Eight In Chicago Clashes Trial Of Antiv war leaders
Jury selection begins in U S District Court for eight defendants led by Abbie Hoffman and David Dellinger. They face trial over alleged conspiracy to incite clashes at the 1968 Democratic National Convention with security tight in Chicago. The case tests wiretap legality while organizers vow protests.
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Chicago
U.S. District Court
U.S
Julius J. Hoffman
Lincoln Park
Abbie Hoffman
New York
Youth International Party
Yippies
David Dellinger
Liberation Magazine
Rennie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
John R. Fraines
University of Oregon
Thomas E. Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Jerry Rubin
Berkeley
Calif
Lee Weiner
Northwestern University
Bobby G. Seale
Oakland
Black Panther Party
Hoffman
John C. Meiszner
Motion For New Trial Withdrawn In Crawford County
A Corry man’s case against Nevin C. Teed Jr. of Guys Mills saw a new trial motion withdrawn in Crawford County court. Santo Pate had been awarded 5000 for injuries from a September 16 1962 motorcycle collision with Teed’s car. The motion was abandoned before arguments.
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Corry
Crawford County
Nevin C. Teed Jr
Guys Mills
Santo Pate
South Center Street
Pate
Teed
Salvation Army Sets Capital Fund Drive
The Corry Salvation Army began groundwork for a capital fund drive opening in January to raise 286000 for a new citadel. The drive runs through March with local delivery of 100000, plus 14228 from national legacy and 2000 from donation accounts. Mortgage of about 104000 to be paid after proceeds, with Bliss estate gifts and congregation gifts amortizing the debt.
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Corry Salvation Army
Army
Phoenix Hotel
Frank McKnight
McKnight
James Korp
Citadel
Salvation Army
Pittsburgh
New York
Capt. Korp
East Washington Street
Congregation of the Citadel
Kopechnes Seek Court to Block Exhumation Hearing
Mary Jo Kopechne's parents asked a Wilkes-Barre court to delay any exhumation hearing until Massachusetts holds an inquest into the Chappaquiddick death. They petitioned to dismiss the exhumation request, arguing it lacks proof of foul play or criminal conduct.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Common Pleas
Bernard C. Brominski
Dist
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Dinis
Mary Jo
Brominski
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Kopechne
Larksville
Kapechnes
Garden of Eden Nudist Camp Provokes Dinner Complaints
DADE CITY Florida Charles and Virgie Mae Fox tell Pasco County Commission that nudists at Kenneth Hillis Severnacre Camp across from them ruin Sunday dinners. County attorney says the commission cannot act. Ellis, camp owner, defends body acceptance with a church group and asks for tolerance while noting modesty rules and church ties.
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Dade City
Fla
Charles
Virgie Mae Fox
Garden of Eden
Robert Sumner
Kenneth Hillis
Foxes
Severnacre
Hudson
Florida Gulf Coast County
Ellis
Ernest Knowlton
Knowlton
Christian Naturalist Society
Universal Christian Church
Oral Roberts
Haynsworth Sorry He Bought Stock
Judge Clement Haynsworth, Nixon nominee to the Supreme Court, said he regrets buying 1000 Brunswick Corp stock while a Brunswick case was before his court. Senate Judiciary hearings continued as lawmakers debated conflicts of interest and potential disqualification despite some optimism for confirmation.
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Washington (Ap
Clement
Haynsworth
Senate Committee
U.S. Court of Appeals
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Birch B. Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D.C
Brunswick Corp
Brunswick
Imade
Charleston
Scott Wins Senate Republican Leader Vote Over Baker
Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania defeated Sen. Howard Baker Jr. of Tennessee 24 to 19 in a closed door Republican conference to become the Senate minority leader succeeding the late Everett Dirksen. Scott, 68, had been GOP whip and faced backroom maneuvering as Baker sought the post after Dirksen’s death.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Scott
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Penn
Sylvanian
Everett M. Dirksen
Baker
Ilinois
Dirksen
Roman L. Hniska
Nebraska
Post
Congress
Heras
Laird Restores Military Role in Defense Budget
Washington AP report notes Secretary Melvin R. Laird and Deputy Secretary David Packard shift defense budgeting back to service secretaries and uniformed chiefs. The move reverses the centralizing trend of Robert McNamara from over eight years ago, restoring a more traditional budget process to the armed services.
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Washington
Armed Services
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
David Packard
Uniformed Chiefs
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Dems Eye New Business Taxes In Harrisburg Clash
In Harrisburg, House Democrats face a chamber of commerce warning that boosting business taxes by over 200 million to fund state spending would curb new industry. Debates focus on raising utilities gross receipts tax while a veto threat from lawmakers delays this first tax bill. Senate moves to let voters decide on extending the Vietnam bonus to military hospital time. Meanwhile defense planning shifts under Laird and McNamara, with five year projections retained as services gain early input. World War II era film topics surface as Fox shoots Tora, Tora, Tora in Hawaii and Patton in Spain.
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Harrisburg
House
Pennsylvania
K. Leroy Irvis
Allegheny
Hibbard
Chamber
Senate
New York
Twentieth Century- Fox
Tora
Hawaii
Patton
Spain
George Patton
Europe
Bombing of DMZ targets escalates as Marines depart
U S cruiser Boston and 52 bombers pummeled North Vietnamese gun positions and base camps inside and just south of the DMZ. Command reports 8437 enemy indications in the zone since bombing ended 11 months ago, with 4325 attacks inside the zone since last November 1 by artillery, fighters, and 7th Fleet ships.
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Saigon
U.S
Boston
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Dmz
Baas
U.S. Marine
Rockpile
1St Infantry Division
3Rd Division
Okinawa
United States
Nixon
Hanoi
7Th Fleet
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Virgie
Pasco
Fox
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Richmond
Scott New
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McNamara
Packard
Nixon Administration
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Goteborg
Sweden
North Sea
Denmark
Aia
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