Murphy defends Calley over My Lai murder case
Audie Murphy says if 1st Lt. William Calley carried out orders at My Lai he is not guilty, and should be exonerated. He notes soldiers follow orders, contrasts Vietnam and World War II indoctrination, and questions the ethics of a soldier acting as judge and jury.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Audie Murphy
America
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Murphy
Calley
Ft. Benning
U.S
Vietnam
Large heroin shipment intercepted at Miami Beach
Narcotics agents seized between 21 and 23 million dollars in heroin smuggled from South America in Christmas wrappings. Four suspects, including three Brazilians and a Florida woman, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to smuggle narcotics. The heroin arrived at Miami International Airport aboard a chartered DC8 and was moved to Collins Avenue before arrest. Each package contained two kilos of uncut heroin with a street value of about 250 thousand dollars per kilo.
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Miami Beach
UPI
South America
Buenos Aires
Miami International Airport
Collins Avenue
Alberto Jan van Caester
Salta
Argentina
Carlos Alberto Rojas-Colombo
Rosario
Hibalito Navarro
Bronx
N.Y
Irene Gonzalez
Hialeah
Fla
Dade County
U.S
Edward Swan
Thomas Harney
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Drugs
Miami
Auto Pact Under Scrutiny As UAW Seeks Deal With Chrysler
Union and Chrysler discuss a new three year contract amid reports of serious problems that could push a strike deadline past the New Year. About 120000 UAW workers in U S and Canada are affected as negotiations continue with Ford and GM settlements influencing talks.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers and
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
U.S
Douglas Fraser
UAW
Chrysler Department
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Fraser
Ford
Women Head One in Ten U.S. Families, Study Finds
A government study reports one in ten American families is led by a woman, with 36 percent of such households below the poverty line. By 1970, 3.4 million of these families with children under 18 totaled 13 million people, and welfare rolls were rising.
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Washington
UPI
America
United States
Robert L. Stein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly Labor Review
The
Labor Department
Stein
Pentagon tried to shift riot probe duties to FBI in 1969
Pentagon officials disclosed a 1969 effort to have the FBI take over civilian riot investigations from the Army. DOJ denied requests, while lawmakers scrutinize U.S. military intelligence activity at home. About 1,200 Army investigators operated nationwide with limited top-level oversight.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Pentagon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Defense Department
Justice Department
FBI
Department of Justice
Congress
United States
James J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate
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