Judge Denies Weekend Recess For Trial of Chicago Seven
In Chicago UPI report Judge Julius Hoffman refused a Christmas weekend recess for the Chicago Seven trial begun Sept. 24. The defense said it will call Mayor Richard J. Daley after Christmas. Daley will not seek to quash his subpoena. The defense seeks his testimony on violence tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Seven
Richard J. Daley
Leonard I. Weinglass
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Daley
Abbie Hoffman
New York
Jacques Levy
Hoffman
Democratic Party
Youth International Party
Levy
Yippie
Jerry Rubin
Timothy Leary
Harvard
Stuart S. Ball
Montgomery Ward & Co
United Nations
George Ball
Stuart Ball
Stuart
Ball
Fatal San Francisco shooting spree ends with passerby death
A middle aged man bought an 8mm Mauser in a downtown pawn shop on Mission Street then walked outside and opened fire at cars and pedestrians, wounding two before killing himself. Witness Horace Benjamin described the gunman firing at a Volkswagen and a pedestrian before shooting himself. A 21 year old bystander Richard Vargas died, while driver Julius Jobin was wounded but not seriously. Authorities seek to confirm the gunman’s identity, who signed the name John Price in the shop register.
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San Francisco
UPI
John Price
Mission Street
Horace Benjamin
Benjamin
Viet Cong Rockets Hit Saigon Housing Project
Viet Cong shells Saigon's Tan Son Nhut Airport for the first time in six months. The Viet Cong announced cease fire terms as part of the ongoing conflict reporting from Saigon via UPI. The attack targeted a housing project area, prompting security responses and regional tension.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
Congress Votes $69.8 Billion For Pentagon
Washington reports Congress approved a $69.8 billion defense bill, the largest budget item, funding Vietnam War efforts this year and purchases of aircraft, ships, missiles, tanks, and the Safeguard antiballistic system. The measure awaits Nixon’s signature.Shelling and ground fighting ripple Saigon area as Viet Cong and North Vietnam mark anniversary. Liberation Radio notes truces with certain South Vietnamese divisions, while U.S. troop withdrawals prompt questions about future operations. The 7th and 21st divisions operate in the Mekong Delta, with the 25th in Hau Nghia and Long An.
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UPI
Congress
Nixon
Pentagon
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
International Control Commission
ICC
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Liberation Radio
Viet Cong
U.S
National Liberation Front
Driblets
Mekong
Hau Nghia
Long An
Hanoi Radio Broadcasts Yule Messages From U.S. Prisoners
Hanoi Radio beams Christmas messages from American war prisoners to their families in the United States. The broadcasts include heartfelt appeals and greetings such as Dear mom, dad and family, conveying the prisoners emotions and a desire for contact amid ongoing conflict.
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Hanoi
U.S
Saigon
UPI
Far East
United States
Rise in Steel Price Predicted
NEW YORK UPI The head of the nation's largest steel producer says steel users can expect rising prices again next year to meet increased labor costs. Edwin H. Gott chairman of U S Steel says wages rises will push prices up. Henry J. Wallace notes prices must go up to recover labor costs. The report also covers a Navy Lt Mayhew broadcast claim and other servicemen alleged messages.
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New York
UPI
Edwin H. Gott
U.S. Steel Corp
Gott
United Steelworkers of America
Henry J. Wallace
U.S. Steel
Navy
William John Mayhew
New Manchester
W.va
Mayhew
North Vietnam
U.S
Handi
Air Force
Michael Scott Kerr
Port Angeles
Wash
Norman A. McDaniel
Greensboro
N.C
Roger D. Ingvalson
Sanford
Maine
Paul G. Brown
Britain Abolishes Death Penalty in Lords Vote
Britain ends capital punishment after a near unanimous House of Lords vote following Commons approval. The five year suspension becomes permanent, with Treason piracy and mutiny still technically punishable by hanging though none have occurred since 1861. Archbishop Ramsey and 18 bishops attended the session.
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London
UPD
Henry II
House of Lords
Lords
House of Commons
Wandsworth
Britain
Michael Ramsey
Canterbury
Church of England
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Boar’s Head Company
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