General charged in My Lai era killings at Fort Meade
Brig Gen John W Donaldson once top JCS planner faces murder charges for the shootings of six Vietnamese civilians and assault of two others. Maj Gen Samuel Koster also faces discipline over My Lai investigations. Lt Col William McCloskey is charged in a separate fatal shooting. All are tied to Americal Division activity in 1968 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Meade, Md
John W. Donaldson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
West Point
U.S
Samuel W. Koster
My Lai
Donaldson
Pentagon
Leged
Quang Ngai Province
William J McCloskey
Americal Divison
11Th Infantry Brigade
William L. Calley Jr
Special
Sistant
First Army
Ft. Meade
Virginia
Criminal Investigation Division
Poydasheff
Gen. Donaldson
McCloskey
Wilkes Barre
Oran K. Henderson
No Voice in Government Critique of Rensselaer County Charter
An editorial denounces a three point attack on the proposed charter arguing that an appointed county manager would sever citizen access to officials. It contrasts elected versus appointed managers noting oversight, accountability, and the potential loss of partisan control at the June 8 referendum.
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Rensselaer County
United States
New York Ratifies 18-Year-Old Vote Change
New York becomes the 31st state to ratify the federal proposal lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. The Senate approved 51 to 2 and the Assembly 137 to 8, with Republicans voting no in both houses. The action followed earlier strong legislative support to place the change in the state constitution.
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Charles Dumas
Albany
N.Y
New York
U.S
Senate
Assembly
John T. Flack
Rosemary Gunning
Queens
Charles A. Jerabek
Bay Shore
Suffolk County
Thomas Murphy
Syracuse
Ronald H. Tills
Hamburg
Erie County
Emeel S. Betros
Poughkeepsie
Frank A. Carroll
Rochester
Edward
J. Knorr
Knorr
Brydges
Joseph Zaretzki
Cuba Jetliner Hijacked to Cuba Over Four Day Detention
A Pan American jetliner hijacked to Cuba by a 22 year old Venezuelan refugee arrived in the United States after four days with 67 passengers aboard. The hijacker used a fingernail clipper as a weapon and seized a 13 year old girl, forcing the crew to fly to Havana. The girl and passengers described a tense escape, while the hijacker claimed he sought work in Cuba to escape repression in Caracas.
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Miami
Cuba
United States
Havana
Ivan Garcia Landaeta
Venezuela
Arnold Serrata
Pan American Airways
Caracas
Eileen Story
Columbus
Ohio
Serrata
Eileen
GOP Split On Non Residents Serving Troy Parking Group
Republicans in Troy and in the State Legislature are divided over a bill to allow non residents to serve on the Troy Parking Authority. Mayor Werlin supports non resident appointees who own property, while City Council members express caution and prefer city residents. The five member authority now includes one Brunswick resident and bonds may rise above current limits as plans for Uncle Sam Mall progress.
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GOP
Troy
Neil W. Kelleher
Kelleher
Raymond Quinn
Nathan Werlin
Assembly
Werlin
Robert Dowley
Brunswick
Dowley
Andrian Gongea
Uncle Sam
Corona pleads innocent to 10 counts of murder
Juan Corona appeared with a public defender and an interpreter as he pleaded not guilty to 10 murder counts tied to mass slayings of itinerant workers in Yuba City California. A July preliminary hearing set to decide if the case goes to Superior Court.
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Corona
Yuba City
Calif
Juan
Justice Court
Roy van den Heuvel
J. J. Hawkins
Juan Corona
Sutter County
Yuba
House Members Attack Revenue Sharing Plan
In Washington, Nixon's general revenue sharing plan faced sharp House committee opposition. Chair Mills said the measure likely won’t clear for House action, citing alternatives such as a government backed credit bank. Critics argued the $5 billion plan could be unconstitutional and discourage local revenue effort.
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House
Washington
Nixon
Congressional Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Nem
Mills
Treasury
John B. Connally
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
HVCC Proposes Record High Budget For 1971 72
Hudson Valley Community College presents a tentative budget of 7,468,200 to Rensselaer County Legislature with a county share of 431,329. The plan includes 3,722 full-time students and 1,879,390 in day division tuition, plus state aid totaling 2,829,435 and local sponsor revenues of 1,547,570. Revenue totals exceed 7 million while county cash support drops slightly from last year.
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Hudson Valley Community College
Rensselaer County Legislature
Rensselaer County
HVCC
Penn Central toSell $1 Billion Midtown Manhattan Land
Penn Central announces sale of about 29 acres in midtown Manhattan valued around $1 billion. The lands include six skyscraper clusters with four hotels and 17 leases, generating over $21.2 million annually. The sale excludes Penn Central Station and aims to shed nonessential holdings amid bankruptcy.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Transportation Co
America
Manhattan
Long
Penn Central
New York City
Biltmore
Commodore
Roosevelt
Barclay
Ing
Pan American
Penn Central Station
Madison Square Garden
U.S. District Court
Madison and
Lexington Avenues
42Nd
52Nd Streets
Park Avenue
Heavy shelling as South Vietnamese Marines push near Khe Sanh
South Vietnamese marines launched a major operation to clear Communist forces around Khe Sanh and Camp Carroll. The 10 hour barrage dropped about 500 mortar shells on government positions, killing six marines and wounding 41. Nine Communists were killed as ground fighting continued. In the Central Highlands base area 57 enemy fighters were reported killed amid air and artillery strikes. A 50 day Ashan Valley drive yielded 600 rounds of mixed mortar ammunition and an abandoned tube. No new action was reported from Cambodia withdrawals.
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Saigon
VPS
Khe Sanh
U. S
Camp Carroll
Central Highlands
Ashan Valley
Cambodia
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Robert Poydasheff
THE
Associated Press
Hussein
Jordan
Wasfi Tell
Tell
Jerash
Amman
Earl W. Brydges
Authority
Richard Lesnick
Albert J. Prezio
Louis Rubin
Clyde Rae
Dist. Atty. G
Dave Teja
Rona
Hankins
Bob Brier
Telrisson
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