Twelve Deputies Indicted Over Berkeley Park Riots
A federal grand jury indicted twelve Alameda County sheriff's deputies for conspiracy to mistreat prisoners and for shooting and beating detainees during the May 1969 Berkeley People's Park protests. The case ties to the death of James Rector and the blinding of Allan Blanchard as deputies faced accusations of intimidation and unlawful force at Sproul Plaza and the surrounding area.
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San José
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Frank Madi
Alameda County
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Third World Liberation Front
California
South Integration Deadline Lapses in South Districts
Federal court deadlines for school integration in more than 40 Southern districts passed with little change. Some districts closed, others boycotted, and several in Louisiana Mississippi and Florida moved to unitary plans. No violence reported though bomb threats closed two near Birmingham.
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Tennessee
South Carolina
Panama City
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Senate Aims for Dignity by Sticking to Business Rule
Washington AP The Senate will require three straight hours of daily debate on business to speed work. Leaders Mansfield and Scott promise stricter enforcement, noting past laxity and that debates must stay on the issue for three hours. Public reaction could improve.
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Middle East
Hendfit
Senate Judiciary Looks at Carswell Rights Record
The Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hear two more opposition witnesses before a closed session on Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell. Civil rights lawyers describe him as hostile and insulting. others note a bad reputation for fair treatment of minorities.
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Gadsden County
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R-Neb
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Morday
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Ernest H. Rosenberger
New York City
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