My Lai Fallout and the Question of Responsibility
A excerpted discussion with General Abrams on the My Lai massacre explores how many were truly culpable, whether a cross section of American youth can be blamed, and if the war itself tainted a generation. The piece weighs societal factors, military accountability, and the danger of blaming Vietnam rather than deeper moral breakdowns at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Creighton
Abrams
My Lai
Vietnam
Washington
Jack the Ripper
Hitler
Stalin
America
A.D
Dear Ann Landers readers share personal notes on family strain
A collection of letters discusses divorce trauma with children, emotional pain, and lonely fathers seeking understanding. One writer recounts postdivorce dinners with kids as tense and unrewarding, while another credits a church bulletin line about being a friend as a life changer. Readers seek guidance on parenting and relationships.
Walter C. Parks Named To Uniroyal Sales Staff
Walter C. Parks joins the Uniroyal urethane elastomers technical sales team in the Dallas district. Born in Dalton, Georgia, he began at Uniroyal in 1964 and most recently served in the technical service group at Naugatuck. He holds BS and MS degrees in chemistry from North Georgia College and Oklahoma State University, is an American Chemical Society member, and resides in Dallas with his wife and daughter.
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Walter C. Parks
Uniroyal, Inc
Dallas
Henry F. Smith
Chemical
Dalton
Georgia
Parks
Uniroyal
Naugatuck
North Georgia College
Oklahoma State University
American Chemical Society
Texas
Medicare rules for extended care facility payments clarified
Social Security official Philip E. O'Brien explains four conditions for Medicare pay in extended care facilities. key point: payment hinges on continuing skilled nursing care, following hospital treatment, not daily living aid. Not all nursing home stays are covered. A new SSA brochure outlines the requirements and how to apply.
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Philip E. O’brien
New England
Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
O’brien
Social Security
Virginia O Hanlon at 80 bedridden at Christmas
Virginia O Hanlon Douglas, now 80, ailing great grandmother and former New York City principal, spends Christmas in Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson. Granddaughter Patricia Temple says she is doing well and it is age related. Her faith in Christmas endures as she recalls the famous 1897 Yes Virginia editorial by Francis Church that affirmed Santa Claus exists in spirit and generosity.
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John J. Cunningham
North
Chatham
N.Y
UPD
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson
Patricia Temple
Douglas
New York City
Columbia County
Vietnam
New York Sun
Francis P. Church
Santa Claus
Man Lates Work After 200-Pound Dog Drives Car
In Indianapolis a 200-pound St Bernard leaped into the driver's seat after Matracia stepped from his car to close the garage door, triggering an hourlong standoff with deputies before the dog was removed by a disabling chemical. Matracia drove away to explain his delay to his boss. Also included: arrests of George Havican Jr. for multiple traffic violations, Hiram Hernandez in a separate car accident, and news that Harvard professor George Walk won the Max Berg award for improving quality of life.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Joseph Matracia
St. Bernard
Matracia
George G. Havican Jr
High St
Church St
Rubber Ave
Havican
Maple St
Water St
New York
George Walk
Harvard
Max Berg
This Day in History December 13 1969 Almanac Note
On December 13 1969 events include Abel Tasman naming New Zealand in 1642 American troops crossing the Rhine at Coblenz in 1918 and Japan pressuring Britain over Hong Kong in 1941. Phonograph ban ended in 1948. Roosevelt quote about ending the beginning of war. Philippines language Filipino noted.
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United Press International
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
New Zealand
Abel Tasman
Third Army
Rhine River
Coblenz
Germany
Britain
Hong Kong
James Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Odds 20 To 1 Against Audit Of Your 1969 Tax Return
Hartford reports that IRS audits occur on about one in twenty returns for average filers but rise for high income or multi source income with large deductions. Taxpayers are urged to provide supporting documents and may request a conference with an examiner. If unresolved, options include district conferences or appeals to the Appellate Division and Tax Court, though early agreement is advised to save time and stress. In Visalia, California, Judge John Locke sentenced Anita Springer to one year in jail for striking a deputy sheriff and ordered her to read The Art of Loving.
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Hartford
Internal Revenue Service
Murray R.glass
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
IRS
Glass
CPA
Visalia
Calif
UPI
John Locke
Anita Springer
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William F. Buckley, Jr
Berkeley
Ann Landers
An Landers
Ann
Blue Hills
B.H
Marie
Social Security Office
Medicare
Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Tiny Tim
Victoria May Budinger
Johnny Carson
Boston
Northeastern University
University of Cincinnati
Mother
M.V.M
Prentice Hall
Englewood Cliffs
New Jersey
Hiram Hernandez
Fuller St
Waterbury
Golden Place
Hernandez
Prospect St
Thrifty Cleaners
Men Haven Rd
The
Almaraé
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philippines
Book Review
Naug
Waterbury RD
Sotty Amini
Carlsons
Siuplies
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