Jury selection in Pentagon Papers case proceeds in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the Pentagon Papers jury pool is being questioned to gauge views of the U S government amid espionage and theft charges against Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo. Six prospective jurors are excused for strong opinions. 16 others dismissed for hard reasons on day one. Judge Byrne allows defense to observe juror questioning while probing attitudes toward government and family histories of possible employers. In Fairfield California a separate case concerns a murder defendant Corona with handwriting evidence on a ledger showing migrant worker names buried near the Meath River. a bilingual court appointee is sought to weigh handwriting samples. defense says avoid testing Corona’s handwriting unless necessary. A state handwriting expert testified that the ledger appears to bear multiple samples, with more testing needed.
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San Francisco Crime Rate Drops in H1 Report
UPI says San Francisco saw a 20 percent decline in major crimes in the first half of the year, with 23,620 incidents in a city of about 700,000. The period shows drops in homicide, robbery, burglary, and theft categories compared with the same six months last year.
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San Francisco Installs First Chinese American Deputy Sheriff
Richard Woo becomes San Francisco County Sheriff Deputy, stating that Chinese Americans faced stereotypes and noting the long search for representation. The ceremony marks a milestone as the community acknowledges immigration history and progress in law enforcement roles.
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Truman eats his first solid food in hospital
Kansas City Mo UPI former president Harry S Truman ate his first solid meal since last Monday at Research Hospital where he is being treated for a gastro intestinal ailment. Nurses reported a breakfast of bacon eggs toast cereal juice and tea after doctors said solid food was needed for a radiological exam of his digestive tract and x rays were taken Monday.
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Pentagon ends Viet Nam casualty list for the third time this month
UPI reports the Defense Department again did not release a Viet Nam casualty list on Monday marking a third omission this month. The tally shows 45,806 American combat deaths in Indochina since June 1, 1960, plus 10,229 noncombat deaths from illness, accidents and other causes.
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Self defense rule limits defendants right to represent themselves
San Francisco AP reports the California Supreme Court prohibits defendants from waiving counsel unless the judge confirms they have an intelligent understanding of the consequences. Chief Justice Donald Weight signs the ruling, warning against self representation on a superficial grasp of legal proceedings. The decision comes from an Evo Tos Angeles case tied to a June 4 election proposition.
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South Viet Marines Launch Surprise Assault on Quang Tri
About 4,500 South Vietnamese Marines and paratroopers attacked Quang Tri City from three sides, entering the city for the first time since May 1. The operation involved U.S. helicopters, caused heavy resistance, and included strikes near the Al Tu base as forces aimed to retake the provincial capital from Communist control.
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POW Captains Message From Hanoi Broadcast on CBS News
Four U S Air Force captains who were listed as missing have publicly said they are being treated well and are in good health in North Vietnam. The CBS Evening News aired the footage from Tokyo’s Denpa News Agency showing the prisoners’ messages. Captains Charles Allen Jackson David Ayzn Grant David Hinges Williams David Beekman and John Cerak spoke of their conditions, with limited details from Cerak who gave only name rank serial number and birth date. The interviews were conducted in Hanoi on June 20 and described as from captives captured between April and June. One wounded prisoner identified as Richard Logan Francis was said to be hospitalized at St Pauls Hospital in Hanoi. Francis and Cerak’s home towns could not be located.
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Man admits setting SIR fire in San Francisco
Jeffrey Duvall, 24, admitted setting a fire that damaged the headquarters of a homosexual organization. Detectives quoted him saying he had been insulted at a Society for Indie video Rights dance. The fire began in costume foam, causing about $20,000 damage. Duvall was charged with arson.
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FAA Chief Defends Use of Force in Hijackings
Federal Aviation Administrator John Shaffer says decisions to use force against hijackers are weighed in advance with FBI and air crews to minimize loss of life. He cites the San Francisco and Saigon cases as examples where actions were deemed appropriate, while acknowledging limited success in preventing armed boarding and extortion.
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Slayer of hijacker identified in Saigon
William Mills, 24, of Richmond California, a Pacific Telephone lineman and reserve policeman, was identified as the man who shot the hijacker on a Pan American jet in Saigon July 2. Mills, a Federal Electrician employee, reportedly handed his .457 Magnum to the pilot before the jetlander landed.
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Deadly gas stolen from surgical supply firm
UPI reports a theft at Bischol's Surgical Supply Co where 92 ampules of toxic thsaline oxide gas were stolen. Three youths were arrested after a security alarm triggered during the early morning break in. Police found 28 of the missing ampules remaining, each three inches long and wrapped in a sky blue bag labeled Cave tieri Bard Eto, with no motive given.
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Integration law twist sparks School Board debate in Oakland
City Attorney Thomas M O Connor says a federal district court integration order can be stayed by the new Tax Act and not enforced while appeals run. He notes the district completed a year of integration and considers further racial balancing by implementation of the June 1871 district court order. Critics call the memo erroneous and potentially provocative. Oakland UP I reports: Sacramento Delta water salinity falls as San Joaquin River levee breaks floods Andrus Island, altering flow July 21.
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