Kotouc Defense Winds Up Today
Kotouc testifies he attempted to frighten a Viet Cong suspect with a hunting knife and unintentionally cut off part of a finger during interrogation after the My Lai raid. He claims the act aimed to obtain intelligence to save American troops, and the court moved to a verdict of innocent on an assault charge while allowing the maiming count to stand.
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Mcpherson
Eugene M. Kotouc
My Lai
Kotouc
Humboldt
Neb
Kotone
Koutouc
May Lai
Madison Wright
Wright
Kotonc
Richard K. Blackledge
Kaneohe
Hawaii
Barker
Blackledge
William L. Calley Jr
Mrs White Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs. White of 4 Park Circle fell at her residence Tuesday evening breaking her right shoulder. She is described as in good condition at Audrain Medical Center.
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Mitchell White
Woman Frightened By Night Abduction Near Montgomery City
Mrs. Elvin Oliver of Wellsville, 36, was forced off Highway 19 by a man and a woman, abducted to an abandoned farm house, and left to walk home. The incident began about 9:35 p.m. after leaving a bowling alley in Montgomery City and ended when Oliver reached her home around 11 p.m. Police report the woman choked her and taunted she would be made to walk, while the car was disabled by ignition wires yanked under the dash.
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Elvin Oliver
Route 1
Wellsville
Montgomery County
Highway Patrol
Ray McGruder
Montgomery City
McGruder
Oliver
Nation in brief war news and political probes
AP dispatches report extensive activity across the globe. U S warplanes strike in Cambodia and South Vietnam while Hanoi and Viet Cong renew pressure along the Cambodian border. A House subcommittee probes FBI links and campaign fund handling amid Wallace associations. A tornado outbreak in Kentucky leaves 10 dead and millions in damage as officials discuss drug trafficking allegations against South Vietnamese officials.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Washington
House
London
William P. Rogers
U.S
Rail Man Tells About Difficulties at Mexico Kiwanis Luncheon
R D Brown of Frisco Railroad warned Kiwanis members that U.S. railroads face a crossroads amid bright prospects yet precarious finances since 1955 with a 50 percent drop in pre tax earnings. He urged private operation with government role, including Highway Trust funds or guaranteed loans, and called for public letters to Congress to keep railroading a private industry.
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America
R. D. Brown
Frisco
Mexico
Sound Tansportation Review Organization
ASTRO
Highway Trust Fund
Brown
Mayor Joins Garbage Crew In City Work Day
Atlanta mayor Sam Massell joined a city garbage crew for two hours to hear union complaints about conditions and seek a strike avoidance. He found the grievances unjustified and the working conditions good during the visit.
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Atlanta, Ga
Sam Massell
Massell
Armory Shots Exclude Girl Scouts Camp Examinations Set for Boys
Girl Scouts are not included in Sunday armory physicals for prospective campers. Mass exams and typhoid immunizations for boys are at 2 p.m. misreported. separate arrangements for girls set typhoid shots at 3:30 p.m. May 6 and June 3 at the City County Health Unit on Monroe Street. Booster shots may be taken on either date. girls must bring a permission note and 15 cents. girl campers require their own physician exams.
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Little Dixie
Charles Shaffer
Jack Baker
City-County Health Unit
Monroe Street
Audrain Medical Center
Baker
Davis wins in local race with early returns reported
Mendel Davison Davis of Rivers and Rivers ally defeats three rivals as 221 precincts report. Unofficial totals show Edwards leading with 39,227 votes, Davis 38,012, Victoria DeLee 7,965, and Elsie Carroll 74, highlighting a tight contest among candidates including a Republican dentist and a civil rights activist.
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Davis
Rivers
James Eidwards
Mount Pleasant
Victoria DeLee
Dorchester County
Elsie Carroll
Berkeley County
Edwards
New Worrell Jewelers Open at 103 S Washington St
The new Worrell Jewelers opened Wednesday with a full stock at 103 S Washington St. Owners are Mr and Mrs John J McDonald of Bay St. Louis MS who also own Pilcher Jewelry Co. George Stahl will manage. Mrs Walter Westbay and Mrs John Hopper are employed there.
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New Worrell Jewelers
S. Washington St
John J. McDonald
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Pilcher Jewelry Co
George Stahl
Pilcher’s
Walter Westbay
John Hopper
Rural Schools To Have Exhibit
The R-3, Carter and Sims schools will display work in the Court House Community Room on Thursday and Friday, April 9 and 20. Maxwell announced the exhibit is open to the public from 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 30.
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R-3
Carter and Sims
Court House
County
Howard
Maxwell
Pentagon postpones giant nuclear carrier project
Washington AP report says after Navy objections and congressional opposition the Pentagon halted plans for the record cost carrier. Deputy Secretary Packard cited budget limits and senators condemned reprogramming to fund early development while deferring other ships. Critics warned total outlay could reach about 1.8 billion with planes and escorts.
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Washington
Pentagon
David Packard
Congress
Navy
Senate
Packard
Defense Department
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Appropriations Committee
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Op
Joint Chiefs Split Over Postponed Carrier Decision
Military leaders debated delaying the new carrier program with some opposing the postponement while others supported the move. The disagreement reflected differing views on strategic timing and naval capacity within the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Speeding Stop Uncovers Drugs
SEDALIA Mo UP Charges of illegal possession of a stimulant drug were filed against Dale Diefenbach 25 of Sedalia Tuesday A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 13 and Diefenbach was held in Pettis County jail in lieu of 1000 bond Police said a quantity of amphetamine was found in the man's car after he had been stopped for speeding Monday.
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Sedalia, Mo
Dale Diefenbach
Sedalia
Diefenbach
Pettis County
Hailstorm Damage Put At $2 Million
Joplin Missouri residents faced up to 2 million dollars in hail damage after a Monday night storm that shut schools due to broken windows and left streets hard to drive on. An insurance agent reported over 50 claims as police described golf ball sized hail filling streets. Robert Langford, senior adjuster for General Adjustment Bureau in Joplin, said about 80 percent of local buildings were affected to some degree.
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Joplin
Robert Langford
General Adjustment Bureau
Nixon Newsmeet Confers, Prepares Westward Departure
President Nixon will hold a live news conference Thursday night at 9 p.m. EDT, to be carried on radio and television. The White House notes the session precedes a Western trip about 12 hours later to welcome home the First Marine Division from Vietnam, with Nixon returning to Washington Monday.
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Washington
Nixon
Mexico
White House
California
Vietnam
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