Five Rioters Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
In Chicago Judge Julius Hoffman sentenced five men for crossing state lines to incite rioting during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Each received five years in prison and a $5,000 fine, with costs of prosecution also assigned. Two co defendants were acquitted.
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Chicago
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S
Thomas A. Foran
David T. Dellinger
Jerry C. Rubin
Abbott H. “Abbie” Hoffman
Thomas E. Hayden
Rennard C. “Rennie” Davis
Hoffman
John R. Froines
Lee Weiner
Tom Foran
Hayden
America
Los Angeles
University of California
Buffalo
N.Y
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Lansing
Slayings Probe Is Pushed At Ft Bragg
A funeral service was planned for the victims of a triple slaying as authorities kept details tight. Army doctor Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald, 26, who is recovering from a stab wound, was to appear publicly for the first time at a 2 p.m. service in the John F. Kennedy Center Chapel at Ft. Bragg. The slain were his pregnant wife Colette, 26, and their two children Kimberly, 6, and Kristen, 2, and the bodies were to be sent to Patchogue, New York, for burial.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Jeffrey MacDonald
Colette
Kimberly
Kristen
MacDonald
Womack Army Hospital
John F. Kennedy Center
Special Forces
Patchogue
N. Y
Fresh U S Air Raids Hit Ho Chi Minh Trail
U S B52 bombers raided the Ho Chi Minh trail in eastern Laos with secondary explosions signaling hits on ammunition and fuel stores. North Vietnamese forces reportedly captured the Plain of Jars as U S helicopter losses climb and new clashes unfold near Da Nang and the Cambodian border. Two American paratroopers were killed and eight wounded in a helicopter incident along with other battlefield casualties. Deputies Tran Ngoc Chau and Huynh Van Tu go on trial before a military tribunal amid denials of Viet Cong ties and claims against U S officials.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Plain of Jars
U.S
A Shau
Hue
Saison
Airstrip Seized Shifts Control in Laos Plain of Jars
North Vietnamese troops reportedly seized the Xieng Khouang airstrip in Laos on Saturday and established control over most of the Plain of Jars, signaling a major military move in the region.
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Xieng Khouan
Laos
Plain of Jars
Plain of Jars Seized by Reds
North Vietnamese troops captured the Plain of Jars after a 10 day offensive, driving U S backed government forces from Xieng Khouang airfield and likely signaling further attacks on Long Cheng and nearby towns. U S and Laotian air power flew over 200 sorties to aid retreating allied forces.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plain of Jars
Xieng Khouang
Muong Soui
Pathet Lao
Saigon
U.S
Thailand
May 2 North Carolina Primary Sees Fewer District Races
North Carolina's May 2 primary will feature fewer congressional contests with only three districts certain for contests after Friday’s filing deadline. Incumbent L. H. Fountain of the 2nd district faces no opposition. Democratic races are in the First and Seventh, while Republicans vie in the Fourth and Seventh. New filing includes Gene Leggett and Lynwood Bullock for the first time, and Rev. L. C. Nixon enters the First District Democratic field alongside Walter B. Jones.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
L. H. Fountain
Rocky Mount
Alex Brock
The
Board of Elections
Fountain
F. R. Weber
Lumber Bridge
Robeson County
L. C. Flowers
Fayetteville
Congress
Alton A. Lennon
Wilmington
Charles G. Rose II
Young Democratic Clubs
American Party
Gene Leggett
New Bern
Lynwood Bullock
Greensboro
L. C. Nixon
Walter B. Jones
Farmville
Nixon
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Jones
Nick Galifianakis
Durham
Luke Atkinson
Asheville
Atkinson
Roy Taylor
Black Mountain
Magnuson and Young oppose Carswell for Supreme Court
Two more Senate Democrats announce opposition to G Harrold Carswell lifting the tally of public dissent to 15. Senator Warren Magnuson cites civil rights insensitivity and says the nomination appeases Nixon’s Southern base. Senator Stephen Young criticizes Carswell’s civil rights record and calls him mediocre for the high court.
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Washington
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Nixon
Supreme Court
Warren G. Magnuson
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Tallahassee
Fla
Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth
Haynsworth
Magnus
ABA Reviews Carswell Endorsement For Supreme Court Seat
The American Bar Association's Federal Judiciary Committee reviews its endorsement of Judge G Harrold Carswell for the U S Supreme Court as other bar leaders call the review routine while Yale Dean Pollak leads questions on his qualifications. The meeting also considers a Chicago riot trial report and a genocide treaty debate in the House of Delegates.
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Atlanta, Ga
American Bar Association
Federal Judiciary Committee
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Supreme Court
Bernard G. Segal
ABA
Dean Lewis H. Pollak
Yale Law School
Judicial Committee
Lawrence E. Wal
New York City
Carswell
The
Bar Association
Chicago
Jerome J. Shestack
Phila
Defense Budget Boost Is Seen
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says the 71.8 billion dollar Pentagon request is a rock bottom figure likely to be increased by Congress. He warns that further cuts could jeopardize national security as critics press for reductions while forecasting Vietnamization progress and troop withdrawals in 1970.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Congress
Sen. J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Finch repeats anti-bus stand in Auburn briefing
U S Health Secretary Robert Finch says local school boards decide bus use for desegregation. He emphasizes HEW policy against nationwide busing, supports the Stennis amendment for uniform guidelines, and cites court distinctions between de jure and de facto systems in Orange County Florida as a recent example.
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Auburn
Ala
U.S
Senate
HEW
Orange County
Fla
Finch
Sunday Reading Highlights Mineral Club Hobbyists
The Sunday Enterprise profiles the High Point Mineral Club members who hunt for unusual rocks and rare minerals. The feature showcases varied collections and the hobby's appeal to both men and women.
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High Point Mineral Club
Sunday Enterprise
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Anita Hoffman
Chicago 7
Abbie Hoffman
Nancy Rubin
Jerry Rubin
Ho Trail
Vietnam
da Nang
Tran Ngoc Chau
Huynh van Tu
Chau
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Esene So
Vang Pao
van Pao
Long Cheng
Sam Thong
Senate Judiciary Committee
Delphia
House of Delegates
United States
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Fulbright
Soviet Union
Wisconsin
Ocrat
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guilford County
U. S
Iwo Jima
Iowa Jima
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