Calley Seeks Civil Trial In My Lai Massacre Case
Lt. William L. Calley plans to push for a civilian trial rather than a military court for the My Lai killings amid motions to dismiss charges. His civilian attorney argues grand jury indictment and trial by jury offer fairer proceedings. A separate military hearing disclosed taped helicopter gunship conversations from the incident.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley
Calley
Miami
Fla
My Lai
George Latimer
Military Court of Appeals
Kenneth A. Raby
Nixon Paving Carswell's Way To High Court
The Nixon administration sent Atty. Gen. Mitchell to Capitol Hill to smooth Carswell's path for the Supreme Court amid ethics questions. GOP leaders backed the Floridian after briefing on his finances, while Hruska praised a minimal business record and Griffin urged timely confirmation despite past Haynsworth ethics issues. Carswell cited inherited property and mortgage as assets. his record shows mixed rulings on segregation and integration in Tallahassee including a controversial 1965 swimming pool decision.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
George Harrold Carswell
John N. Mitchell
Capitol Hill
Carswell
Mitchell
GOP
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Judiciary Committee
U.S
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Haynsworth
South Carolina
Tallahassee
Pacific quake detected near Solomon Islands
The UC seismograph in Berkeley logged a major quake 5900 miles southwest at 2 59 a m EST. Early reports place the tremor near the Solomon Islands. Seismologists say it registered near 7 on the Richter scale, strong enough to damage buildings. The 1906 San Francisco quake was 8 25 on the same scale.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Solomon Islands
San Francisco
Moscow POW Broadcast Disappoints Families and U S Protest
Radio Moscow aired prisoner of war messages seen as propaganda by the State Department. Relatives in Maine Kansas North Carolina say they heard the same taped messages previously and question Russia’s aim in releasing holiday notes from Vietnam era detainees.
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Washington
Radio
Moscow
State Department
United States
Russia
U.S
Vietnam
Gerald A. Gartley
Greenville
Maine
Navy
Markham Gartley
North Vietnam
Linda Johnson
Overland Park
Kan
Harold E. Johnson
B52 Bombers Target Cambodian Border Staging Areas
American B52s pressed attacks along the Cambodian border in the Mekong Delta seven mountains area, dropping about 1000 tons on troop concentrations and bases to deter a Tet offensive. Allied forces uncovered five enemy stockpiles near Saigon and Da Nang, yielding nearly three tons of ammunition and weapons. Battlefield activity remained light.
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Saigon
Seven Mountains
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
da Nang
College Courses Murals May Help Combat Boredom
Illinois Institute of Technology students propose history courses in radio for truck drivers and subway murals to curb boredom in the world of tomorrow. The ideas were shown at the fifth annual Student Design Investigation sponsored by Armco Steel Corp seeking to give young designers real social problem experience.
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Washington
World of Tomorrow
Illinois Institute of Technology
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Ohio
Nixon And Agnew Report On World Tour
President Nixon summoned Vice President Spiro Agnew for a briefing on his 11 nation Asian tour. Agnew planned to urge closer U S contact with Asian allies militarily and economically as he met with Secretary of State Rogers. The crowd heard Agnew praise U S standing and the Nixon doctrine while a separate note described student boredom and education through closed circuit broadcast learning.
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Nixon
Agnew
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
United States
Rogers
Andrews Air Force Base
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Snow Flurries And Cold
The Middletown area expects cloudy skies and cold tonight with a good chance of snow flurries and lows around 10 above zero. Wednesday should be partly cloudy with highs 15 to 20 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 22 and the morning low was 4 above.
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Middletown
Cop and father figure wins favor with Detroit students
Detroit AP report says Patrolman Elmer Sanders Jr. won a secret Longfellow Junior High mid year commencement vote over Willie Horton and Wayne County Auditor Richard Austin. Sanders, 24, a Vietnam veteran, travels by scooter to build police neighborhood trust. He speaks frankly about drugs and crime, stressing police as human beings. Student David Anderson, 14, praises his honesty and lessons.
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Detroit
Longfellow Junior High
Elmer Sanders Jr
Longfellow
Sanders
Willie Horton
Detroit Tigers
Richard Austin
Wayne County
101St Airborne
Vietnam
David Anderson
Officer Sanders
Inflation Hits 20 Year High as 1969 Costs Jump
Washington reports 6.1 percent rise in living costs for 1969 with inflation eroding wage gains for about 45 million workers. Food prices climb, hamburger up 24 percent and eggs 17 percent, while housing, clothing, transport, medical care and recreation rise. CPI reaches 131.3 percent of 1957-59 base.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
FTC Finds Food Ad Specials Often Misleading
The FTC reports 11 percent of advertised items were unavailable in 137 stores across San Francisco and Washington and eight stores had all items available. Pricing missteps affected 8 to 9 percent of items with many marked higher than advertised. A rule to require store specific availability and pricing is proposed.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
San Francisco
IPTC
Commission
Baltimore
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