Vietnamese House panel cites higher Song My death toll
A South Vietnamese House committee reports American troops killed many civilians at Song My on March 16, 1968, with estimated dead rising to 450 to 500 when including Coluy village. The panel favors small arm fire over aerial bombardment and notes Coluy bore the largest loss.
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South China Sea
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Quangngai
Debates Over Song My Massacre On Capitol Hill
House and Senate investigators in Quangngai Province conclude the Song My killings were a massacre though they lack precise dead counts. Officials privately describe the government communique as a whitewash while a court martial looms for First Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. in Georgia.
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Fort Benning
Laotian Crisis Deepens as North Vietnamese Push Near Laos Border
Laotian Defense Ministry reports increased North Vietnamese troop movements across Laos toward Thailand and South Vietnam. Commanders warn of a critical situation with forces crossing the Mekong toward Hengsa Town and operations along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Tremor Signals From Kazakh Desert Stir Nuclear Test Debate
The AEC reported seismic signals from the Kazakh Desert in the Soviet Union with an intensity equal to a low intermediate yield nuclear explosion. The area lies south of the Ural Mountains in central Russia. Officials did not confirm an underground test but noted the treaty limits atmospheric tests while underground detonations persist. Separately in India an applicant waits about four years and four months for a telephone amid resource shortages, with a projected wait of five years by 1974.
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Trade posture overhaul urged in steel industry stance
George A. Stinson chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute urged a reassessment of U S trade policy in Congressional hearings on guidelines for U S trade investment and development assistance in the 1970s He linked outdated policies to trade ills and called for reforms to improve the balance of trade and protect domestic industries.
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U.S
George A. Stinson
American Iron and Steel Institute
Yablonski Campaigns In Southern West Virginia for UMWA Race
West Virginia election eve sees Joseph A Yablonski rally in Man and Logan County against incumbent UMWA president W A Boyle. The race centers on the southern coalfields with key union figures and doctors backing Yablonski, while Boyle touts his five year term and Kochis endorsement. Voters will cast ballots at local unions, mines, and nearby locations with counts certified locally. The results are to be announced January 1.
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Logan County
Boyle
UMW
John L. Lewis
Steve Cadillac
Kochis
Physicians Committee For Miners Health and Safety
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DW. Va
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Charleston
Man High School
Hechler
Physicians Committee
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Beckley
I. E. Buff
Haney Wells
Morgantown
Byrd urges 15 percent Social Security boost in Senate
U S Senator Robert Byrd speaking in Washington urged a 15 per cent across the board raise for Social Security payments. He noted inflation and the rising cost of living since 1968 and said the elderly rely on Social Security as their main income. He estimated the boost would add 45 million dollars in West Virginia in 1970 and 49 million in 1971. In Webster Springs West Virginia funeral services were set for Morgan McLaughlin Arthur, 77, former assistant state fire marshal, died in a Parkersburg hospital.
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U.S
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D-W.va
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West Virginia
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W. Va
UPI
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Charleston
Pennsylvania urges protection for dwindling bobcats in state
The Pennsylvania Game Commission asks lawmakers to declare the bobcat a game animal to safeguard the rare carnivore. Hunters report deer season success, with Monongalia and Preston counties leading early kills, while overall license sales decline.
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Keystone
Game Commission
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Preston
Plucking shirking tax duty editor's note
An editor's note accompanies a fragment about tax duty. The text references efforts to address shirking or evasion and comments on public fiscal responsibilities.
Mt Morris Christmas Parade moved to Dec 13 in Mt Morris Pa
The Mt Morris Christmas parade sponsored by the Perry District Community Association will now be held next Saturday Dec 13 at 8 pm instead of Dec 21 If bad weather occurs the parade will take place at the same time on Dec 20 A Christmas queen crowned after the parade carol singing by church groups bands play and free hot chocolate offered at the fair hall in the bank parking lot Parade contact Sherlene Wade Eastgate 4 2004 committee members Evelyn Teagarden Charlene Roby Bonnie Strawser Pauline Roman Barbara Morris
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Perry District Community Association
Fair Hall
Sherlene Wade
Eastgate
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Charlene Roby
Bonnie Strawser
Pauline Roman
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