noting a military inquiry found no criminal evidence.
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Pentagon
Washington
Edward Gurney
R-Fla
Vietnam
Gurney
Fred Burgess
Post Exchange System
Senate
Saigon
Joe DeMarco
The
Star Distributing Co
Internal Revenue Service
Star Distributing
John Servatius
Star
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Winter storm watch issued for Sunday
An index note indicates a winter storm watch extending to Sunday with full details on page 5. The item mentions weather risk but provides limited readable specifics from the scanned text.
False Emergency Alert Triggers Nationwide Broadcast Panic
COLORADO SPRINGS AP A nationwide radio and TV alert wrongly reported a state of emergency due to an error at the National Warning Center in Cheyenne Mountain. The false signal, transmitted at 8 32 a.m. CST and canceled at 8 50 a.m., was blamed on an actual warning tape replacing the test.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
National Warning Center
Cheyenne Mountain
Associated Press
United Press International
White House
Gordon Ockenden
Day of
North American Air Defense Command
Cheyenne
NORAD
Ockenden
Nixon to Jog Two Minutes Daily Says He Will
President Nixon tells the Council on Physical Fitness that he will double his jogging to two minutes a day. He calls extended exercise unnecessary and urges Americans, especially the youth, to develop physical habits to avoid illness.
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Washington
Nixon
Council On Physical Fitness and Sports Advisory
Snow Storm Predicted For Kansas Missouri Clash
Forecasters warn severe weather during the Kansas at Missouri basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse with snow and freezing rain likely near game end. Most snow is not due in Lawrence until around 1 a.m. Sunday, with an 80 percent Sunday snow probability and a deep freeze to follow.
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Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence
The
Weather Service
Dissent Sparks Debate On End Of Draft
In a Journal-World opinion series, Kansas University political science chair Herman Lujan argues ending the draft hinges on troop withdrawals and a shift to an all volunteer force. He cautions morale, drug use, and public image must be addressed, with technological aid and broader appeal to sustain personnel. He envisions a democratized service with loyalty to decisions and safeguards against a mercenary outlook.
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Herman Lujan
Department of Political Science
Kansas University
Lujan
United States
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Nguyen van Hiep
Ranger
Pacific Stars and Stripes
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WSBT
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