Reluctant Cavalry Troop Faces Disciplinary Debate at Khe Sanh
Brig. Gen John J. Hill said no planned punishment for two Bravo Troop platoons that balked at moving against enemy positions on Highway 9 near Lang Vei. He noted discipline could be severe by the book, but urged restraint and supported continued field duty. Captain Carlos A. Poveda was relieved as commander after the incident.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
John J. Hill
Lang Vei
Carlos A. Poveda
Bravo Troop
1St Squadron
1St Cavalry
Americal Division
Hill
South Vietnam
Laos
Calley jury split over first My Lai murder count
In the sixth day of deliberations at Fort Benning AP reports jurors are sharply divided over the first of four murder counts against Lt. William Calley Jr. The panel plans an all day rerun of prosecution testimony as they weigh whether he ordered the killings of 30 to 40 civilians at a trail intersection. A key witness, Paul David Meadle, testified that Calley urged him to help shoot the victims after berating him for not taking care of the group.
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FT. Benning
William Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Paul David Meadle
Indiana
Trail Group
Meadie
Callew
Charles Sledge
James Durst
Supreme Court to hear Hartke Roudebush Indiana race dispute
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenge to Sen. Vance Hartke s narrow Senate victory over Richard Roudebush after a federal court blocked a recount. The case questions whether Indiana election laws were improperly handled in federal court, potentially altering the race outcome.
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Indiana Senate
Washington
API
Supreme Court
Vance Hartke
Richard L. Roudebush
Roudebush
Senate
Hartke
Indiana
Theodore L. Sendak
Indianapolis
Colder Weather With Clouds and Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy and colder with a chance of snow flurries today tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s. Tomorrow’s highs near upper 20s to lower 30s with precipitation chances of 30 percent today, 4 percent tonight, and 5 percent tomorrow. Northerly winds 13 to 26 mph today, west to northwest 15 to 26 mph tonight, then 2 to 3 mph tomorrow. Sunset today 6 40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 23 a.m. Details on page.
VIP Boxes At Riverfront Stadium Command 25000 Entrance
In Cincinnati the city sells exclusive VIP boxes below the third deck for baseball and in the end zone for football. 14 buyers have leased for 10 years at 25000 each to entertain up to 16 guests. The boxes, air conditioned and glass enclosed, will cost 35000 in the first year per box. Built to buyers specifications, they include an icemaker private lavatory and full amenities.
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Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Bengals
Wallace Power
Cincinnati Public Utilities
Power
Reds
Bengals
United States jets strike North Vietnam again in heavy raids
U S jets mounted heavy raids on North Vietnam for a second straight day as South Vietnamese forces retreat from Laos under heavy attack. Saigon reports 12 000 government troops remaining in Laos and claims 12 000 Hanoi troops killed in a six week drive to sever the Ho Chi Minh trail. Casualties listed total 5 325 on the South Vietnamese side and 12 000 on the Hanoi side, while field reports note battles near Highway 9 with 52 South Vietnamese killed and 80 wounded.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
17Th Parallel
19Th Parallel
Tran van An
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Highway 9
Sepon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Grafton man dies after 18 foot fall at Lorain plant
Paul P. Criss 38 of 1036 Sunshine Ave Grafton died after an 18 foot fall while supervising a wall under construction at the Ford Motor Co Lorain Assembly Plant He was declared dead at St Joseph Hospital at 10 32 am Criss worked for H and L Construction Co of Amherst on the project Lon Haskins in charge could not be reached for details Obituary on page 16
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Lorain
Grafton
Ford Motor Co
Paul P. Criss
Sunshine Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Criss
H and L Construction Co
Amherst
Lon Haskins
H and L
Laos drive cuts Red war power in Saigon analysis
Saigon analysts say the Laos operation damaged North Vietnam's southern war capability more than the Cambodian incursion. They note reduced enemy offensives, tightened supply lines, and a chaotic South Vietnamese retreat from Laos. Officials cite 11,000-plus enemy killed and 5,161 South Vietnamese casualties in the invasion.
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Laos
Saigon
North Vietnam
South
South Vietnam
Mekong
Ngo Quant Truong
Delta
Truong
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Seven Mountains
U Minh Forest
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Bull
Nguyen Hue
George Latimer
Post
Champlain
Albert Ledebubr
Lord
Philippians
Aries
N. Viets
Namese
Route 9
Paul Dress
J.T. Wolkef
Torfer
Lewepa Pen Ahuhtye
Sepone
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