Medina Acquitted in My Lai Case Plans to Leave Army
Capt Ernest L Medina, 35, acquitted of murder involuntary manslaughter and assault in the My Lai massacre, says he bears no bitterness toward the Army and plans to resign. A five Viet Nam veterans jury deliberated an hour finding him not guilty on all counts.
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My Lai
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Medina
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Post Office to bill dog owners for bite injuries
Newark officials report five cases pending including a $2100 claim after a dog tore a mailman's leg and sidelined him for six weeks. In San Francisco, Sirhan B. Sirhan's lawyers urge a new trial claiming illegal search and challenging the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment.
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Newark Post Offices
San Francisco
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
California Supreme Court
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Rebuttal witness recalls Tex Watson as cheerful lover
Jeanne Denise Mallet testified in Watson murder trial that in late November 1969 she dated him several times and found him happy and normal describing him as happy fun to be with the same old Tex three months after the Sharon Tate killings Watson pleads innocent and insane in the charges against him and six others
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Los Angeles
Charles
Tex
Watson
Sharon Tate
Jeanne Denise Mallet
Dallas
Court orders EPA to consider DDT ban over environmental threats
U.S. Court of Appeals directed the Environmental Protection Agency to explain by November 1 whether to suspend federal registration of DDT. The order follows a prior EPA stance and a new scientific panel’s suggestion of a possible legal basis for an immediate ban on the long lasting pesticide.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
U. S. Court of Appeals
EPA
Hugo Black in serious condition after stroke at Bethesda
Former Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, 85, remains in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke suffered Monday. Black, who retired last Friday after 34 years on the court, was admitted August 28 for an inflammatory vascular condition and a sugar problem. Hospital officials say the stroke occurred around noon Monday and no direct link to prior ailments has been stated.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Black
High Court
U.S. Says 13 Servicemen Killed in Vietnam Last Week
The U S Command reported 13 American servicemen killed in action in Vietnam in the past week, the tenth straight week with fewer than 20 combat deaths. The figure is one fewer than two weeks ago, signaling continued disengagement and a lull in ground fighting.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
U.S
Countryside Control Slippage Ties to Thieu Re‑election Effort
Saigon loses countryside control for first time since 1968 Tet offensive. U S experts say efforts to secure President Nguyen Van Thieu’s re election contribute to the shift in South Vietnam’s rural areas and ongoing security strains.
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Saigon
Neuven van Thieu
Whitehead dies in England former Rhodesia prime minister
Sir Edgar Whitehead former prime minister of Southern Rhodesia died in a Newbury England nursing home at age 66. A bachelor and leader of the United Federal party he served as opposition head until Rhodesian crisis of 1965 and retired to Juglind.
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England
Fdgar Whitehead
Southern Rhodesia
Fdgar
United Federal Party
Juglind
Two-China bids advance in UN General Assembly agenda
The United States won a partial victory by securing support for its two-China proposals and gathering many cosponsors, including Japan. One plan seeks seating for Peking and Taiwan with Peking in the Security Council. another aims for a two-thirds vote to approve any resolution to oust Taiwan.
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China
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Nixon still set for China trip
Washington reports say American officials believe Nixon’s visit to Peking remains likely despite upheaval in Red China. Chou En-lai invited Nixon to China before May. observers debate if internal power struggles or a real shift in policy explains recent drastic changes.
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Richard Nixon
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Chou En-lai
Nixon
Communist Party Central Committee
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Trials end for Calley and My Lai case
The Associated Press recounts the My Lai trials as William Calley is found guilty of at least 22 murders and sentenced to life, later reduced to 20 years. Other officers Mitchell Hutto Koutou and Medina are acquitted of related charges while Col Henderson faces separate charges over investigation and cover up.
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My Lai
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Hutto
Kotouc
Calley
Guy
Cran K. Henderson
Ft. Meade
Army
Henderson
British troops resume guard duty at Northern Ireland police stations
British soldiers took over guard posts at key Northern Ireland police stations as part of a shift in policy after IRA raids. The move followed attacks on police posts and comes amid a two year spike in violence that has killed 108 people. Two girls were wounded in Belfast when gunmen fired from a car. a bomb injured bystanders at a fire depot and a phone exchange was destroyed. In London, MPs debated the Ulster crisis as Heath prepared to defend internment of IRA suspects without trial.
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Graham Shillington
Linda Parker
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London
Edward Heath
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Tax portion wins committee support for revised relief plan
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a revised version of Nixon’s tax plan, shifting relief toward individuals and away from business. The package trims business breaks by about 4.9 billion over three years while boosting individual relief by about 3.4 billion, with lower income groups gaining more. It includes a 7 percent investment tax credit and exporter aid, but rolls back some depreciation advantages and would repeal the 7 percent auto and 10 percent light truck excise taxes.
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First Lady Pat Nixon Backs Woman Judge and Talks White House Ties
During a relaxed plane ride from Newport News Mrs. Nixon discussed potential female appointments to the Supreme Court and said the President has named three women to district courts. She noted a private tea with Rose Kennedy at the White House and recalled writing a fan letter to former pitcher Bobo Newsom. She also highlighted her daughters cooking skills and her husband’s Harvard studies as part of her broader White House life.
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Pat Nixon
Supreme Court
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Bobo Newsom
U.S.S. California
Newport
White House
Kennedy
Jacqueline
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Henderson jury gains short休 rest during My Lai case hearing
Jurors in the Col. Cran K. Henderson murder trial take the rest of the week off while Henderson attends a special hearing on the adequacy of the government's search for Lt. Col. Frank A. Barker’s May Lai report. Prosecutors and defense contend over whether Koster ordered the probe and Barker’s role in the investigation.
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Cran K. Henderson
My Lai
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