Jury Box Delays Continue in Sirhan Kennedy Trial
Five jurors were ousted and five seated as peremptory challenges slowed the Los Angeles murder trial of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan for the Kennedy assassination. Two jurors were excused for cause, delaying testimony as both sides press for bench delays and a nine to three juror makeup emerges.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Herbert V. Walker
Julia A. Collins
Yasuo H. Mayeda
Walker
Bandit Robs Liquor Store Owner in Long Beach
Police hunt for a sadistic robber who entered JB's Jiffy Mart & Liquor Store at 5220 Orange Ave around 7 15 a m and stole 1000 from owner Donald W Cords 31. The bandit armed with a .68 caliber revolver forced Cords to his office took his wallet and a bank deposit bag then knocked him unconscious with a wooden chair. Cords was out for about 20 minutes but did not need medical treatment.
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Long Beach
Donald W. Cords
Jiffy Mart
Orange Ave
Cords
Woman to be arraigned on murder charge in security guard death
Irene D. Polk, 34, to be arraigned today on a murder count in the shooting death of William Jackson, 41, at 2111 Knopf St. near Compton. Polk reportedly told detectives Jackson had threatened her during a dispute. Burglars broke a bedroom window at 3226 Woodruff Ave. and stole jewelry and clothing valued at 225 dollars, Long Beach police said.
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Firestone Sheriff's Deputies
Irene D. Polk
Knopf St
Compton
William Jackson
Knopf Street
Jackson
Edward Fabian
Woodruff Ave
Long Beach
UCLA slaying seen as Panthers power struggle
Two Black Panthers were killed at UCLA in a shootout during a meeting of about 150 students. Investigators said the killings likely stemmed from a power struggle between rival militant groups, with police seeking two more suspects. District Attorney may present Stiner brothers to a grand jury or file murder charges.
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UCLA
West Los Angles
John Jerome Huggins
Bunchy” Carter
Ney
Larry Joseph Stiner
George Phillip Stiner
Panthers
Ron Karenga
Stiner Brothers
Los Angeles
California Flood Toll and Rescue Efforts Across Counties
Storm damage spans Tulare and Los Angeles areas with evacuations in Red Cross shelters. Survivors from Sespe Creek describe a bulldozer crossing seven feet of water as rescue teams extract campers. Dead include three boys and two men found in debris five miles from the bulldozer.
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Merced
Tulare County
Red Cross
Sespe Creek
Navy Seabee
Scott Ecker-sley
Ojai
San Fernando Valley
Tujunga
Azusa College
Covina
State Water Resources Office
Stanislaus River
Ripon
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Ontario
Upland
Pomona
American Red Cross
Banning
el Paso
Texas
Riverside
Calif
LA Councilman Trial Deliberations Recessed After Day's Start
A jury in the conspiracy and bribery trial of Los Angeles City Councilman Thomas D. Shepard began deliberations on Wednesday, recessed after 2 hours 15 minutes, with Superior Court Judge George M. Dell acquitting Shepard on four bribery counts and leaving a single conspiracy count.
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Los Angeles
Thomas D. Shepard
Superior Court
George M. Dell
Shepard
Dell
Senators Seek Flood Aid for California
Washington California Senators George Murphy and Alan Cranston urged President Nixon to declare a federal disaster area for flood affected parts of California. They called for prompt and favorable federal action contingent on Governor Ronald Reagan requesting formal disaster status.
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Washington
California
George Murphy
Alan Cranston
White House
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Large Boat Through Small Door Delights Los Angeles Show
A 45 foot Pacemaker luxury yacht could not fit through a 15 foot 6 inch door at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. Show officials removed a wooden wall at a cost of hundreds of dollars and finaly moved the 17 foot 3 inch high boat from Egg Harbor New Jersey into position for the opening.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Pan Pacific Auditorium
Egg Harbor
N.J
Probes Expand Into Two California Jet Crashes
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board probe a United Airlines Boeing 727 that plunged into the Pacific near Malibu, while a salvage submarine searches nearby waters for the SAS DC8 tail section from January’s crash. NTSB teams assess wreckage and pursue a possible connection between the two disasters, with 38 dead in the United incident and 15 of 45 aboard the SAS craft killed.
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Malibu Beach
United Air Lines
Pacific Ocean
United
SAS
National Transportation Safety Board
Los Angeles
Scandinavian Airlines
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