Autopsy Hint Emerges in Kopechne Case
In Wilkes-Barre a Philadelphia medical examiner says the Kopechne autopsy would tend to confirm aspects of the death and may influence the verdict. The examiner notes the findings could clarify whether foul play or accidental drowning occurred. The report emphasizes how autopsy results could sway judicial assessment.
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Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Spelman
Miss Kopechne
Spelman
Common Pleas Court
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Dinis
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph 4. Kopechne
Bernard C. Brominski
Armand Pernandes Jr
Donald R. Mills
Baytown notices mix funeral plans and events
The item lists Mrs M H Saxon and daughter Joy Lee Saxon traveling to McComb Mississippi for a funeral of Jim Byrd, plus local school events Education 19 at Ross Sterling High School, a free barbecue supper for San Jacinto Council 2788 members, Lamar Elementary PTA visitation night, and Australian speaker Andrew Lukas addressing Baytown Rotary. It also includes an unrelated obituary and autopsy hearing details from Massachusetts.
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M. H. Saxon
Joy Lee Saxon
McComb
Miss
San Jacinto
U.S
Andrew Lukas
Sidney
Australia
Baytown
Weather and tides report with local notices
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Tuesday night with a chance of rain. Tuesday temperatures low 20s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 2 19 a m and 1 43 p m with lows at 1 49 a m and 2 13 p m. Jim Hildebrand returns from Louisiana state fair and Northwest State Louisiana Tech football game. Bobby Sutphin discusses nutria population growth in area. Mr and Mrs Marshall Landers of Rochester New York visit Sam Alfords. Mrs Marshall is Sam's sister. Dick Neaver seeks another prompter for BLT comedy The Odd Couple. Ann Fuller Stanley receives 21 red rosebuds on 21st birthday from husband Terry stationed in Vietnam. Katherine Alford asserts ownership of a coffee cup. Danny Brack calls his parents on 21st birthday from Vietnam. Margie Cunningham helps.
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Jim Hildebrand
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Bobby Sutphin
Marshall Landers
Rochester
N. Y
Sam Alfords
Terry
Vietnam
Katherine Alford
Danny Brack
Joe Brack
Margie
Cunningham
Police Units Search For Zodiac Killer
Seven area police agencies meet to craft a strategy to identify and capture the Zodiac killer. Capt. Martin Lee says no progress yet. Handwriting, ballistics and fingerprint tests tie the same man to five Bay Area slayings since last December. A 9mm pistol may be the key clue, with 143 such guns sold in three years locally. Police check gun permits against Zodiac handwriting notes. The killer has taunted authorities and warned of harming children. up to 70 units accompany school buses as a safety measure.
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San Francisco
Martin Lee
Lee
San Francisco Bay Area
Walt Thle
San Francisco Crime Laboratory
Grams
Key Value Days prize drawing in Baytown stores
The Baytown Sun promotes Key Value Days with Friday and Saturday drawings for prizes. Shoppers may register for 100 gift certificates at participating stores, tied to numbers posted in the stores. The 5:30 p.m. Saturday drawing on Texas Avenue determines prizes of 50, 35, and 15 dollars.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown
Texas Avenue
New Shopping Center To Be Built On Sandy Lane
Robert L. Baker announces McCune Paint Co will construct a 41 248 square foot shopping center on Sandy Lane off Highway 146 north of Bay Plaza. The center will house 4 000 square feet for McCune Paint with 50 parking spaces and plans for four to five additional stores or offices. Construction expected to begin in 606 days with completion in March 1870.
