Angela Davis Trial Set for February Start in California
In San Jose California Superior Court Judge Richard Arnason set February 28 as the start date for Angela Davis’s murder kidnap and conspiracy trial. The decision followed the longest pretrial hearings in state history. Prosecutors must share juror information but not source details. Trial is expected to last four to six months with jury selection taking about a month.
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California
Superior Court
Angela Davis
Richard E. Arnason
Miss Davis
Arnason
Santa Clara County
Howard Moore Jr
UCLA
Marin County Civic Center
Civic Center
Marin County
Evelle Younger
Moore
Albert Harris Jr
Harris
Erie Man Guilty Of Killing Boss
An Erie County jury convicted Melvin Mitchell 37 of first degree murder in the August 1971 shooting death of William Marks 50 a foreman at a Pennsylvania Fish Commission project in Walnut Creek. Jurors deliberated just over four hours and recommended life imprisonment.
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Erie County
Melvin Mitchell
Mitchell
William Marks
Center Valley
Lehigh County
Marks
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Walnut Creek
Driver Guilty In Local Crash
A man charged with driving under the influence after an October auto accident in Corry was found guilty in Erie County Court. Samuel H. Stevens, 45, of Erie, was fined 250 dollars and placed on six months probation by Judge James Dwyer. Stevens was arrested after the October 11 crash. Officials said another Corry case set for today will be heard next week due to court backlogs from two murder trials and Judge Edward Carney’s illness.
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Erie
James Dwyer
Samuel H. Stevens
Stevens
Erie County, District Attorney's Office
The
Journal Today
Laverne I. Silvis
Edward Carney
Silvis
Britain Offers Increases to End Six-Week Coal Strike
London reports the three member Wilberforce commission recommended wage raises for Britain's 280000 striking miners retroactive to November 1, ranging from 11.70 to 15.60 per week. The National Coal Board accepted terms. miners weigh acceptance as power disruptions threaten homes and industry, with a secret ballot possible within a week.
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London
Coal Strike Inquiry Board
Britain
National Union of Mineworkers
National Coal Board
Threeman Commission
Lord Wilberforce
High Court
Coal Board
Jury Chosen in Berrigan Trial Amid Pretrial Harassment
In Harrisburg a full jury is sequestered as debates continue over severing a non white alien codefendant from six Catholic co defendants for alleged prejudice. Defense motions push for separate trials in New York or Connecticut amid claims of anti Catholic sentiment.
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Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Eqbal Ahmad
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Commissioners Not Bothered By Hospital Report
Erie County Commissioners downplay a report from the Pennsylvania Commission on Aging asserting the Erie County Hospital is too large for inexperienced administrators. Shirley Colvin holds a temporary hospital administrator permit. she must pass the state exam for full licensure. Commissioner Hill will require licensure before full control. Over 20 new hires at the hospital after the last election prompt worries about certifications. Commissioner Raymek will meet with the Commission on Aging to discuss administrative issues at month’s end.
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Erie County
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Colvin
William Hill
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Louis Raymek
Institution District
Commission On Aging
Dole Calls Muskie Aides War Hypocrites
Republican leader Robert Dole labeled two advisers to Senator Edmund Muskie as hypocrites on Vietnam policy at a Lincoln Day dinner in Pittsburgh. He accused Clark Clifford and Averell Harriman of shifting to dove positions only after Nixon’s withdrawal. Dole argued their ties cloud Muskie’s credibility and said Democratic opponents aim to keep the war alive to fuel a campaign issue.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Dole
Edmund Muskie
Vietnam
Dole
Kansas
Clark Clifford
Averill Harriman
Nixon
Harriman
Clifford
Maine
Nixon Mao meeting eyed in Hangchow resort city
President Nixon en route to China summit likely to meet Mao Tse tung in Hangchow, a favored resort city. Hawaii layover aids time-zone adjustment as Kissinger and Rogers coordinate the China agenda amid expectations of talks in Peking.
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Honolulu
Nixon
China
Mao Tse-tung
Hangchow
Mao
Chou En-lai
Peking
Washington
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Nixons
William P. Rogers
U.S
le Duc Tho
Lotus Blossom Lesson On Nixon China Trip
On the Nixon press flight to Peking reporters study a Mandarin phrasebook sourced from Lotus Blossom aides. The taped lessons aim to say I would like to buy a Mao suit blue cotton with long sleeves but prove awkward with endless implied delays and travel anxieties.
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Peking
China
Nixon
Lotus Blossom Division
Cassetts
FBI Cuts List Of Wanted As Bomber Caught
Washington AP The capture of Karleton Lewis Armstrong by Canadian police reduces the FBI list of most wanted fugitives to 12. Armstrong, 24, was arrested in Toronto after a 1970 Wisconsin bombing at Sterling Hall. He faces federal charges including conspiracy and sabotage along with three others still at large. The list had started with 16 names and now includes mostly political activists or terrorists.
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Karleton Lewis Armstrong
FBI
Armstrong
University of Wisconsin
Toronto
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sterling Hall
Army Mathematics Research Center
Robert Fassnacht
Dwight Armstrong
Frederick Burt
Darby
David S. Fine
Wilmington
Del
H. Rap Brown
Angela Davis
Corry YMCA aims to top 2000 memberships this year
Corry YMCA director Allan Schell says the year’s drive may have fallen short of the 1600 goal with 1071 signed, but current signups could push past 1600 and even approach 2000 by year end. Last year finished with 1651 memberships.
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Corry
Allan Schell
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Schell
Corry Area
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