Brigadier General Donaldson Charged With Vietnam War Deaths
Brigadier General John W. Donaldson faces murder and assault charges over eight Vietnamese civilians in Quang Ngai Province during late 1968 and early 1969. He led the 11th Infantry Brigade in My Lai era events, though had not commanded the unit during the massacre. Formal Army action was expected from Fort Meade, with possible grand jury proceedings to follow.
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Washington
John W. Donaldson
Associated Press
Ft. Meade
Donaldson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Point
U.S
Quang Ngai
My Lai
11Th Infantry Brigade
William L. Calley
Lth
Brigdae
Claire Hutchin
1St Army
Ft. Meads
Army
Hutchin
Roger Ranck
U S Will Seek Dismissal Of Lindsay Suit
The federal government moves to dismiss Mayor John Lindsay's suit to block mandated welfare costs. U S Attorney Whitney North Seymour Jr says the issue is for Congress and state legislatures, not courts. A June 22 hearing will consider the motion, with Nassau Suffolk and Westchester Counties allied with New York City in the challenge.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
U.S
Seymour
Nassau
Suffolk
Westchester
Police Routine Check Solves Burglary Case
Newburgh, N Y state troopers stopped William Petro Jr on a routine traffic check and traced a motorcycle engine serial number to the NCIC system. The engine was stolen in Seattle in 1969. Petro, 20, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property and was sentenced to 15 days or a $50 fine. The owner must pick up the engine in person.
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Newburgh
N. Y
William Petro Jr
Petro
National Crime Information Center
Washington
Seattle
Wash
Audie Murphy Killed in Plane Crash Near Roanoke
NTSB probes the Aero Commander crash that killed Medal of Honor recipient Audie Murphy and five others, including pilot Herman L. Butler. Weather limited visibility with 1000 ft ceilings three miles. FAA notes no visual approach to Woodrum. Passengers listed as Claude Crosby, Kim Cody, Jack Littleton, Raymond Prater, and Lincoln Carle. Arlington funeral set for Murphy after Los Angeles services.
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Roanoke
National Transportation Safety Board
Audie Murphy
Here
NTSB
Herman L. Butler
Crossville
Tenn
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Murphy
Butler
Claude Crosby
Atlanta
Kim Cody
Fort Collins
Colo
Jack Littleton
Raymond Prater
Chattanooga
Lincoln Carle
Los Angeles
Arlington National Cemetery
Legislature Hopes to Adjourn This Weekend in 1971 Session
Albany New York lawmakers return to work hoping for final adjournment this weekend in what has been a lengthy 1971 session. Key talks include a $450 million tax package and NYC’s $892.3 million taxing authority, with sticking points over timing and scope. Additional action pending on aid to nonpublic schools and related per pupil funding.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Gov. Rockefeller
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Executive Mansion
New York City
Rockefeller
Brydges
Nixon backs police tactics on Mayday protests
President Nixon defended Washington police methods used during the May 3‑6 Mayday protests, calling demonstrators vandals yet praising police as a model for handling future disruptions. He also outlined plans for a national drug offensive and hinted at foreign policy steps, including trade talks with China and arms discussions with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Nixon
China
United Nations
Peking
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Atlantic Alliance
High Court curbs police power to clear streets of loiterers
The Supreme Court limited police authority to remove groups from sidewalks citing “ascertainable standards.” In a Cincinnati case the court ruled that arrests based on general nuisance provisions violate the First Amendment, warning against discriminatory enforcement of assemblies seen as annoying. Justice Stewart led the majority, emphasizing public gatherings cannot be banned merely for offense to passersby.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Cincinnati
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Army probes massacre reports on Viet Namese near Bong Son beach
Reports surfaced that U S airborne troops massacred 24 to 40 Vietnamese women and children on a Bong Son area beach in September 1968. William E Marhoun of St Paul Minn sparked the charge via a Chicago Sun Times story.