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Sandy Lane
Highway 146
Bay Plaza
Robert L. Baker
Baker
McCune Paint Co
Gary Martin
Joe Jett
Kinghorn Driver Co
Baytown
McCune’s
Okinawa returns to Japan by 1972 with U. S. base kept
Washington says the United States and Japan have an understanding to return Okinawa to Tokyo's administrative control by 1972 while preserving the U S military base on the island. The pact aligns with U S and Japanese officials detailing future sovereignty and defense arrangements.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Okinawa
Tokyo
U.S
Senate GOP Boss Rebukes Agnew
Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott rebukes Vice President Spiro Agnew without naming him, urging tolerance and an end to name calling amid Vietnam debates. Rogers of New York praised peaceful protest while Morton labeled Nixon critics as sound officers. Agnew called protesters hard core dissidents and professional anarchists in New Orleans, mocking their claimed intellectuals.
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Washington
Sen
Hugh Scott
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Scott
White House
GOP
Senate
A Manthee
Pennsylvania
New York
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Council of Churches
Republican National
Nixon
Rogers C. B. Morton
Maryland
Agnew
New Orleans
Somalia Coup Overthrows Government After Assassination
In Mogadishu a military coup ousted Somalia's elected government within a day of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke's funeral. The Revolutionary Council declared the move to purge corruption and end tribalism, pledging to abolish the "bad things" of the former regime.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
Revolutionary Council
Storm Threat Dwindles as Hurricane Laurier Looms
Hurricane Laurier's threat to the Trinity Bay area eased Tuesday but a U S Weather Bureau Hurricane Watch remained. Tides ran above normal in the upper bay though not as high as feared, and the Houston Ship Channel reopened after turbulence. Prevailing north winds favored Baytown. the storm was moving east of New Orleans and drifted northeast with no fixed Gulf Coast landfall forecast. Precautions in Chambers County included moving stock and irrigation gear, with Anahuac residents noting no further steps expected. Baytown EOC kept open to handle inquiries.
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Laurie
Trinity
Galveston Bay
U.S. Weather Bureau
Upper Bay
Baytown
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Chambers County
Anahuac
Judge Upholds Red Teacher Fire In California Suit
Los Angeles based ruling finds Angela Davis barred from teaching for Communist party membership, despite an appeal ongoing. Regents had dismissed her from a philosophy post at UC after acknowledging Coremonist ties, allowing a noncredit course in the meantime.
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LOS Angeles
Angela Davis
University of California Regents
Miss Davis
University of California At Los Angeles
Jerry Pacht
Hurricane Laurie Turns Eastward Across Gulf Coast
Gale warnings remained in effect as Hurricane Laurie drifted east at five mph toward the northern Gulf Coast. The U S Weather Bureau said threats to Texas and west Louisiana lessened but a watch stayed active from Galveston to Apalachicola. Thousands fled low coastal areas with 25 000 moved to shelters in Lafourche Parish while showers dotted the Eastern seaboard and lighter rains fell in parts of the Midwest and Southwest.
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Mississippi River
Laurie
U.S. Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Laucie
Mississippi
Camille Tiya
Weather Bureau
Texas
West Louisiana
Jafourche Parish
Civil Defense
Lockport
Raceland
Thibodaux
Pulf
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New York
Arizona
Great Lakes
Crosby School District Sees Ample Funds For Education
Crosby 1969 tax roll shows district with $44,750,530 value and $5,583,080 in added values since 1958. Tax equalization board chair George Mauk cites a pay as you go plan and five year outlook to avoid higher taxes while funding a fine school program for every child. The board notes savings of over $825,000 in bond interest if districts pursue this route.
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Jonnella Boynton
Crosby
George’Mauk
Mauk
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Lamar Pta
Lamar Elementary
PTA
Baytown State Bank
F.g.5.c
Citizens National Bank & TruSt CO
First National Bank
Our World
Europe
Pentagon
Atlanta
Saigon
Clement FP. Haynsworth Jr
Chicago
Ernest A. Carabillo Jr
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Houston (Ap
Houston Ship Channel
Deer Park
East Center
Earl S. Barnet 111
Earl S. Barnett Jr
Rt. 2
North Vietnam
Hickerson
Don Northrup
Mike Watson
Harry Spitz
U.S. Steel
Ralph Kunz
Kunz
Peoples State Bank Mumber F.D
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