March 11, 1971

Calley trial; Medina testifies ho never gave Calley orders to kill women and children at Mylai; quotes Calley as saying: 'My God, I can still hear the screaming,' when, 2 days after alleged massacre, he asked platoon leaders if any 'atrocities' had been committed; this is stricken from record by Kennedy on defense objection that alleged 'confession' extracted in this manner without prior warning is inadmissible; Medina says he told his co on eve of attack that common sense was to be used and women and children were not to be killed; under cross‐examination by Latimer, Medina admits trying to cover up incident; gives 4 reasons; admits he told Calley that he (Calley) could use prisoners to help lead his unit through mine field; maintains he at no time suggested that 'innocent civilians' be killed; says he twice cautioned his platoon leaders to avoid indiscriminate shooting; concedes he shot Vietnamese woman, explaining he thought she was reaching for weapon; denies he shot wounded boy, but says he was so confused he might have ordered shooting; says he began to worry about civilian casualties soon after assault began; says Koster countermanded order to him to return to hamlet to get exact count of civilian dead after he told Koster, over radio, that 20 to 28 civilians had been killed; is accompanied by several lawyers, including F L Bailey; other details on session; illus of Medina, Bailey and Capt J Truman, another of Medina's attys

3 Brit soldiers found slain, reptdly shot in the head, near pub on lonesome rd 3 mi north of Belfast; killings raise number of Brit troops killed in Ulster this yr to 6; follow wk of mounting violence between rival factions of IRA

Laotian mil command announces loss of base that is vital for harassment and surveillance of Ho Chi Minh Trail; base is on eastern edge of Boloven Plateau; map

Gandhi takes surprisingly big lead with half of votes in; wins in her own constituency by nearly 3‐1 margin over nearest opponent; banteringly tells newsmen she knew 'all these answers' for months; other new Cong leaders win easily, including Mins Ram and Chavan; opposition leader M Desai wins narrow victory and Jan Sangh chmn A B Vajpayee also is re‐elected, but other opposition notables, including M R Masani, S K Patil and M Limaye, are defeated

returning Vietnam war veterans are finding jobs increasingly scarce, particularly those lacking job experience and members of minority groups; problem is particularly acute in NYC and other major urban areas; Fed efforts to spur employment discussed