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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
3
Col. Cran K. Henderson called the My Lai cover-up court-martial a staged display likening it to selling soap. He complained that prosecutors rely on repetition and that the testimony does not implicate him, even as witnesses recount the March 16, 1968 massacre in which over 100 civilians were killed.
In Hue anti American demonstrations erupted after the killing of a Vietnamese youth by an American soldier. Five fire bombs hit U S military police vehicles and contractors while a U S Navy petty officer suffered severe burns outside Navy headquarters.
The six Common Market countries agreed on a uniform monetary policy calling for dollar devaluation. The plan, debated ahead of key meetings in London with the Group of 10 and in Washington with the IMF, seeks to realign major world currencies and reduce reliance on national currencies as reserves.
The Agriculture Department reports the U.S. farm labor force in August totaled 5,251,000, down about two percent from July and the previous year, with 3,569,000 operators and unpaid helpers and 1,682,000 hired workers. Harvest of small grains, including the record wheat crop, was nearing the end the week of Aug. 22 28. In Port Aransas Texas four Cuban shrimp boats remained grounded after towing attempts failed as officials from the State Department and Czechoslovak embassy arrived to assist. salvage efforts were hindered by rough seas.
Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey cites former rifleman Gene Ralph Oliver Jr. saying he killed a boy near My Lai on March 16, 1968 and that Medina did not order the shooting. Oliver described seeing a movement and firing, with the child falling beside a pile of bodies.
An aide to Vice President Ky says Washington should suspend military and economic aid if needed to delay South Vietnam’s October 3 one man presidential election. Dang Duc Khoi, Ky’s emissary, warns resistance already high and could become uncontrollable without a delay. He seeks to persuade Nixon officials and Congress to influence postponement.
Both sides claim victory as over 40 percent of public school pupils miss classes on opening day of court ordered mass busing for integration. San Francisco, the nation’s largest city under such a plan, will report later this week how many of 26 000 assigned students rode the buses.
United Mine Workers leader W A Boyle was slated to testify in a Labor Department suit seeking to nullify the 1969 election and order a new vote with federal observers. Secretary Treasurer John Owens, handling election matters, testified he did not obstruct the opposition's campaign.
The 27 member Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy urged the United States to push a rigorous export drive over the next decade and work toward global free trade within 25 years. It called for high level negotiations, dismantling barriers, monetary reform, and equitable defense cost sharing.
After clashes at Attica State Prison, more than 1 200 inmates faced a decisive assault using improvised weapons as corrections officers and National Guard troops quashed the uprising. A court order allowed lawyers and medical staff to enter the facility amid ongoing investigations and a Buffalo hearing set for 10 a.m. EDT.
Public officials and experts debate the Attica Prison end and whether the force used was necessary. President Nixon backs Governor Rockefeller's stance amid the four day uprising, while experts like Vernon Fox condemn the killings as avoidable and akin to murder. Newark Mayor Gibson criticizes the violence as racist and repressive. Governors Smith and Hall support decisive action to stop the riot.
President Nixon to consult with farm leaders and other factions on the wage price rent freeze program. He has met with labor and business chiefs and will confer with congressional representatives Friday. Meany supports a tripartite panel while business leaders oppose a nongovernment board. Connally warns contracts for post freeze delivery. Florida Telephone cuts dividend raises for Q1 1972.
The Nixon administration has not yet decided to seek troop reductions in Central Europe. Officials say a U S position on mutual balanced force reduction will be ready for the NATO deputy foreign ministers meeting in Brussels October 5 6, but no firm negotiating stand exists as the subject is still under study.
Democratic governors urge that wage price restraints be paired with limits on profits dividends and interest. They plan to propose the idea at the National Governors Conference in San Juan and seek support for it. Republicans say they can block the move with a three quarters vote.
Census Bureau figures show births from January through June 1971 totaling 1,755,000, a drop of 17,000 from the same period in 1970. Officials note the decline contrasts with expected rises due to more women aged 20 to 29 and warn the trend could lower future birth totals and even tilt births below deaths in coming decades.
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