Calley Sentence To Be Set Aside
U S District Judge J Robert Filliot is expected to overturn Lt William J Calley's court martial conviction on habeas corpus grounds. The ruling would cite due process violations due to missing evidence and witnesses, pre trial publicity, and improper pressure from superiors in the My Lai massacre case. Calley was convicted at Ft Benning in 1971, sentenced to life then reduced to 20 and then 10 years after appeals. incarcerated at Ft Leavenworth since late June.
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Columbus
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Daily Oklahoman
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Wellston Teachers Return To Classes
Wellston Missouri teachers returned to classes at Wellston High School after assurances of improved security from district officials. Superintendent Lance Williams said most teachers reported for 8 a.m. with no noticeable absences. a few were out sick.
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Wellston, Mo
Wellston High School
Lance Williams
Williams
Denver Bacharach Songs In Marine Band Matinee
John Denver and Burt Bacharach songs headline a United States Marine Band matinee for students at Presser Hall Mexico on Wednesday at 2 30 p m. The program features eleven selections for youthful concertgoers with Captain William Rusinak conducting.
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John Denver
Burt Bacharach
United States Marine Band
Presser Hall
Mexico
Audrain County Historical Society
Presser
William Rusinak
Alexander
Shostakovich
Minneapolis
Interlochen
Fastman School of Music
Wiretap Issue Comes Up In Spy Case
Washington AP The Justice Department backs an appeal by convicted Soviet spy Igor A. Ivanov seeking a Supreme Court ruling on presidential wiretap powers for national security. Hearings by the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on criminal laws occur Oct. 1-2 with Atty. Gen. Saxbe and FBI Director Kelley among witnesses.
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee
Atty
William B. Saxbe
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Robert H. Bork
Igor A. Ivanov
Bork
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Cancer fatal to Jacqueline Susann
New York AP report states novelist Jacqueline Susann aged 58 died Saturday night of cancer. She gained fame and fortune from best selling novels Valley of the Dolls The Love Machine and Once Is Not Enough Valley of the Dolls sold 17 million copies.
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New York
Jacqueline Susann
Miss Susann
Popcorn Shortage Drives Higher Movie Costs This Fall
In St Louis the rise in moviegoing prices stems from a popcorn shortage. Poor weather delayed planting and threatens the harvest, with a late start and potential frost reducing supply. If obtainable, popcorn will be expensive, echoing broader American shortages affecting crops and consumer goods this season.
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Health Draft bill on Senate list this week
Washington AP Congress to approve a record 82.6 billion defense bill this week while acting on foreign aid and a health manpower bill described by Senate Republicans as a domestic draft. The defense measure faces cuts totaling 2.6 billion, including 900 million from Vietnam aid, with a 5 billion, five-year plan backing health programs tied to service obligations.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Republicans
House
Senate
South Vietnam
Nixon Enters Hospital Wing for Treatment
Former president Richard M Nixon checks into Long Beach Memorial Hospital for phlebitis treatment. He is expected to undergo intravenous anticoagulant therapy while remaining immobile. A buffer zone of eight private rooms was prepared on the sixth floor west wing, though Nixon requested only two rooms.
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Long Beach
Calif
Richard M Nixon
White House
Nixon
Long Beach Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Karen Krantz
Putting Toothpaste Back In Is Tough
TRACY Mo AP Rep Jerry Litton says Watergate might have been avoided if politicians held higher posts in Nixon administration. He blames too much executive power and abdication by Congress, comparing it to squeezing toothpaste back into a tube at a Platte County Fairgrounds fund raiser.
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Nixon
Jerry Litton
Litton
Platte County Fairgrounds
White House
Congress
Executive
Israel Urges Jordan Not To Boycott Talks
Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon urged Jordan not to boycott the Geneva peace talks amid Egypt, Syria, and the PLO agreeing on a plan for an independent Palestinian authority on lands freed from Israeli control. Jordan froze its participation but left open separate talks with Israel. Rabat summit could alter stance. A separate birth note reports David L. Cummins and spouse welcoming a son at Audrain Medical Center.
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Jordan
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Egypt
Syria
Allon
Middle East
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Israel
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Allen
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Gaza Strip
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Amman
Rabat
Morocco
Husseini
Yasir Arafat
The
Liberation Organization
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