29 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
1
An Army board requests additional testimony regarding the My Lai massacre case as witnesses including Meadlo face further questioning. Tribune staff writer notes proceedings focus on accountability and details of the incident.
Vietnam veteran Paul C Meadle 22 West Terre Haute received a telegram from the Army asking him to give his version of the My Lai massacre before a Pentagon board Meadle and his attorney State Rep John A Kesler planned to contact Army officials to arrange testimony Meadle’s case ties to Lt William L Calley Jr charged with 109 civilian murders and Staff Sgt David Mitchell who testified to the board
Mounting waves and 20 crewmen missing after the munitions ship Badger State exploded on its left side about 1,500 miles northwest of Hawaii. Fourteen crew were rescued by the Greek freighter Khian Star and en route to Yokohama. five bodies were sighted, with only one recovered due to 20-foot seas. Air Force and Coast Guard planes searched from Midway Island as a salvage tug prepared to reach the stricken vessel.
A bird’s claw is termed a talon from talus the Latin for heel. One claw on a bird’s foot points backward toward the heel like mammals.
The Nixon administration backed federal school desegregation and Negro job programs as Congress wrapped up, signaling a push for racial equality. Civil rights groups pressure the Senate over voting rights, aiming to rally GOP defections to defeat a nationwide bill.
Administrators from Union and St. Anthony Hospitals in Terre Haute will announce rate reductions effective January 1. The cuts follow approval of Indiana System hospital reimbursements by the Social Security Administration, aiming to align local charges with new Medicare payments and reduce daily rates.
Rain and freezing rain mixed with snow likely tonight and Tuesday. Highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s to 30s. Indiana near freezing rain. Illinois cloudy with rain or snow. River stage steady at 3 feet. Dirt dust count 98 micrograms per cubic meter.
The Pentagon released a February draft quota of 19 000 men about 65 000 fewer than 1969 projections and part of a broader drawdown in Vietnam service. It allocates 18 200 to the Army and 800 to the Marines, with monthly 1969 calls ranging 22 000 to over 33 000. The plan aligns with a Nixon era pullback and aims to reduce overall armed forces strength by more than 260 000.
Anti American leftists assault the car carrying U S Ambassador Henry Byroade and his wife as riot police separate the crowd near the U S Embassy. Vice President Spiro Agnew and his wife arrive for a reception, with police using tear gas and shields to restore order. Agnew later says the U S and Philippines stand together as he visits Manila en route to other Asian stops.
Five fast gunboats built in Cherbourg slipped out on Christmas Day and head toward Haifa while Soviet Mediterranean Fleet ships monitor the region. Israeli and French officials weighed potential impacts as U S Sixth Fleet tracks developments amid Egypt Israel tensions.
Sam Adams, 75, a blind longtime West Side resident, was beaten last week by youths who knew he could not identify them. He left the area after hospital release on Christmas Day and will move with his friend Peter Lang to a western suburb home. His daughter says Adams remains fond of his old blocks.
James Earl Ray appears in U S District Court in Nashville under tight security after claiming his confinement at Tennessee State Prison is cruel and unusual. He alleges a deal kept him in maximum security and accuses Percy Foreman and prosecutors of improper influence as the case proceeds.
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