Calley Mylai conviction overturned by federal judge
U.S. District Judge J Robert Elliott ordered former Army Lt William L Calley released after ruling he was denied due process in his 1971 My Lai murder conviction. The decision cited prejudicial pretrial publicity and improperly drawn charges, with Army to consider appeals. Calley has been at Fort Leavenworth since the ruling was announced.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Columbus, Ga
My Lai
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
U.S. District Court
J. Robert Elliott
Elliot
Elliott
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Ft Leavenworth
Kan
Caliey
Rascal
Washington
Rockefeller cites Arab oil as hurdle to inflation control
Nelson Rockefeller warned that Arab oil price hikes threaten U S inflation and the balance of payments while testifying on his bid to be vice president. He urged action to loosen tight money policy and accelerate capital flow. The Senate panel will wait for a tax report before acting on his nomination.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate Rules and Administration
Federal Reserve
Congressional
Howard W. Cannon
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Nixon faces blood clot in right lung amid health update
Former President Richard Nixon has a blood clot in the right lung after clots formed in his leg. Doctor says embolus is potentially dangerous but not critical, with hospitalization previously advised but declined.
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Long Beach
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
John C. Lundgren
Nixon
Earl Kenneth Dore
Long Beach Hospital
Lundgren
Chuckhole Battle Rages Over Roswell Streets
Lyndell Frazier Justo Morales and Ben Artigo of the Roswell City Street Department work along South Sea Avenue battling buckholes caused by record rains. City crews are out nearly continuously to catch up with the epidemic of chuckholes on Roswell streets.
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South Sea Avenue
Lyndell Frazier
Justo Morales
Ben Artiago
Roswell
Buckhole In Roswell Strikes City Streets After Heavy Rains
Roswell's streets battle a surge of buckholes as record rainfall loosens pavement. Street crews, led by Ira Meredith, struggle to keep holes filled while rivers carry debris and runoff. Residents see barricades rise as repairs await dry conditions.
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Marian McQuiddy
Roswell
Ira Meredith
Street Department
Meredith
Hondo
Ruidoso
Curry Leeson
Leeson
Miller urges oil independents to engage in politics
IPAA president C John Miller told Southeastern New Mexico independents at a Roswell Country Club dinner that producers must become more involved politically to address energy policy. He warned Congress faces uncertain actions and urged direct meetings with lawmakers. Governor Bruce King planned to attend but could not.
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Tom Halpin
C. John Miller
Independent Petroleum Associations of America
IPAA
Washington
Miller
Roswell Country Club
New Mexico
Bruce King
Congress
Nixon
Ost
Plan for winter urges modest thermostat drop nationwide
Federal Energy Administrator John Sawhill told a House subcommittee that fuel supplies are adequate but urged the public to keep thermostats slightly lower this winter. He cited near pre embargo import levels and predicted adequate supplies through the second quarter of 1975 with continued conservation.
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Washington
John Sawhill
Sawhill
Congress
House
Eastern New Mexico Fair schedule posted
Thursday September 26 1974 schedule lists 8 a.m. Fat lamb judging 10 a.m. horse show entries close 11 a.m. to midnight Midway open 1 to 5 p.m. Hay Show opens in Educational Building cafeteria 6 to 8 p.m. First Flower Show entries removed 7:30 p.m. Rodeo 9 p.m. Second Flower Show entries accepted.
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New Mexico
ENMU student escapes as work train spins car on crossing
Eastern New Mexico University student Tom Newton Esikhate, an African exchange student, was unharmed after his car stalled on a railroad crossing near the campus athletic facility and was spun around by a work train engine on the way to class.
Roswell Area Forecast Calls for Clear to Partly Cloudy Sky
The Roswell forecast predicts clear to partly cloudy conditions through Thursday with warmer days. Highs around 72 today and 82 on Thursday, with low temperatures near 99 tonight. Measurable precipitation chances are 10 percent today and tonight, and 2 percent Thursday.
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Roswell
Energy standards urged to ease fuel restraints at conference
DETROIT AP Experts at the World Energy Conference call for reassessing antipollution rules to meet energy needs. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon urges reexamining restraints on fossil fuels alongside price and license policies. Lord Zuckerman backs rethinking priorities as energy shortages loom.
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Detroit
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Lord Zuckerman
Zuckerman
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Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
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