Resor Sees Tough Period Ahead For Vietnamization
SAIGON AP Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor says Vietnamization is making progress but a difficult period lies ahead as more American combat troops withdraw. He notes advisory efforts grow in importance as force levels shrink and praises capable South Vietnamese crews and the expanding role of the ARVN in combat operations.
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Saigon
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Vietnam
Resor
U.S
Mandel Cuts Life Sentence To 20 Years
Gov. Mandel commuted Curtis Johnson of Wilmington from life to 20 years in Maryland after a Delaware request. Johnson, 14 at the time, killed a 75 year old woman during a purse snatching in Baltimore. Peterson argued the youth matured and deserved parole eligibility.
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Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Delaware
Russell W. Peterson
Curtis Johnson
Wilmington
Lucille Flannery
Baltimore
Peterson
Johnson
Maryland
Patsy
Mandel
David T. Mason
Maryland Board of Parole
Ray Escape Bid Fails in Brushy Mountain Prison Tunneling
AP report details James Earl Ray’s failed escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison after he tunneled through a vent area and emerged near a steam tunnel. Warden Robert H. Moore notes heat near 400 degrees and burns, with help from cellmate Roy Morelock in the attempt. Ray had pleaded guilty to the 1968 King assassination and faced possible disciplinary action.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert H. Moore
Brushy Mountain
Ray
Cumberland Mountains
King
Menr
Moore
Roy Morelock
Greene County
Morelock
Death Penalty Ruling Clears Path Amid Debates
Washington Post report on the Supreme Court ruling that ends two major challenges to capital punishment procedures. It outlines the courts stance on single stage trials and juror standards, the impact on death row states, upcoming NAACP legal strategy, and quotes from Justice Harlan and dissenters about due process and the risks of one‑man or twelve‑person decisions.
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Supreme Court
New York
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Jeffry Mintz
Mintz
John M. Harlan
Harlan
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Texas
William 0. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
Brennan
Accident Victim Satisfactory at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Roy Witmer, 38, of RFD 1 Frederick is listed in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after being struck by four cars on Md 26 at Mt Pleasant while crossing the road. He was hospitalized since April 24 with internal injuries broken jaw pelvis and multiple abrasions.
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Roy Witmer Witmer
RFD
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Witmer
Mt. Pleasant
Maryland Gov Halts Executions Review On Death Row
Governor Mandel postponed any fate decision for 21 men on Maryland Penitentiary death row after the U S Supreme Court upheld capital punishment. He will seek reviews of each case, with parole and probation officials completing an individual merits assessment before any action.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
U.S. Supreme Court
Mandel
Department of Parole and Probation
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