Khe Sanh Closes Second Time On Route Nine
A UPI report notes the U.S. base at Khe Sanh near Route Nine shuts for a second time in three years. Second Lt. Charles Cornell and an 800-man convoy depart as 150 vehicles move out after ten weeks of open base status. Some soldiers did not survive the time at Khe Sanh and many lost friends.
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Vietnam
Bozo
Charles Cornell
Wichita
Kan
APC
U.S
Khe Sanh
Laos
Vandergrift Base
Vandergrift
Cornell
Manson trial set for May in Tate-LaBianca killings
Superior Court Judge Raymond Choate fixed May 20 for a combined trial of Charles Manson and three followers on murder charges tied to two Slayings attributed to the Family. Manson and Bruce Davis face both cases, Atkins and Crogan in one case. Beausoleil had already been convicted in Hinman case.
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Manson
Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Tate-LaBianca
Raymond Choate
Bruce Davis
Susan Atkins
Tate
Stephen Crogan
New Nevada divorce bill advances with six week residency
Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill liberalizing divorce grounds from ten to three and moving toward no fault, while keeping the six week residency requirement, drawing criticism from Sen. Dodge who warned against emulating Tijuana. The measure faces further legislative action.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Carl Dodge
R-Fallon
North Atlantic Coast hit by storm with heavy snow and wind
A intense storm lashed the North Atlantic coast delivering up to a foot of snow and rain and winds up to 50 mph. Bluefield West Virginia had 12 inches of fresh snow while Beckley saw six inches and Windsor Locks Connecticut had three inches. Islip New York and Teterboro New Jersey reported over an inch of rain. New York City faced mixed precipitation and Newark airport closed for two hours. Rain collapsed a Brooklyn rear wall. no injuries. Storm warnings extended from Eastport Maine to Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Cold air spread south bringing freezing conditions to northern Florida. Temps ranged from 22 in Michigan to 79 in California.
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United Press International
North Atlantic
Bluefield
W. Va
Beckley
Windsor Locks
Conn
Islip
N.Y
Long Island
Teterboro
N.J
New York City
Newark
New Jersey
New York
Brooklyn
Eastport
Maine
Cape Hatteras
N.C
New England
Virginia Highlands
Florida
Pacific States
Mount Clemens
Alpena
Mich
Needles
Calif
Yorty links bombing to Chicano Moratorium movement
Mayor Sam Yorty says there is a strong possibility the City Hall bombing is connected to members of the Chicano Moratorium Committee. He ties the violence to a broader Vietnam protest movement and accuses international communists of pressuring U S involvement in Indochina.
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UPI
Sam Yorty
City Hall
U.S
Indochina
Yorty
Rosario Munoz
Chicano Moratorium Committee
Fresno
Stockholm
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Court melee at Soledad brothers hearing in San Francisco
A courtroom brawl erupted as George Jackson Fleeta Drumgo and John Cluchette faced murder charges linked to the Soledad Brothers case and Angela Davis. Police restrained convicts after a deputy was slugged while Jackson tried to take a Black Panther newspaper. judge set Aug 9 for trial and denied transfer requests.
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San Francisco
UPI
Walter F. Calcagno
Jackson
Soledad
Marin County
Soledad Brothers
Miss Davis
UCLA
Jonathan Jackson
Drumgo
Calgano
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Robert Beausoleil
Hinman
Spahn Ranch
William B.carney
Grand Rapids
77Th Armored
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Tijuana
Cliff Young
Rreno
Amnite Too Much London
Roger Terry
By Gill Fox
Cedilla
BankAmericard
Santa Maria
Broadway
Foster Farms
Walter Carpenetti
San Quentin Prison
Ort
Acme
Lompoc
Penneys
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