Medina Charged With Murder in My Lai Massacre Case
Army charged Capt. Ernest L. Medina and seven others in the My Lai killings. Medina faced four counts of murder on or about March 16 1963 plus two more murder counts, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon during interrogations. Also charged were Capt Eugene M. Kotouc S Sgt Kenneth L. Hodges Pvt Max D. Hutson S Sgt Esequier Torres and Lt William L. Calley, the latter tied to 102 deaths. If upheld, the case goes to a military grand jury and then courts martial.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Ernest L. Medina
U.S
My Lai
Medina
2D Infantry
My Lai 4
William L. Calley
Ft. Bening
Eugene M. Kotouc
Fort Omaha
Neb
Kenneth L. Hodges
Dublin
Max D. Hutson
Attica
Ind
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Pico Rivera
Calif
Brown trial recessed amid car blast mystery near Bel Air Maryland
On the second day of H Rap Brown’s trial in Bel Air Maryland the court recessed as prosecutors and defense debated whether Brown’s body could be the unidentified man killed in the car explosion near Cambridge. Ralph Featherstone was identified as the other victim while investigators examined wreckage and considered the possibility the blast was intended to kill Brown. Authorities reported a 1964 car split apart by the blast with pieces scattered along the highway 25 miles from Baltimore. Governor Mandel mobilized a National Guard unit and state police in alert status.
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Bel Air
H Rap Brown
Brown
Here
Harford County
Harry E Dyer
William M. Kunstler
Dyer
William B. Yates
Kunstler
Werner Spi
Balti
More
Ralph Featherstone
Browns
Student National Coordinating Committee
Featherstone
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Smith
Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
National Guard
Cambridge
Chesapeake Bay
H. Rap Brown
Ralph E. Featherstone
UPI
U.S. Jets Raid Laos in Broad Daily Loss Report Policy
Scores of American jets bombed Laos again with most raids by Navy aircraft from Gulf of Tonkin carriers and Air Force planes from Thailand. The U.S. command said it will report aircraft losses and airmen shot down in Laos daily, a change ordered by Defense Secretary Laird and President Nixon. In South Vietnam, two helicopters were shot down, five Americans killed, five wounded, and Da Nang saw a Marine helicopter crash from a rotor power failure. Guerrilla fire hit 10 Allied installations, with 7,000 Marines to be withdrawn to California as part of Nixon's phase three pullout.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
United States
da Nang
California
Italy to close Rhodesia consulate in Salisbury
Italy announced its consulate general in Salisbury will close in response to the U.N. Security Council call for nonrecognition of Rhodesia. The Rome move followed Rhodesia's cabinet meeting on the closure of the U.S. Consulate. A British Foreign Office spokesman welcomed Italy's action.
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Salisbury. Rhodesia
UPI
Salisbury
U.N. Security Council
Republic of Rhodesia
Rome
US envoy summoned over Salisbury consulate closure
US Ambassador Walter Annenberg was summoned to the Foreign Office and handed a stern note. Guardian editorial praised the US decision to close its Salisbury consulate, citing decency over expediency and critiquing commercial interests. Telegraph predicts most remaining missions in Salisbury will withdraw except a few.
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Britain
Walter Annenberg
Foreign Office
America
Guardian
United States
Salisbury
William Rogers
Daily Telegraph
Weather Brief Cold and Clear Soon in Local Area
Cold air lingers with variable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow. Tonight lows in the teens, highs in the low 30s tomorrow. Thursday partly cloudy and continued cold. Northeasterly winds 18 to 15 mph tonight and tomorrow with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Suwaset times listed, details on page 12. High 28, low 19 recorded today and yesterday.
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Suwaset
City Earned Pay Raise Split Dispute Drags On
Two Elyria city employee groups accuse the city of not paying the final portion of last year’s 15 percent plus 5 percent pay raise. Union leaders say council members reneged on their word, while police indicate they expected more than received. Current finance committee hears from Ptl. William Cameron, Elvira Ledge, William Harbert, and Ken Worwood but takes no action, planning to confer with prior committee members. Local 277 represents 125 city service employees and was key to the raise settlement ending the sick call strike last spring.
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Elyria City
City Service
Finance Committee
City Council
Ptl
William Cameron
Elvira Ledge
Order of Police
William Harbert
American Federation of State
Cameron
Elyria
Ohio Edison seeks rate hike in Lorain County areas
Ohio Edison plans about a 10 percent rate increase for residential and commercial customers in Elyria Lorain Vermilion Sheffield Lake Sheffield Village North Ridgeville LaGrange and South Amherst rural areas may follow after PUCO approval. Rates in some towns last rose years ago, with 6 months notice required to terminate existing schedules. The company says rising costs drive the request and notes no immediate hikes in wholesale buyers like Grafton and Wellington.
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Lorain County
Ohio Edison Co
B.R. Gundry
Ohio Edison
Elyria
Lorain
Vermilion
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Village
North Ridgeville
LaGrange
South Amherst
Gundry
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Grafton
Wellington
Elyria Police Seek New Headquarters and Pay Upgrades
Elyria police urge the council finance committee to fund a new headquarters due to an inadequate century-old city hall facility. Cameron of Elyria Lodge 30 FOP cites staffing strains, proposes college course pay, deputy clerk pay, time and a half for overtime, and federal funds from the Safe Streets Act to offset costs.
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Elvira Police
Council
William Cameron
Elyria Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
Cameron
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Sandusky
Elxria
Where to turn LORAIN school workers threaten strike
In Lorain area a potential strike by cafeteria workers and cleaning matrons may affect pay increases. The item notes a disrupted wage discussion tied to district finances and potential staffing changes. The report references related pages and other community issues across Avon Lake, Vermilion, South Amherst, and Wakeman, with brief mentions of zoning and city council actions.
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Lorain
Wakeman
Avon Lake
Harold Earley
South Amherst
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