Testimony Upsets Kirschke in Window Screen Mystery
Ram sey testimony on the massive window screen deepens a case tangled by conflicting accounts. Deputy Miller described the screen flat on the ground near the bedroom window while officer Sims and Dillon supported a horizontal position. Lund testified he moved the screen vertical then drew an outline on the floor, conflicting with Miller’s sighting and complicating the scene.
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Ramsey
James’ .Miller
Long Beach
Fred B. Sims
Walter J. Dillon
Lloyd M. Lund
Lund
Miller
Harris
Window theory rejected in Kirschke case
Inspector McIntire dismissed Lund's sketch suggesting an errant window entry. Dillon testified fingerprints on the oxidized aluminum frame were undetectable. Dust on the window sill, broken sash weights, and a screwdriver propping the sash led to the conclusion no entry or exit occurred via the Kirschke bedroom window.
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Lund
Dillon
Ramsey
Milwaukee Police Halt White Mob
Police faced hostile crowds in a predominantly Polish area as rioters threw rocks bricks and bottles. Officers used tear gas cannisters upwind to disperse protesters by 11 50 PM with this being the fifth such use since August 28. Archbishop Cousins confronted hundreds of white demonstrators at his home urging them to end their opposition to open housing.
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William Cousins
Six SNCC demonstrators found guilty in Atlanta
An all white jury convicted six SNCC members on charges of destroying government property and interfering with administration of the Selective Service Act. The case stemmed from a crash at XII U.S. Army Corps headquarters during antiwar protests last summer. An Atlanta group faces potential sentences up to ten years and ten thousand dollars in fines for the Selective Service Act violation.
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Atlanta
API
Coordinating Committee
U.S. Army Corps
John Tillman
Donald Stone
Larry Fox
Johnny C. Wilson
Michael Simmons
Robert Moore
Nader touts GE electric car breakthrough in secret
Syracuse report says Ralph Nader claims General Electric has a highly advanced electric car in development. He cites a 200 mile range, 81 mph top speed, eight minute recharge, four seats, honeycomb aluminum body, and a hybrid fuel cell power source tested at Schenectady with Santa Barbara division and IIT support. The claim stains GE secrecy to protect oil and auto industry subcontractors.
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UPI
Ralph Nader
U.S
Generl Electric Co
Nader
Petroleum
Auto
General Electric Co
Westinghouse
Schenectady
Santa Barbara
Illinois Institute of Technology
Schools standstill recedes in Broward as talks spark hope
Broward County teachers and school board accept a compromise salary offer boosting starting pay to 5 560 while city and statewide walkouts in New York Detroit and 18 Michigan counties drag on. Courts issued injunctions but unions vow further defiance amid ongoing negotiations and closures. In Detroit unions seek a fair two year pact, Beecher in Flint faces possible resignations, Houston leaders vow to run so called freedom public schools for 1000 Negro students.
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New York
Detroit
Houston
Tex
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Michigan
Teachers’ Union
Supreme Court
Board of Education
Mary Ellen Riordan
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Flint
Beecher
Heecher
Freedom Public Schools
Burns plans reshaping of Un-American Activities subcommittee
Sacramento Senator Hugh M. Burns defends the Senate subcommittee on Un American activities while signaling his resignation as chairman. He proposes a new approach with a new chairman and personnel, and foresees the next report focusing on California's new left movement. He opposes Moscone's call to abolish the panel. The panel's staff centers on Richard E. Coombs, with a five member subcommittee led by Burns. The 14th report focused on the farm labor movement and the Delano strike, noting Communist involvement but not control.
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UPS
Senate
Hugh M.burns
Burns
D-Fresné
Subcommittee
Richard E. Coombs
Visalia
Communist Party
California
Delano
Organized Crime Active in LSD Traffic
A federal official said organized criminals are active in LSD traffic, with some groups even employing scientists. Chicago area chief Otto Heineke reported 12 million dosage units of dangerous drugs seized since the bureau began operations on February 1, 1966.
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Chicago
John Finlater
U.S. Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Cosa Nostra
Otto Heineke
Bureau
J A Cooper Fired From Roads Post
J A Cooper secretary of the State Highway Commission since 1858 was fired from his 19000 a year post confirmed by Transportation Agency director Gordon Luce. Cooper, a former newspaper reporter, was notified Tuesday. Luce said no successor chosen yet among about five applicants. Cooper’s dismissal effective Jan 1. His firing followed John Erreca’s dismissal as public works director replaced by Samuel B Nelson Los Angeles engineer in 25000 a year post. Errece was sacked Monday.
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Sacramento
UPS
A.J. Wack) Cooper
State Highway Commission
Transportation Agency
Gordon Luce
Cooper
Hye
Luce
John Erreca
Samuel B. Nelson
Los Angeles
Errece
Chattanooga Keeps General Locomotive In Honor of Civil War Relic
Chattanooga won a temporary court victory keeping the General the Civil War era locomotive in the city. Judge Ray Brock denied Georgia and the L N motion to move the relic to Kennesaw. Georgia plans to appeal as Cobb County solicitor considers federal action to reclaim the engine for ceremonies in Georgia.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
Ray Brock
Ben Smith
Kennesaw
Youths Death Ruled Accident in Police Shooting
In Los Angeles a coroner's inquest ruled the death of 16 year old Langley Eugene Fowler Jr. an accidental homicide after he was shot by policeman James T. Johnson during an attempted arrest for glue sniffing. Johnson testified the shooting was accidental as Fowler kicked at a gun in the officer's hand.
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Los Angeles
DNL
Langley Eugene Fowler Jr
James T. Johnson
Johnson
Fowler
Reagan urges total war effort for Vietnam victory
Reagan calls for all out war targets and full mobilization to win the Vietnam conflict. He argues the nation must devote its resources and give military leaders a free hand to achieve victory, noting his hawkish stance since serving as governor.
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Reagan
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