Victims of famed sickness recovering in Missouri
Missouri health officials confirm two Legionnaires Disease cases this month with victims recovering. The latest is a 51 year old Douglas County farmer who fell ill in May with chills and fever and pneumonia. he is reported to be recovering at St John’s Hospital. The first case was a St Louis man, confirmed June 17, who has been released after nine days of treatment. About 15 cases have appeared nationwide since last year’s Philadelphia outbreak.
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New longshoremen leader vows to be my own man
San Francisco ILWU president James Herman pledges to run the union with rank and file control, aiming to keep policies defined below with officers implementing members mandate. He succeeds Harry Bridges as ILWU chief amid battles over sugar and pineapple contracts and AFL-CIO chances.
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Huey Newton Supporters Demand Release in Canada
About 250 people demonstrated in front of the Canadian Consulate demanding the release of Black Panther leader Huey Newton. Newton is jailed near Toronto while lawyers seek a return to the United States to face murder and assault charges.
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Hollywood Mansion Murder Sparks Real Life Tragedy
In Duluth Minnesota seven years after a movie used Elisabeth Congdon's estate, a caretaker found the 83 year old heiress and her nurse murdered. Congdon was smothered with two pillows and nurse Velma Pietila beaten to death with a brass candulabru. Police suspect robbery. Miss Congdon's jewelry box was empty. Authorities took fingerprints and traced the nurse's car to Minneapolis St Paul airport. The intruder reportedly entered through a basement window and encountered Pietila on the staircase before killing Congdon. Dorothy Congdon was previously shot dead nearby by an intruder years earlier.
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Manson says he did not order LaBianca killings
In a taped interview presented at Leslie Van Houten's retrial, Charles Manson states he influenced Van Houten but did not control her. He claims he had no undue influence and that LSD was not heavily used in his group, while acknowledging occasional acid use. The session also features San Francisco psychiatrist Dr. Joel Fort and notes on Van Houten's diminished capacity.
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