Judge Denies Ray Plea for New Trial in Slaying Case
MEMPHIS report states Judge Arthur Faquin ruled Ray knowingly and intelligently pleaded guilty to the King slaying on March 10 after a pre arranged prison term. Ray argued for new trial citing minutes and attorney influence, but the judge declined the motion citing waiver of appeal rights. Attorneys Foreman Hill Stover and Ryan disputed the ruling, with Stover signaling possible further action.
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Robert Hill
Chattanooga
J. B. Stover
Savannah, Ga
Richard Ryan
Cedar Rapids budget hike eyed at 11 percent rise
Cedar Rapids officials estimate the 1969 70 general fund budget at 20.74 million dollars, about 11 percent above the current level. The preliminary plan calls for a six mill levy based on estimated valuation increases and adds 1.818 million for instructional costs, a 14.35 percent rise from 1968 69. The hearing is set for March 6 and budgets will be filed in June.
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Cedar Rapies
Agnes Kopetsky
Linn
John J. Ton Fund
Kapeisky
Johnson
Cedar Counties
Agnes Fisher
Johnson Countaily
Chuckle on self starters and a cranky boss
A light local blurb notes humor about self starters saving a boss from crankiness. The writer hints at workplace quirks and small daily frustrations with a playful tone. No specific names or dates are provided.
Tuition aid plan under way for private colleges
Des Moines officials move quickly to implement a 1.5 million state tuition grant program for private college students for 1969 70. About 2,500 awards expected next year with potential 3.1 million for 1970 71. Grants based on need up to 1,000 dollars. average near 600 700 dollars. Undergraduate and incoming freshmen eligible. applications to be distributed to colleges.
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Offiwale
Roy Wellborne
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Wellborne
Laird backs Vietnam tactics amid political critique
Defense Secretary Laird reaffirmed U S battlefield tactics in Vietnam, saying the goal is to pressure the enemy with the lowest possible casualties. Democratic critics, led by Kennedy Mansfield and McGovern, called the approach senseless as U S losses rose after the Dong Ap Bia battle.
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Dong Ap! Bia Mountain
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New Democratic Coalition
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Johnson
Supreme Court schedule death penalty review for new term
The Supreme Court ordered a new round of arguments on whether the death penalty is constitutional in a Arkansas case involving William Maxwell. The court will determine jury authority over capital punishment and whether guilt and sentencing can occur in one sitting.
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UPI
Supreme Court
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Hins
Abe Portas
William Maxwell
Hot Springs
Ark
Clergymen Read Names of Viet Dead in Memorial Vigil
In Foxboro Massachusetts clergy read the 35000 plus American names who died in Vietnam on a windy common. The vigil lasted from 2 p.m. Sunday until early Monday by flashlight and candle, drawing about 11 attendees at the peak. One disruptor carried a cross and shouted political slogans. The event, meant as solemn remembrance, followed by a Memorial Day service by American Legion Post 9.
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UPI
Fone
Warden
Cammet
Massachusetts
Walter Sohal
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Vietnam
Cret
John Benbow
Stephen Wilkerson
Bethany Congregational Church
William Bene
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph Mlat-Mroz
New England
Jamick
Wexboro
American Legion Post 9
Inflation How To Live With It Column by Shulsky
Sam Shulsky, a prominent investment columnist, explains how inflation erodes purchasing power and outlines investment hedges. The Gazette features his piece titled Inflation How To Live With It, beginning on page 1 as the first of four articles.
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the Gazette
Apollo 10 Crew Returns After Lunar Orbit Mission
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan and Jake Young ride down to the Pacific aboard the USS Princeton after a spectacular splashdown 400 miles east of Pago Pago in the American Samoa. Greeting the crew, Navy and mission officials praised the teamwork and safe recovery.
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Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Jake Young
Pago Pago
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Charlie Brown
Cernan
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Young
Navy
Rapids Haws Cedar Rapids carpenters approve contract
Carpenters Local 20 in Linn, Jones and Benton counties ratified a two year contract late Monday morning with a wage increase of 1.47 percent per hour raising the base to 6.10 dollars an hour. The vote was 18k held by members. Carpenters began a strike on May 1. Sheetmetal union negotiators rejected a settlement offer that would put base pay at 7.15 dollars per hour as of May 1, 1971.
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Anna Griffith
Mary Comby
Cedar Rapids
Libbie Bird
Palo
Lizzie Wiltsey
Hawthorne
Calif
Sylvia McNeary
St. Louis Park
Mino
Margaret Patrick
St. Paul
Agnes Mankinen
Napa
Alma Easton
Washington, D.C
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Hines
Rialto
Moscow
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Jack
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Kopetsky
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Westport
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Littleton
Colo
Tass
Trew
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Licky
Brush Chapel
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Theodore B
Hrubucek
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Sclon
Nikolais
Patolichev
Rapids
Cedar Rapids Carpenters
Carpenters Local 20
Linn
Jones
Benton
Carpenters
Space Shaving in Orbit Breaks New Ground
Apollo 10 astronauts Cernan Stafford and Young shaved in space for the first time using a brushless cream and unsolicited safety razor found in a rug shop. They reported a clean result despite prior failed efforts and warned the maneuver was an improvised scientific test.
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Space Agency
Cernan
Thomas Statlard
Young
Stafford
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