Middlesboro Daily News (Newspaper) - October 31, 1974, Middlesboro, Kentucky Weather Partly cloudy and warm with chance of showers and late Highs today in the upper Low Thursday night in the low Highs Friday In the mid Ms to low VOL 62 The Home Daily of the MIDDLESBORO KENTUCKY THURSDAY OCTOBER 31 1974 nil K 10 CENTS Jury Sequestered for Night at Pine Mountain Stewart Murder Trial Entering Second Day By DAN RHEA Daily News Saff Writer The murder trial of Bell County magistrate Glenn Dido Stewart goes into its second day in Bell Circuit Court this morning Stewart is charged with the wilful murder of his cousin Col son Stewart of Cincinnati Ohio The first day of Stewart's trial was taken up by the selection of the jury which took over four hours the opening statement and the first five prosecution witnesses The trial continues today with the rest of the case the case for the defense and should go to the jury by this afternoon Special prosecutor Paul of McKee Ky began by reading the Bell County grand jury's in- against Stewart last October 23 to the jury The indictment charged Stewart with shooting and kilting Colson Stewart or wilful murder Then carefully eyeing each juror throughout his presentation outlined the case against Stewart The prosecutor said he would try to prove Colson Stewart was visiting his cousin Glenn Stewart the night of October 8 when Colson Stewart was shot in the jaw with a 357 Magnum revolver He died three hours later in the Pineville Community Hospital continued saying Colson Stewart was not known to possess a gun and that he was unable to drink alcoholic beverages because of stomach ulcers The prosecutor said he would try to show Glenn Stewart got drunk that night and his cousin with malice a- forethought although didn't suggest any motive said after the shooting Stewart called the police and admitted to several policemen that night he did the shooting But said Stewart handed the police a 38 special revolver indicating it was the one used in the shooting The prosecutor then said police shortly afterwards found the actual weapon used a 357 a bed in over Chappaquiddick Still Haunts Sen Kennedy BOSTON UPI The Boston Globe said today Sen Edward M Kennedy escaped serious criminal charges in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne through inept prosecution and preferential treatment by wary officials Miss Kopechne was killed July 18 1969 when a car Kennedy says he was driving went off a bridge on Island Kennedy subsequently was given a two- month suspended sentence and placed on probation for a year on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident In the fourth and final story of a series re-examining the incident the Globe reported in its Thursday Inept prosecution and treatment of dy by law enforcement and judicial officials probing the death of Mary Jo Kopechne apparently saved Sen Kennedy from being charged with serious driving crimes ing manslaughter Routine investigative and judicial procedure was either altered or botched numerous times to Sen Kennedy's benefit during the three official probes of the accident initial police investigation the inquest and the grand jury the Globe said The investigative failings appear to have resulted from an overwhelming deference to Kennedy's power and prestige by apprehensive officials and not from a conspiracy among themselves or with the article said Among the major failings cited by the was not about his drinking and driving by Edgartown Police Chief Dominick J Arena James A Boyle did order Kennedy's arrest as called for under state law although an inquest reported negligent driving by the senator caused the fatal accident grand jury summoned to look into the case was given District Attorney Edmund L Dinis and Paquet Prosecutor Walter E Steele told the newspaper's investigating team Kennedy received special No matter how you cut it Continued on Page 13 Magnum under Stewart's house Stewart's attorney Grant Knuckles reserved his opening statement until the conclusion of the case However during opening statement Knuckles objected to the suggestion Colson Stewart did not possess a gun or was unable to drink Special Judge Billy Dickson who is presiding over the case overruled both of Knuckles first objections The first and only sharp exchanges in yesterday's session occurred during the testimony of first witness Daniel Stewart the son of Colson Stewart Daniel Stewart testified his father was 54 years old was from Cincinnati and that he and his father were very close asked Daniel Stewart if he knew of any physical conditions his father had before his death but Daniel Stewart was stopped from answering by an objection from Knuckles Judge Dickson sustained this objection the only one of Knuckles many objections yesterday sustained by the court then asked Daniel Stewart if he ever knew his father to drink alcoholic beverages Daniel Stewart replied his father was unable to drink because of stomach ulcers Knuckles objected to this answer but was overruled In cross-examination Daniel Stewart said he wasn't in Pineville the night of the shooting and couldn't positively state his father did not any alcoholic beverages in his car under sharp questioning by Knuckles and the objections of the prosecution Stewart admitted his father lived away from his Daniel's mother and the rest of the family for