My Lai charges target two Army commanders
Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert says he will file misprision of a felony and dereliction of duty charges against Maj Gen John Barnes and Col J Ross Franklin over alleged coverups of murder and torture of Vietnamese civilians in 1969. He claims he reported incidents to Franklin and Barnes who blocked investigation. The Army probes continue with April 1 deadline cited. Pentagon notes active CID review of Herbert’s 19 allegations.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Anthony B. Herbert
John Barnes
J. Ross Franklin
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vietnam
Herbert
Franklin
Barnes
Army
Special Commission
My Lai
Washington
Pentagon
U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Detachment
Col
CID
Third U.S. Army
Indochina War Tension Reaches Nervous Peak
AP Special Correspondent reports a war of nerves over Indochina with South Vietnamese leaders hinting at invading the North while China Peking warns ominously. Analysts recall Korea era interventions and ponder the timing and likelihood of possible Chinese volunteers or troops entering the conflict.
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North Vietnam
Peking
Red
Chou En-lai
Manchuria
United Nations
South Korea
Manchurian
Yalu River
United States
China
U.S
Red China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Killers Sought After Belfast Soldiers Murdered
British detectives hunted in Belfast for the IRA suspected slayers of three off duty Royal Highland Fusiliers. The victims, John McCaig 17, Joseph McCaig 18, and Dougal McCaughey 23, were found shot on a road toward the airport. Prime Minister Chichester Clark urged calm as Reginald Maudling promised forceful action against terrorists.
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Northern Ireland
Scotland Yard
Britain
London
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House of Commons
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IRA
Royal Highland Fusiliers
John McCaig
Joseph
Dougal McCaughey
Nixon urges swift reform to fix failing judiciary
President Nixon called for genuine reform at a national judiciary conference in Williamsburg. He urged streamlining, a national center for state courts, removal of victimless crimes from courts, funding boosts, and protection of courts from publicity while opposing live filming of proceedings.
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Nixon
National Judiciary Conference
Warren Court
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
America
Whitney M. Young Jr. Dies While Swimming in Nigeria
Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League, died at 49 after collapsing while swimming at Lighthouse Beach in Torquay Bay. Ramsey Clark and William W. Broom helped rescue him as his party reported heavy surf and a possible heart attack. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Ramsey
Clark
Young
My Lai Operation Cited for Congratulatory Message
At Fort Benning the final witness in the My Lai court martial described a congratulatory message from General Westmoreland to troops who led the March 16 1968 My Lai assault. Col Henderson testified his airborne vantage gave limited view of ground actions during the operation.
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MY Lai
Oram Henderson
Ft. Benning
William Calley
Henderson
11Th Light Brigade
Calley
William L. Calley Jr
William C. Westmoreland
Cran K. Henderson
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Americal
Col
Reid W. Kennedy
Charlie Company
Kennedy
S Viets Shelled as Copters Fall in Laos Probing Mission
Enemy gunners mortared and rocketed South Vietnamese troops along the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos while also shooting down five more American helicopters, as reported from Saigon.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Sepone
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam Peace Talks Hit New Low With Key Delegates Absent
Paris AP report cites absence of North Vietnamese chief negotiator Xuan Thuy for second week and Nguy en Thi Binh’s delegation, while U S Ambassador Bruce denounces Hanoi propaganda. Washington sees no serious talks, as Saigon and Hanoi trade accusations of war plans amid Laotian fighting and helicopter losses.
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Vietnam
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Bruce
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Thuy
Nguyen Minh Vy
Nixon
Nguyen Thi Binh
Romania
Nguyen van Tien
Mediation seeks dismissal in Medina My Lai murder case
Attorney F Lee Bailey said he plans to file for dismissal of murder charges against Capt Ernest L Medina in the My Lai case. He called the charges not brought honestly but offered no further details.
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Chichester Clark
Nixon Rejects Japanese Textile Voluntary Restraint Plan
President Nixon said Japan's three year voluntary export restraint will not yield an acceptable solution. He directed Maurice Stans to monthly monitor wool and manmade fiber textile imports from Japan and pursue other options including quota legislation and talks with other leading textile producers. The White House left open resuming talks with Japan under the presented principles.
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Nixon
United States
Japan
Congress
Maurice Stans
U.S
Peter M. Flanigan
White House
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
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