Medina Trial Resumes Today
The trial of Capt. Ernest Medina, charged with assault and murder of 102 Vietnamese during the My Lai raid in March 1968, resumes today in MCPHERSON Georgia. Medina, a Silver Star recipient, faces a noncapital case with a potential maximum life sentence. He is accused as a principal in the killings but not of personally killing all victims.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Medina
Vietnam
Army
William Eckhard
Montrose, Colp
Charlie Company
Calley
Col
Kenneth Howard
Charles Hutto
B52s Strike North Viets In Expanded DMZ Attacks
U S war planes intensified air strikes over North Vietnam and the DMZ area with up to 200 strikes against four North Vietnamese regiments. Heavy fighting centered on Mt Nui Ba Ho as Marines abandoned a mountain outpost while B52s and fighter bombers pounded targets.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mt. Nui Ba Ho
Fuller
North Vietnam
Highways Toll At Least Six Die In Kansas Crashes
The Associated Press reports six people were killed on Kansas roads over the weekend in a series of crashes. Victims include Adrian Cook 14 of Sabetha in a Sunday one car crash northeast of Sabetha Christopher Tennal 21 of Sabetha in a head on collision on U S 36 west of Seneca Mike Owens 22 of Oxford in a Saturday night one car crash on U S 77 Arkansas City Roy Garrido 33 a Fort Riley soldier in a two car crash on U S 77 near Milford Lake Lena Bliss 74 of Burrton in a late Saturday car train crash Lawrence LaBarge 19 of Damar in a Saturday early one car accident on Highway 19 west of Zurich
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Associated Press
Kansas
Adrian Cook
Sabetha
Christopher Tennal
U.S
Seneca
Kan
Mike Owens
Oxford
U.S. 77
Arkansas City
Roy Garrido
Ft. Riley
Milford Lake
Halifax Hit by Beth Floods Across Nova Scotia
Floodwaters from Hurricane Beth swamped highways and hundreds of homes and businesses across southern and eastern Nova Scotia while inundating farmland. The storm dumped about 10.49 inches of rain in 30 hours near Halifax. Province reports millions in damage with no casualties.
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Halifax
N.S
Beth
Nova Scotia
Halifax International
Mixed Economist Reactions to Nixon Economic Plan
Economists give mixed reviews to President Nixon's stimulus proposals. Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson endorsed eight points except for the 4.7 billion spending cut. Kenneth Galbraith warned the plan may boost some areas but reduce overall jobs. Milton Friedman praised spending and tax cuts but called the wage price freeze cosmetic. Other experts warned long term effects hinge on Vietnam War ending and spending cuts could negate tax relief.
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Paul Samuelson
Samuelson
Belmont
Mass
John ‘Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
India
Galbraith
Newfane
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Nixon Plans Comprehensive New Economic Policy
Nixon frames his plan as the most comprehensive economic policy in four decades aimed at defeating inflation and speculators, shielding American business and workers from cheap imports, and restoring prosperity. He draws parallels to FDR’s New Deal and the 1930s gold standard shift while signaling currency devaluation to restore value and curb foreign car demand.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
America
FDR
Europe
E.dollag
Roosevelt
Production Increase May Hurt US Farm Exports
Washington AP In creased grain production in western Europe may worsen U S farm export competitiveness. A USDA report projects European wheat and feed grains rising to record levels due to larger acreages and yields while U S exports hit a record 7.8 billion dollars last year.
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Washington
Europe
U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
Foreign Agriculture Service
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Burrton
Lawrence LaBarge
Damar
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Warsaw
CAP
Edward
Friedman
Ely
University of California
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Létide
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Oldmaine Trotters
Super Sports
Wilson
Ottawa
Gulf and East Coast
James M
Benson
Paris
France
Everbody
Technicolor
PTA Council
Plaza Theatre
Reed's Watch Repair
Lee Shelden
Herald Peoples Mational Bank
Jake
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Cour
Firestone
Fed
Fotoresna
Volkswagen
Delco
Ottawe
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