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Jury Deliberations Begin in Algiers Motel Case
In Flint Michigan a federal jury of six men and six women begins deliberations in the Algiers Motel case. Four defendants including suspended Detroit officers Ronald August and Robert Paille and Melvin Dismukes face charges of conspiring to injure threaten and intimidate two white girls and eight black teens during the July 26 1967 Detroit riot. Closing arguments framed the case as a pursuit of justice after a riot left the city in flames and prompted Army involvement.
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Flint, Mich
Aday
Algiers
Detroit
U.S
Stephen Roth
Ronald August
Robert Paille
David Senak
Melvin Dismukes
Inner City
U.S. Atty
Kenneth McIntyre
All White
U.S. Army
MclIntyre
Konrad Kole