over seven years The next witness Bob Madon who was Republican candidate for Sheriff at the time of the shooting testified he was called to the Pineville hospital that morning and found Dr R E Baird operating on a man who had been shot Madon said he then went over to the Bell County jail where Glenn Stewart told him that he had had to shoot the best friend he ever had Madon said there were black spots on Stewart's face but he couldn't verify that they were powder burns On cross-examination by Knuckles Madon repeated that Stewart told him I had to shoot him Pineville police chief Simon Brock who was working as police dispatcher that night testified Stewart called him just after midnight that night and reported he Stewart had Continued on Page 2 A Very Little Witch This bewitching little witch complete with all the of Halloween including Hack cat magic broom tall pointed hat and pumpkin reminds everyone that tonight li that traditional period of and and of However with her wide and sparkling eyes our little witch would have an extremely hard time frightening anyone She li Sarah Ann Hilton daughter of Oie Rev and Hilton South and Street Six yean old she ta In the first grade at Eatt End School The 7 Mack catT short for a solid black kitten who would much rather eat or play with Sarah than go around tearing people Charleston School Board Dynamited By KARL C LILLY CHARLESTON UPI A dynamite explosion rocked the Kanawha County Board of Education Building Wednesday night The blast came about an hour after a citizens committee called for permanent removal of a controversial series of new textbooks There were no injuries but the explosion knocked out windows in homes across the street and inside the board offices A computer operator inside the building escaped injury Police described him as shaken but okay Police said several sticks of dynamite had been placed under a gas meter at the rear of the three-story brick ding The meter was blown loose but there was no fire Although there appeared to be no structural damage to the building officials said they wanted to make a thorough check before making a dollar estimate of the damage Agents from the U.S ury Department's Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Division were called in to investigate the latest in a series of violent acts linked to a two- against textbooks some parents have branded and un-American Continued oa Page 14 Witches Warlocks to Cavort and Conjure Ghostly Activities Set for Tonight United Press Witches and warlocks planned to dance and wed a medium hoped to conjure Harry Houdini and sundry spirits prepared for a night on the town along with millions of who police warned to beware on Halloween night scene of the historic 17th witch trials and burnings witches planned a at the local national guard armory We're expecting as many as said Alice gan 20 who claims to be a Hit by Pain Nausea Nixon Still Critical By TERR ANCE W MCGARRY LONG BEACH Calif UPI Richard Nixon was in critical condition today racked by pain and nausea but his internal bleeding was halted and doctors said he snowed some improvement Nixon has not lost the will to live and is fighting with a great deal of courage to stay alive said his chief aide Ron Ziegler Doctors said Nixon had been receiving blood transfusions intravenous feeding and cation and has a tube through his nose into his abdomen to cope with partial paralysis of the Gastrointestinal described as a frequent rence after surgery such as Nixon's Tuesday Ziegler said Nixon has a number of tubes injected into him In his latest medical bulletin Wednesday Dr John Lungren Nixon's personal physician described the for- mer still on the critical list His condition however is more stable this morning and KIN Official Says Coal Future Lies with Independent Mines By WALT JOHNSON News Editor This message is brought to you by Fred T Loving Jr says the radio advertisement which in the past few weeks has made the acronym KIN one of the most frequently heard terms in southeastern Kentucky KIN which stands for Keep dependent mines along with union mines when the United of America went out on strike The former Bell County miner mine inspector and mine owner told the group that if the new image that the is trying to sell is a reality a possible strike on November 12 will not have a heavy affect on production in Part Two of A Series Informed actually says that its creators feel the future of coal in the coa producing counties of tucky lies with independent mines and miners Loving was the guest speaker at a Middlesboro Kiwanis Club luncheon yesterday where he painted a picture for the members of muscle tactics in the old days utilized by what he termed the John L Lewis and Tony Boyle gangs In order to close in- at Kiwanis Bell and Harlan Counties because only five percent of the miners working in those counties are members of the UMW If the coal operators meet their responsibility to pay competitive wages and benefits if they enforce rigid safety miners of our area will see to it that UMW history does not repeat Loving told the businessmen In an interview afterwards Loving expanded on that theme saying that the mine owners and operators have come to realize that safety and the contentment of their men are their bread and butter The miner is the thing that is producing the coal that right now is