Army commander reduces Calley's sentence at My Lai case
Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor cut Lt. William Calley's life term for the My Lai killings to 20 years. Calley, 28, remains at Fort Benning awaiting further action by the Military Court of Appeals and higher authorities.
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Calley
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Albert O. Connor
Third Army
William Calley
My Lai
F. Lee Bailey
Ernest L. Medina
Ft. Benning, Ga
Nixon
U.S. Military Court of Appeals
Secretary of the Army
Miami
Fla
Nixon to Meet Japanese Emperor in Alaska on State Visit
President Nixon will greet Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in Anchorage on Sept. 26 during the imperial stopover en route to Europe. Officials say the encounter aims to ease Japan's resentment toward U.S. China and economic policies. This marks the first visit by a reigning Japanese emperor to travel outside Japan and the first meeting between a U.S. president and a Japanese emperor.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Hirohito
Alaska
Japan
China
Anchorage
Europe
White House
Nagako
United States
Eisaku Sato
Peking
Water manager blasts Nader report on California Project
Metropolitan Water District general manager Henry J. Mills rebuked Ralph Nader’s task force, calling its findings on the California Water Project inaccurate and biased. Mills defended MWD’s waters from Owens, Colorado, and Northern California sources as essential to Southern California’s growth and dismissed the report as hasty and prejudiced.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Metropolitan Water District
Ralph Nader
California Water Project
Henry J. Mills
MWD
Nader
California
Mills
Owens
Colorado
San Joaquin Valley
Standard Oil
Lompoc Planners Review Relaxed Offstreet Parking Rules
Lompoc Planning Commission meets Monday to hear a revised offstreet parking ordinance and public comments. Proposals include lowering commercial parking to five stalls per 1000 sq ft and four for offices, with new standards for design landscaping and consolidation. A residential rule proposal seeks two covered spaces per single family lot.
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Lompoc
R. L. Holloway
S. E St
Nicholas Bevilacqua
Fiddler on the Roof adds Sunday matinee at Allan Hancock College
Tickets remain for a special Sunday performance of Fiddler on the Roof by the Pacific Conservatory at Allan Hancock College. The run ends Aug 22 with 17 total showings, a record for attendance and performances. Reserve by calling WA 2 1649.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Allan Hancock College
Fiddler
Directors of Lompoc Hospital District Seek Board Candidates
Lompoc Hospital District directors will meet Thursday to discuss candidates for two vacancies on the five member board created by the deaths or retirements of Vic Inouye and John Hannah. The session also will elect a secretary and review Mansell Dexter’s expansion plans. Remaining directors are Robert Chilson, president, G. G. Schuknecht, and D. G. Cameron.
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Lompoc
Vic Inouye
John Hannah
Mansell Dexter
Hspital
Robert Chilson
G. G. Schuknecht
D. G. Cameron
Longtin Named First Chairman Of Tri Counties Attorneys Group
James Longtin Lompoc city attorney was elected chairman at the inaugural meeting of the Tri-Counties Local Government Attorneys Association in Buellton. The group includes legal counsel from Ventura Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. He serves a one year term. Topics included deferred compensation for government employees highway agreements and wage price freeze impact on local governments. Next meeting set for Sept 17 in Solvang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Longtin
Lompoc
Tri-Counties Local Government Attorneys Association
Pea Soup Andersen
Buellton
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Longtin
Prison study at Stanford ends early due to brutality
Stanford psychology experiment simulating prison life was halted after six days as guards became brutal and inmates deteriorated. Participants described loss of privacy and freedom while officials noted the impact of situational factors on behavior and questioned the conditions of confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford, Calif
UPI
Philip Zimbardo
Stanford University
Psychology
Zimbard
Zimbardo
Witness recalls Medina order at My Lai party over shooting
Former soldier Thomas Kinch testified that Captain Ernest L. Medina halted the My Lai slaughter by saying the party was over and ordered a cease fire. The witness described Medina’s alleged orders to kill and to obliterate the village, while defense and cross examination questioned memory and prior statements.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Thomas Kinch
North Cape May
N.J
Medina
Lee Bailey
Kinch
Bailey
William G. Eckhardt
Jeffrey LaCross
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stephen Glimpse
Portland
Ore
Glimpse
Minor injuries in two-vehicle crash in Lompoc
Abigail Arreola suffered apparently minor injuries when the car she rode in struck a parked car owned by William or Addie Leu in the 200 block of South O Street. Rachel Arreola, 35, of 408 S. Q St. escaped injury. A Loyal Order of Moose western dance runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Moose Home 921 West Laurel with a $1 donation.
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Abigail Arreola
William Or Addie Leu
Lompoc
Rachel Arreola
S. Q St
South O Street
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
West Laurel
The
Western Express
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George W. Latimer
Citizens Commission of Inquiry
U.S
Washington
Connor
Pentagon
Peter W. Bressler
Maser Owon Bressler
Philadelphia
Aluminum Company of America
Ronald Reagan
Loma Linda
Veterans Hospital
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oceanway
W Street
Z Street
Chestnut Avenue
Laurel Avenue
Y Street
Maple Avenue
Airport Avenue
Pine Avenue
X Street
Oak Avenue
North Avenue
U Street
Prune
Airport Avenues
Solvang
Jim Rowney
Mountain View
Rowney
University of California In Berkeley
Cyprus
Egypt
Lebanon
Israel
Turkey
Wholesale Tours International, Inc
H. A. Kay
Western Ave
Greece
Kenneth A. Howard
Daily Record
Rancho
San Julian
Williams & Sons
Longport
W. Pine
Lompoc Shopping Center
Motorola
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