Nationwide protests and political violence swirl in Europe
AP reports in Munich that 63 year old NDP member Carl Hoffmann likely died of a heart attack at an anti Nazi rally where leftists clashed with right wing demonstrators. Autopsy planned. Hoffmann collapsed at the German Museum Congress Hall entrance amid protests marking Hitler’s rise to power. The NPD claims he was murdered by leftist terrorists. Meanwhile in Rome King Constantine of Greece flies to Copenhagen for his sister-in-law Princess Benedikte’s wedding to Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. In Toulon France, Minerve and Dakar submarine rescues widen as the French sub Minerve remains missing with 52 aboard and Dakar search continues off Cyprus. Mexico acts to block a rumored flower children convention in Cuernavaca or Acapulco, ordering immigration to keep hippies out. In Indonesia heavy floods kill 100 in central Java. Alaska governor fires highway commissioner Warren C. Gonnason over false fishing license residence claims. In Augusta Miss Ward F. Murphy will supervise Stevens School for Girls and the Women’s Correctional Center in Skowhegan. In Winslow Joachim Giguere, 81, dies in a three story fire, wife Olivine survives and daughter minor injuries.
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ABA proposes probation first in criminal sentencing reform
The American Bar Association urges judges to use probation or other non confinement options instead of mandatory prison terms for most crimes. The study favors shorter prison sentences, with strict punishment for serious violence, and notes probation costs far lower than incarceration while helping maintain families and earnings. Examples show inconsistent penalties across states, highlighting the need for rational sentencing.
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Hoover tackles harassment tactics against police
FBI director J Edgar Hoover in an editorial of the Law Enforcement Bulletin accuses dissident groups and individuals of trying to destroy local law enforcement. He cites the American Civil Liberties Union and a pending Newark New Jersey lawsuit without naming specific individuals or cases.
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Allies receive limited Vietnam arms aid details
The State Department refuses to reveal U S arms aid to Vietnam allies, citing defense interests. Allies include Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. The Pentagon reports a Navy propeller plane nearly overflew Red China but corrected course without incident aboard the USS Ticonderoga. IRS says 630 filers reported adjusted gross income of 1 million dollars or more, 16 fewer than 1965.
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Sullivan Pushes Colleagues for Early Vote on Disclosure Bill
Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan urges fellow lawmakers to attend the showdown vote on her credit cost disclosure bill, stressing the need for a timely, united front in the session.
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Maine Briefs Bring Traffic Chase and Court News
A police chase ended near South Waterboro when Pelletier blocked a road, sending a cruiser onto a snowbank with two troopers slightly injured. In North Berwick, Greensacorn’s Route 4 house owner Pend Short, 18, fled the scene after a jail diversion. Sanford reports two traffic charges from a state police chase. Brown, 94, a Worcester attorney, died in a nursing home after a Harvard connection.
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