Mistrial Declared Over Negro Jury Exclusion in Oakland Case
Alameda County Superior Court Judge George Phillips ruled a mistrial in the case of five Oakland defendants accused of assaulting a white prisoner at Santa Rita. He found nonwhites were consciously excluded from the jury after voicing objections to Deputy Dist. Atty. Frank Yokota’s extensive use of peremptory challenges. The panel had 125 jurors with 43 excused. the 26 jurors remaining were all white.
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Alameda County Superior Court
George Phillips
Phillips
Henry A.’ Smith
Glen T. ‘Tipton
Walter Rogers Jr
James E. Turrentine
Tommy, Spencer
Santa Rita
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Gordony Johnson
Prank Yokota
Vakota
Bomb blast hits New York diplomatic district
A bomb exploded before 1 a.m. at a residence on East 7th Street near Fifth Avenue, damaging two missions and eight buildings in the diplomatic area. No injuries were reported, but the blast caused a crater and shattered windows as authorities investigated the attempt and a new trial date was set for related court actions.
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Phillips
New York
United Nations
Fifth Avenue
Asalar
Court of Superior Judge
Redmond Staals
Scandinavian contestants perform piano duet in Miami Beach
Miss Norway Tone Knoran Miss Sweden Anne Marie Hellquist and Miss Iceland Helen Knutsdottir share a piano duet as they discuss freedom in sex versus the United States while in Miami Beach Florida where Miss Universe will be chosen Saturday night.
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Norway
Tone Knoran
Tft
Sweden
Anne Marie Hellquist
Iceland
Helen Knutsdottir
Scandinavia
United States
Miami Beach
Fla
Private Plane Crash Harms Haley Aboard No One Injured
Actor Jack Haley and three other men escaped with minor injuries after a private twin engine plane piloted by Jean Agostini crashed during an emergency landing at Colusa Airport California. The craft struck a power pole veered into a grain field and pancaked. Agostini and passengers were treated and released from hospital.
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UPI
Jack Haley
Haley
Jean Agostini
Marsailles
France
Jerry Feni
Lafayette
Iman
Kenneth Klopp
Ian Haley
Woodman
Hollywood
Agostini
Oakland
Alturas Nis
California
California 20
Jocenpants
Weather delays Powder Puffers cross country race in Savannah
Weather conditions Tuesday grounded the Powder Puff Cross-Country Airplane Race for women with fog rain and mud. One plane reached Savannah airport by Tuesday evening despite the weather delays.
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Savannah, Ga
Savannah
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