Public Defender Getty to defend Speck in Chicago trial
Gerald W. Getty, famed for never losing a capital case, is appointed to defend Richard Speck in the eight-nurse slayings case. Getty, 53, seeks a fair trial and vigorous defense in Cook County, opposing capital punishment and trusting a large juror pool to base verdict on evidence.
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Chicago
Gerald W. Getty
Richard Speck
Getty
Speck
Public Defender's Office
Illinois
Cook County
City council bans glue and solvent sales to under 21
Houston moves to curb glue sniffing with an ordinance banning sale delivery or gifts of glue and cements containing 12 solvents to anyone under 21 with penalties up to 200 dollars. Getty discusses Speck defense plans, noting possible psychiatric issues and the likelihood of appealing a murder conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court if convicted.
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Houston, Tex
Getty
Chhance
Speck
Public Defender’s Office
de Paul University Law School
L. Michael
American Bar Association
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
Cook
Tree planted to honor Elmer Stowe at golf course
In Missoula Montana friends of retired banker Elmer Stowe planted a weeping willow at the golf course to remember him. A sign on the tree reads To remember Old Elmer.
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Missoula
Mont
Elmer Stowe
Elmer
Man's Desert Wing-Flap Idea Leads To Ornithopter Plan
Victor M. Gonzalez, 42, spent years in a Mojave attic testing bird flight by strapping 15-foot fiberglass wings and studying pigeons. He concluded wing movement is an illusion and moved toward a full 42-foot winged craft driven by bicycle pedals, aiming to prove a wing flap principle.
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Los Angeles
Victor M. Gonzalez
Aerospace Ne
Mojave Desert
Gonzalez
Canslata High School
Puerto Rico
Mojave
Repaira
Desert
Gonzalez Saya
Uni
California
Los
Shenney Preenaewy Raney Ese Ney
McNamara booklet mixup prompts costly reprint
About 4 000 program booklets for a Potomac River boat ride listing Vietnam veterans were printed with McNamara's middle initial L and Texan Walter Jetton called kingpen of the barbecue men. The books were set aside, reprinted at 17.50 per page, and a spokesman said no bill had been received yet. Critics say the move clashes with cost reduction efforts and imply McNamara was unaware.
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Washington
Potomac River
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Walter Jetton
Gons
McNamara
Canadians Aid Air Travelers
Canadians aid air travelers as Air Canada schedules eight extra flights Wednesday due to U S strike demand. A Toronto airport employee said one U S airline sent American servicemen to Canada in droves to book them via West Coast connections to San Francisco.
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Air Canada
U.S
Canada
West Coast
San Francisco
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