April 1, 1971

Calley sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor; jury also orders Calley's dismissal from Army and forfeiture of his pay and allowances, although he will retain his officer's status and continue to be paid until his case is revd; if sentence is allowed to stand, Calley will be eligible for parole after serving 10 yrs; Ford reads sentence; Kennedy closes ct; courtroom scene described; about 100 persons wait for Calley's appearance outside ct; Mrs H Crochet says she brought '8 concerned citizens' to Ft Benning to demand Calley's freedom; Latimer appeals immediately to Talbott for deferment of confinement; says Talbott promises to consider his appeal and gives assurances that Calley will not be transferred immediately to Ft Leavenworth; appeal process noted; Latimer says he hopes Nixon will set aside sentence; says he feels Calley was dealt 'awful rap'; Calley illus

Indian Parliament unanimously approves Prime Min Gandhi resolution accusing Pakistan of 'massacre of defenseless people' in E Pakistan that 'amounts to genocide'; resolution, which makes India 1st nation to condemn Pakistan, also assures E Pakistanis that India people will give E Pakistanis their 'wholehearted sympathy and support'; picture of fighting remains confused with all normal news channels blacked out; illus; map

Nguyen Van Thieu says S Vietnamese thrust into Laos attained 'biggest victory ever' for S Vietnamese armed forces, news conf, Dongha; insists operation achieved its objectives; news conf said to be called in effort to offset widespread belief that S Vietnamese were defeated in their campaign; Nguyen Van Thieu stresses operation was S Vietnamese operation only 'supplemented' by US air power; makes other comments on operation and US support; says his army has capability of attacking N Vietnam 'under some form' whether or not US provides air support; illus

UFA begins slowdown, following rulebook instructions on traffic and other procedures to letter, in continuing contract dispute; Lowery sees no threat to munic fire protection; Maye indicates rejection of impasse mediation panel recommendations, especially concerning pension offer

Hoffa's application for parole denied; parole bd rules that it will not rev case until June '72; indicates that recent Sup Ct decision upholding Hoffa's 5-yr sentence for mail fraud influenced ruling; Hoffa's daughter and son testify before bd; assert that appeal for Hoffa's release is based on illness of Hoffa's wife, who has critical heart condition; reptd pressure on Nixon Adm to help Hoffa, whose union has contributed heavily to Repub candidates' campaign funds, noted