Airmen Freed Plt Leader Testifies On My Lai Bodies
FT Benning reports William Calley’s 3rd Platoon comrade testified he saw four groups of bodies during the My Lai siege. He described 810 at a trail edge 68 in the village center and four boys among the dead. Local Turkish police close in on kidnapers of four U.S. airmen freed after five days.
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U.S
Ankara
Jimmie J. Sexton
Barbara
James M. Gholson
Alexandria
Larry J. Heavner
Denver
Colo
William Handley
Richard Caraszi
My Lai
Turkey
Ish People’s Liberation Army
FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
Charlie Company
Calley
Pla
Senate Again Fails to End Filibuster Over Rules Change
The Senate rejected a bid to curb filibusters for a fourth time in a month as Majority Leader Mansfield warned of possible further efforts. Finance Committee approves House bet limit bill setting a record $438 billion, awaiting Senate passage. In Eufaula a hearing on two men charged in a patrolman and park superintendent deaths was continued to April 21. In Pawhuska a Tulsa man identified as Erwin Ronald Rizer, 28, was found shot dead, with one suspect in custody for questioning.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Eufaula
Marshall Warren
William B
Neighbor Saves 4 Year Old From Pool Tragedy
A neighbor and the Lawton Fire Department rescued a four year old boy who wandered into an empty apartment complex pool filled with three feet of water. Ferrell was found face down and taken to Reynolds Army Hospital for treatment. Captain Bob Hower led the fire response.
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Lawton
Reynolds Army Hospital
Ferrell
Bob Hower
ATC Reorganizes to a Single Command Structure at Fort Sill
The Field Artillery Training Center ATC at Fort Sill undergoes extensive reorganization from three headquarters to one under the brigade concept. Training battalions 1 2 4 retain artillery cannoneer training while 5 trains Honest John Pershing and Sergeant missiles. The Fort Sill Academy and five battalions remain under one centralized command with a reorganized message center.
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U.S
Field Artillery Training Center
ATC
Fort Sill
See Atg
Pove 4
Allied Laos incursion delays Hanoi war plans five months
U S officials say cross border action in Laos has pushed back Hanoi by about 150 days while South Vietnamese forces stay in Laos for 53 more days. Command estimates Vietnamization gains extend nine months as Vietnamese troops gain experience and confidence. A separate report notes Vietnamese ambushes on Highway 9 near Cam Lo.
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Laos
Hanoi
U.S
Council Approves Gore Boulevard Plan Adjustments
Lawton council endorses changes to Gore Boulevard widening of Sixth Street segments. The measure increases north of Gore to 54 feet and through the median to 60 feet with a 25 percent city share and $6918 total cost. The Sixth Street widening aligns with Phase One and LURA studies for adjacent blocks.
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Henry Nabers
Ward
Sixth Street
Gore
Nabers
City
Lawton
Mild Temperatures With Gusty March Winds For Lawton
Gusty March winds and mild daytime temperatures persist in the Lawton area through Wednesday with northwest winds 12 to 22 mph this afternoon. Tonight's lows near 38 to 40 and Wednesday highs mid 60s, following Monday's 68 and 44 overnight. Seven LURA land-use items approved for Pleasant Valley project include rezonings in Plainview and Lawton View Additions for public housing and a Model Cities center. Lawton Housing Authority plans 150 low income units.
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Lawton
Lura
Pleasant Valley
Plainview
Lawton View
Laird Outlines Deterrence Strategy For Global Power
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird unveiled a strategy of realistic deterrence relying on total free world military power and strong negotiations from strength. His congressional defense report centers on philosophy rather than new arms talks, calls for peak and hold on spending, and notes the 1972 budget of 76 billion faces a downward purchasing power trend amid rising global threats. He mentions ongoing Southeast Asia pullouts with no pace details beyond May 1 when troop strength would reach 284,000.
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Laird
Southeast Asia
U.S
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