Manson and followers face verdicts in murder case
Fitzgerald argued doubts linger after Monday's first degree murder verdicts. The jury found Charles Manson and three women guilty in the 1969 killings at Spahn Ranch and a subsequent murder in a market owner's home. The defendants showed restrained reactions as relatives and prosecutors described the outcome. Breast of the Saint Cecilia is cited as patron saint of musicians.
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Obituaries for Huckabee Stewart Lennart Wilson Beberman
Obituary summaries include Clyde Huckabee 71 of Spring Hill retired farmer survived by spouse two daughters four brothers and a sister with services at Hern don Funeral Chapel. John L Stewart 45 died in Denver with spouse and four children and mother listed. Isobel Lennart 55 author of Funny Girl killed in traffic crash husband John Harding critically injured. William Griffin Wilson 75 cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous died of pneumonia. Max Beberman 45 father of the new math died in London from heart ailment while on assignment in Bristol.
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Hope
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Maryland
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Kelsie Put
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John L. Stewart
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Ched Hall
Batesville
Hemet
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John Harding
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Miami
William Griffith Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
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New York
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Max Beberman
New Math
London
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Illinois
Bristol
England
Barbs by Phil Pastoret joke column
The local bank offers wigs to new account holders, easing the sting of overdrafts, while a mean-spirited buyer is mocked for dragging cash from his pockets to seal a car deal with an auto salesman.
Welfare and Parks Agency Heads Resign in Arkansas
The governor accepted resignations from Len E. Blaylock director of the Welfare Department and Ray G. Cooper director of the Parks Recreation and Travel Commission. Blaylock said he will leave in March to join the Health Education and Welfare Department, while Cooper said his resignation was requested by the Bumpers administration and will take effect February 15. Jennings may be considered as Blaylock’s successor, while Blaylock defended the state’s child care licensing law amid budget tensions.
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Nap” Murphy
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Army to test new armored division with tanks and helicopters
The Army will experiment with a new division type blending tank units and helicopter borne missiles to counter Soviet armor. The plan aims to improve mobile firepower and air assault flexibility in potential European combat scenarios.
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Washington (Ap
Arkansas Weather Report and 24 Hour Forecast
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday. High 66 and Low 36. Forecast mostly fair and colder tonight and Wednesday, with a much colder northeast portion tonight. Low tonight in the teens north and 20s to low 30s south. High Wednesday in the mid and upper 50s to 60s, northeast to upper 60s and low 60s in the extreme southwest.
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TRI CAP division concept to form at Fort Hood
Army planners slow to form a test division at Fort Hood Texas in late spring or early summer as the 1st Cavalry Division returns from Vietnam. The 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood would be dissolved with many personnel moving to the new unit.
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Ft. Hood
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Vietnam
1St Armored
82Nd Airborne
U S Bases in Morocco Bring Pressure
King Hassan II faces rising demands from opposition groups and Arab leaders to end the American military presence at bases near Rabat. With his March or April Washington visit, diplomats expect a request to scale down. Moroccan authorities call the sites training facilities, but 1,700 U S personnel operated there under a 1963 closure pact.
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Associated Press
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Morocco
Hassan II
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Libya
Egypt
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Hassan
Nixon
Kenitra
Sidi Yahia
Boutknadel
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Istiglal Or
Freedom Party
Nuclear armament rumors hit North Africa bases
On January 26 1971 reports claim bombs for the U S 6th Fleet are stored at Kenitra exposing Morocco to nuclear reprisals. American officials deny any weapons are kept at the bases while remaining secretive about installation purposes.
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Kenitra
Morocco
More Tests Scheduled for Truman
Kansas City AP reports gastrointestinal X rays were planned at Research Medical Center for former President Harry S. Truman. His condition rose from fair to good as colitis improved with treatment. Attending physician Dr. Wallace Graham said tests are tiring but Truman is joking with nurses and resting well. Mrs. Truman has stayed by his side.
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Harry S. Truman
Research Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Truman
John Dreves
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Hope Auto Company
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