Watson death sentence appeals cloud bribery trial
Watson faces prison after bribery and conflict of interest convictions linked to developer Smith and a 1967 stock deal for Civic National Bank. Sentencing set for December 6 with defense seeking a new trial. Co defendants Rundberg and Starr fined and jailed on related counts. juror Pulver notes jurors struggled over the bribery verdict.
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Nixon campaign ad sparks protests and calls for restraint
The Nixon campaign ad showing Humphrey smiling amid war and unrest drew complaints from Democrats and calls for action. NBC faced numerous viewer calls in New York, while Lawrence O'Brien denounced the spot as a smear and urged networks to halt the broadcast.
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Berkeley students fast and strike over Cleaver course
Two student leaders began a fast to push UC administrators to respond to limits on the Eldridge Cleaver course as 80 percent of rally attendees voted to strike for credit. About 28,000 campus students face broader boycott concerns while 100 talk sessions arise as faculty threaten discipline for participation.
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Alioto Sees Organized Bay Area Bombings Amid Warning
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto said a string of bombings and false alarms at Bay Area police sites could be organized. A Richmond precinct bombing damaged property but caused no injuries as Marin City alarms prompted police warnings and related incidents spread across Oakland Berkeley and San Francisco.
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Drizzles Forecast to Brush Southland Before Halloween
Forecasters warn of light drizzles and brief rain in coastal sections overnight and Wednesday morning as autumn systems loom northwest of Long Beach. Winds stay strongest over mountains deserts and offshore, with patchy fog lingering from a deep marine layer hindering travel.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Vassar to Admit Men in 1970 and Aim for Equal Coed Mix
Vassar College announced plans on Monday to begin admitting male students in September 1970 and to reach a student body split of 50 percent men and 50 percent women over time, marking a major shift in its admissions policy.
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Vassar College
Jury Deliberates in Ukiah Murder Case of Braun and Maine
In San Jose a 12 member jury is weighing murder kidnapping and rape charges against Thomas E Braun and Leonard Eugene Maine both 19 for the August 21 1967 killing of Timothy Luce 17 after an encounter with Susan Bartolomei 18 on a road near Ukiah. The panel has paused three times for testimony rereads.
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Ritzville
Wash
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Leonard Eugene Maine
Braun
Maine
Timothy Luce
Susan Bartolomei
Ukiah
Two Cuban Bombing Suspects Nabbed in Florida
Police chief Tom Reddin announced the Miami arrest of two Cuban nationals Hector Cornillot and Juan Garcia Cardenas, both 30, linked to terror bombings in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Victims had ties to Fidel Castro or expressed regime sympathy. Bombings since July 19 hit Shell Oil, Mexican National Tourist Council, Air France, Japan Airlines, the British Consulate, a Beverly Hills tour agency and the Young Socialist Workers Party HQ.
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