Not Murder But Rather Littering
Robert Edward Spears, acquitted of murder in the death of Rocco Wayne Thompson, was charged by Cabell County prosecutors with stream littering for dumping the dead man’s body into the Ohio River. The offense carries a fine up to 500 dollars or up to six months in jail.
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Huntington
W. Va
Robert Edward Spears
Ohio River
Cabell County
Atty
L.D. Egnor Jr
Spears
Rocco Wayne Thompson
Thompson
Hearst Kidnapping Ends Food Giveaway Stalemate
In San Francisco the SLA silence after a 17 day food distribution drive set by Patricia Hearst abductors. Catherine Hearst and Randolph Hearst express shrinking hope for Patty's release while Hearst Corp contingent weighs further funding. Meanwhile ex Beatle Lennon faces pardon petition in London and a California debris case ends with no charges. Georiga Callaway Gardens unveils vast azalea display with over 600 varieties in peak bloom at Pin Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Cambridge
Mass
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Harvard Law School Forum
Miss Hearst
Catherine Hearst
New York
Patty
Randolph A. Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Hearst Corp
Hearst
Georgia
Pin Mountain
Callaway Gardens
Eighth Juror Waits In Boyle Case At Media Court
In Delaware County, eight jurors now sit to hear murder charges against W A Tony Boyle former UMW president in the 1969 Yablonski killings. Prospective jurors John A Lauer and Donald E Atkins joined six others as attorneys pressed questions. Boyle attends with family watching as jury selection accelerates with early start and aim to swear in by Thursday.
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Common Pleas
Francis J. Catania
Delaware County
Boyle
Lauer
Ethel
Antoinette
Richard
UMW
Montana
Joseph
Jock” Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte
Clarksville
Pennsylvania
Yablonski
Veniremen
Moses
Richard A. Sprague
Sprague
Cruz
Catania
Drug Raids Trial Continues in Alton Court
Mr. and Mrs. David B Hagerman testified at the narcotics agents trial in Alton Illinois. They described the neighbor’s house raid and the broader case involving alleged constitutional rights violations by agents during six drug raids over five days last April.
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David B. Hagerman
Alton
Ill
Trucker Rammed Patrol Car Before Arrest in Springfield
State police in Girard arrested Erie resident David Mattern, 28, on aggravated assault charges after he rammed a patrol car with his tractor-trailer on Route 20 in Springfield Township during a fleeing incident. He was arraigned by Peace Justice Harvey Fritzges, released on $1500 bond, with a hearing set for next month.
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Girard
Erie
Springfield Township
David Mattern
Mattern
Harvey Fritzges
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London
John
Harold Wilson
United States
Beverly Hills
Calif
West Hollywood
Walt Disney Productions
Technicolor
Gia
Buena Vista Distribution CO. Inc
Walt Disney Perdoions
Uniontown
Hassle
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