Lawyer previews Calleys story at My Lai trial
FT BENNING Ga AP Rusty Calley now 27 faces trial as Lt William Laws Calley Jr accused of leading the My Lai massacre. A defense read Calleys early life and draft path while admitting he ordered killings believing villagers were enemies. He says he followed orders and did not feel he was killing humans.
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FT. Benning
William Laws Calley Jr
United States Army
My Lai
Calley
Miami
Fla
North Carolina
Rusty
Sanfrancisco
Albuquerque
Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Hawaii
Charlie Company
1St Battalion
20Th Infantry
Vietnam
Americal Division
Ernest Medina
Heavy Trucks Seen As Risk To Highways
Jefferson City AP report notes a Missouri Senate bill to lift truck weights faced sharp opposition from the State Highway Commission. Chief engineer Robert N. Hunter warned of increased load on primary roads and bridges, while Sen. Albert M. Spradling cited higher axle limits and a formula tied to federal guidance. Hunter added many bridges are designed for about 30,000 pounds. No action was taken on the bill.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Missouri
State Highway Commission
Senate Roads and Highways Committee
Robert N. Hunter
Congress
Albert M. Spradling
Dcape Girardeau
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Hunter
Bangers and Mash and the Lure of London Menu Terms
London diners face a parade of quirky waitress slang as menus hide Continental terms behind a set meal. Waitresses quiz if customers are taking the set while steering them toward grills, fries, and a vegetarian option. Dessert questions follow, with cheeky terms for puds and puddings.
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London
Madame
Midlands
State Treasurer Receives $3 For Stolen Rhododendron
In Salem Oregon AP state Treasurer Robert Straub collected 3 for a rhododendron pulled from the Oregon coast years ago. An anonymous note said the money was payment for the stolen plant, and the funds go to the state miscellaneous receipts account.
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Salem
Ore
Robert Straub
Oregon Coast
Killers Elude Massive Manhunt Near Fountainhead Lodge
Eastern Oklahoma law officers mounted a state wide manhunt for two armed Texans after they killed Oklahoma Highway Patrolman Bill Walker and Park Superintendent Leo Newton near Fountainhead Lodge. W. L. Pickens, a game ranger, was injured as the suspects fled. roadblocks spread across the eastern half of the state from Sapulpa to the Arkansas border. A detained incident tied to Vietnam deserter and AWOL claims.
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Eufaula
Okla
Oklahoma
Bill Walker
Leo Newton
Fountainhead Lodge
W.L. Pickens
Tulsa
Sapulpa
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Vietnam
Walker
Park Lodge
McAlester
Okmulgee
Russian Sub In Cuban Waters
The Pentagon reports a Soviet submarine designed for anti submarine warfare sighted in Cuban waters. A Russian light cruiser was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico about 400 miles northwest of Havana. The Kremlin had announced four vessels would visit Cuba, but Pentagon officials gave few movement details.
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Washington
Cuban
Pentagon
Jerry W.friedheim
Gulf of Mexico
Havana
Moscow
Cuba
Friedheim
Caribbean
Democratic Convention Plan Ready
National Democratic officials won the first round in reshaping the 1972 nominating convention. The executive committee rejected the O’Hara commission plan for eight industrial states controlling delegates, while approving broader reform guidelines to increase women, youth, and minority representation and reduce turbulence from 1968.
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Washington
Party Reform Commission
O'Hara
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
O'Hara Commission
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Orgchelns
Hiway
East
Mexico, Mo
Blattners
N. Washington
Rexall
Daylin
Logan Pharmacy
Don Greening
Nu-Way Lumber Co
6Th & Walnut St
Columbia
Jim Grainge, Tim Ellward
AAA
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W. Monroe
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