Massacre Rumor Shakes Vietnam Politics and Faiths
In Saigon protests unite Catholics and Buddhists over Song My killings. Thieu resists new inquiry while Ky seeks investigation. U.S. officer Calley faces murder charges as civilian death toll disputed from 20 to 567. Protesters press for transparency amid international reaction.
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Song My
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Europe
U. S
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
William L. Calley
Miami
Fla
My Lai
Four U S Helicopters Downed As Viet Cong Fire Opens
North Vietnamese antiaircraft gunners shot down four U S Army helicopters Saturday about 10 miles southeast of Song Be near the Cambodian border. Five crewmen were killed and four wounded. Allied forces reported 73 enemy dead in separate clashes and B52 raids hit positions near Bu Prang.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Ters
Song Be
Bu Prang
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
Sixth holiday toll heavy as Spa Girl dies in Wilton crash
A 6 month old girl, Julia Rauscher of Saratoga Springs, was killed in a head on collision in Northern Pines Road Town of Wilton. Driver Herbert Henderer, 26, Saratoga Springs, was charged with intoxicated driving and released on $1,000 bail. The crash also injured two others. coroner cites a massive skull fracture as cause.
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Wilton
Julia Rauscher
Wayne Rauscher
Old Gick Road
Saratoga Springs
Troy Area
Joseph Ezzo
Beekman St
Hal McLaughlin
Johnsonville
Samuel Daguillo
Sumpter Ave
Westmere
Herbert Henderer
Jones Road
Saratoga
Town of Wilton
Wesley Worth
South Glens Falls
Northern Pines Road
Saratoga County
Tiny Julia
Wayne
Eric Rauscher
Albany Medical Center
Julia
Saratoga Hospital
Donald Clark
Henderer
Rauscher
M. J. Kelleher
E. F. Pratt
R. T. Wayand
South Viet Nam Senate probes My Lai massacre claim
In Quang Ngai Sen Tran Van Don leads a three day inquiry into the My Lai killings, seeking truth about civilian deaths and whether it was an isolated act rather than orders. Officials insist the government findings remain unchanged and no massacre was ordered.
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Senate Defense Committee
Sen
Tran van Don
Don
My Lai
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Defense Ministry
U. S
Nation Toll Reaches 640 as Holiday Fatalities Mount
The Associated Press reports 640 highway deaths nationwide by midnight Sunday as Thanksgiving four day travel ended. In New York State at least 34 fatalities occurred with fog and ice causing numerous crashes. A severe incident on the Seattle Tacoma freeway involved a 60 foot fall from a railing after vehicles skidded. In Illinois a family of four perished in a northern Illinois collision while on their way home for a reunion. The worst accident of the period hit the New Jersey Turnpike with six dead and 19 injured in a multi-vehicle crash set amid dense fog.
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Associated Press
New York State
Seattle-Tacoma
Washington
Interstate 5
Tacoma
Illinois
Harold J. Harbison
Earlville
Ill
New Jersey Turnpike
Flag desecration investigated at Waterford cemetery
Waterford police probe vandalism at Sts. Peter and Paul's Cemetery on Middletown Road where an American flag over the Catholic War Veterans memorial was cut torn and tied in knots. caretaker Michael Pawlin reported the incident. Lt. Roger Baker urged anyone with information to call with anonymity.
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Waterford
U.S
Sts. Peter and Paul’s
Roger Baker
John Bakerian
Raymond Orton
Jack Short
Middletown Road
Michael Pawlin
Cohoes
Ceme
Catholic War Veterans Memorial
Demetrius Post
CWV
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Church
St. Baker
Baker
Striking Pilots Delay Palm Beach Festival Show
Helicopter pilots on strike delayed the Palm Beach International Art and Music Festival delaying Grand Funk Railroad and others. The Rolling Stones headlined with 40,000 fans as arrests rose with narcotics activity. A settlement ended the disruption and the show opened about two and a half hours late.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Palm Beach
Rolling Stones
England
William Heidtman
Heidtman
Grand Funk Railroad
Rockin’ Foo
Rugby
McGovern warns guilt may prompt harsh Vietnam punishments
Senator George S. McGovern says national guilt over civilian deaths in Vietnam could drive severe punishment for those accused of war crimes. He also proposes a Senate committee to examine how the U.S. became involved, following his CBS interview on Face the Nation. He cites the My Lai incident as exposing painful truths about the war.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
South Dakota Democrat
Senate
Vietnam
McGovern
CBS
My Lai
William L.) Calley
Reformers Challenge Leadership At National Council Assembly
Detroit hosts the triennial gathering of the National Council of Churches with thousands attending a worship service at Cobo Hall. Black and white reformers press for top leadership overhauls and plan to back opposition candidates against the slate led by Cynthia Wedel and Dr. R. H. Edwin Espy. The council unites 33 denominations with more than 42 million members and faces calls for deeper action for the poor and more evangelism.
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Detroit
National Council of Churches
General Assembly
Cobo Hall
Assembly
Christian Cooperative Organization
R.H. Edwin Espy
Christian Unity Movement
Cynthia Wedel
Episcopal Church
Council
Arthur S. Flemming
McCalester College
St. Paul
Italians Celebrate New Mass Effective in U S Palm Sunday
In Vatican City the new Roman Catholic Mass approved by Pope Paul VI went into effect on Palm Sunday across Italian churches while leaflets opposed to the reform circulated in St. Peter's Square. The changes shorten prayers reduce genuflections and introduce the kiss of peace to boost participation.
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U.S
Vatican City
Paul VI
Italy
St. Peter’s Square
Ternational Committee For the Defense of Christian Civilization
Paul
United States
Vatican
Private garbage strike disrupts New York businesses
New York reports a Sunday night strike by 2,000 private garbage cartels affecting more than 100,000 workplaces including hospitals and luxury apartments. City sanitation workers, a Teamsters sister local, were not yet struck but may join. Laundry workers in 17,000 facilities faced looming contract expiration with no progress.
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New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Huyen Quang
Ment
Greater Catholic Union
Quang
Unified Buddhist Congregation of
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Ronald L. Haeberle
Hugh C. Thompson Jr
Decatur
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