Testimony Ends in Riot Trial in Chicago
The riot conspiracy case tied to the August 1968 Democratic National Convention reaches a late stage after 100 weeks of testimony. U.S. District Attorney Thomas Foran presented 54 witnesses and about 50 exhibits, including newsreels and taped confrontations, as defense lawyers Kunstler and Weinglass pressed lengthy cross examinations.
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Chicago
Aften
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
William SM Kunstler
New York City
Leonard J. Weinglass
Na"k, N.J
U.S. District Court
Dentis
Jus J. Hoffman
Dellinger to Speak in Swarthmore Tonight
David Dellinger editor of Liberation Magazine and a defendant in the Chicago riots case is slated to address Swarthmore Friends Meeting House at 7 30 p m Sunday The talk is sponsored by Swarthmore College Christian Association He studied at Yale and Oxford and co founded Liberation Magazine with A J Muste and has long been active in peace demonstrations
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David Dellinger
Liberation Magazine
Chicago
Swarthmore
Harvard Blacks Leave Building Demand Reform at Harvard
About 75 Black students occupied Harvard Universitys main administration building for six hours in a demand for Black hiring goals on construction projects and promotion of Black workers. The agreement with Harvard Law Professor Archibald Cox calls for creation of a Black worker oversight body and potential disciplinary charges against students. The incident follows earlier protests and a campus disciplinary framework established last spring.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Organization For Black Unity
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Archibald Cox
OBA
Ernest R. May
Harvard College
University Hall
Students For A Democratic Society
Forchly
Allen
Dean May
Bok
Government case rests on public speeches and conversations
The government's case centers on public speeches and conversations involving defendants David T. Dellinger 54 Abbott Hoffman 31 Thomas Hayden 30 Rennard Davis 29 Jerry Rubin 31 Lee Weiner 31 and John Fraines 31. A dozen or more witnesses testified.
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Rubin
Lincoln Park
Park
Andrew Rodriguez
Davis
Bock
Hayden
Polt
Hitel
Halfman
Hilton
Mary Ellen ‘Dall
Hoffman
Frappelly
David T. Dellinger
Abbott
Abbie
Thomas E. Hayden
Rennard
Rennie
Jerry C. Rubin
Lee Weiner
John R. Fraines
U. S. Helicopter Shot Down Near Dak To
North Vietnamese forces engaged U S troops along the Cambodian border in rugged central highlands. A U S helicopter went down with 11 aboard after a 40 minute firefight. five Americans and six Vietnamese were killed, with others wounded. Allied forces reported multiple battles and 60 enemy dead.
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Saigon
U.S
Dak
Tin
Central Highlands
Ban Allvinces
Dak To
U.S. 1St Airy Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Zone
Allied
Uibte
South Vietnam
Bu Dop
Radio
US to Press On With Vietnam Withdrawals Despite Infiltration
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard said South Vietnam’s growing combat ability allows continued U.S. troop withdrawals even as enemy infiltration rises. He noted withdrawals depend on future offensives and Saigon’s handling, with U.S. troops below 150,000 deemed possible soon and total U.S. levels under 480,000.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Defense
David Packard
Pentagon
South
Packard
Nixon
Vietnam
Packsside
Iitends
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