Penalty trial for Manson and followers opens
The Charles Manson case enters its penalty phase with testimony expected from Bernard Crowe about a gunshot incident tied to the Tate murders. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for Manson and three women. defense argues the death penalty and the trial rules are unconstitutional and calls for life sentences.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
Bernard Crowe
Hollywood
Tate
Crowe
Miss Tate
Paul Fitzgerald
California
Fitzgerald
Patricia Krenwinkel
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Arkansas Forecast: Warmer Toward Friday
Experiment Station report covers 24 hours to 7 am Thursday with high 47 and low 27. Forecasts Arkansas generally fair and warmer through Friday with tonight’s low in the low 30s and Friday’s high in the upper 50s.
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Manson Atkins on Testimony in Tate Case Penalty Phase
The article notes that Charles Manson and Susan Atkins planned to speak before the jury during the penalty phase. Atkins’ lawyer says she would testify to deny confessing to stabbing Sharon Tate, while Atkins herself is cited as having bragged of stabbing the actress repeatedly and tasting her blood.
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Leslie van Houten
Manson
Susan Atkins
Dave Shinn
Miss Atkins
Miss Tate
Shinn
Harkey opposes car insurance rate hike in Arkansas
Former state Insurance Commissioner John Norman Harkey argued on Wednesday that insurers did not deserve the proposed increase by the Insurance Rating Board. Representing the state AFL-CIO, he urged lower rates and protested the move.
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Little Rock
John Norman Harkey
Insurance Rating Board
Harkey
Afl-Cio
Blast Fire Rips West Conshohocken Area Killing One
A 50-foot wall of flame from multiple explosions hit West Conshohocken along Front Street near the Schuylkill River. The blast killed a young volunteer firefighter and injured 48 others as more than a dozen brick row homes were burned and demolished. Over 100 volunteers fought icy winds for hours until gas lines were shut off.
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Larry Thorson
Associated Press
Philadelphia (Ap
West Conshohock
Front Street
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co
Robert Ganley
Bridgeport Fire Department
Filibuster Foes Split Over Compromise Talk
AP Washington report notes Sen. Frank Church of Idaho argues it is premature to discuss compromise on filibuster reform as Southern senators weigh options and a potential three-fifths rule. Ellender hints a possible plan limiting the rule to appropriations and conference reports while maintaining two-thirds for general legislation. Church counters such partial cuts would discriminate and urges equal application to all bills.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Dixie Bloc
Senate
Church
Ellender
Child Killed at Thornton Increase Sparks Rates Debate
Fordyce Arkansas AP reports 7 year old Jes sie A Baker of Thornton was struck and killed by a car on U S 79 as he crossed the highway near Fordyce. The driver Martha Sue Braswell 30 of Thornton remained at the scene. Policy rate hearings included arguments over unearned premium reserve earnings and proposed auto liability and comprehensive collision increases. State Insurance Commissioner Gene Sykes noted costs to policy buyers would exceed five million dollars annually. Attorneys for the IRB argued earnings should not be included in rate considerations. Harkey said inclusion is the department policy.
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IRB
Gene Sykes
Arkansas Insurance Department
Fordyce, Ark
Jessie A. Baker
Thornton
Calhoun County
U.S. 79
Fordyce
Martha Sue Braswell
Ex-Guatemalan President Arbenz Guzman Found Dead
Jaco bo Arbenz Guzman the leftist Guatemalan president ousted in 1954 was found dead in his Mexican bathtub at 57. Officials say drowning probable though heart attack during bath preparation speculated. He rose from army colonel to defense minister, then president before U.S. backed overthrow.
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Nixon plan strains over $16 billion grant package
Ehrlichman notes a $5 billion segment opposed by Mills as part of a $16 billion package. Mills vows hearings and aims to kill the plan or seek a substitute. Ziegler cites a planned splitup, while veterans question why Nixon voiced intentions late.
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Ways and Means
Postal Strike Drags On As Britain Faces Ninth Day
Rodney Pinder reports on the nine day postal walkout in Britain, with Mail delays harming businesses and orders while Post Office losses near 10 million pounds. Citizens note fewer bills, yet the disruption grows, affecting greeting card makers, newspapers, and telephone systems. Brenda Young earns top state honor in the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow in McNab Arkansas.
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Rodney Pinder
Associated Press
London
Brenda Young
Saratoga High School
Betty Crocker
Brenda
Church of Christ
McNab
Arkansas
Louis Young
McNab, Arkansas
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