Calley Defense Seeks Mediation Of Public Outcry At Sentencing
At Fort Benning the defense gains permission to cite public reaction to the My Lai verdict in Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s sentencing. Calley plans to testify and plead for life. the judge allows mention of sympathy letters but bars showing them to jurors. The trial record includes allegations of orders and prior actions during the My Lai massacre. The court contemplates reductions from premeditated murder to lesser charges, with possible penalties from dismissal to life in prison.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Col
Reid W. Kennedy
George W. Latimer
Times
Latimer
Kennedy
Athens
Wilmington
N.C
Veterans’ Organizations
American Legion
Columbus
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Top Iraqi official Takriti killed in Kuwait hospital ambush
Gunmen shot former Iraqi Vice President Hardan Takriti as he exited a Kuwaiti car to enter a hospital for a routine medical check. A Kuwaiti police gunbattle followed. a policeman and a Kuwaiti citizen were injured. Takriti, 52, died later in the hospital. The Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Midhat Ibrahim Jumaa, was present during the attack. The assailants used revolvers and a machine gun.
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Kuwait
UPD
Hardan Takriti
Interior Ministry
Takriti
Trag
Midhat
Ibrahim
Jumaa
Idaho House Approves 18 Year Voting Measure
After seven minutes of debate the Idaho House approved 57 to 11 a joint resolution ratifying a U S constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 The move was sent to the Senate Rep John Reardon opposed saying it violates state rights Gov Cecil Andrus had called for the special session to consider ratification alongside his broader agenda House leader Terry Crapo noted that three fourths of states would have to ratify if the measure passes the legislature later considered a separate ballot proposal in regular session though voters would decide that change directly.
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House
Terry Crapo
Idaho Falls
U.S
Crapo
Reardon
United State
Idaho
J. Ward Chapburn
Albion
George Danielson
Cambridge
Carroll Dean
Notus
Lloyd
Lake Club Opens Memberships Promoting Lake Pend Oreille
Lake Pend Oreille Club invites new members to join its no dues open group that promotes the lake and Kamloops and Kokanee Week. Meetings are Tuesday no host luncheons in Trainers Alpine room. the observance runs through May 18. Local officials discuss constitutional ratification and state rights in a separate legislature report.
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Lake Pend Oreille
Kamloops
Kokanee
Gary Pietsch
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Sandpoint City
Top Turk
Lake Club
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