Newspapers Blast Song My Massacre Allegations
United Press International reports major papers criticize the Song My massacre claims and press for a full investigation and punishment of those responsible. Editors note war brutality, with calls spanning Knight newspapers New York Times Nashville Tennessean and others to confront cause of war and uphold humanitarian standards.
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United Press International
Song My
Vietnam
John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Knight
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United States
New York Times
Nashville Tennessean
Nuernberg
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Worldwide response to Song My massacre photos
Photographs from the Song My village massacre spark outrage and debate worldwide. Observers and officials clash over the events of March 16, 1968, as Saigon leaders differ on what occurred and investigations unfold into related military conduct.
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United Press International
Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ft. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Song My
Life Magazine
Ron Haeberle
Haeberle
Chicago Sun Times
General Bleymaier to retire in Los Angeles ceremonies
Gen. Joseph S. Bleymaier will retire from the Air Force in ceremonies at SAMSO Los Angeles Air Force Station. A 28 year veteran he led space and missile programs including Atlas Titan and Minuteman and helped manage Ranger and Mercury projects. His career spans Eglin Cuba West Coast Vandenberg Titan II and Titan III work earning multiple awards. A prominent Catholic lay leader he holds civic roles with the Space Council and Arnold Air Society. Meanwhile a storm center moved across the eastern Great Lakes bringing heavy snow and hazardous travel from Buffalo to New England with 7 to 10 inch accumulations expected.
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Joseph S. Bleymaier
Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Organization
SAMSO
Los Angeles Air Force Station
U.S
Los Angeles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bleymaier
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Eglin
Cuba
Air Force Western Test Range
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Johnson
Gen. Bleymaier
Defense
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Department of Defense
Arnold Air Society
John F. Ken
Bleymaiers
Paul VI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Mayor of Los Angeles Space Council
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The
Air Force Association
United Press International Storm Center
Great Lakes
New England
Buffalo
N.Y
Lakes Erie
Ontario
New York
Appalachians
Troop withdrawals reach two-year low in Vietnam
The UPI report shows Nixon fulfilled a two-stage plan by withdrawing 60 000 troops, leaving 479 500 GIs in Vietnam the lowest level since December 1967. The 3rd Marine Division completed its exit, ending an 18 500-man committal after a long combat tour.
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Bert W.okuley
Saigon
UPI
USS
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Marine
David Packard
County considers enlarged Goleta pier and Carpinteria pier plans
County Park Director George Adams said funds may come from state and federal sources to extend the Goleta County Beach Park pier and to support a new Carpinteria pier. Carpinteria officials seek a replacement pier while Goleta’s pier could be lengthened, with a study to assess feasibility and funding.
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George Adams
Goleta County Beach Park
Carpinteria
Adams
County Park Commission
State Wildlife and Conservation Bureau
Fred Lemere
County Planning Commission
Jack Arnold
State Beach
Standard Oil Co
Goleta Park
Koebig & Koebig Architects and Engineers
Planning Commission
County Auth
Orize
Rincon Beach Park
Astronauts on Day Off Amid Moon Rock Quarantine
Apollo 12 crew members Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean enjoy a day off in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory while geologists study their moon rocks and soil. The men remain quarantined until Dec 10 as lab technicians assess the samples and monitor health.
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Edward K. Delong
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
America
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad
Richard F. Gordon
Alan L. Bean
The
Space Center
Conrad
Gordon
Bean
Alcatraz Indian settlement grows on the rock
The Alcatraz Indian settlement expands as leaders order a census to gauge the island population. An estimated 300 to 600 people from multiple tribes occupy the 12 acre site, renovating the former prison as a cultural and educational center amid negotiations with Interior Secretary Hickel.
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San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Federal
Alcatraz
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