Angela Davis Acquitted on Murder Conspiracy Charges
In San Jose Calif an all white jury acquitted Angela Davis of murder and kidnapping conspiracy after a 13 hour deliberation in a 13 week trial. Davis cried hugged family supporters and praised by judge and lawyers as crowds cheered outside. The verdict ends a high profile case tied to a 1970 courthouse escape attempt and Davis declared totally innocent.
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Angela Davis
Howard Moore, Jr
Miss Davis
Kendra Alexander
Sallye Davis
Communist Party
UCLA
Marin County
Richard E. Arnason
Leo A
Brandon
Arnason
Frank Davis
Ben
Cleveland Browns
Branton
Moore
Davis
Albert Harris Jr
Howard Moore Jr
Berlin Pact Eases Travel Crossings Takes Effect
The Berlin agreement allowing West Berliners to visit the East took effect Sunday after midnight. Immediate snarls surfaced as East Germany began building a new stretch of The Wall following the four-power protocol signing.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Angela Davis acquitted by all white jury in murder conspiracy case
In San Jose an all white jury cleared Angela Davis of murder conspiracy charges drawing cheers in court. The report also notes headline details about postwar German reunification and access changes impacting West and East Berlin residents.
Cambodia Holds First Election Amid War Disruptions
Cambodians in non occupied areas voted for their first elected president as Lon Nol appeared set for a decisive win though results would take days. In Tam and Keo An trailed with complaints of missing names on voter lists. turnout seemed light with many unsure of registration and many polling points crowded near camps while fighting near Saang halted voting after polling ended.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Tam
National Assembly
Keo An
Saang
Haiphong fueling station hit as U.S. planes strike
U S Navy pilots from the carrier Kitty Hawk said they destroyed three fuel storage tanks at the Haiphong petroleum pumping station four miles north of the port city in strikes Saturday. American warplanes also hit a major fuel distribution station on the Haiphong outskirts and damaged another section of the Hanoi to China railroad. Berlin pact eases access to West Berlin but triggers immediate snags as East Germany begins new wall stretch.
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East Germany
Steinstuecken
Saigon
Haiphong
Hanoi
China
U. S
U. S. Navy
Kitty Hawk
U.S
U.S. Navy
Nixon urged to tread carefully on Hoover successor
The syndicated brains advise President Nixon to be meticulous in selecting a permanent Hoover successor, suggesting the idea may have occurred to him with or without their input.
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Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
New Provisional Gunmen Patrolling Free Derry Side Streets
In Free Derry a new force of ex servicemen armed up to 60 guns appeared at Creggan checkpoints. They may aid peace demonstrators against Provisional IRA. McGuinness refused a cease fire while Catholics press for arms withdrawal and amnesty. In Belfast a bar bombing wounded 35 and a man was shot dead, marking the 359th death in three years of Northern Ireland violence.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Creggan
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IRA
Londonderry
Martin McGuinness
Free
Derry
McGuiness
McGuinness
Bogside
Margaret Dohery
Belfast
U S jets strike Haiphong fueling depot and rail lines
American planes bombed the Hai Phong petroleum pumping station and the northeast Hanoi to China rail line as part of a broad campaign that destroyed bridges, ships, and supply buildings across North Vietnam. Skies were overcast limiting strikes.
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China
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Northeast
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Saigon
Nixon
South
McGovern Trusts Faith In Hanoi Prisoner Exchange
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey urged President Nixon to send a high level envoy to Hanoi to secure release of U S prisoners in exchange for withdrawal from Indochina. McGovern urged withdrawal and trusting prisoners’ freedom to follow, in a California TV debate with Yorty and Hardin.
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Sam Yorty
Taylor Hardin
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Shirley Chisholm
D-N. Y
New York
Indochina
Treasury
John B. Connally
Japan apologizes for Tel Aviv airport attack and offers compensation
Tokyo formally asked Israel for forgiveness for last week's Tel Aviv airport massacre carried out by three Japanese terrorists. 24 killed, 70 wounded, two militants killed, one captured. Japan offers humanitarian aid and compensation, with details pending.
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Tel Aviv
Kenji Fukunaga
Tokyo
Japan
Golda Meir
Fukunaga
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Israel
Kozo Okamoto
Descendant of Legendary State Pioneer Dies in Welch
John Weaver Morgan age 93, a descendant of Morgan Morgan reputed as West Virginia’s first white settler, died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Born at Indian Creek Wyoming County he taught school 50 years from age 17 in Wyoming and McDowell counties. He studied at Concord College and belonged to national and state teacher associations.
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John Weaver Morgan
Morgan Morgan
West Virginia
Welch Hospital
Davy
Indian Creek
Wyoming County
Alexander J
Levica Cline Morgan
John Morgan
Berkley County
Concord College
Wyoming
McDowell County
Ecology Roar Unsilenced
Washington reports a surge in environmental regulation as Congress approves the Toxic Substances Control Act. EPA signs state plans to meet national air standards and tightens water rules while court orders test industry compliance.
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Washington
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
Air Force Thunderbird Pilot Killed at Transpo 72 Exhibit
Maj. Joe Howard of Ahoskie North Carolina died after his Thunderbirds jet crashed during a precision flying show at Transpo 72 near Dulles Airport. He parachuted from the plane moments before impact and explosion. Howard had completed 322 combat missions in Southeast Asia and was 32 years old. The fatal crash marked the third death at the transportation exhibition attracting tens of thousands of spectators.
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Washington
Transpo
Maj
Joe Howard
Ahoskie
N.C
Southeast Asia
Dulles International
American POWs Urge Congress to End War and Free Prisoners
Fifteen U S servicemen captured in South Vietnam reportedly sent a letter to Congress calling for an immediate end to the war and negotiations for the complete withdrawal of American troops and the return of all POWs. The Viet Cong via Giai Phong said the letter expresses love of country and opposition to Vietnamization.
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U. S
South Vietnam
Congress
Viet Cong
Giai Phong
Paris
Vietnam
Hanoi
Ellsberg Trial Opens Amid Defense Attacks
In Los Angeles the Ellsberg and Russo case moves to pretrial arguments in federal court. Defense claims leak of classified Pentagon Papers exists and that no crime was committed without proof of intent to aid a foreign power or harm the United States. They push for dismissal on multiplicity and other grounds while asserting unauthorized possession is the core issue.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
U. S. Dist
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ellsberg
United States
Russo
Rand Corp
Off Campaign Trail: Voters Say Campaign Blabbering Won't Help
In Los Angeles ahead of the primary, residents express mixed views on candidates and issues. A Pasadena retiree dismisses politics as blabbering while others worry about taxes and living costs and some back Nixon.
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