Judge Withdrawals Mount in Angela Davis Trial
The Marin County courtroom saw a fifth judge step aside in the Angela Davis case as Magee and Davis face pretrial hearings for the Aug. 7 courthouse shootout. Judge Alan Linday disqualified himself after Magee’s peremptory challenge, prompting delays and a Judicial Council move to appoint a new judge.
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Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Ruchell Magee
Magee
Superior Court
Alan A. Lindsay
California Judicial Council
Lindsay
California
John P. McMurray
Inyo County
Alameda County
Marin County
Harold J. Taley
Judicial Council
Dollar crisis reshapes prices and travel costs
The shift in the West German mark and floating currencies raises US auto and steel costs while lowering German goods prices. US exports may rise with cheaper German goods, but travel costs shift with a Rhine trip modestly higher. Airlines promise currency services as the dollar steadies in major centers.
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U.S
Germany
United States
Europe
Pan American World Airways
American Express
Britain
Italy
Spain
Austria
London
Paris
West Germany
Washington
U.S. Treasury Department
Trials set for Panthers leaders in retrials and assault cases
Superior Court Judge Harold R B Hove scheduled May 26 for Huey P Newton’s manslaughter retrial over the 1968 policeman killing and June 1 for David Hilliard’s trial on assault and attempted murder tied to a Panther police shootout. Newton, free on 50000 dollar bond, attended with about 50 supporters. Hilliard had been freed by a federal judge on separate threats charges against Nixon.
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Oakland
UPI
Superior Court
Harold RB. Hove
Black Panther Party
Huey P Newton
David Hilliard
Hove
Newton
Panther
Hilliard
Nixon
Impeachment Talk Surfaces in Congress Over Nixon
Rep Paul McCloskey and Rep Dellums floated starting a national debate on Nixon impeachment. Dellums said several congressmen might pursue impeachment though he doubted it could succeed. Under the constitution, charges must be brought by the House.
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Peter McCloskey
Calif
Nixon
Dellums
Berkeley
Reagan says taxes hurt but Nixon impeachment urged
Nancy Reagan defends her husband saying taxes harmed his finances and politics are dirty but he never dodged taxes. Dellums argues Nixon overstepped in Indochina and impeachment could be justified, noting Agnew might benefit if Nixon is removed.
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Reagan
Sacramento
Layxas
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Trial Opens In Soledad Murder Case
Three black inmates Jesse Phillips Roosevelt Williams and James Wagner face murder charges in the stabbing of guard William C Shull at Soledad State Prison last July 23 The case stretches back to January 1970 when a white guard fired on black prisoners and the Soledad Brothers case drew outside activism The first day yielded no jurors selected as hearings focused on juror questions and motions in Monterey County California.
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Salinas
Soledad State Prison
Jesse Phillips
Roosevelt Williams
James Wagner
William C. Shull
Soledad
Shull
Phillips
Williams
Wagner
Monterey County Asst. Dist. Atty
Ed Barnes
Dead SST revival push tests new appropriation
In Washington Democratic and Republican leaders including President Nixon back a move to revive the SST project after Congress killed it. An $85.3 million bill funds termination of government contracts with Boeing and General Electric, with amendments to keep the money while removing the termination clause. If House changes approve, Senate hurdles remain.
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UPI
Nixon
U.S
Boeing
General Electric
White House
Congress
Sidney Yates
D-Ill
Ziegler
Carl Albert
GOP
Gerald Ford
Albert
Ford
British pledge funds to finish RB211 engine for Lockheed Tristar
The British government pledged an additional 240 million dollars, on top of 112.8 million already provided, to complete the RB211 engine development for Lockheed's Tristar. Defense Secretary Carrington and Aerospace Minister Corfield outlined the ongoing challenges and continued support in a Lords and Commons statement.
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London
UPI
Rolls-Royce
Lockheed
House of Lords
Defense
Lord Carrington
Commons
Frederick Corfield
Corfield
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