Tape of assassination night interrogation played
The courtroom hears a police tape showing Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's first hours after Kennedy's murder. Sirhan refuses to speak, questions rights, and reacts to officers as Dr. Martin Schorr testifies the suspect showed paranoid schizoid traits.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Rampart Street
Sirhan
Martin Schorr
San Diego
Austin
Kennedy
Officer's killer condemned again in Alhambra case
Jesse James Gilbert was again condemned to the gas chamber for the 1964 murder of Sgt. George Davis in Alhambra. A six by six jury deliberated nine hours in the penalty phase after previously convicting him of first degree murder. The case involved a police lineup right to an attorney cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, leading to a 1967 retrial order by the state Supreme Court.
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Jesse James Gilbert
Alhambra
Gilbert
Sgt
George Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Sealab hearing ends inconclusive report on Cannon death
A three man Navy board concluded its investigation into the death of Sealab II aquanaut Berry Cannon without determining if a defective breathing rig caused the fatal dive. Findings go to Washington for potential release in three weeks to a month and may recommend disciplinary action including court martial if dereliction of duty is found. The case remains unsolved after 17 days.
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Navy
Berry Cannon
Office of
Chief of Navy Materials
Washington, D.C
Cannon
San Clemente Island
William Marsh
Sealab
Alan Goldberg
Paul A. Wells
Lawndale Schools Blacklisted by California Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association blacklisted Lawndale Elementary School in Los Angeles County and Ukiah Unified School District in Mendocino County, citing inadequate educational programs. The boycott means CTA will not recommend these districts to members seeking teaching positions.
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California Teachers Association
Lawndale
Los Angeles County
Ukiah Unified
Mendocino County
CTA
Winter storm hits Southern California with rain and snow
Forecasters warn of another winter weather event across the Southland with rain showers and thunder and snow above 2,500 feet in foothill, mountain, and high desert regions. Lightning-tipped cells move in from the northwest and west as chill winds push coastal temperatures to the mid-50s and foothill highs drop below freezing.
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Southland
Long Beach
California
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Schorr
Lawndale Schools
Walker's TV
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