Calley Defense Reframes My Lai Trial Strategy
In Ft Benning the Calley defense shifts from accidental death to issues of obedience to orders and diminished mental capacity. Lt. Calley testifies he fired into a My Lai drainage ditch and cannot confirm hitting anyone, while Latimer casts him as the Army fall guy in the furor over the massacre. The strategy targets Army superiors and questions accountability.
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Calley
My Lai
Ernest Medina
Medina
Charley
George Latimer
Capt. Medina
Latimer
Army
Sledge
Calley trial hinges on soldiers who served with him
At Fort Benning the prosecution relies on testimony from men who served with William L. Calley Jr. to prove mass murder at My Lai. Witnesses describe Calley directing executions at a trail crossing and a ditch, including firing at civilians and throwing a child into a ditch before shooting.
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MY Lai
FT. Benning
U.S. Army
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Ty Lai
Aubrey Daniel
Hegan
Cal Jey
Ronald Baeberle
Haeberle
Paul Meadle
Meadle
Charles Sledge
Dennis Contie
James Dursey
Thomas Turner
Muskie urges ending manned space program
Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine urged ending the American manned space program and shifting to unmanned exploration. He told Democratic state chairmen that the Soviet space program has largely used unmanned vehicles and questioned continuation at this time.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Apollo 14 Moon Rocks Show Complex Ancient History
Scientists at Houston say Apollo 14 samples are more complex and potentially 4.5 billion years old, with many fragmented rocks and a history mirroring a wheel within a wheel. The rocks, from Fra Mauro, differ in chemistry and structure from Apollo 11 and 12, and 94 pounds are being distributed for 500 to 1,000 experiments.
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Houston
Earth
Robin Brett
Manned Spacecraft Center
Paul Gast
Planetary Sciences
Center
Ous Fra Mauro
Gast
Brett
Michael Duke
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
Sam
U.S
Jury Deliberations Continue In Calley My Lai Case
The Calley court martial jury nears a verdict after 10 days of deliberations. Judge Col Reid Kennedy says jurors may meet Sunday but he will not attend a Sunday verdict. The panel seeks a legible copy of the four specifications and weighing murder charges for Lt William L Calley Jr who faces premeditated murder claims tied to My Lai.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
T. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Col
Reid Kennedy
George Latimer
Vietnam
Kennedy
South China Sea
Fragmentary Trial Transcript Snippet Hints at Rereading Request
The passage notes a request for rereading of further testimony and mentions a single interruption during the day for a specific reason. The context suggests a formal courtroom setting with ongoing testimony and procedural pauses.
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