Ex-GI testifies Calley major contributor to My Lai deaths
Dennis Conti, 21, a Calley platoon member, estimates 300 villagers were killed at My Lai. He testified Calley fired on civilians and ordered others to kill, naming the trail intersection and drainage ditch as sites of deaths. Conti described soldiers packing victims into bunkers and grenades exploding in huts.
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Dear Abby readers clash over Bible roles and gifts
Dear Abby columns address three letters about morality and manners. A man claims Deuteronomy justifies a brother of the deceased marrying the widow. Abby notes the law no longer applies. A reader asks if grandparents should give gifts or money. Abby defends money as a thoughtful gift. A final note defends playing Aquarius at weddings over political objections to music.
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Resor Finds No Evidence Abrams Aware of Prisoner Abuse
Secretary Resor concluded Gen. Creighton Abrams had no knowledge or involvement in prisoner mistreatment in Vietnam. The charge against Sgt. Esequiel Torres stemmed from a 1968 My Lai incident alleging torture and abuse of Viet Cong detainees, with AP reporting cited but Abrams not found derelict in duty.
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Chanh Luu
Torres
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