Expert testimony questions path of fatal shots in Kirschke case
Dr. Snyder disputed a diagram of the shooting that killed Mrs. Kirschke and Crankhan, arguing the trajectory would deviate from a straight line. He suggested movement by either victim could have occurred before death, countering other pathologists’ views. Snyder, a lawyer and medical examiner, joins the trial as cross examination looms and final arguments near.
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John Wallace Graham
Drankhan
Crankhan
Snyder
Erle Stanley Gardner
Michigan State Police
Department of Police Administration and Public Service
Michigan State University
Albert W. i
Million in diamond rings taken in Sacramento theft
A Los Angeles jewelry salesman told Sacramento police that his car containing about 500 diamond rings valued at around 1.5 million dollars was stolen from a downtown area restaurant. The rings were not insured. An anonymous tip suggested the car was abandoned at an airport, but the report proved unfounded. Police suspect the thief knew the valuables inside. Separately, a prowler stole a stereo tape player and tapes from Conrado Tolentino’s auto on 15th Street, and a recording machine was taken from Nishkian Engineering in Long Beach.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles
Edward Harris
Harris
Conrado Tolentino
Fashion Ave
15Th St
Long Beach
Nishkian Engineering Co
Long Beach Plvd
Protests Spread Across Colleges and Cities Over Draft
Demonstrations unfolded nationwide as more than 40 antiwar groups planned a major rally near a center to disrupt traffic and attempt to persuade inductees to mock up joining protests. Campus actions included Dow Chemical recruitment clashes at Northridge and tear gas at Iowa City. Yale and New Haven saw draft papers handed to the FBI. 1,109 protesters rallied in New Haven with 48 turning in documents. Silent vigils and smaller actions occurred in Wilmington and other locales amid ongoing antiwar activity.
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Orea
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
FBI
Wilmington
Ohio
James R. Wessner Jr
University of California
Wessner
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
U.S
Vietnam
Youth sets self on fire outside the United Nations
A 20yearold Kenneth DFlia of Queens set fire to himself outside the United Nations in New York Tuesday night. Police said two patrolmen smothered the flames with their coats and transported him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. Three witnesses described the act of dousing with faseline before ignition. no motive given.
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New York
United Nations
Kenneth D'Flia
Queens
Bellevue Hospital
Faseline
Lawyer Mark Lane charges secret service knew of plot before Kennedy killing
Springfield report says Lane based on interviews with a jailed former secret service agent asserts the secret service knew of a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy before the assassination. Lane, a critic of the Warren Commission, claims the panel would have found another who acted alone if Bolden's fuller account had been heard.
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Springfield
UPS
Mark Lane
Secret Service
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Lane
Tee Jstvey Gswald
Abrahan Bolden
Federal Medical Center
Los Angeles killer on death row attacks guard at San Quentin
At San Quentin Prison death row, Tony Montoya Lara, 21, attacked Lt. Aaron Stewart with a broom handle during a contraband search. Associate Warden James Park said guards used pepper spray but Lara resisted, beating Park as they forced entry to the cell. Stewart received hospital treatment and observation.
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San Quentin
UPI
Los Angeles
James Park
Tony Montoya Lara
Aaron Stewart
Park
Stewart
Lara
Stes Park
Reapportion Bill Advances After Senate Approval
The measure passed with 34 Democrats and Republicans backing final passage as Wakefield and others shift positions to support reapportionment. It targets all California districts within five percent of the ideal population of 413,610 except the 2nd district, which exceeds the range by eight percent. Assemblyman Jack Fenton notes Senate acceptance of changes is politically unlikely, while Harold Johnson represents the overpopulated 2nd district. Court orders set a timetable for districts ahead of the 1968 primary, with Sen James Mills as sponsor.
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Assembly
California
Jack Fenton
D-Montebella
Senate
Harold T. Johnson
Roseville
Philip Buiton
San Francisco
Alphoure Bell
Santa Monica
James Mills
San Diego
Mills
Hollywood arsonist targets seven apartment lobbies during holidays
Firemen say a serial arsonist lit Christmas decorations in seven Hollywood apartment lobbies Monday night and early Tuesday within a two block area. About 1000 dollars worth of Yule decorations were destroyed as the blazes were quickly brought under control.
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Hollywood
Ltate
Mieday
Solons Clash Over Sex Drama Event on Senate Floor
In a heated debate the senate discussed a sex drama. Moscone resisted condemning it as pornographic while Marlee pressed for discipline. The investigation bill passed 29 to 3 amid a swift, decisive vote reflecting strong partisan tones.
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Moscone
Senate
Marlee
Archerd Death Case Filmed Trial Reopens in L A
Archerd is shown in court as the murder trial resumes in Los Angeles. Records reveal Kaiser employment starting in 1842 at Permanente Hospital Fontana with promotions and a firing two years later. He later worked as a first aid man at Kaiser Vulcan Mine in Utah, quit after five months, and claimed schooling at Oklahoma University and one year of medical school while listing past nursing posts.
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Archerd
Kaiser
Permanente Hospital
Fontana
Umurt
Kaiser Vulcan
Utah
Oklahoma University
Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Hollywood
Oakland Naval Hospital
Cathy Brown
Frank Stewart
Bas Vepas
Los Angeles
Gulf Area Quake Swarms Shake California Coast
Pasadena reports a sequence of strong earthquakes near the Gulf of California with magnitudes up to 5.6. Dr. Charles Richter of Caltech warns that large quakes near population centers could be damaging, though the quakes may not have been felt due to their location.
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Pasadena
Gulf of California
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Richter
Guill
California
National Rifle Pistol Shootoff Planned in Ohio
The National Rifle Association announced that rifle and pistol championships will return to Camp Perry Ohio next year with about 2000 contestants, far below last year’s count. Executive VP Franklin L. Orth said events will run next August in cooperation with the state of Ohio, with participants from many parts of the country.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
Camp Perry
Ohio
Army
Franklin L. Orth
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