Open appeal for Lt. Calley today
Lawyers for 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. appeal to the U S Court of Military Appeals arguing adverse publicity, combat stress defenses, and jury instructions were errors in his My Lai murder case. The court considers three points after reviewing thousands of documents, with a decision possible weeks or months away.
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Washington
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Calley
Army Court of Military Review
Nixon
Wholesale prices plunge in September record drop
Wholesale prices fell 1.8 percent in September the largest monthly drop in 25 years as meat eggs fruit and vegetables led declines. Farm product prices down 6 percent the steepest fall since February 1948 after August 23 percent rise.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Grand jury hears millionaire conduit claim in Agnew probe
A Baltimore grand jury hears Joel Kline a Chevy Chase Md resident testify for 45 minutes amid an investigation into Spiro Agnew. Prosecutors question whether Agnew accepted kickbacks from Maryland contractors during his time as Baltimore County executive and governor.
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Baltimore
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Joel Kline
Chevy Chase
Stephen Sachs
Agnew
Baltimore County
Maryland
Sachs
Kline
Washington Star-News
Nixon
William Fornoff
Dale Anderson
Fornoff
Anderson
U.S. District Court
Star-News
Federal Building
Justice Department
White House
U.S
George Beall
Walter E. Hoffman
Henry E. Petersen
Criminal Division
Judah Best
The
Hoffman
Petersen
Elliot L. Richardson
Grand
Administration of Justice
William J. Muth
Baltimore City Council
Muth
Election official opts flexible view on self signed petitions
Ottumwa Iowa election commissioner Paul Mottet says he will not disqualify candidates who signed their own nominating petitions citing a more flexible interpretation of new election laws. Others statewide plan to apply a stricter rule prohibiting self signing.
Former Segretti operative testifies on 1972 campaign dirty tricks
Joel Kline joins the Senate Watergate inquiry as Martin Douglas Kelly details a plan to sway the 1972 Democratic nomination toward McGovern. Kelly, paid 700 dollars monthly, says disruptions aimed to anger Florida delegates if not aligning with McGovern. He apologizes for damage to senators and staff.
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Washington
UPI
Donald H. Segretti
George S. McGovern
Martin Douglas Kelly
Miami
Florida College Young Republicans
Senate
Watergate Committee
Miami Beach
Kelly
Segretti
Florida
McGovern
Democratic National
Watergate Complex
Donald Simmons
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jackson
Washington plans busy Fire Prevention Week schedule
Local volunteer firemen outline a week of events for October 7 through 13 to raise fire safety awareness in homes. Activities target elementary and junior high students with posters, drills, films, and hazard check cards, plus Project EDITH to practice home escape plans for families.
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Washington
Edith
Lincoln, Stewart and St. James
Washington Firemen
Prairie Flower School
St. James School
Prairie Flower
St. James
Stewart School
Lincoln School
Partly sunny and cool with weekend warmth forecast
Weather brief notes a partly sunny and cool afternoon with highs in the 60s. Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows 40 to 45. Friday calls for mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds from the northwest at 10 mph gusting to 25 mph this afternoon diminish to light and variable tonight.
Park ranger reports UFO sighting near Tupelo
National Park Service ranger Thomas Westmoreland said he and three colleagues observed a flying saucer the size of a two bedroom house hover for about 15 minutes over Tupelo, flashing red green and yellow lights. He suggested it could be secret Air Force aircraft, with other officials also reporting sightings across northeastern Mississippi.
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Tupelo, Miss
UPI
National Park Service
Thomas E. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Tupelo
Natchez Trace Parkway
Air Force
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Corinth
Kosciusko
Creighton Leads Iowa Teachers on Listening Tour
Dr. Robert Creighton new president of the Iowa State Education Association voices communication gaps and wage pressures facing teachers. on a eight week listening tour through Iowa he cites inflation and fixed salaries amid strong state economy as real earning power drops. He backs collective bargaining and notes tensions with school boards and IPERS reforms while noting a militant shift in the union.
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Robert Creighton
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Washington
Iowa
Creighton
Shenandoah High School
State Senate
House
IPERS
Two killed in Kalona highway crash
A South English man Eli P. M. Miller 53 and his grandson Michael Lavon Miller two were killed when their eastbound car on highway 22 struck a bridge abutment over Ramsey Creek west of Kalona. The two were killed at the scene and the deaths raise Washington County highway fatalities to eight for the year. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the English River Church of the Brethren with Melvin Miller and Arie Gingerich in charge.
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Ramsey Creek
Kalona
Eli P.M. Miller
Michael Lavon Miller
Miller
Washington County
Pilgrim Mennonite Church
Middlefield
John N
Mary) Miller
Katona
David J
Barbara) Byler
McBride
British Columbia
Daniel E
South English
Ruth
John Mark
Rhoda Mae
Henry Schrock
Jonas Hershberger
Ohio
Don
Symour, Mo
Arie
Robert
Mt. Gilead
Noah
Christ
Beth Joan Muller Miller
Sharlene Joy
Eli Miller
Joe J. Muller
English River
Church of the Brethren
Melvin Miller
Arie Gingerich
Powell
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Los Angeles
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Dennis
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Washington Bottling Works
Franzen Brothers
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Brighton
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Yvonne Shafer
Geode Education Association
New London
Peter and
Mattie Byler Miller
Eliza Wyler
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