The Contempt Sentences in 1968 Convention Riots Trial
Jurors in Chicago continued deliberations on a riot conspiracy case from the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Judge Hoffman imposed multiple contempt sentences on seven defendants and two lawyers, with appeals anticipated by the ACLU and defense teams.
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U.S. District Court
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Leonard I. Weinglass
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New York City
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Newark
N.J
Cook County
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
New York
Contempt sentencing sparks protests as lawyers clash with judge
A group planned a New York march while Chicago supporters gathered outside the Federal Building after a judge spent ten hours over two days reading contempt specifications against nine men. The judge scolded defense attorneys and praised courtroom decorum as he sentenced Kunstler and Weinglass amid heated exchanges and Nazi Germany comparisons.
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Chicago
Dayden
Weinglass
Bill Kunstler
Nazi Germany
Nancy
Rubin
Kunstler
William Bibbee Sells Furnace After One Call
William Bibbee of Coolville found a buyer for his fuel oil furnace after a single phone inquiry. An action ad claimed a $2.00 Ac tion Act helped sell the furnace for 150.00, prompting readers to join the "I Got Action" club and profit from simple steps.
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William Bibbee
Coolville
Raid by 400 American bombers hits Laos and Ho Chi Minh trail
More than 400 American fighter-bombers attacked North Vietnamese troops, trucks, and supply lines in eastern Laos in a large air operation. An AN-2 Skyraider was shot down over the Plain of Jars, with the pilot presumed killed. Raids targeted Laotian Plain of Jars defenses and the Ho Chi Minh trail to hinder North Vietnamese movement toward South Vietnam.
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Laos
Southeast Asia
Plain of Jars
Vientiane
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
Soviets Seek Reconciliation as Talks With China Continue
London AP reports a Soviet informant says Moscow aims to gauge possible reconciliation with China to end the Communist world split. First Deputy Foreign Minister Vassily Kuznetsov leads probing talks with Chinese counterpart Chiao Kuan-hua, widening objectives since the talks began October 20.
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Moscow
Peking
China
Vassily Kuznetsov
Chiao Kuan-hua
Mary Hyre longtime Messenger columnist dies at 54
Mary E. Hyre 54 of 2911 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant died Sunday at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis after an illness of four weeks. She served 27 years as Athens Messenger correspondent and led the Point Pleasant office writing Where The Waters Mingle and covering major events such as the Silver Bridge collapse. She was a church member and Eastern Star leader leaving a stepdaughter two sisters a brother and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial at Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Crow Hassell Funeral Home after 7 pm Monday with Eastern Star memorial services Tuesday evening.
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New Haven
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St. Albans
Christ Episcopal Church
Clifford Schane
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
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Eastern Star
Funeral
Dominican airliner crash toll May reach one hundred two
An American Airlines Dominicana DC9 crashed into the Caribbean off Hispaniola with 102 aboard. Rescue teams searched for survivors through the night after the engines failed began the disaster scene five miles offshore. Passengers included seven U S citizens and 45 Dominicans among a mix of nationalities.
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Puerto Rico
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U.S
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Chicago
Theodore Payne
Salt Lake City
Ruth Atosto
New York City
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Florida
Francis Robert Downes
Massachusetts
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Emerito Perez Acevedo
Concepcion Nenson
Alsa
Latin America
Planes Hit North Viet Troops and Battered Da Nang Area
U S air forces struck North Vietnamese bases in Thailand and Laos while B52 bombers pounded supply depots in eastern Laos. In South Vietnam allied forces attacked a mixed North Vietnamese Viet Cong battalion near Da Nang, with 182 enemy killed and 16 captured. South Vietnamese losses were 31 killed and 82 wounded. Soldiers described close combat in sand dunes and rice paddies as armored personnel carriers fired on enemy positions.
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South Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
Laos
da Nang
Harry B. Moats
Decatur
Ala
1St Armored Brigade
Students mobilize for April 15 antiwar actions
In Cleveland the uneasy alliance from last November’s peace marches in Washington and San Francisco plans a new wave of antiwar actions on April 15. The Student Mobilization Committee voted to make April 15 the spring offensive while the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam and the Vietnam Moratorium Committee also chose April 15 as an action day.
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Washington
San Francisco
New Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Selective Service operated without director for first time in 28 years
Washington reports the Selective Service System ran without a formal director for the first time since Gen. Lewis B. Hershey took the post in 1941. Hershey was reassigned as President's Advisor on Manpower Mobilization and a permanent replacement had not been found amid a new lottery method and Senate review.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate
Hershey
Pill saved lives says Surgeon General Steinfeld
Washington reports that Surgeon General Jesse Steinfeld argues the pill has saved many lives despite risks. He notes some contraception forms may be safer for some women and that no pill is 100 percent safe. For some, pregnancy risks may be greater than pill risks.
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Washington
Jesse Steinfeld
Bill Would Permit Spanking In Ohio Schools
Columbus reports a bill to allow school bus drivers to spank unruly passengers will be among 91 measures heard this week by legislative committees as the 198th General Assembly reconvenes. The House scheduled three bills for a vote. no Senate floor action was planned.
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Ohio
198Th General Assembly
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Senate
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