Shaw Case Opens New Orleans Trial in Kennedy Killing
Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison told an in tent grand jury that the Shaw conspiracy case will probe the Kennedy assassination beyond a narrow conspiracy theory. He outlined evidence alleging conspirators Sam Shaw Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie plotted to kill the President from multiple directions. Judge Haggerty denied a full witness protection guarantee as defense cites a reluctant Iowa witness in hiding.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Clay
John F. Kennedy
Louisiana
Shaw
Garrison
Perry Raymond Russo
Russo
Lee Harvey Oswald
David Ferrie
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Criminal District Court
F. Irvin Dymond
Harold Moffett McMaines
Des Moines
Iowa
Prospective jurors questioned in Sirhan Kennedy murder trial
In Los Angeles prosecutors and defense counsel questioned potential alternates for the Sirhan Sirhan trial. The jurors and eight alternates will hear evidence together with the main jury as voir dire continues.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Warren Willis
Herbert V. Walker
Willis
Marshall Wolfe
City Department of Water and Power
Georgia M. Liddle
el Monte
Ruth A. Stillman
Weather Overview Arkansas Louisiana Forecast
Arkansas fair and cool tonight with increasing clouds and milder Friday. Lows near 30 north to the low 40s south then highs Friday mid 50s to mid 60s. Louisiana partly cloudy and mild through Friday with tonight’s lows in the 50s and Friday highs 70 to 75.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Louisiana
Four delegations fail to break Vietnam peace talks deadlock
In Paris the four delegations met for six hours and 20 minutes but made no headway. U.S. Ambassador Lodge urged North Vietnam and the NLP to address core issues while warning against optimism. The NLP and Saigon blamed stalemate on opposing positions, with Thieu insisting no concessions harming sovereignty.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Lodge
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
NLP
NLF
Saigon
Nguyen van Thien
Neuyen Cao Ky
Thieu
California Braced For New Floods
Los Angeles area residents evacuated hillside homes as new rainstorms threatened floods and mudslides. In Glendora ten families fled to a church while more awaited evacuation. Malibu roads closed and mudslides plagued Topanga Canyon after last month’s deadly storms.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Malibu
Topanga Canyon
Sentinel System Delayed by Defense Review
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ordered a pause on major work for the 5.5 billion Sentinel antiballistic missile system. The halt follows congressional criticism and a pledge to defer land acquisition and construction plans while a high level review clarifies the program.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Nixon
Oil Slick Devastates California Coast and Harbor
A massive underwater oil well off Southern California pours about 21 000 gallons daily, creating a 40 mile slick and covering 800 square miles of sea. Beaches and boats face contamination as 60 residents evacuate from 700 harbor vessels amid fumes and fire risk.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Pacific Ocean
Union Oil Co
Washington
Fred Hartley
U.S. Senate
Hartley
Missouri inmates locked in revolt at Jefferson City prison
About 380 Negro prisoners at Missouri State Penitentiary were kept in their cells after a daytime rebellion. They refused work, were fed in cell blocks B and G, and two dozen highway patrolmen plus guards compelled entry to cells. Eight alleged ringleaders were isolated for questioning.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Harold R. Swenson
Nixon to tour five Western nations in February trip
President Nixon announced a five nation Western Europe tour beginning February 23, with stops in Belgium Britain West Germany Italy and France. He will meet with Pope Paul VI in Rome and NATO leaders, aiming to strengthen the Western Alliance before any talks with the Russians. He also outlined plans to begin withdrawing some troops from Vietnam as peace progress allows.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
Belgium
Britain
West Germany
Italy
France
Rome
Pope Paul VI
Germany
West Berlin
NATO
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
London
Bonn
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Lodge
Enemy Killed On Increase In Vietnam War Casualties
U S and South Vietnamese weekly tally shows 3190 enemy soldiers killed last week the highest since mid September. American and South Vietnamese dead total 440, with an UH1 helicopter shot down near Saigon killing four aboard.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Pulaski Sheriff Voices Padlock Plea Against Clubs
Pulaski County Sheriff Monroe Love accused Prosecutor Richard Adkisson of refusing to padlock two private clubs after multiple reports. Adkisson said court order requirements were misunderstood and only one report of trouble was filed, needing at least two offenses to declare a public nuisance.
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Little Rock
Monroe Love
Pulaski County
Richard B. Adkisson
Adkisson
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Deputies
Red Hog Club
Beverly Gardens Club
Love
Arkansas Senate Committee Backs Tobacco Tax Increase Plan
The Revenue and Taxation Committee recommended passage of a 15 percent excise tax on cigars and cigarillos while reporting other administration tobacco tax bills without recommendation. The panel also debated cigarette tax hikes from 8 to 13 cents per pack, with an amendment to set a 3-cent increase and a wholesale stamp discount, but no action was taken on the amendment.
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Little Rock
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Arkansas Senate
Administration
Max Howell
Howell
W. S. Compton
W. S. Compton Co
Compton
New York
Arkansas
Caldwell
State Revenue Department
Arkansas lawmakers hear warning over tax on advertising
Newspapers radio and television representatives warned the House Revenue and Taxation Committee that removing the sales tax exemption on advertising would harm the mass media and Arkansas economy. Calvin Mannen of the Stuttgart Daily Leader said it invites junk mail and border-state advertising, while Sam Anderson of KFFA said national ads would retreat if costs rise.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Jimmie Don McKissack
Star City
Oscar Alagood
Gladys Martin Oglesby
Stamps
Hot Springs
Mannen
Sam Anderson
KFFA
Helena
Anderson
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Kennedy
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Atty
Jimy Garr Son
OAP
Missouri
Middle East
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Pueblo
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Brussels
Pulaski
Sen
Jim Caldwell
Rogers
House
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