Life Magazine publishes My Lai massacre photos
Life Magazine printed eight color photographs from My Lai and quoted Sgt. Michael Bernhardt saying the killings were a point blank murder. The piece covers Medina and Calley charges, Bailey’s legal actions, and the sale of photos for under 25 000 dollars to Life, Stern, and the Sunday Times with photographer Ronald Haeberle and writer Joseph Eszterhas.
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New York
Life Magazine
My Lai
Michael A. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Life
Hempstead
N.Y
Ft. Dix
N.J
John Kinch
Vietnam
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Springer, N.M
20Th Infantry
11Th Light Infantry
Ronald Haeberle
Cleveland
Joseph Eszterhas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Army
Stanley Resor
Armed Services Committee
Roberts
Haeberle
The
Plain Dealer
Eszterhas
Reformers and Churchmen Clash Over Leadership and Wealth
An ominational group of Negro clergy seeks blacks to head the Council's general secretaryship and major divisions, while a new white group advocates radical renewal and black leadership. Both urge vast church fund rechanneling to the poor and sweeping reforms. They cite Ed wards and the Black Manifesto as prompts for change and insist on wealth redistribution to aid the oppressed.
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Jonathan
New England
Jonathan Edwards
Evangelist Edwards
Stephen Rose
Stockbridge
Mass
Jonathan Wake
M.L. Wilson
New York
Jesus Christ
Train Crash Kills 16 Near Konya Turkey
A freight train rammed a bus near Konya in foggy weather killing 16 people and seriously injuring 20. Police and emergency crews responded to the crash scene in south central Turkey.
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Ankara
Konya
Turkey
McGovern Calls for Panel on Vietnam Roots
Senator McGovern urged a special Senate panel to examine why the U.S. became involved in Vietnam. He warned the Nixon era may push a culture of silence and urged more discussion and soul searching after alleged war crimes by Lt. Calley and his unit in 1968.
Foe Downs 4 Copters as Air Strikes Hit North Vietnam
In a battle near Saigon helicopters including a Cobra gun ship and Huey transports engaged enemy fire. A Huey burned after unknown hits. Two DH6 helicopters were shot down. U S air cavalry units evacuated survivors. North of Saigon B52s dropped up to 600 tons on North Vietnamese bases near the Cambodian border while overall South Vietnam saw 17 rocket and mortar attacks, 6 causing casualties. Two Americans were wounded.
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U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Wallace argues longer war needed to prevent costly withdrawal
Wallace warns on NBC Meet the Press that the United States must win a clear victory in South Vietnam before any withdrawal. He asserts Vietnamization won t end fighting and predicts continued war if troops pull out, citing civilian strife and North Vietnamese resilience. He cites meetings with Asian and American leaders and contrasts his view with Nixon s withdrawal plan.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
U.S
South Vietnam
Alabama
Vietnam
Wallace
NBC
South
Southeast Asia
Dunkirk
Europe
Nixon
Teachers End Strike In Denver
Denver teachers voted 1782 to 527 to accept a compromise contract, ending Colorado's first teacher walkout. After a three hour meeting, 96 000 students and 4500 teachers were set to return to classes Monday, with union officer Clark Ballinger calling for a professional negotiations partnership.
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Denver
Colorado
Clark Ballinger
Denver Classroom Teachers Association
Look Magazine Excerpt Details LBJ Shielding Ted Kennedy
New York AP report based on Sam Johnson's Look magazine excerpt describes Lyndon Johnson ordering Secret Service protection for Edward Kennedy after John F Kennedy was shot. It notes Johnson's shock at the incident and quotes a line about protecting the Kennedy family. It also previews Johnson plans for 1970 and Johnson's Vietnam reflections.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Secret Service
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Look Maga
Sam Houston Johnson
Lyndon
Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Sam Johnson
Vietnam
Robert McNamara
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Charles West
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Nobbody
Associated Press
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Ohio
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Cailey
Spec
Jay Roberts
31St Public Information Detachment
Stern
Sunday Times of London
Kaeberle
Marine Midland
Foe Downs
LBJ
Teddy
Zine
Troy and
Stuyvesant Plaza
ARROW
Troy
DuPont
R.T.M
Lolenby’s Stuyvesant Plaza
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