Defense challenges jury selection in Sirhan Kennedy trial
Sirhan B. Sirhan defense raises broad objections to jury selection arguing exemptions exist for many occupations and challenging grand jury validity. Lawyer Emile Zola Berman vows motions on saturation publicity while trial proceeds with juror questioning slated to begin Monday.
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Space Visitors Ruled Out for 10 000 Years
The University of Colorado study for the air force says no convincing evidence that UFOs are spacecraft from another civilization. It notes the vastness of the universe and the unlikelihood of routine interstellar travel, while cautioning the conclusion is not a future prediction.
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Critics Press Auto Makers to Pay for Factory Defects
Betty Furness urged auto makers to cover full costs of factory defects at the source or face possible federal regulation. At FTC hearings she argued repairs should occur at the factory, not in consumers yards, and pressed Congress to act if progress fails within a year.
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Week's U.S. Death Toll in Vietnam 101
Saigon reports U.S. casualties for the week at 101 dead and 599 wounded the lowest in 11 weeks. Losses include three helicopters with 10 killed and one wounded. Allied sweeps continue with sporadic contact as Viet Cong use hit and run tactics against provincial capitals and camps.
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Plane Hijacked With 79 Aboard
An Eastern Airlines Miami to Nassau jet carrying 79 people was hijacked to Cuba Thursday, an Eastern spokesman said. The incident involved a mid Atlantic flight and prompted rescue and security responses from authorities.
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Man Surrenders After FBI Killings
Billie Austin Bryant, 29, a prison escapee, surrendered in an attic after a large capital manhunt in southeast Washington. Two FBI agents, Anthony Palmisano and Edwin Woodriffe, were found slain in Bryant’s estranged wife’s home, triggering a nationwide search and a nearby bank robbery connection. Bryant was arraigned on two murder counts and held without bail with a Jan. 23 hearing planned.
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Mass Cuban Refugees Break From Havana to Guantanamo
An 18 year old refugee recounts the largest known dash to the Guantanamo base with 87 escaping in a single Monday bid. He says about 1,000 have died attempting to cross the fence in the past year, and describes guards firing on escapees and dogs attacking the group. Transport to Miami included 46 men 13 women and 21 children while seven stayed behind at the base.
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Gunfire Linked to Cuban Gate Tension at Guantanamo
An 18 year old describes frequent shootings as people try to enter the base. He notes about 1,000 deaths last year. The navy declines to comment. Cuban workers once crossed daily for work. six years earlier crossings ended and a brush corridor was cleared near a fence now guarded by machine gun posts.
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North Iowa Roads Partly Blocked By Dense Snow Drifts
About 60 Northeast Iowa schools closed and many roads restricted as a fresh blast of wind and heavy snow created drifts in northern Iowa. Some highways were one way and heavy ice and blowing snow lingered in Iowa City and Davenport areas while other counties reported open routes with varying conditions.
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Borman in Speech to Congress
Apollo 8 commander Col Frank Borman told a joint session that he and his crewmates stood on the shoulders of giants after their historic lunar voyage. President Johnson honored the astronauts as Congress cheered and a Pennsylvania Avenue motorcade saluted them.
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Apollo 8 crew says proposed lunar site looks safe
At a news conference the Apollo 8 astronauts described the suggested U S landing area on the moon as safe and adequate based on their observations.
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Stock Market Stages Rally After Three-Day Losses
New York stocks closed higher after three days of losses as an early rally faded in the afternoon. The session showed strength in broad indexes before gains narrowed later in the trading day.
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