15 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
1
Sgt Charles Hutto was found not guilty of assault with intent to murder My Lai villagers during the 1968 operation. The six-officer court martial at Col. Donald Laffoon’s courtroom returned the verdict after about two hours of deliberation.
Sgt. Charles Huta of Tallulah La and Brenda smile as they converse with journalists after his acquittal on charges of assault with intent to murder civilians at My Lai in 1968. He is the second soldier to be acquitted in the alleged massacre. the acquittal was handed down Thursday at Fr McPherson, Atlanta.
A South Vietnamese task force fighting to reopen Highway 4 near Phnom Penh clashes with North Vietnamese forces at Stung Chhay. An American Army spotter plane was shot down in Kratie Province. crew rescued. South Vietnamese casualties reported 41 NVA and 5 government troops killed, 28 SV wounded. A marine force moved toward Pich Mi pass.
The Dow Jones industrial average gains 3.55 points to 846.86 at 10:30 am as NYSE shows a 2 to 1 advance over declines. Analysts cite favorable readjustment, cautious optimism for 1957, and institutional buying supporting the market with leaders Kellogg Texaco RCA and Litton among notable movers.
Witness says the 1st Infantry Brigade chief urged tight discipline and aggressive action before the My Lai attack. Capt. Medina's company then faced expected Viet Cong but allegedly killed civilians. testimony links higher officers to the killings. The jurors hear about briefing content and a later order restricting use of search and destroy.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 62, was flown to Brooke Army General Hospital in San Antonio with probable viral pneumonia after a bad cold. Officials and his physician, Col. Robert North, said he is hoarse and miserable but not expected to stay hospitalized long.
Tributes and ceremonies honor Martin Luther King Jr on his 42nd birthday across the United States. Governors proclaim Human Relations Day, schools and governments close, and religious services mark the slain civil rights leader who was killed in Memphis in 1968.
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