De Gaulle Rioting Eases as Protests Spread Across France
Paris Latin Quarter remained calm after rioting while Wednesday night demonstrations occurred in Marseille Poitiers Bordeaux and Toulouse. Strasbourg saw street fighting injuring three students and three police. 11 arrested including two girls. Exiled anti Gaullist leader Charles Lacheroy returns to France and is granted provisional freedom after surrendering to a magistrate.
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Las Vegas Eyes Crime Helicopter to Fight Rising Rates
Las Vegas officials consider a police helicopter to expand observation and patrol reach. The plan cites Project Sky Knight in Los Angeles for faster response, better daytime and nighttime surveillance, and greater officer safety, with estimated first year costs near 98 thousand dollars and ongoing annual costs about 65 thousand.
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Witcher
Woman Still Mystery In RFK Death
The grand jury transcript reveals new details in the RFK assassination, including a change in Kennedy's route moments before the shooting, the number of shots fired, and crowd reactions. Witness Di Pietro described the alleged spectator and a white dress wearing girl as Sirhan was restrained. police formed a task force to pursue leads while DA Younger warned against venue changes and defended public access to campaigning.
Rockefeller Attacks Nixon in Full Page Ad Campaign
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller targets Richard Nixon in a nationwide full page ad series criticizing promises to spend billions to fix urban slums. Rockefeller says cities can be saved without do nothing approaches and rebukes the gun control rhetoric. Nixon campaigned in New York as McCarthy, Reagan, and Humphrey also spoke at events amid heightened security.
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Press challenge delays Azbill murder trial in Nevada
The Supreme Court heard petitions to allow Las Vegas journalist Gerald Ralya into Azbill murder hearing. Attorneys argued that excluding the press violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and Nevada Constitution. The hearing for Azbill's case remains scheduled for July unless new action occurs.
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Carl Black Claims Alibi and Eludes Cops
Police report Carl Black maintains an alibi and evades arrest as his preliminary hearing unfolds. Accusers name Mike Marathon a former Hanley bodyguard and Alphonse Bass a Hanley chauffeur handyman and labor picket. Black allegedly urged to surrender from an undisclosed San Francisco location but refused.
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Nation's Policemen Need Pay Raise, Clark Tells Mayors
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark urged U S mayors to raise police pay and standards at the U S Conference of Mayors. He said many rookies earn less than needed to support a family and that two thirds have only an eighth grade education. He warned improved policing is essential for liberty and safety. Transportation Secretary Bed and Housing official Boyd commented on urban transportation neglect and city drainage of resources.
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Abernathy campaigns to win free food stamps for needy
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy led a vigil outside the Agriculture Department after criticizing Sec. Freeman for raising food stamp costs and urging Congress to make stamps free for families with no income. He highlighted hungry children amid US affluence.
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UPI
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Solons Decline Funds For Summer Jobs
The Senate defeated Sen. Javits's 52.1 million last chance summer jobs proposal for ghetto youths by a 44 to 32 vote to table. The chamber passed a supplemental highway bill to the White House with 400 million for highway construction, prompting Javits's claim.
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Spessard Holland
Dala
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Closing arguments wrap up Spock anti-draft case
The UPI report notes the prosecution finished its closing in the anti-draft conspiracy trial of Dr. Benjamin Spock and four others. Judge Ford to instruct a 12 juror panel after defense summaries. Leonard Boudin asserted no conclusive proof of conspiracy and condemned the use of fragmented statements.
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Ram Heart Transplant Fails as Patient Dies During Procedure
A St. Luke's Hospital surgical team attempted a ram heart transplant on a 48 year old man believed to be Sam Willoughby of Waterloo Iowa. The sheep heart did not beat and the patient died on the operating table. No human donor heart was available. Cooley's team had performed four prior heart transplants with two survivors Everett Thomas and Louis Fierro in good condition.
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