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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1971

Page

4

Medina hearing delayed for probe of improper influence

A military judge postponed the Medina pretrial in the My Lai mass murder case to hear separate proceedings on whether improper influence affected the trial. Judge Howard refused a fishing expedition and ordered nine witnesses, including Capt. Aubrey Daniel and Gen. Albert Connor, to testify in the upcoming special hearing set to begin Monday.

T. McPherson Ga. Iup My Lai Medina Col Kennel A. Howard William L. Calley Calley F. Lee Bailey Bailey Howard Aubrey M. Daniel Albert Q. Connor Third Army Daniel Cailey Charles L. LeCroix Ft. Carson, Cole William G. Eckhardt Franklin D. Wurtzel Neskas Auanta Capt. Medina

Army study finds 23 percent of Vietnam returnees used heroin

An Army psychologist said a March study of enlisted servicemen returning from Vietnam through Oakland found 23 percent had used heroin. Maj. Eric Nelson of Letterman General Hospital noted the figure included those who used the drug one to 200 times, but not all were addicts. He cited a stable problem until a June 1970 surge of high quality heroin in Vietnam.

Sacramento Oakland Maj Eric Nelson Letterman General Hospital San Francisco Tie Vietnam Nelson Capitolews

Bailey attacks Calley case tainting Medina’s potential trial

Bailey argues in court that prosecuting Medina alongside Calley risks tainting any jury and endangers Medina’s ability to be tried in the foreseeable future. He says the government cannot have its cake and eat it, and notes Medina testified at the jury’s request in the Calley case.

Bailey Howard Medina Calley Danger Medina Capt Medina

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