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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1967

Page

2

Supreme Court Overturns Convictions of 5 Policemen

The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that police and a Brooklyn lawyer could not be prosecuted or disbarred when their testimonies risked self incrimination. Justice Douglas led the decision, noting the Fifth Amendment protects against coerced confessions and disbarment tied to testimony. The rulings constrain states to honor constitutional rights across police and legal professions.

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Fire destroys McCormick Place hall in Chicago disaster

Chicago battles 150 firemen as a 20 million dollar blaze devastates the McCormick Place convention hall. Officials estimate up to 150 million in rebuilding losses and warn of heavy convention cancellations for years. Rep. H Allen Smith hospitalizes with chest pains amid citywide smoke.

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Butter Before Guns Urged by Percy at Harrisburg Dinner

US Senator Charles H. Percy told a Republican fundraising crowd in Harrisburg Pennsylvania that abandoning domestic programs for full escalation in Vietnam would be a catastrophic misstep. He spoke at a dinner to help erase about 400000 dollars in 1965 campaign debts cited by Pennsylvania Republicans.

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