raking in big money for the coal operator and with a shortage of miners only in the U.S the operators have to sec to it that they stay healthy and on the job KIN Incorporated is sponsored by independent operators who are trying to prevent the union from he shows some Lungren told reporters at Long Beach Memorial Hospital It appears that his Internal bleeding has stopped His vital signs are stable apparently in the rear nal area that sent Nixon into almost fatal shoe k Tuesday The attack struck about six hours after doctors finished putting a clip on a vein in the left side of his groin to prevent potentially deadly blood clots from his diseased left leg from floating up to his heart and lungs It took three hours for a team of highly rated specialists described by a hospital mqn as fighting for that man's life pull Nixon out of shock a loss of blood pressure and circulation that can cause death We almost lost the former president yesterday Ziegler told ters later I think it was fortunate that President Nixon was under constant observation by a fine medical team in an intensive under observation and that the doctors were handy Lungren in a statement read by a hospital spokesman Wednesday said Nixon had interrupted sleep and was being treated for pain lessness and occasional sea Today was his third day on the critical list Nixon's wife Pat and ters Tricia Cox and Julie Eisenhower visited him day and again Wednesday but did not spend the nights at the hospital I know the former president has not lost the will to Ziegler said 1 think he has viewed the entire hospital stay with a great deal of courage He's a man of great strength and courage and he'll pull out of it However doctors were tant to say publicly what they thought of Nixon's chances As lona as he is on the critical list Continued on Page 2 bonafide witch Proceeds from the ball will be used for he Salem Research Center a non-profit group formed to study witchcraft in the historic New England city At the stroke of midnight James Best 39 plans to wed his witch bride Lady In Denver They'll shed their flowing robes and anoint each other with oil wine and a kiss It's a nude wedding but then we conduct all our rituals in the Best said The wedding will be presided over by a high priest and -a high priestess and witnessed by 36 fellow witches At Niagra Falls Ont a seance was planned for mid- night anniversary eve of the death of artist Harry Houdini and Anne Fischer a psychic medium from Albany to conjure Houdini's spirit The ceremony will be held at the Houdini Museum and official say it will be the final attempt with Houdini All past efforts have failed Sundry effigies dotted the New England countryside an annual custom believed in England with the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day on Nov 5 kes 1605 plot to blow up the British House of Parliament The custom was carried to America and the effigies usually clothing stuffed with hay or rags with heads of gourds of pumpkins become part of Halloween While ghosts ghouls and goblins prepared to frolic police took steps to prevent Halloween vandalism and warned to be wary of sabotaged treats and corporeal ghouls who may roam the night Continued oa Page 13 Inmate of MLT Haunted House of Notre Dame U not really at he looki tmt a lot of people thought he was at the opening night of the Little Theatre's Houie when over a thousand people were escorted through the ghostly old Middlesboro Public Library Some of the lire displays were a little too apparently as an estimated IS or more people both young and old had to be taken out before completing the tour The Haunted opens agala tonight at p.m for and SO centi for children If you don't think worth It aik someone who was there last President Heading West For Last Vote Roundup WASHINGTON UPI President Ford looked West today for a last roundup of votes for Republicans in next week's congressional elections His plan for jet barnstorming of Iowa California Oregon Utah and Colorado today Friday and Saturday winds up one of the busiest non- election year in WhiteHouse history The will be paid by the GOP With the Democrats favored to increase their Senate and House majorities In the tion Ford has stumped 15 states since Oct 7 rored some of his political problems Before leaving Ford White House meetings with coal mine operators who face a possible Nov 12 strike which would further worsen the nation's energy stockpile and with his economic advisers whose main topic is also a campaign handicap for the GOP In Sioux City Ford aimed his second campaign stop in Iowa in a week at helping David Stanley a Republican defeat Rep John Culver for the Senate seat being vacated by crat Howard E Hughes The President also sought to aid Wiley Mayne a Republican congressman living down his advocacy of former President Richard M Nixon during the House hearings Iowa also put Ford face to face with farmers campaigning for White House action to rescue their meat and dairy business from filling prices and rising costs In Los Angeles Thursday night Ford scheduled a speech at a a plate dinner Democrat Edmund G Brown Jr is favored by the polls to beat the Houston I Flournoy for the governorship There was no mention on Ford's known schedule of a visit to the bedside of the ailing Richard Nixon But 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