Van Houten Seeks New Trial In Manson Case
Leslie Van Houten appeared in court labeled rehabilitated as she seeks a new trial for the Tate LaBianca murders. A California appellate ruling requires severing her case from the other defendants, with a January 2 start date likely delayed to March. Bail set at 200000 dollars, while prosecutor notes potential high costs of retrial.
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T He “Manson Family
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Rosemary LaBianca
Maxwell Keith
Superior Court
Jack E. Goertzen
California Institution For Women At
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Keith
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Possible Jefferson draft pages found in Boston attic
In Boston a two page fragment, yellowed and partly legible, surfaced as a potential first two pages of Thomas Jefferson s Declaration of Independence. Rev James K Allen claims discovery Oct 8 in Dorchester and experts weigh authenticity while further testing is blocked by his refusal to clip the page.
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UPS
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Thomas Jefferson
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Dorchester
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Massachusetts
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The
National Archives
Washington, D.C
Chicago Honors Daley At City Hall Session
Chicago City Council mourned Mayor Richard J. Daley in a special session as the Chicago Symphony played the hallelujah chorus. Daley died at 74 after a heart attack, ending 21 years of leadership while aldermen adopted a unanimous resolution praising him and offering sympathy to his family.
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UPI
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Richard J. Daley
City Hall
Daley
Wilson Frost
Michael Bilandic
Shakespeare
Civic Center
Richard J Daley
Chicago Public Building Commission
George W. Dunne
Cook County Board
Building Commission
Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
Tanker Spills Crude Oil Into Philadelphia River
The Liberian registry tanker Olympic Games carrying 17 million gallons of crude oil ran aground in the Delaware River one mile south of Philadelphia. Hull rupture spilled about 133,500 gallons by Coast Guard estimate as cleanup crews boomed the ship and nearby creeks. Aerial survey planned to assess pollution impact.
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UPI
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British Petroleum
Marcus Hook
Coast Guard
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Buckley
Nevada Gaming Chief Warns Licenses Not a Right
Reno remarks by Pete Echeverria tie court rulings in Las Vegas to eroding gaming control rules. He cites a rising class of corporate operators pressing for licenses as a right, not a privilege, noting Nevada's 1959 laws and a district court decision over Argent Corporation. The issue heads to the Nevada Supreme Court, with January 1977 session looming.
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Pete Echeverria
Las Vegas
Reno
Echeverria
Nevada
Joseph Pawlikowski
Gaming Commission
Argent Corporation
Frank Rosenthal
Nevada Supreme Court
Argo Merchant Captain Testifies on Grounding Evidence
The Argo Merchant captain testified in New York that the gyrocompass failed and he had no accurate position fix for 15 hours before the December grounding 27 miles southeast of Nantucket Island. He said the helmsman steered by a magnetic compass as the gyro acted erratically.
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API
Nantucket
George Papadopoulos
Nantucket Island
Papadopoulos
Holiday traffic toll far below early safety estimates
Final figures show 441 traffic deaths over the Christmas holiday period, with 99 fire deaths and a total toll of 549. Texas led with 33 traffic deaths, followed by California 31 and North Carolina 25. The report notes fires, planes, and oil spill impacts amid ongoing legal actions surrounding the Argo Merchant disaster.
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California
North Carolina
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
New York State
Chicago
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Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
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