Three LAPD Officers Suspended Over Folk Singer Injury
Los Angeles police suspend off duty officer Michael Duffy and two on duty officers Whitman and Wagner for improper handling of the Jimmie Rodgers case. Rodgers, 34, suffered a skull fracture and wrist break after a dec 1 incident in Granada Hills and remains hospitalized awaiting further surgery. The DA may review for criminal charges while no arrest was pursued for drunken driving.
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Rodgers
Thomas Reddin
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Michael T. Duffy
San Diego
Raymond Whitman
Ronald Wagner
Duffy
Granada Hills
Whitman
Wagner
Eddie Samuels
Burbank
Samuels
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Novotny Ousted As Red Leader
Antonin Novotny has been fired as Czech Communist Party chief but remains Czechoslovakia's president. The Czech news agency CTK and government confirmation noted Alexander Dubcek named as new party leader. Dubcek, 46, previously led the Slovak Communist party and sat on the presidential council.
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Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
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Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Slovak Communist Party
15000 Seeking Roles
In New York City a pool of 15000 actors and actresses is registered with Actors Equity seeking stage and screen roles.
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New York
Actors’ Equity
New York City
Deserters Seek Political Asylum in Sweden
Two more U S military deserters have asked Sweden for political asylum raising the total to nine Americans seeking refuge from the Vietnam War Sweden says one is a soldier and one a sailor. The Swedish Vietnam Commission aided the men and says many more Americans plan to apply. Four sailors from the carrier Intrepid at Yokosuka were to learn if they may stay in Sweden permanently.
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Miami
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West Germany
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Detroit
S F Examiner Delayed by Pickett Line
San Francisco publication of the Examiner was delayed as union members refused to cross a picket line. Pickets from Los Angeles supported a three week old strike by the American Newspaper Guild against the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, both Hearst properties.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Examiner
Los Angeles
American Newspaper Guild
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Hearst Corporation
Harvard Medical School Blast Injures One in Back Bay
An explosion and fire occurred Friday afternoon at Harvard Medical School in building B-1 at 25 Shattuck Street opposite Lying-In Hospital. Dolores Stewart, 33, was injured and admitted to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in good condition with burns. The cause was under investigation and damage estimates were not yet available.
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Boston
UPI
Harvard Medical School
Back Bay
Shattuck St
Dolores Stewart
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Sandlot Football Dangers Tallied in Youth Play
New York reports that accidents in sandlot football games cause 22 percent of yearly football fatalities. The statistic highlights risks for players in informal youth games and underscores safety concerns across playground leagues.
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New York
Hoover links black power to Communist efforts to stir unrest
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reported to the attorney general that American Communists embraced the black power movement to foment racial unrest. He cited the 1967 Washington antiwar rally and 1968 demonstrations as signs of Communist support for disruption and riots, attributing a tailor made strategy to the party.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
U. S
Communist Party
New York
San Francisco
Vietnam
Stokely Carmichael
H. Rapp Brown
New York City
Washington, D.C
Chicago Teachers Strike Threat Looms Over District
Chicago School Board meets behind closed doors amid a looming strike by the Chicago Teachers Union representing 18,017 teachers. The union demands a $1500 yearly raise per teacher and other benefits, threatening to close all 550 public schools and affect about 500000 students unless the district raises its final offer.
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UPI
Chicago School Board
House of Representatives
Chicago Teachers Union
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Florist Bill Five Dollars and Fifty Cents Average
Chicago reports the average yearly spending for flowers from retail florists stands at five dollars and fifty cents per person.
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