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Washington
U.S. Airborne
Bong Son
Sep
William E. Marhoun
St. Paul, Minn
Chicago Sun Times
Jordan King Hussein vows crackdown on guerrilla plotters
King Hussein of Jordan charged that Arab guerrilla leaders seek to establish a breakaway Palestinian state in Jordan and ordered Prime Minister Wasfi Tell to take bold decisive and tough action against professional criminals and conspirators using the command movement to disguise treasonable plots.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Ter Wasfi
Thirteen POWs to be repatriated from Saigon
Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam confirmed that only 13 sick or wounded prisoners of war will be repatriated to North Vietnam Friday. He said most of the 647 POWs refused to go, fearing reprisals from the Communists.
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Saigon
Tran van Lam
North
Vietnam
San Diego weighs 1972 GOP national convention bid
Under White House pressure San Diego offers to host the 1972 Republican convention after previously declining to bid for the Democrats. The city sits about 70 miles from Nixon’s summer home at San Clemente. Meantime in Oslo Golda Meir warns against reopening the Suez Canal on terms that could threaten Israel’s security, advocating conditions to protect borders.
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San Diego
Calif
White House
Nixon
San Clemente
Oslo
Norway
Golda Meir
Israel
Scandinavia
Suez Canal
Pair Pleads Guilty in Rochester $21 Robbery Slaying
Barbara A. Allen and Frank T. Duval pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in Monroe County Court, part of a case where Knowles was shot during a $21 robbery outside his parked car. The original murder indictments were reduced.
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Rochester
N. Y
Barbara A. Allen
Frank T. Duval
Monroe County
Ments
Allen
Duval
Richard A. Knowles
Knowles
Liquor store blast injures man in Poughkeepsie
An explosion at a liquor store on Poughkeepsie east side severely burned 27 year old Joseph Bracone of Wappingers Falls. The shop owner Leo Clark, 38, and a second customer were slightly hurt as a brief fire damaged a tavern and a house nearby.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Joseph Bracone
Wappingers Falls
Vassar Brothers Hospital
Leo Clark
Viet Vet Faces Up to 15 Year Prison Term
Gerald L. Fronczak a 25 year old Vietnam veteran from North Tonawanda pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the May 24 1969 stabbing of Prosper Sansone a 77 year old Delicatessen owner in Buffalo Sansone was killed in his store Fronczak served 13 months in Indochina with the Marines and was sentenced by Justice Thom as J Ryan of the State Supreme Court to up to 15 years in prison.
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Buffalo
Gerald L. Fronczak
North Tonawanda
Prosper Sansone
Sansone
Fronczak
Indochina
Thomas J. Ryan
State Supreme Court
Hundreds of U.S. Aircraft Hit Viet Red Forces in Cambodia
U S bombers and helicopter gunships attacked North Vietnamese divisions across eastern Cambodia including the Snoul area. The Saigon command reported 74 missing, over 200 casualties, and multiple helicopter missions along with B 52 strikes. Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces defended Kompong Cham and Prey Bang as battles intensified.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Snoul
U.S. Command
Kompong Cham
Mekong River
9Th Division
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
101St Airborne Division
Hue
da Nang
Associated Press
Robin Mannock
Am Rong
Kompong Chamlang
Prey Bang
Niebuhr Dies At 78 Famed Protestant Theologian
Rev. Reinhold Niebuhr, renowned Protestant theologian and social reformer, died at 78 in STOCKBRIDGE MASS after a long illness. He taught religious faith as life’s ultimate meaningful trust and fused theology with social action, guiding leaders and contributing to the World Council of Churches and Americans for Democratic Action. He retired from Union Theological Seminary in 1960 after 32 years, authored 20 plus books, and championed Christian realism amid race, labor, and foreign affairs debates.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Reinhold Niebuhr
United States
Niebuhr
World Council of Churches
Americans For Democratic Action
Union Theological Seminary
Connally and Mills Clash Over Nixon Revenue Sharing Plan
Washington Treasury Secretary John Connally and Rep. Wilbur Mills clashed as Congress opened debate on President Nixon's $5 billion revenue sharing plan. Connally urged passage citing need for expansion and criticized the current aid system while Mills warned the panel may block the measure. Connally argued the plan would not excessively expand federal control, noting current influence already exists.
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Mills
Congress
Nixon
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means
Texas
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