Record 7000 Plus Arrested War Protesters See Disrupt Washington
Police faced a record single day of antiwar demonstrations with over seven thousand arrests in Washington. Jails overflowed, outdoor compounds housed about 1600 prisoners, and lawyers reported rapid processing as authorities moved detainees to a sports arena. Bail bonds rose, with most defendants facing immediate court processing.
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Washington
Jerry W. Tions
Charles W. Halleck
Halleck
Madison County voters set to pick party nominees
Three communities Anderson Elwood and Alexandria vote from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for mayor clerk judge and council seats. Incumbents Flanagan Smith Branch face Democratic contenders Dean Rock and Catt amid forecast sunny weather and 60s temperatures. Political pundits expect tight races with labor and machine influence hinted and turnout seen as decisive.
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Madison County
Anderson, Elwood
Alexandria
Elwood
Anderson
Eugene Smith
R. Max Branch
Branch
Antiwar March Set Here Today
Nearly 50 Madison County Independent Coalition members planned an antiwar rally and march from Mounds Park to the courthouse and Athletic Park with a 4 p.m. rally. The event, advertised in underground papers, would start at noon and attract about 200 marchers despite late police approval.
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Madison County Independent Coalition
Traud
MCIC
Mounds Park
Athletic Park
Indianapolis
Charles Livermore
Calon
Fritch Hearing Continues On Bond Sale Plans
County Commissioners prepare a 4 million bond issue for a new courthouse with bids to set exact amounts. The ordinance allows semi annual payments 1972 through 1991, and potential downtown sites are reviewed. A separate tax receipts note reports over 2,000 returned receipts and several thousand undeliverable, with an 8 percent penalty pending corrections.
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Murray Alford
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Herald
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Rene Nan
Frith
Jani. Fritch
Etwee
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Iam Fritch
Madison County
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Sie
Smith
Patrick Ne Jey
Ronald Timmons
Indianapolis
Richel Kreegar
Kreegar
Aiscover
Walton Hearn
Rena Mae Walton
Apr
Willa
Walton
Weth St
Indiana
Egbert M. Hood
Ronald Presvill
Hood
Treachers
Joe
Supreme Court Allows Jury Death Decisions
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that juries may determine life or death sentences in capital cases, removing a major hurdle to executions though a broader challenge to the death penalty remains unresolved. The decision rejects mandatory two phase trials and notes no constitutional duty to standardize jury guidance.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States
GOP Speaker Defends FBI and Hoover at Madison County event
House minority leader Gerald Ford defended FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI record at a Madison County GOP Women’s Club breakfast. He urged restoration of faith in law, criticized Democratic leaders, and warned testers in Washington would face jail if they broke the law.
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Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Madison County
GOP
Linderson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Rep
Ford
Tenth District
David W. Dennis
Hale Bogis
D.la
Hoover
Republican Party
Nixon Doven
J. Edgar Hoover Pease Tan
Coloma
Ulbricht quits East German Communist post in age lift
East Germany leadership reshuffle names Erich Honecker as first secretary after Ulbricht, long time Stalin ally, resigns at age 78. Ulbricht remains party chairman and heads state meat agency. Honecker, security secretary, expected to follow hardline line amid West German efforts at normalization.
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East Germany
Ulbricht
Berlin
Stalin
Besin
Communist Party
ADN
Erich Honecker
Honecker, Sr
Securiy
Central Committee
Pary
Meat—Adn
Moscow
Niki Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Fon Ulbricht
Europe
Honecker
Willy Brandt
Janat
Knecker
Saarland
Sweden May Provide Internment For POWs
President Nixon hopes Sweden will accept an offer to intern prisoners of the Vietnam war in neutral territory. Sweden cautioned that any internment must be negotiated directly by the parties. Nixon, returning to Washington, backed peaceful police action against protesters and noted Sweden’s humanitarian gesture.
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Tention Faciuty
Sweden
U.S. Hanoi
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
North Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
North
Paris
Stockholm
Foreign Office
Manaay
Ongipany
Ust
Ziegler
Washington
Zegler
District of Columbia
Jerry Wilson
Cty
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Kevin R. Laird ‘Ziegler
Vietnam
Zigeler
Sunny and Warmer With Tonight Cloudy Skies
Sunny and warmer today with partial cloudiness and a mild night. Increasing cloudiness brings a chance of showers or thunder showers by Wednesday. Precipitation probabilities: 5-10 percent today, 20-30 percent tonight. High today around 70 with a low tonight. Sunrise 5:3 am, sunset late.
New Arrivals and Obituaries in The Herald Ody
Miss Bacon in The Herald asks about fire bombings in New York banks. This brief item on page 10 notes new arrivals and obituary notices, with focus on local and regional updates.
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