Oh Calcutta Director Linked to Yippie Festival of Life
The director of Oh Calcutta testified he helped plan the Yippie Festival of Life in 1968 Chicago and raised funds for the event. He described meetings with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin to drum up support in New York theatre circles and recounted a Grand Central Station gathering that preceded the violence in Lincoln Park and downtown Chicago.
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Calcutta
Chicago
UPI
Jacques Levy
Abbie Hoffman
Youth International
Yippies
New York
Levy
Hoffman
Democratic Party
Jerry Rubin
Yippie and Defendant
Lincoln Park
National
Grand Central Station
Beefed Up Police Protection Sought for DC Embassies
The House held hearings on funding security for foreign missions in Washington after a rise in robberies break-ins bombings threats and vandalism. Officials estimate costs near 10 million yearly but some see potential savings from freeing metropolitan police for normal duty. Critics note risk gaps affecting both embassies and American citizens nearby.
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Washington
Eugene T. Rassides
Treasury
Nixon
District of Columbia
House
Rowley
Kenneth J Gray
D-Ill
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
Hilton-Statler Hotel
Lawmakers Shelve Bill Till January
Lawmakers delay the HEW bill with President Nixon signaling a likely veto. Democratic leader Mansfield notes Nixon wants inflation curbs and that Congress asked for too much, though some increases reflect Administration requests including 2 billion for the Office of Economic Opportunity and 1 billion for advanced education funding.
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Mansfield
Nixon
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Agnew Pressures Newsmen for Balanced Commentaries
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a private radio and television newsmen meeting that balanced commentaries could ease public pressure from his criticism of TV news. J W Roberts said Agnew offered a carrot if networks diversify voices including Defense Secretary Laird and Harriman in future coverage.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
J. W. Roberts
Time-Life Broadcast Inc
Radio and Television News Directors Association
Roberts
Agnew
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Paris
Harriman
American Broadcasting Company
Burns Says Recession Unlikely
Senator confirmed as chair of the Federal Reserve Arthur Burns says the economy is leveling off and a recession is unlikely. He notes tight monetary policy may remain until tax reform and the 1971 budget are set, warning on deficits and urging prudent spending.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Thns
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Congress
Nixon
House-Senate
Youth Arraigned On Sixth Drug Charge
Garth A. Ravenholt, 18, son of Dr. Otto Ravenholt, was arraigned in Justice Court on his sixth drug charge. Boulder City police filed the latest accusation he possessed dangerous drugs. Justice of the Peace Boy Wooster set January 22, 1970 for the preliminary hearing.
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Garth A. Ravenholt
Clark County
Otto Ravenholt
Justice Court
Boulder City
Justice of the Peace
Two Vegans Convicted In Friars Case
The Friars case saw Friedman and Jacobs found guilty on multiple counts including conspiracy to obtain secret grand jury documents and obstruction of justice. Grant B. Cooper faced contempt charges and was fined along with the others. Additional defendants pleaded guilty with sentencing set for February 2. Richardson, 64, Las Vegas, awaits a separate trial due to a heart condition.
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Grant B. Cooper
Friedman
Fiedman
Jacobs
William Schwartz
Schwartz
Raymond Bernard Cohen
T. Warner Richardson
Las Vegas
Burke Faces Potential New Trial In Walker Murder Case
Albert H. Burke 52 of 104 Mojave Road may face renewed murder charges after the district attorney appeals a prior not guilty verdict. A .38 pistol found at Burke's home ties to the Feb 25, 1960 killing of Las Vegas building inspector Reed Walker. If the warrant stands in district court, Burke could again be charged with murder.
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Albert H. Burke
Burke
Mojave Road
Las Vegas
Reed Walker
Walker
Atty
Ray Jeffers
Charleston
Nellis
Sheriff's
Newark Mayor Conducting Routine Business Amid Ouster Demands
Newark Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio faced extortion and tax evasion charges as a federal grand jury probe into Mafia influence and public corruption unfolds. He remained in office, vows to fight, while a recall or legal action remains uncertain. Also noted were indictments of other officials and a pending arraignment in federal court.
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Newark
N. J
UPI
Hugh J. Addonizio
City Hall
Mitchell
Addonizio
Newark Chamber of Commerce
Newark Star-Ledger
Arthur J. Sills
GOP
Wiliam T. Cahill
Camden County
George K. Kugler Jr
Sills
FAA to Hold Public Hearing on Aircraft Control Near McCarran
The FAA will hold a public hearing January 9 at 9 a.m. in Las Vegas at the Convention Center to discuss air traffic control to reduce near mid air collisions near McCarran International Airport. Written statements are welcome before the hearing directed to the FAA director. A Las Vegas man seeks 75000 in a district court suit against Clark County claiming a July motorcycle crash on Eastern Avenue was due to hazardous unmarked road conditions.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Las Vegas Convention Center
McCarran International Airport
Air Traffic Service
Independence Ave
S. W
Washington, D. C
Las Vegas
Eastern Avenue
Clark County
Daniel B. Halstead
Neil G. Galatz
Judge criticizes Las Vegas drunkard program as involuntary servitude
Judge Robert J. Moon Mullen denounces the citys drunkenness program as ineffective and servile work. He notes poor prisoner turnout, budget limits, and legal constraints, urging rehabilitation over punishment and planning a jail meeting and surveys to expand treatment options.
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Robert J. “Moon
Mullen
Las Vegas
Mullens
Alcoholics Anonymous
Des Moines
Municipal Court Class
Earl Pomerleau
Nevada State Alcoholism Division
Ode to Billy Joe Star Weds Nevada Casino King
Bobbie Gentry, the Mississippi singer of Ode to Billy Joe, married William Harrah in a private Reno ceremony. The 27 year old bride and 58 year old Harrah, Nevada gambling magnate, will honeymoon in Idaho and live in Reno with a second LA home planned for her entertainment career. The Rev W E Clausen Jr officiated at St Pauls Presbyterian Church with maid of honor Amandah Peppar and best man Robert Ring Sr. The couple obtained their license Monday at Minden.
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Bobbie
Bobbie Gentry
William Harrah
Reno
Amandah Peppar
Robert King
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Billy Joe
Nevada
W. E. Clausen, Jr
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Harrah
Robert Ring, Sr
Miss Peppar
San Francisco
Idaho
Los Angeles
Chickasaw County
Miss
Gentry
Venice
Calif
Lake Tahoe
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Las Vegas
Miss Gentry
Minden
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Southern Nevada Personnel Association
Bonnie Springs Ranch
Charleston Blvd
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Tony Boy
Ricardo
U. S. Atorney
Herbert J. Stern
Gerardo “Jerry
Catena
Bicardo
Ruggiero
Richie
Boiardo
FBI
Garden State
Atorney
John N. Mitchell
Sues
R. J
Moon' Mullen
Billy
Joe
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