Supreme Court Bars Comment on Silence in State Trials
The court ruled that prosecutors and judges may not comment on a defendant’s silence or imply that silence proves guilt in state criminal cases. Justice Douglas said such remarks echo an inquisitorial system and violate the Fifth Amendment. The case involved Eddie Dean Griffin, sentenced to death for the killing of Essie Mae Hodson in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
California
Douglas
Polter Stewart
Byron R. White
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Eddie Dean Griffin
Essie Mae Hodson
Los Angeles
Mental Health Center Sought for Berkshire Area
Local residents travel to Boston to press state officials for a Berkshire mental health center. They urge rapid action, noting years of prior requests by the Berkshire County Retarded Children's Association and the Berkshire Mental Health Association, and cite funding gaps and the need for space and staff. The group argues Berkshire receives an im fair portion of state mental health funds and references legislation and a Pittsfield day time care center law.
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Berkshires
Boston
Harry Solomon
Department of Mental Health
Berkshire County Retarded Children’s Association
Berkshire Mental Health Association
Berkshire County
Berkshire
Peabody
Pittsfield
Battle at Charlestown urban renewal hearing erupts
In Boston, a stormy Charlestown urban renewal hearing reopened with tense exchanges and clashes. City officials warned against repetition of Tuesday’s chaos as extra police guarded City Hall. Proponents and opponents argued amid shouts, flung objects, and incidents including a deputy mayor’s gavel grab and a ministering clergy taunt.
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City Hall
Boston
Eleanor Marino
UPI
Charlestown
George Foley Jr
Three Pittsfield Seniors Win National Merit Awards
Pittsfield High School advances three seniors Gregory A. Clark Richard L. Partridge and Mark F. Schlawin as top National Merit scholars matching a Massachusetts record at Newton South High School. Clark will enter Harvard to study biology and Partridge MIT for engineering with awards funded by family and Xerox.
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Pittsfield High School
National Merit Scholarship Foundation
Gregory A. Clark
Richard L. Partridge
Mark F. Schlawin
Pittsfield High
Massachusetts
Newton South High School
Newton
Clark
Harvard
Albert A. Clark
Richard Drive
Warvard University
PHS
Congregational Youth Fellowship
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Trend Through Week
The outlook shows the week averaging two degrees below the seasonal norm of three. Temperatures rise into Friday with warmth, then turn colder over the weekend. Unclear Saturday wording suggests a continuing cooling or mixed conditions.
Steel Union UK Expected For Breather
United Steelworkers officials with Johnson support were poised to approve a four month postponement of the steel strike. President Johnson praised the move and said he expected quick approval by the union committee. The deal offers a 1141-cent raise for over 40,000 workers in 10 major firms, while negotiators still face broad talks toward a full agreement.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Johnson
Washington
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Executive Board
Joint Air Strikes Hit Red Supply Lines Across Seven Raids
American and Vietnamese planes attacked North Vietnamese targets in seven raids destroying military barracks and buildings, sinking 13 junks and damaging bridges. Ground fighting near Sai Gon left 35 government troops dead and 10 wounded as Viet Cong overran a ranger outpost. U.S. jets later bombarded Routes 7, 8 and 12 in attempts to sever supply roads.
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My Ly River
Dong Hoi
Huu Hung
U S
Quang Khe
North
South
Viet Nam
U.S
FAS
Bai Due Thon
Bai Duc Thon
Hanoi
Saigon
Bao Trai
Soviet Marshal Warns Western Provocations May Trigger War
Soviet Marshal Ivan Koney warned Western provocations could ignite a military conflict and plunge mankind into another world war. He said flames of war fanned by imperialists in Viet Nam threaten regional spread, and the Soviet Union cannot stay indifferent to the destiny of the Vietnamese people during a news conference marking the 25th anniversary of the end of World War I.
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Moscow
Ivan Koney
Viet Nam
Two Thousand Protest in Tokyo Against U S Viet Nam Action
About 2,000 ultra leftist students rallied twice in downtown Tokyo to protest American action in Viet Nam. The two rallies lasted two hours and were noisy but without clashes.
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Tokyo
Viet Nam
WMEG Joining Conn. Firms to Build Second Nuclear Plant
Western Massachusetts Electric will join Connecticut Light & Power and Hartford Electric Light in building a second nuclear generating station at Millstone Point Waterford Conn. The project cost exceeds 70 million dollars and aims for a 1969 start with about 600000 kilowatts capacity.
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Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Connecticut
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Hartford Electric Light Co
Howard J. Cadwell
WMEG
John Dempsey
Hartford
New England
Millstone Point
Long Island Sound
Waterford
Conn
United Duminating Co
Bridgeport
Power Company
Sur
Northfield Mountain
Northfield
Gov. Dempsey
Clergymen deny misconduct in Selma Montgomery march
Protestants and Catholics who joined the Selma to Montgomery march rebut Rep. William Dickinson's charges of sexual promiscuity and drunkenness. They presented letters and affidavits from church members supporting the marchers and described well supervised, peaceful camps along the 40 mile route.
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Washington
UPI
Selma-Mont-gomery
William Dickinson
R-Ala
Richard Dickinson
United Church of Christ
Dom Orsini
Pittsburgh
Kiernan Rejects Busing Plan To Fix Racial Imbalance
Massachusetts lawmakers consider a last resort bill to withhold state aid from communities failing to remedy school racial imbalance. Education Commissioner Kiernan says timing uncertain, three years may be needed. he dismisses a proposal to bus Black students to suburban schools as impractical. Suburban officials warn busing could overburden already full systems.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
State Department of Education
Owen B. Kiernan
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Holyoke
House
John F. X. Davoren
Milford
Siernan
Kiernan
Edward Logue
Logue
Boston Committee Reassures Negroes
Boston officials assure NAACP leaders they will have a hearing on racially imbalanced schools at the proper time. NAACP was told a hearing would be postponed pending superintendent and school board recommendations to the committee. The Boston School Department defended its college entrance comparisons, saying city results are not comparable with other cities due to varying entrance exams and course availability.
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Boston
UPI
Louise Day Hicks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
State Department of Education
Out Board of Education
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Mental Health
Katherine Craven
Urban Renewal Committee
George Foley
Foley
Edward J. Logue
Main Street
Herbert Mulroney
Xerox Corporation
National Science Foundation
Assumption College
Worcester
Bell Tele Phone Co
Murray Hill
Partridge
Bloomington
Ind
Basi
By Lisa Lansing
Gregory A. Clack
Steel Union UK
WMEC
Boston Committee
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