Mitchell Acquitted in My Lai Trial
S. Sgt. David Mitchell was found not guilty by a seven officer jury at Ft. Hood in the first My Lai case to reach a court martial verdict. He denied firing at civilians on March 16, 1968 and testified he shot at no one. The case involved allegations of assault with intent to murder and connected charges against eight other Americal Division members.
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David Mitchell
My Lai
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St. Francisville
William L. Calley Jr
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Ft. Benning
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Francis Giacomozzi
Rosa
Col
George R. Robinson
Ossie Brown
Isiah Mitchell
Kennedy Trip Suppresses Rumors of Resignation
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy travels for 11 days across five European capitals to discuss U S economic policy. Advisers insist the trip signals he will stay in office, meeting with finance ministers and leaders including Bruno Kreisky and Edward Heath.
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Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Chicago
Kennedy
White House
England
Italy
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Bruno Kreisky
Edward Heath
Red Cross Bloodmobile in Monroe December 1
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Turner Hall Monroe on Tuesday December 1 from 1 to 6 p m with a quota of 140 pints of blood announced by Jaycette members Mrs Greg Wenger and Mrs Gene Dawson who lead publicity through March The unit supports the national blood program detailing collection processing storage and distribution by regional centers plasma guidance and research efforts.
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Red Cross
Monroe
Greg Wenger
Gene Dawson
Jaycette
F. S. Santiago
Wenger
Turner Hall
American National Red Cross
UAW Moves to Wrap GM Deal as Strike Ends
Detroit AP report says after formal GM contract ratified the United Auto Workers must finalize 34 of 155 GM UAW bargaining units with local agreements. Some units may stay on strike until Dec 15 to allow full operation restoration. Next targets are Ford and Chrysler contracts still expired.
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General Mortors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
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UAW
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Calley Trial Prosecution Focuses On My Lai Bodies
The court martial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. shifts from a My Lai trail to a ditch containing Vietnamese bodies. Prosecutors present details of alleged killings as part of the charges against him.
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FT. Benning, Ga
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My Lai
Calley
Agnew lauds press fairness in Honolulu address
Vice President Spiro Agnew told editors in Honolulu that he believes U.S. media report his views fairly and defends press freedom as a right of the people to know. He warned censorship is by media, not government, and criticized a network for mischaracterizing his Dallas speech. A separate farm accident in Bangor killed 70 year old Edward Meyer.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
America
Associated Press
United States
NBC
Dallas
Bangor
Edward Meyer
Plan to distribute fallout shelter folder in Green County
The four page Community Shelter Plan outlines 28 Monroe shelters and 18 in other areas with maps and guidance for at home survival and livestock protection. W E Deininger says distribution is mandatory and federally financed with sample copies shown to the Green County Board.
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Green County
W. E. Deininger
Green County Board
Monroe
Deininger
Green County Board of Supervisors
Sylvanus Strommen
C.S. Pierce
Ray L. Beckman
Sheldon Yarwood
Matt Solbraa
Deep U S Raid on North Vietnam Deepens War Tension
Waves of U S fighter bombers struck North Vietnamese missile and anti aircraft sites as retaliation for attacks on unarmed recon planes. The raid reached up to 135 miles inside the north with carriers Hancock and Oriskany aiding. Hanoi and Paris condemned the strikes as acts of war, while Washington framed them as limited protective actions. Eye witnesses reported dozens of warplanes from Da Nang and Thai bases, and POW and civilian casualties were alleged by Hanoi broadcasts.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Hoa Binh
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7Th Fleet
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Gulf
Oriskany
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Cambodia
Radio
U. S.S
Court-Mmartial Officer Faces Mass Murder Charges
The case centers on Calley accused of murdering 102 unarmed Vietnamese civilians along a north south trail near a village. Witnesses in three days described bodies of 10 to 20 victims. one witness saw a ditch where others allegedly lay. No witness testified Calley killed anyone.
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Calley
Charlie Company
David B. Hein
Janesville
Wis
Campus visitation rules expand hours at Madison Campus
New rules permit visits from noon to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from noon to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday at Madison Campus. Previously limited to weekends with a midnight curfew. Of 6,600 dorm residents, 94 chose such housing this year despite some dormitories still banning visitation.
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Madison
White House regrets campus unrest commission appointments
A White House aide said the Nixon administration regretted certain appointments to the President's Commission on Campus Unrest chaired by William Scranton. The aide described the panel as having been thrown together hurriedly during a hectic week.
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Nixon
White House
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Harry S. Flemming
Scranton
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