Calley Conviction Upheld By Army Review Court
The Army Court of Military Review refused to overturn Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s 20 year sentence for mass murder at My Lai. It kept punishment including prison time loss of pay and service dismissal, with Calley to seek further review in the Court of Military Appeals within 30 days.
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Washington
UPI
Army Court of Military Review
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
South Vietnam
Calley
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Supreme Court of the Military Judicial System
George W. Latimer
Court of Military Review
William C. Vinet, Jr
New Orleans
Wayne G. Alley
Portland
Ore
James D. Clause
Eunice
Alley
J. Houston Gordon
Gordon
Three More Prisoners Return Home From Vietnam
Three more planes carrying sixty freed American POWs landed at Travis Air Force Base California as part of Operation Homecoming. The total to date is 123 former POWs welcomed on American soil since Tuesday with generals and a color guard greeting the arrivals.
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James Bond Stockdale
Sybil
Mirama Naval Air Station
San Diego
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Clark Air Force
Travis
Air Force
California
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Dollar Holds Steady After Devaluation report
London AP reports the dollar stayed steady as currency markets stabilised after weeks of turmoil. Trading remained moderate worldwide while gold held near peak bullion levels, with prices plateauing after the devaluation surge.
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London
USS
Zurich
U.S
Anti-Hussein Plot Smashed by Jordan Security Forces
Beiruts An Nahar reports Palestinian Black September planned a bold assault in Amman during a cabinet meeting. The plot aimed to seize the prime minister office and seize TV radio to hold leaders until jailed guerrillas were freed. Hussein vacationed in Florida with Queen Alia. London stop cancelled.
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Beirut
Hussein
Jordan
Amman
United States
An Nahar
Black September
Florida
Alia
Washington
London
Ahmed Lozi
Israel
Weather Map Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
River stage 6.5 ft and cleared conditions with a cold trend. Forecast calls for clearing tonight and Saturday with temperatures near zero to 5 above and highs of 20 to 24. Illinois and Indiana likewise expect cold, sunny days with near zero precipitation. Dirt-dust count 30 mcg/m3. Sunrise 7 41 a.m. Sunset 6 27 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Indiana House OKs Vietnam bonus and wiretap bill
The Indiana House approved a $12 million Vietnam War bonus for Southeast Asia veterans and passed a wiretap measure to curb unauthorized intercepts. The bonus covers service from 1958 to the end of hostilities with $200 payments plus $600 for next of kin and $500 for those with 20 percent disability. The wiretap bill, approved 60 to 37, requires court authorization and imposes penalties up to 10,000 dollars and five years in prison for misuse.
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Indianapolis
Indiana House
Senate
Representatives
Otis R. Bowen
Jones
Indiana
Criminal Code Committee
Indiana Court of Appeals
U S helicopter shot down north of Saigon in cease fire
A CH47 Chinook on a peacekeeping mission was hit by small arms fire and crashed near An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. Five crew members were injured and taken to Saigon hospital. The helicopter had delivered equipment to An Loc and was not assigned to the commission. The incident marks the first American aircraft downed in Vietnam since the cease-fire began.
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Travis
Hanoi
Navy
William Shankel
Army
Ferdinand A. Rodriguez
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rodriguez
Travis Base Hospital
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
An Loc
Long Binh
Joint Military Commission
Bui Tin
Tin
International Commission For Control and Supervision
U.S. Chinook Shot Down Near An Loc in Vietnam
A CH47 Chinook was shot down north of Saigon near An Loc, injuring five Americans. It was the first American aircraft downed since the cease-fire began January 28, with one crew member in critical condition. The helicopter carried a jeep and office gear for a Joint Military Commission and lacked peacekeeping orange markings.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
An Loc
Joint Military Commission
Nixon plan to dismantle OEO faces congressional resistance
The Nixon administration outlines a strategy to dismantle the Office of Economic Opportunity before Congress can act. It urges quickly cutting OEO funds, avoiding constitutional clashes, and using Appropriations Committees to isolate OEO while delaying broader budget action. Senators Brock and Hruska are named as potential Senate leaders. Cranton Javits Nelson are cited as likely critics.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
OEO
Associated Press
Departments of Labor
Sens
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Senate
Alan Cranston
Jacob K. Javits
IR N.Y
Gaylord Nelson
Labor Report Labels Wage Controls as Cheating Workers
The AFL-CIO Maritime Trade Department says Nixon wage price controls rob workers and consumers of fair gains while boosting corporate profits. It cites productivity growth and uneven wage increases in 1972 and notes unions may reject the Phase 3 5.5 percent cap.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Afl-Cio Maritime Trade Department
Ers
Paul Hall
Maritime Group
Hall
Teabag invention credited to Thomas Sullivan in 1908
The teabag is attributed to Thomas Sullivan, a New York importer, who began sending tea samples in small bags in 1908 to cut costs and simplify distribution.
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Thomas Sullivan
New York
It’s Hard To Find A Man Wrong About Everything
A witty remark notes the rarity of men who are wrong about all things and the unlikely search for such a person. The line suggests skepticism about perfect correctness and satirizes overconfident certainty.
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National Weather Service
Jack W. McIintyre
R Bloomfield
Robert L. Jones Jr
Bowen
McIntyre
George Esper
Commission
News Digest
THE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Social Democratic and Labor Party
William Craig
United Loyalist Council
John Beckler
Labor Report
United Press International
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