Calley defense opens as officer cites orders to kill
Latimer tells six officer court that Lt. William Calley followed orders to kill every living thing in My Lai during a Vietnam search and destroy mission. He says Calley will testify to recount actions and conduct, amid claims of Viet Cong presence and a preattack mood of reprisal after recent losses.
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Ft, Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley
Calley
My Lai
George W. Lattimer
Ernest Medina
Latimer
Viet Cong
U S rail strike snarls grip nation at Christmas peak
Rail clerks defy court orders and halt trains as 425 000 union members participate across the country. BRAC refuses back to work while UTU and other unions face uncertain cross line decisions. Congress approves a 1314 percent pay rise and President Nixon signs. a 10 day restraining order follows.
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Washington
UPI
Brotherhood of Railways and
Airline Clerks
BRAC
United Transportation Union
UTU
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Big City
White House
Congress
Nixon
U.S
John H. Pratt
New York City
Ford
Atlanta
General Motors
Chrysler
Delaware
Knoxville
Tenn
Mobile
Ala
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Pacific
Maintenance of Way
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Major Peru Ecuador quake hits border region
A strong earthquake of about 7.5 magnitude struck the Peru Ecuador border late Wednesday. Reports say at least 13 dead and many injured across towns near Tumbes and Sullans. Seismologists list intensity between 7.2 and 7.6.
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Lima
Peru
Sullans
Quito
Phoenix Youth Charged With Vagrancy After Break-In Attempt
A Paradise Valley patrol reported a burglar alarm at the Andrew Sivley residence on 8649 FE Sandalwood Dr. Police caught a youth fleeing the area and arrested him on vagrancy charges while a broken window was noted. nothing else was reported missing.
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Phoenix
Paradise Valley Patrol
Andrew Sivley
Sandalwood Dr
Orange Blossom Lane
US proposal for daily POW talks in Vietnam during Christmas
U S and South Vietnamese negotiators urged daily sessions to press for immediate prisoner releases so the first POWs could go home for Christmas. The Communists rejected the plan and did not commit to further talks. Mme Nguyen Thi Binh demanded an unconditional troop withdrawal for any prisoner exchange. Hanoi broadcasts called Nixon’s cease fire proposal during holidays a treacherous trick.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Vietnam
U. S
David K. E. Bruce
Pham Dang Lam
Nixon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Bruce
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Hanoi
Divorce sought in New York for Joanne Carson from Johnny Carson
Mrs Joanne Carson filed for divorce from television star John Carson in Manhattan state Supreme Court. The sealed petition requests temporary alimony and a public hearing was set for December 17 by Justice Samuel Rosenberg. The marriage was the couple's second.
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New York
Joanne Carson
Johniny Carson
State Supreme Court
Manhattan
Samuel Rosenberg
Truck blaze extinguished after engine bay fire
Firemen battled a truck blaze in the 7400 block of E Villetta at 4 30 p m. A carburetor backfire caused $50 damage to an Mountain States Telephone truck confined to the air cleaner and wiring. A wooden spoon sparked a dish washer fire at J F Rice residence causing $50 damage. Brush fires in several alleys were extinguished with no injuries and undetermined causes.
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Mountain States
E. Villetta
Wells Fargo Avenue
Gary Road
70Th Street
Pirener
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