Americans Tell Of War Horrors In East Pakistan
New Delhi AP reports 160 more Americans flown from Karachi completing an emergency airlift for U.S. citizens in East Pakistan amid civil war. Refugees describe mass looting, arson, and killings as the army tightens control, with Bengalis resisting in the countryside.
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East Pakistan
Tehran
Iran
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Calcutta
Clan MacNair
Chittagong
Noel O’toole
New Rochelle
N.Y
Leon Lumsden
Jesse Eaton
Lockport
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Dacca
Chitta
Union Electric Boost Okayed
Washington AP report says a Federal Power Commission examiner recommended Union Electric Co. of St. Louis receive higher rates and a 7 percent return on investment. The plan, to boost this year's revenue by 19 000 dollars, aims to attract capital and cover rising interest costs while yielding an 11 percent return on equity. The higher rates took effect July 20, pending FPC approval.
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Federal Power Commission
Union Electric Co. of
St. Louis
Illinois
Iowa
Seymour Wenner
FPC
Union
Wenner
Clark Urges Calley Removal in My Lai Case
Retired Gen. Mark W. Clark says Lt. William L. Calley Jr. should have been removed from command and not court-martialed for the My Lai killings. Clark voiced that no commander ordered such an atrocity and urged administrative action against those involved. Senator Stevenson and Senator Bayh criticized Nixon for intervening or politicizing the case.
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Associated Press
Mark W. Clark
U.N
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Clark
Calley
Charleston
D.C
Prosecutor Blasts Nixon Interventions In Calley Case
Capt Aubrey M Daniel III the Army prosecutor in Lt William L Calley Jr My Lai trial accuses President Nixon of damaging military justice and elevating a convicted murderer to national hero by stepping into the case. He warns the judicial system must be free of outside influence as Nixon reviews Calley’s final judgment. Daniel notes Calley was convicted of premeditated murder of 22 Vietnamese civilians and sentenced to life, with Nixon ordering a 1989 stockade release and house arrest.
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William L. Calley Jr
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Calley
My Lai
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Elamor
Lt. Calley
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
John Erlichman
Ehrlichman
Ft. Benning
Sens
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
George McGovern
D-S.d
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Virginia
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Calley Jr
Monks Corner
D.C
Orange
Shirley
University of Virgina
University of Richmond
School of Law
Capitol Cancels Calley Song in Dispute
Capitol Records halted distribution of Tex Ritter's The Battle Hymn of Lt Calley saying the song would glorify Lt Calley or cast him as a martyr. Ritter protested, calling the decision baffling as another version about Lt William Calley Jr. has sold over a million copies.
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Nashville, Tenn
Capitol Records
Tex Ritter
Lt. Calley
Brown Meigs
California
Ritter
Capitol
William L. Calley Jr
May Lai
Runge Speaks Of Holy Week To Kiwanis
G Andy Runge of Mexico delivered an Easter program to the Mexico Kiwanis Club at the Monterey Restaurant. His talk titled So We Shall Die urged recognizing mortality, judgment, and the meaning of life during Holy Week.
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G. Andy Ringe
Mexico
Mr. Runge
Hanoi Back To Peace Talks
Paris AP reports negotiators return to Vietnam peace talks with a Thursday session after a three week pause triggered by anti bombing protests. This marks the 108th weekly session of the deadlocked talks between North Vietnamese Viet Cong and American South Vietnamese delegates.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Brewery Workers Stage Picket At Three Rivers Stadium
In Pittsburgh a protest by iron city brewery workers gathered 200 pickets outside Three Rivers Stadium for a game between the Pirates and Phillies. They objected to exclusive sale of Iron City beer while Duke and Budweiser were sold at concessions. A 15 day cooling off period followed a federal consent order as officials urged end to the demonstration.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Three Rivers Stadium
Duquesne
Pirates
Duke Beer
Recreational Services, Inc
Iron City
Duke
Tme
U.S
Brewery Workers Union
David Raiiero
Maundy Thursday Service at First Christian Church
The First Christian Church will hold its annual Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The candlelight service features a brief meditation by Rev. George B. Wraith and a quartet led by Loyd Dodd Jr. and Terry Moore, with Mrs. Goff as guest organist.
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First Christian Church
George B. Wraith
Loyd Dodd, Jr
Trudeau Plans 11 Day Russia Visit Starting May First
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau will travel to the Soviet Union for 11 days beginning May 1. The trip was delayed last fall due to the Quebec terrorism crisis.
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Russia
Ottawa
Pierre Elliott
Tudeau
Soviet Union
Quebec
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