Sirhan Rejects Two Star Lawyers for Kennedy Case
Sirhan B. Sirhan will not authorize Melvin Belli or F. Lee Bailey as his defense counsel in the first degree murder trial. The Los Angeles County Bar Association will appoint an attorney to represent him, with several lawyers agreeing to serve pro bono. Sirhan prefers a private attorney but cannot afford one and accepts the bar association choice.
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UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Melvin Belli
F. Lee Bailey
The
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Bailey
Belli
Sam Sheppard
Marilyn
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Publi
Wirin
French Police Attack Pupils With Tear Gas
Reporters describe brutal assaults as tear gas filled the Sorbonne main hall and students faced bloodied heads. A thousand protesters chanted hang De Gaulle in Paris while clashes spread to the Latin Quarter and beyond as France endures a general strike.
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Sorbonne
Hang de Gaulle
Paris
Latin Quarter
France
Convicts Threaten Prison in Atlanta With Hostages
Four inmates armed with two pistols seize staff at the Georgia prison. About 50 guards surround the building as the convicts demand publication of grievances by Atlanta Journal reporter William B. Williams. A guard was grazed. no other injuries reported while hostages include 18 male and five female staffers.
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Atlanta Journal
William B. Williams
Frederick H. Elkins
Elkins
Atlanta Penitentiary
Olin G. Blackwell
Williams
Truax Sentenced to Ten Years for Embezzlement Crimes
Thomas N. Truax admitted embezzling nearly 500000 to fund gambling. He received 10 years on three counts of interstate transportation of stolen securities with sentences to run concurrently with a 2 to 20 year Alameda County term. Judge Oliver Carter condemned his gambling fever yet offered mercy.
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San Francisco
UPI
Thomas N. Truax
U. S. Dist
Oliver Carter
Truax
Alameda County
Alameda
Association of Bay Area
Carter
San Jose State College
One Defendant Still Loose In Alsups Murder
A murder case ties to the Sacramento Painters Union Trust Fund. Carl Black remains at large in San Francisco Bay Area slayings linked to unpaid union loans. Four months after Alsup, Bay Area victims were ambushed at night with shotguns. FBI joined a systematic search across the Alsup murder triangle after the missing man failed to surrender.
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Call
Sacramento Painters Union Trust Fund
San Quentin
San Francisco
Oakland Bay
Bay Area
Carl Black
Black
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Henley Faces Trial For Alsup Assassination Plot
Court proceedings reveal a meeting at Hanley's house where Bass and Marathon allegedly arranged hiring a triggerman to kill Alsup. Attacks on Bass by attorney Gale trigger audience laughter as cross-examination continues.
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Gale
Hanley
Marathon
Alsup
Rockefeller Campaign Speech and Related Killings Highlight Court Case
New York Governor Rockefeller outlined a forward looking campaign to appeal to a distressed American public saying he would carry forward the unfinished mission of building a better America. In a separate court update, Bass testified about a murder weapon linked to a defendant and details on the slain cab driver Shumate as proceedings move toward a master calendar date.
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Rockefeller
America
Setback for longest living heart transplant patient in Cape Town
Cape Town reports Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 58, who has lived 160 days with a transplanted heart, developed hepatitis and fluid around the heart. Medical bulletin says condition not critical but doctors are concerned. Barnard notes possible liver damage from anti rejection drugs and signs of organ rejection last week while hopeful.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
London
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
Khe Sanh Clash Costs GIs in Heavy Fighting
In Khe Sanh area South Vietnam a brief but heavy clash left 28 North Vietnamese dead after a seven mile counterfire from the 3rd Marine Division positions. Earlier and later shelling hit Saigon and Gio Linh with Viet Cong casualties and B52 strikes reported.
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U.S
3Rd Marine Division
Khe Sanh
Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
Las Vegas Sun Publisher and Staff Directory
A listing details the Las Vegas Sun staff and leadership including editor Bryn Armstrong and managers, along with postal info, affiliations, and circulation rates for daily and Sunday editions. Also notes rates for mail subscriptions and carrier delivery costs.
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Continental
United States
Mysterious European Moves Surround Ray Extradition Talks
London reports on James Earl Ray amid a news blackout as U S officials push for extradition. He moved between Brixton and Wandsworth prisons while Scotland Yard probes alleged contacts in hotels and bank transfers linked to a possible Brussels trip.
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UPI
Europe
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
U. S
Ray
United States
Scotland Yard
Ramon Sneyd
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Canada
Lisbon
Brussels
FBI
Washington
England
Transplant Pair Says New Hearts Work Like A Million
Everett C. Thomas and Louis J. Fierro, both recent heart transplant recipients, spoke at a Houston press conference about their recovery. Thomas, 47, from Phoenix, received his heart May 3 and aims to resume work, while Fierro, 54, from Elmont, had surgery on May 22 and plans a golf round. both described renewed vitality and humor after limited activity.
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Houston
UPI
Everett C. Thomas
Louis J. Fierro
Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Fierro
Elmont
N.Y
North Korean Aggression Aimed at Chaos in South Korea
Senate Armed Services subcommittee warns that North Korean guerrilla attacks form a scheme to incite widespread political and economic chaos in South Korea. The report suggests these actions may precede regular troop deployment to push for communization of the peninsula, with the aim to strain U.S.-South Korean ties and raise counter effort costs.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
South Korea
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Korean Peninsula
United States
Defense For Spock Rests Case
Boston dispatch reports in UPI that Dr. Benjamin Spock and four co-defendants rested their defense in the federal arcraft draft conspiracy trial on day sixteen. Spock testified he would not personally urge resistance but supported active steps by those who believed the war unjust to resist, provided they had resolved their stance. He said each man must decide for himself and that professional principles prevent him from urging any action.
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Boston
UPI
Benjamin Spock
Spock
A. S. Atty
John Wall
Gun given to priest at memorial Mass in Michigan
Richard A. Hale handed his shotgun to St. Joseph Church priest during a Kennedy memorial Mass. Hale said the act aimed to remove a gun from streets amid Kennedy death and Johnson gun control calls. He kept the gun for protection, and described a positive parish reaction.
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Battle Creek, Mich
Robert F. Kennedy
Hale
Kennedy
Johnson
John Hahn
Detroit
Kennedy Receives Secret Service Protection After Robt Kennedy Shot
Senator Edward M. Kennedy was placed under Secret Service protection following the shooting of his brother Robert Kennedy. The White House said President Johnson ordered protection for the surviving Kennedy as a courtesy under rules safeguarding families of former presidents.
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UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert
White House
John Son
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Johnson
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