Missing Berkeley attorney tied to San Quentin escape
Stephen Bingham, 29, Berkeley attorney and heir to Hiram Bingham, remains missing four and a half months after a San Quentin prison escape that left six guards and inmates dead. Marin County DA says clues have failed and FBI notes a full investigation. authorities consider the case potentially dead but not proven. Bingham vanished after visiting Jackson shortly before the alleged gunfight and escape attempt.
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UPI
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Bingham
Berkeley
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Marin County
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Bales
FBI
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
New York
Bates
Hiram Bingham
U.S
Bomb found in apartment near Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas
A 40 stick dynamite bomb was found in an apartment building near the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas. Police say the detonator fired but the device did not explode because the dynamite was not bound together. About 20 people were inside the building when the detonator fired. no clues about the bomber were available.
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Las Vegas
Nev
San Jose Police Survey Shows Discontent Among Officers
San Jose police officers express unhappiness over city support in a polling authorized by Chief Robert Leu. About 550 officers received questionnaires. 82 percent responded, with 52 percent considering leaving for other work.
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Publ
Robert EU
Bail Denial Protested in Angela Davis Case
The American Civil Liberties Union condemned a bail denial for Angela Davis as violating the presumption of innocence. The Santa Clara Board of Supervisors approved 126000 for security at Davis’s murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy trial, bringing total trial spending to 72750. Federal Judge William Swigert scheduled a January 12 hearing.
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UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
Angela Davis
U.S
ACUL
Paul Halvonik
Miss Davis
Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
ACLU
District Court
Richard B. Arnason
State Court of Appeal
State Supreme Court
William Swaigert
Detective Testimony in Soledad Guard Slaying Case
A state detective testified that smudged fingerprints at the Soledad State Prison scene did not match the two surviving Soledad Brothers suspects Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette or seven others present. The only identifiable evidence was a partial fingerprint on a flashlight and a handprint on a wall in the Y wing where guard John V. Mills was beaten and thrown from a third tier railing. Trial resumes as judge rules on unidentified evidence.
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UPI
Soledad Brothers
Soledad State Prison
John V. Mills
Spiro P
Vasos
Fleeta Drumgo
John Clutchette
Lee Vavur
Drumgo
Clutheette
George Jackson
Mills
Jackson
Sanents
Hye
Young people linked to strokes and drug use
A USC School of Medicine study finds rising stroke rates among ages 15 to 25, with common drug abuse histories among victims. Researchers warn some may suffer permanent brain damage, with sudden coma and paralysis reported as key symptoms.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Calvin L. Rumbaugh
Rumbaugh
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Ex-cabbie seeks Nixon job in New Hampshire primary
Walter Harris a retired Peoria cab driver left for Manchester New Hampshire to seek 11 signatures to enter the March 7 presidential primary. He said he lacks campaign funds and knows no one in New Hampshire but aims to represent a theme that people are frustrated as a Republican candidate.
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Illinois
OPI
Walter Harris
Nixon
Harris
Manchester
New Hamp
Shire
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