Marine DI Is Acquitted
SAN DIEGO AP A court martial acquitted S Sgt Harold Bronson the first of three Marine drill instructors charged in the fatal beating of Pvt Lynn McClure age 20 McClure died March 13 from injuries after a December 6 pugil stick drill Bronson a decorated Vietnam veteran supervised the unit at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego The verdict followed three hours of deliberation and Bronson was cleared of involuntary manslaughter assault maltreatment of a recruit and violating a drill regulation The defense argued the death was a training accident while prosecutors said the case showed a failure to oversee the drill and supervise officers The other two dI s Henry Aguilar and Henry Wallrath faced trials set for July 6 and later after Bronson’s acquittal The incident prompted review of the motivation platoon at the depot which had been abolished The trial also heard from medical experts and witnesses who described McClure as quarrelsome The AP report notes the small size of Bronson who weighed 110 pounds at the time"
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San Diego
Harold Bronson
Lynn McClure
Bronson
McClure
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Freeport
Fla
Daniel Hunter
John B. Ullman
Ullman
John B. Fretwell
S.sgt. Bronson
Lufkin
Tex
Henry Aguilar
Henry Wallrath
Charges Look For Carswell
Tallahassee authorities prepare a formal battery charge against former U S Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell. Prosecutor Harry Morrison cites planned investigations and says the charge will be filed within days after Carswell seeks treatment for a nervous condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Harry Morrison
U.S. Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Carswell
Morrison
Senate
Viking May Have Landing Site
Scientists evaluating Mars Viking 1 landing options consider Northwest Territory as a potential safer site with Chryse Phoenicia and Tritonis Lacus under review. Project Manager James Martin to decide by Thursday, aiming for July 5 choice between alternates and the original site, with possible July 10 touchdown if returning to the original.
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Pasadena
Calif
Northwest Territory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viking
Chryse Phoenicia
Chryse
Women Join Air Academy First Female Cadets Enroll
The Air Force Academy welcomed 150 women as its first female cadets on Monday joining 38 women at the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Women are expected at Army and Navy academies later this summer. Joan Olsen, 18, from Elk Grove, California, led the airborne entry, declaring she wanted to be first.
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Associated Press
Air Force Academy
Colorado Rockies
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Elk Grove
Calif
Air Force
Carter Urges Federalism for Urban Aid and Cooperation
Milwaukee AP Carter urges a revival of federalism to aid cities with federal funding and local autonomy, pledging cooperation among federal, state, and local governments. He criticizes eight years of Ford and Nixon and promotes block grants and public works employment as solutions. Reynolds tobacco research growth noted in Winston-Salem.
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Milwaukee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
America
U.S
Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
Wisconsin
Mary Louise Smith
Robert Strauss
White House
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Tobacco Research
Winston-Salem
N.C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Senate Eye On Wiretap Bill Advances Through Senate Panel
The Senate intelligence committee opens debate on a wiretap bill backed by Ford and many senators, requiring judicial warrants and sworn certification for national security taps. Critics fear it would broaden, not curb, wiretapping and empower FBI domestic surveillance. Kennedy defends it as the best possible measure.
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Senate
New Intelligence Committee
Ford
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
Intelligence Committee
FBI
CIA
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
American Civil Liberties Union
Halperin
United States
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Justice Department
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Topeka
Kan
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Kansas Adult Authority
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Persimmon
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Olathe
Franklin Savings Association
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