No Order to Shoot Civilians Bailey Says
The article recalls Medina and other soldiers claiming orders to kill civilians during My Lai. Witnesses describe radio reports of Viet Cong and civilians in the area and Medina urging shooting despite warnings. Senators, House committees, and the Army investigate with potential televised testimony and possible punishment of those involved.
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Bailey
Medina
Hailey
Columbus
Ghia
Nixon
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Army
White House
Bernhardt
Filix
Gald
Soldiers in Vietnam grapple with My Lai massacre beliefs
Americal Division troops at Landing Zone Bayonet and Landing Zone San Juan Hill discuss the 1968 My Lai mass killings. Some dismiss the accounts, others question civilian risk, with mixed views on American conduct toward villagers.
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Cmu Lai
South Vietnam
Song My
Deni’al
20Th Infantry
My Lai
William J. Mincar
Moline
Pic
Waldo Pierce
Tampa
Fila
Vietnam
198Th Infantry Brigade
Third Essentry
San Juan Hill
Duc Pho
U.S
Woman slain in Alamitos and related events unfold
Miss Voorhes called Mrs McClaren from Garden Grove saying Bob is in bad shape then found McClaren drunk at Miss Voorhes home. In Buena Park they moved him to a car with a mutual friend. he left, was arrested for drunkenness, later hinted to his wife of killing Miss Voorhes. Police report a fatal sequence ending with McClaren’s admission. Dim itr P Chevnaguine, Soviet ambassador to Algeria, died of a heart attack aged 36.
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Medina
Kinch
Barker
Medevac
McClaren
Miss Voorles
Fred DeBlanc
Miss Voorhes
Algiers
UPI
Dimitr P. Chevnaguine
Algeria
Nine Pictures From Song My Massacre Shock Life Magazine
Life magazine published a photo sequence by Army photographer Ben Haeberle showing before and after images of villagers at My Lai in Vietnam. The collection includes children and women in terror and dead bodies along a dirt road, with captions quoting the photographer and eyewitness notes on the March 16 incident. The photos depict groups and individuals moments before and after the massacre by U.S. Army troops, and include statements about the victims and circumstances.
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Wormer
Ron Haeberle
Spee
Jay Wbberts
Brigade
My Lai
S. Vietnam
New York
UPI
Aomy
Song My
Vietnam
Life Magazine
C Company
1St Battalion
201) Infantry
Ben Haeberle
Haeherle
Army
Haeberle
Éix
Naeberle
Press Meet for Nixon on Dec 8
Washington UPI reports President Nixon will hold a news conference on December 8. The White House announced the event is likely to be carried live on national television and radio. No time was set immediately.
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Washington
UPL
Nixon
White House
Song My Village Name Confusion Over My Lai Link
UPI reports Song My village in Vietnam is misnamed in Western coverage. locals say Son My or Song My. Truong An is a separate village. Pinkville refers to nearby coastal hamlets, while My Lai and My Lai 4 are distinct sites. the 1968 My Lai massacre involved civilians in My Lai 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Song MY
Vietnam
UPI
Truong An
South China Sea
Erro
Senate panel to probe Viet politics and war impact
The Senate Armed Services Committee considering broader inquiry into Vietnam war effects, with Fulbright noting possible hearings beyond individual charges. Dole and Griffin push that My Lai allegations distort U.S. troops and stress humane civilian handling. Stennis signals no further action until trials wrap up.
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Senate
Robert J. Dole
Ithan
My Lai
Vietnam
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Dolehhat
U.S
Suspects Nabbed in Two Arms Seizures
Alamitos police reservist resigned today after about a year in service. An undercover IRS agent handled Stella as a arms buyer while agents inventory seized weapons at Stella and Hatfield residences. Otto, arrested near a Swindale street car, had a small arsenal in the vehicle and said he was disposing items for his brother in law. All suspects booked under the 1960 federal Gun Control Act as agents continued seizures and inventories.
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Alamitos
Roy Kundte
Revenue Service
Stella
YRS
Hatfield
Otto
Swindale
Olto
Seagull Runway Collision Delays Pan Am 707
A Pan American 707 with 146 aboard struck seagulls on takeoff from Sydney Airport. No injuries reported though two passengers were treated for flight shoe issues. The jet, bound for Honolulu Los Angeles and New York, lost power in fouled engines and skidded off the runway into dirt, damaging landing gear. passengers postponed until Tuesday.
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Sydney
Australia
API
Pan American Airways
Arthur Reppin
Honolulu
Los Angeles
New York
Reppin
Pan American
Draft Draw to Determine 1970 Induction Order for Youths
A draft lottery will select 56 youth representatives who will open 866 capsules containing birth dates plus Feb 29. Dates are listed by draw order and men will be called for induction based on their birthdates. The 26 alphabet letters will also be drawn to resolve same-date calls for local boards.
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Puinchblank
T'tri Nok
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Kiteh
Berker
George
McGovern
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Ay Wenry Kamal
New York Times Service
Spec
James Farmer
Houston
Antonio Victoria
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Billy Atlicld of
Aurora, I
Ranald L. Haeberle
Rkole
Neously
Pinkville
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
Senate Armed Services Committee
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Enna
la Ie
Cana
Carpet Cleaners
Steward
L.A
Morris Plan
Wiorris Plan
Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Newport Beach
Newport Blvd
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Hawthorne Blvd
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