Marine Instructor Acquitted in Beating Death Case
SAN DIEGO AP A court martial acquitted S Sgt Harold Bronson the first of three Marine drill instructors charged in the fatal beating of 20 year old Pvt Lynn McClure last December Five officers and three enlisted men deliberated just over three hours before finding Bronson innocent of four charges The cadet died March 13 from injuries suffered during a close combat drill with padded 12 pound staffs Bronson a Vietnam veteran supervised the drill The unit was part of the motivation platoon at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego which has since been abolished The defense argued the death was a training accident and cited officer shortages at the time for the failure to have an officer present during the mock bayonet fights. the rebuttal testimony by Capt John Ullman helped secure the acquittal Ullman said his testimony and immunity helped the defense after McClure’s death
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San Diego
Harold Bronson
Lynn McClure
Bronson
McClure
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Freeport
Fla
Black Ratio Believed Acceptable
In Charlotte Mecklenburg the Supreme Court curbs on federal judges to adjust desegregation orders are noted. Board chair William Poe says the ruling eases pressure on keeping schools from becoming predominantly black. Judge James McMillan had banned such schools, with Hidden Valley and Wilmore over 59 percent black.
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William Sturges
Supreme Court
Pasadena
Calif
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Charlotte Mecklenburg
McMillan
Condemned Soldiers Appeal For Clemency
AP dispatch from Luanda reports British and American mercenaries condemned to die by firing squad in Angola may have their sentences reviewed by President Agostinho Neto. Gearhart of Maryland and Georgia of Britain face execution, while Grillo and Acker receive lengthy prison terms. clemency appeals are planned.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Luanda
Angola
Agostinho Neto
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Costas Georgia
Andrew McKenzie
John Derek Barker
Britain
Gustavo Grillo
Jersey City
NLJ
Young Woman Sees Elvis Like Heroin Addiction Links
Greensboro AP report profiles 21 year old nursing student Jean Hunter who compares Elvis Presley’s hold to an addictive drug. She plans to attend a Greensboro Coliseum concert and pursue close contact with Presley, recounting past hospital room encounters and trespass attempts to glimpse or be near him.
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Greensboro
Elvis Presley
Jean Hunter
Guilford Technical Institute
Presley
Greensboro Coliseum
Memphis
Elvis
Elvis Mansion
Hunter
EAL Pilot Blamed for Raleigh Durham Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board found Eastern Air Lines captain Edward A Barchard showed poor judgment in a November crash at Raleigh Durham Airport. The crash, caused by a rainstorm and reduced visibility, cost the airline 3.5 million to repair the jet. The board will forward its findings to the FAA and Eastern Air Lines.
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Raleigh
Raleigh-Durham
Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Edward A Barchard
Barchard
Transportation Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Eastern Air Lines
Woman Charged In Death
In Charlotte two suspects face murder charges over the death of 18 year old Susan Paulson, a 7-Eleven overnight clerk. Laura Sweet and Michael Bean were linked to the crime after a stolen car pursuit in Georgia and a decomposed body identified by dental records as Paulson.
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Charlotte
Susan Paulson
Mecklenburg County
Laura B. Sweet
Michael Thomas Bean
Miss Paulson
Bean
Miss Sweet
Georgia
Mecklenburg
Indictments Upheld In Rowan and Wilmington Case
A Superior Court judge upheld indictments charging former U S representative James B Gardner Jr of Rocky Mount and Wilmington businessman Peter MacQueen with violating state securities laws. The defendants argued pretrial publicity would bias a New Hanover County trial but the judge said a change of venue or continuance should have been sought. The grand jury indicted them March 29 for selling securities without registering with the secretary of state, involving a limited partnership named Family Inns of Rowland.
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Wilmington
U.S
James B Gardner Jr
Rocky Mount
Peter MacQueen
Superior Court
Perry Martin
New Hanover County
Martin
Gardner and MacQueen
Secretary of State
Securites
Family Inns of
Rowland
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Daniel Hunter
John B Ullman
Ullman
United Nations
Gearhard
State Department
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Front
FNLA
Popular Movement
MPLA
Tony Callan
McKenzie
Gearhart
Sheila
Maryland
Sacramento
Acker
Carl Acker
EAL
L.A
United
Los Angeles
High Point
Winston-Salon
California
Friendship Service
Caie2n
Waynick
Parks Leasing, Inc
Kernersville
N.C
Lue
Parks
High Point Enterprise
Gardner
Nash Jewelry CO
Nash
N. Main ST
Marty Payne
Whitehill
Alot K Central
Thomasville
Cesar
Piedmont
North Main
Fite
Ocia
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