Jury Deliberations Drag In Panther Case Sixth Day
In New Haven Connecticut the jury in the Lennis McLucas kidnap murder trial enters its sixth day of deliberations amid questions on the Chip Smith charge. Jurors asked for clarification as 2 state witnesses and defense objections shape tensions. Court officials read the minority’s rights while police arrest six at a courthouse disturbance.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Lennis McLucas
Superior Court
Harold M. Mulvey
McLucas
Panther Alex Rackley
New York City
Mulvey
Martin Flaherty
Waterbury
Theodore I. Koskoff
Chip Smith
Koskoff
Connecticut
James “‘Chip’’ Smith
Propane Car Wins Clean Air Race at Caltech
A 1970 Plymouth powered by propane led the 3,600 mile Clean Air Race from MIT to Pasadena finishing first near Caltech eight hours 15 minutes under a seven day limit. UC Berkeley student Bak Ying Chan drove the top vehicle with Caltech and UCLA entries also competing amid sabotage claims and strict emission tests by the Air Resources Board.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Electric Brothers
California Institute of Technology
University of California At Berkeley
Bak Ying Chan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
State Air Resources Board
UC Berkeley
Caltech
Roberta Nichols
UCLA
Rock Proves Better Lure Than Drums In Portland Protest
In Portland two rock festivals attracted about 40 000 people while a 41 block march protesting the American Legion drew 1 100. Michael McCuster of the People's Army Jamboree criticized using culture to derail political aims as PAJ members taunted legionnaires in 91 degree heat. No serious incidents reported as the Legion convention continued.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
American Legion
Legion
Michael McCuster
Marine Corps
People’s Army
PAJ
Vermont men set plea in Burlington over prison escape
Edson Borthwick and Robert Dusablon, both youths, will enter formal pleas in Vermont District Court at Burlington on charges tied to a mass escape from the Burlington Regional Correctional Center last Monday. They each faced $21,000 bail and were moved to Windsor State Prison. Four other escapees were recaptured out of state with extradition underway. Two Windsor inmates who hid in garbage cans during a Friday escape attempt were to be arraigned Tuesday. James Morse faces a life-termination related case in Cabot, with Richard Cronin also charged.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont District Court
Edson Borthwick
Winooski
Robert Dusablon
Vermont
Windsor
Windsor State Prison
James Morse
Bethel
Richard Cronin
Hudson
Mass
Morse
Cabot
Burlington Police Faces Mass Walkout Over Pay Dispute
Reports say about 30 Burlington officers may resign after a weekend meeting on a pay classification plan they say fails to reward veterans. Association president Donald Veronneau declined comment while Vermont officials attempted mediation. Also noted: Lyndon State College president Robert Long resigns to join Elmira College as academic VP, effective likely within months. A 13-year-old Northfield boy, Alvin Holmes, dies from head injuries after being struck on Route 12A. a second boy remains in critical condition. In Quebec, Vernon Horton dies in a truck train collision reported by Canadian authorities.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Labor and Industry
Louis Lavin
Northfield
Alvin Holmes
Vivian Holmes
Roxbury
Randall Bedell
Saxtons River
Saint Wenceslas
Que
Vermont
Vernon Horton
Albany Medical Center Hospital to Add Eight Stories
Site clearance has begun for an eight story addition at Albany Medical Center Hospital, costing 16.06 million dollars and taking three years. The project adds 200000 square feet, a new surgery complex, blood bank, ICU, organ transplant unit, maternity and pediatrics wards, 198 beds, and 44 bassinets. The current two 1899 structures will be replaced by the new facilities.
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Albany
Albany Medical Center
Berkshire plans push for new cinemas and outdoor theater
North Adams officials report rising demand for more screens in the northern Berkshire area. The Williamstown Board of Appeals approves a mini cinema at Colonial Shopping Center while the North Adams City Council rezones land near Harriman Airport to permit an outdoor cinema. The region currently has two indoor theatres, both showing adult films to attract patrons. A second item notes a derailed 125 ton limestone tank car from Pfizer Co. in Adams rolling into Hoosac Lake. crews may dump load to aid salvage.
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North Adams
Berkshire
Williamstown Board of Appeals
Colonial
Harriman Airport
North Berkshire
Cheshire
Hoosac Lake
Pfizer Co
Adams
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Seale
George Sams Jr
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