Moonmen Return to Earth in Bull's-Eye Splashdown
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean rode the Yankee Clipper into the South Pacific waters for a precise splashdown and isolation aboard the Hornet. President Nixon announced promotions to captain as crew entered quarantine in Houston after a flawless return and telecast.
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Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad Jr
Richard F. Goran Jr
Alan L. Bean
Moon
Nixon
Tam
America
Navy
Bean
Clarence Jernigan
Earth
Samoa
Lunar
Houston
Conrad
Gordon
Mobile Quarantine Facility
Richard Nixon
White House
Pacific
My Lai Massacre Case Opened Against Lt William Calley
The Army lieutenant from Waynesville North Carolina is ordered to stand trial for premeditated murder in the My Lai village killings involving 109 South Vietnamese including a two year old. Calley faces capital offense with possible death or life imprisonment. Additional soldier David Mitchell is charged with assault with intent to murder and 24 others are under investigation.
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Washington
Thejder
Army Monday
U.S
Mur My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Waynesville
N.C
Calley
S. Sst
David Mitchell
Viet Vet on TV says he killed 10 15 people
A CBS interview aired in New York quotes Paul Meadle, a former private, claiming he and Lt. Calley’s company killed 10 to 15 civilians at My Lai in March 1968. Meadle describes orders to shoot, estimating up to 370 dead in the village. Army plans a general court martial for Calley on charges including killing at least 39 people.
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New York
CBS
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Paul Meadle
Meadle
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Mike Wallace
Terre Haute
Ind
New York City
Pentagon
Bobby Wilson
Orwin C. Talbott
Ft. Benning
Nuclear Weapons Spread Ban Nears Complete Ratification
The United States and the Soviet Union moved to complete ratification of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty with signatures in Washington and Moscow. Britain already ratified, bringing the pact closer to entry into force as nonnuclear nations pledge not to develop or acquire nuclear arms.
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William P. Rogers
Melvin B. Laird
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Russia
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Pact
Podgorny
Britain
NPT
France
Red China
Tass blasts U.S. arms talks as Helsinki meetings continue
Moscow based Tass criticizes the United States for rising military spending and growing strategic arms while the Soviet position calls for ending the arms race. Pravda notes Western groups thwarting progress ahead of week two discussions in Helsinki.
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Finland
U.S
Tass
Moscow
United States
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Dow Jones Drops 10.23 Points in Sharp Market Slide
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10.23 to 812.90, its largest one day loss in 22 months, as investors grew wary over tight money and the Vietnam peace outlook. Analysts cited renewed pessimism about the economy and financial conditions.
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New York
Vietnam
Large Area of Vietnam Now Secure
US forces in the Saigon area to the Cambodian border say six million people in 12 500 square miles can grow crops and conduct daily business without fear as Lt. Gen. Julian J. Ewell announces a controlled de escalation and progress toward Vietnamization. He notes big unit battles are fading and South Vietnamese troops should increasingly take on a larger share of the fight with steady but cautious gains.
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Saigon
U.S
Julain J. Ewell
Long Binh
Ewell
United States
Army of the Republic of
Tire Tests Question Government Tire Safety Claims
Washington AP. Four major American tire makers certified as meeting safety standards failed 25 percent of tests by independent labs. Government reports show 30 failures in 120 tests on endurance, speed, and strength. Industry spokesman says early results may mislead. no actions or recalls have been taken.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Ross R. Ormsby
Tire Industry Safety Council
Frank Armstrong
Office of Performance Analysis
National Highway Safety Bureau
Senate rejects doubling personal tax exemption in reform bill
The Senate voted 46 to 13 to defeat Democrat James B. Allen of Alabama's amendment to raise the personal income tax exemption to 1,200 from 600. Chairman Russell B. Long said doubling would cost $18 billion. The debate touched on relief for oil and gas producers and miners as amendments to curb or remove benefits were defeated. Long defended the bill as promoting tax equity and simpler filing for millions of Americans.
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Washington
Senate
James B. Allen
Alabama
Russell B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Long
Rockefeller Opposes Legislature Reshuffle Amid Court Appeal
Gov. Rockefeller joined Democrats in opposing a move by Republican leaders to reopen state legislative reapportionment. Lawyers argued current districts meet Supreme Court standards, while Rifkind said the plan originated in the night. Brydges and Duryea sought court permission to present the challenge that districts are illegal and nonconforming to the latest ruling.
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Rockefeller
State Court of Appeals
Simon H. Rifkind
Senate
Joseph Zaretzki
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
LaBelle retrial heartearing testimony on 1963 Sway case
In a Rensselaer County Court retrial, Edward Sway described Thanksgiving 1963 when his daughter Rosemary did not return from roller skating at Gup Till’s Rink. Prosecutors outline a sequence claiming Rosemary was raped twice and killed, with body disposed in Melrose Creek.
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Rosemary Sway
Rensselaer County
Guptill
Cohoes
Edward Sway
Richard M. LaBelle
Hack
Schaghticoke
Charles Sproat
Sproat
Melrose
Samaritan Hospital
Snay
Louis Moscatello
1719Th St
Rensselaer County Court
LaBelle
Dist. Atty
Con G. Cholakis
Edward
Cholakis
Edward LaBelle
Richard
Miss Sway
Pinewoods
Melrose Creek
Thomas J. O'Connor
O’connor
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