Judge Hoffman drops Seale riot conspiracy charges in Chicago case
UPI reports Judge Julius Hoffman dismissed riot conspiracy charges against Bobby Seale, who was once gagged in court during the Chicago Eight trial. The government said it was inappropriate to try Seale alone and noted other defendants were acquitted. Seale still faces murder conspiracy charges in Connecticut tied to Alex Rackley.
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Bauer
Connecticut
Alex Rackley
Illinois
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Dellinger
Bobby
Black Panther Party
Sadat Names Civilian Premier Amid Middle East Efforts
Egypt moves toward stability as Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi, a 70 year old diplomat, is chosen as Egypt’s first civilian premier in 18 years to pursue a peaceful Middle East settlement. The decision follows Sadat’s Saturday swearing in and awaits central committee approval amid resumed talks in New York. Meanwhile, regional tensions persist with renewed clashes in Jordan and Syria as powers seek to shape a broader ceasefire and political realignments.
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Mahmoud Fawzi
Egypt
Fawzi
Middle East
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Arab Socialist Union
Cairo
al Ahram
New York
William P. Rogers
Golda Meir
Israel
Suez Canal
Agnew assails radicals flip flopping on law order
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew told 3,021 at a Chicago fund raiser that radical politicians use him as a political poultice to soothe conscience when they abandon principles over race and public safety. He said opponents peddle hate and accused Sen. Kennedy of supporting campus radicals.
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UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Ralph T. Smith
R-Il
Benjamin) Spock
Washington
Smith
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Edward M.) Kennedy
Heavy fighting breaks lull in Vietnam action
In Vietnam 80 miles from Saigon a heavy fight broke a lull of nearly a week. Two American soldiers were killed and six wounded, with another killed and 13 wounded across Vietnam from mines and booby traps. A clash near Ham Tan involved 3rd Brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry. Cambodian forces reported several wounded and casualties as skirmishes continued near Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
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UPI
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Bien Hoa
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ham Tan
Binh Tuy
Thuong Duc
da Nang
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Nixon urges silent majority to elect Republican candidates
President Nixon calls on the silent majority to back Republican nominees in the November election arguing it will quiet campus disorder and antiwar protests. He cites crime, obscenity, and violence in the U.S. and Canada to rally Missourians to retire Democratic senators and back judges aligned with his agenda. Nixon projects a nationwide push across multiple states to unseat Senate Democrats and press Congress for tougher crime and morality measures.
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Kansas City
UPI
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N.C
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G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Ee D
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Quebec
United States
Move and Without a Stitch Play Tonight in Town
Elliott Gould stars in Move at Williamstown College Cinema at 8 p.m. with an R rating. Anne Grete leads Without a Stitch at Harte Theatre at 8 p.m. described as pretty and nude for adult viewing.
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Elliott Gould
Europe
Williamstown
Anne Grete
Harte Theatre
Refugees Block Peace in the Middle East
Foreign News Commentary argues the refugee crisis impedes Middle East peace. It traces 1948 onward displacement figures, US aid totaling 387 million by 1967, and historic acts of violence, concluding that without solving the refugee issue a lasting settlement remains impossible. It cites Jordan's civil war, Nasser's later view, and warns Palestinians cannot win the war but can ruin peace.
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Russia
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King David Hotel
Stern Gang
Count Folke Bernadotte
al Fatah
Fedayeen
Israel
Jordan
Middle East
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Lindsay welcomed by Democrats over Goldberg endorsement
Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien praised New York Mayor John V. Lindsay for endorsing Arthur J. Goldberg for New York governor. O'Brien said Lindsay would be welcome in the Democratic Party, while Lindsay kept his Republican status. He spoke in Westfield and New Bedford criticizing Spiro Agnew's rhetoric.
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Westfield
Mass
UPI
Lawrence F. O’brien
New York
John V. Lindsay
Arthur J. Goldberg
O’brien
Barnes Airport
Kevin F. White
Boston
Lindsay
Goldberg
Democratic Party
New Bedford
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Katherine White
White
Firemen discover five killed at Soquel mansion crime
In Soquel California firemen at a hillside mansion found five bodies including eye doctor Victor M. Ohta 45 and his wife Virginia 43 two sons Derrick 12 and Taggart 11 and secretary Dorothy Cadwallader 38. Sheriff Douglas James called it the most gruesome crime in county history with arson and foul play suspected. The victims were shot in the back and bludgeoned. Hands tied with scarves. No weapon found and no arrest yet. Mansion entry blocked by a Lincoln Continental.
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Calif
UPI
Pacific Ocean
Douglas James
Santa Cruz County
Victor M. Ohta
Santa Cruz
Virginia
Derrick
Taggart
Dorothy Cadwallader
Watsonville
San Francisco
Pound
Cadwallader
James
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