Melbourne Evans collision details emerge in testimony
Testimony shows both ships followed signal exchanges from Melbourne to Evans before the collision at about 3:15 am. Officers describe left and right rudder signals, visibility issues from deck edge lights, and rescue efforts aboard the Melbourne as survivors witnessed three drownings.
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Evans
Gaid
Thomas Mawson
Mawson
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Man Convicted of Killing Father of Fifteen
A South El Monte factory worker was convicted of second degree murder for a 1967 gun slaying. Nick Velasquez, 25, was found guilty of killing Isabel Perez San- and faces a prison sentence to be set for July 10 by the Superior Court after two days of deliberation.
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Nick Rajon Velasquez
Isabel Perex
Bank robbers trapped as getaway plane sinks in mud
Three gunmen attempting a $24,000 bank heist fled in a stolen single engine Cessna 172 but the mud stalled the plane near Colorodo town. A citizen posse, led by Colorado State Patrolman Elvin E. Boss, captured the trio after they entered the pickup and fled on foot. Money and weapons were seized. suspects jailed and unnamed.
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Colorado
Elvin E. Boss
Twon
Aero Training Academy
Sky Ranch Academy
Denver
Nixon outlines economy moves and Vietnam stance at first news conference
President Nixon discusses rising living costs and impact of decisions, defends nuclear and Vietnam policies, notes expected effects in two to three months. He rejects cease-fire without supervision and reiterates stance on NL F and peace talks while addressing Hoover wiretap questions and Latin America trip significance.
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Nixon
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
White House
Eyr
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Latin America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Europe
Middle East
Army and Justice Teams Poised to Cool City Riots
Herbert Klein says Army trained for crowd disorders and Justice Department teams of lawyers and community workers ready to intervene if local authorities cannot control summer disorder. He stresses the Army as a last resort and cites Detroit riots as study basis.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Army
Justice Department
Nixon Administration
Herbert Klein
Klein
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalism Fraternity
Detroit
Anant
Tha
FBI chief Hoover accused over King wiretap requests
The text reports on J Edgar Hoover pressing to authorize FBI wiretaps on Martin Luther King Jr. while attorney general and notes William Katzenbach’s rebuke. It cites Hoover claims of memoranda and a 1963 Evans memo about listening feasibility, linked to King’s 1968 Memphis assassination.
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Dr. King
Hoover
FBI
Katzenbach
International Business Machines Corp
The
Washington Evening Star
Star
King
Memphis
Tenn
Courtney Evans
Kennedy
Regents Reject Immediate Student Voice at Meetings
Regents vote to study giving students a bigger voice in university policy while rejecting an immediate move to allow student presidents to speak regularly at meetings. Lt. Gov. Reinecke backed expanded student input. Heyns supported leasing UC land for a park and housing before student access.
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Berkeley
University of Committee
Regents
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Ple
Berkeley Insurance Cancelled Riots Liability Coverage
Zurich Insurance Company canceled Berkeley riot liability coverage amid university student disorders and about 30 claims plus a dozen lawsuits totaling millions of dollars filed against the city, prompting a fresh dilemma for officials.
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Berkeley
UPI
University City
Zurich Insurance Company
Man sets himself on fire after message on clothes
An unidentified man poured gasoline on his clothing and set himself ablaze in Fresno. A bystander tackled him with a curtain and others used fire extinguishers as he burned briefly and ran. The incident accompanied a referenced investigation by Senator McClellan into elections and secret ballots. Clem and Company is mentioned in a voice claiming loss of self-respect.
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Fresno
Senator McClellan
Clem and Company
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