Sirhan May Change His Plea To Guilty
Los Angeles AP reports that Sirhan Bishara Sirhan may switch from not guilty to guilty in the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. A plea change could hinge on understanding or belief that life imprisonment or the death penalty is the maximum. Sirhan, 24, from Jordan, fears a plea change would prevent him from airing reasons for the act. His defense team, mother, and supporters discussed the possibility with the defendant.
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Rare Meteor Falls In Northern Mexico
A meteor fragment from northern Mexico is en route to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge for radioisotope analysis. Scientists hope to uncover clues to the solar system’s origin from short lived radioactive substances, with the largest piece weighing about 30 pounds and hints of organic matter suggesting possible life indicators.
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Washington
U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory
Menlon Park
Cal
Mercier Says Doyle Not Competent To Handle Chief Assessor's Job
Saco Mayor Armand Mer cier claims former Mayor Donald Doyle was not competent to be chief tax assessor. He cites unpaid bills, prior veto of Doyle appointment, and Doyle's salary demands. City council later named Robert Atwood as tax assessor. Doyle disputed removal, citing a sworn tenure. Multiple tax abatement suits filed against Saco, potential costs uncertain.
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Silo Tests Are Planned
The United States will test underground missile silos by massive TNT blasts to check resilience against future Soviet warheads. Tests planned near Estancia Valley New Mexico and Cedar Utah aim to probe hardening of silos with up to one million pounds of TNT next year. Senate concerns include electromagnetic effects on retaliation systems. defense budget requests $68 million for the tests.
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Miami riot blamed on police ineptness and policy
A National Commission report on the 1968 Miami riot cites police ineptness and a hard line against Negroes as major causes. Four died in looting and gunfire during the Republican National Convention week in August. The document says unemployment, poor schools, high rent, and crime fueled violence, with Headley's antiblack policing cited alongside failures by white business and civic leaders. It praises the Dade County Sheriff's Department but criticizes the Miami Police Department and Chief Headley.
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National Commission On Violence
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Chicago
Daniel Walker
Dade County
Montreal Riot Ends Sir George Williams Occupation
Police evicted about 200 protesting students from Sir George Williams University after a 10 hour clash that ended the nine floor computer center occupation begun January 29. About 80 arrests were made as students destroyed the $1.6 million computer center, a cafeteria, and a faculty lounge while fighting with officers. Police and fire crews battled fires amid flying debris as 2,000 onlookers gathered outside the Henry F Hall building.
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Desegregation actions signal firm federal push in schools
The Justice Department filed to void Houston ISD's freedom of choice desegregation plan, arguing it perpetuated racially separate schools for 250,000 students. Louisiana districts West Carroll Morehouse and Catahoula faced suits alleging complete segregation, with federal funds terminated since 1966. Officials stressed negotiations precede sanctions, yet the law must be enforced.
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Personnel Manager Quits Blended Hiring Pitch
A quirky mock interview joke has the Chuckle crew reporting a blunt lineup shift. The blithe HR chief telegraphs, Youre just the type were looking for, as the department jokes about letting several computers go.
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Rockefeller backs continuation of 10 percent surcharge plan
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller proposes extending the 10 percent federal income tax surcharge to fund state and local programs, especially education, with 25 percent of future growth in other revenues underwritten for nationwide welfare standards. He urges the federal government to pay fully and outlines a staged distribution to states by 1973. The plan accompanies a National Security Council schedule shift at the White House.
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New York
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Urban Affairs Council
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Saco Sewers State To Ask For Date Of Completion
Saco must name a definite completion date for sewerage upgrades at a public hearing March 28 in City Hall Auditorium. The $2 145 000 project links a Brook pumping station and Saco Tannery area plants to federal aid and state revenue. The commission aims to secure funds with an October 1970 target.
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State Water & Air Environmental Improvement Commission
Mona
Aeburn Macdonald
Commission
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Macdonald
City Hall
Biddeford Teachers Lower Base Proposal in Bargaining
Biddeford teachers submitted several counter proposals at a bargaining session with the board of education at Kennedy School. They offered a $6400 base salary, $100 below their initial request, with minor contract changes and agreement on some sections. The board will study the proposals and reconvene with teacher representatives in three weeks.
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Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Machiasport
Foreign Trade Zones Board
Maine
Occidental Petroleum Corp
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Biddeford
Board of Education
Kennedy School
Resigns Saco Pastorate Rev Stanley A Bennett
Rev. Stanley A. Bennett resigns as minister of United Baptist Church Saco effective March 16 after the longest tenure since 1924. A Providence native, he accepted a unanimous call to Fourth Baptist Church in Providence. He has served since November 1959 and his family includes wife Marilyn and daughter in East Longmeadow Mass with two grandchildren. He led local church groups including Biddeford Saco Council of Churches and Adovades Clergymen’s Association president duties.
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Marilyn) Corey
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