Jury Deliberates in Seale Huggins Trial for Rackley Killing
Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins face capital charges tied to the Rackley killing as a five to seven juror panel debates in New Haven. Judge Mulvey instructs on testimony credibility and the taped evidence, while about 100 demonstrators rally outside the courthouse.
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Peter Cowen
Associated Press
NEW Haven, Conn
Black Panther
Bobby G. Seale
Superior Court
Seale
Ericka Huggins
Alex Rackley
New York City
Harold M. Mulvey
George Sams Jr
Warren Kimbro
Rackley
Sams
Mulvey
Pro Golf Struggles Behind Big Paychecks and Bills
North Little Rock AP reports on pro golfers like Rolfe Deming facing constant financial squeeze. Deming says 9,000 earned last year, 10,000 backing, cost nearly 20,000. He details frugal meals, wife and two children with him, and lodging in cheap motels on tour. Deming, 31, is unable to save while chasing a living on minimal sponsorships.
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Harry King
Associated Press
North Little Rock, Ark
Rolfe Demings
Deming
Menominee
Mich
Shreveport
Maumelle Country Club
Bob Murphy
Deane Beman
Ron Cerrudo
Maumelle
Fort Worth
Rabbit
Miss Bacon Contempt Cited in Seattle Grand Jury Case
Leslie Bacon, 19, antiwar activist, cited for contempt and jailed for refusing to answer a federal grand jury about the Capitol bombing despite limited immunity. Judge William Goodwin ordered jail until the life of the grand jury ends next March or until she answers. appeals planned to the Ninth Circuit.
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Seattle
Leslie Bacon
U.S. Capitol
Miss Bacon
William Goodwin
Goodwin
H Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Jennie Rhine
Atherton
Calif
New York City
New York
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Washington
Boston
Virginia
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jeff Leibling
Chris Lamb
Stuart Albert
Judy Gumbo
Colin Neiberger
Michael Tola
Terry Taub
Ken Kelley
Grand Jury
St. N.W
U.S
Race Official Unsure on Appearance at Hearing
Osceola state racing board member Guy Newcomb weighed whether to recuse himself before Monday’s hearing on revoking Southland Racing Corp.’s license. Alston Jennings of Emprise urged disqualification for bias and prejudice. Newcomb said he had not seen the letter and would decide later.
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Osceola
Ark
State Racing Commission
Guy Newcomb
Southland Racing Corp
West Memphis
Alston Jennings
Little Rock
Emprise, Inc
Buffalo, N.Y
Commission
J. W. Beaafield
England
Newcomb
Southland
Jennings
Single Member Districts for the Arkansas House
The state Board of Apportionment tentatively approved single member districts for the Arkansas House and adopted a Pulaski County Senate redistricting plan. The panel aims to finish House maps Friday, missing the constitutional deadline by more than 212 months, as incumbents may be forced into merged districts and plans shift across North and South Pulaski.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House of Representatives
State Board of Apportionment
Senate
Pulaski County
Eugene T. Kelley
Dale Bumpers
Randolph
Clay
Greene
Lawrence
Sharp
Arkansas
Bumpers
House
Board
Arkansas River
East Little Rock
Ben Allen
Oscar Alngood
Jim Fowler
Max Howell
Joe Ford
Allen
Sen
Ray H. Thornton Jr
Secretary
Kelly Bryant
Thornton
Kelley
Alagood
Belevens plateau outpost abandoned by Royal Laotian Army
AP reports the Royal Laotian Army pulled from its last Belevens plateau post in southern Laos, opening up North Vietnamese supply routes into Cambodia and South Vietnam. Nixon wins battle against Senate limits on European troop strength, yet foreign relations authority faces more Congress friction. Senate redistricting in Pulaski and surrounding counties creates potential incumbent clashes as Bumpers rejects considering affected incumbents.
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Saigon
Belevens
Laos
North Vietnam
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
Senate
U.S
Europe
Congress
Senate kills supersonic transport project again
The AP report notes the Senate torpedoed the costly supersonic transport amid controversy, with a billion dollar price increase cited as the obstacle. The piece also mentions O Army actions concerning My Lai commander Samuel W. Koster amid debate on accountability. New York’s 1901 license plate mandate is referenced as a historical note.
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Washington
Senate
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Panther
AP News Digest
Siver
Washington (Ap
Samuel W. Koster
My Lai
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Ayd
Reg. Price
Deanna
Hope, Ark
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