Inquest Into Kopechne Death Deliberations Continue
Witnesses at the century old courthouse examined Kennedy's actions after the Chappaquiddick ferry crash. Testimony centered on why Kennedy waited hours to report Miss Kopechne and whether an air pocket might have saved her.
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Kennedy
Boyle
John Farrar
Miss Kopechne
Farrar
Dr. Mills
Pennsylvania
Dinis
Dallas woman leads anticrime movement plan
Dallas activist Mrs Bel aise advocates citizen volunteers in each Dallas section to strengthen community security. She seeks expert guidance on home locks lighting and communications with police and considers possible legal changes to aid enforcement. She plans a pamphlet with home safety steps and a space for listing serial numbers.
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Dallas
Bel Aise
Bell
Hijacked TWA Plane Lands in Beirut After Flight From Paris
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 on Flight 802 from New York to Rome was hijacked to Beirut by one or two gunmen. Twenty aboard included nine passengers and eight crew. the hijackers demanded Damascus. The plane landed at Beirut at 10 17 p m CST and security forces moved in as passengers disembarked.
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Trans World Airlines
Paris
Rome
New York
Middle East
TWA
Bard
Damascus
Fiumicino
Kenneth Marks
Lloyd Folcom
Earl Lema
Nixon Plans Quiet Birthday Dinner at White House
AP reports President Nixon will host a small family dinner at the White House for his birthday. The guest list includes wife Pat, daughter Tricia with husband David Eisenhower, while Nixon was born in Yorba Linda California.
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Nawer
Tricia
Jim Ths
Jule
David Eisenhower
Aroom
New England
Nixon
Yorba Linda
Cali
Los Angeles
Unclear OCR Entry Details From Local Hospital Births
Fragmentary OCR notes report multiple birth announcements from local hospitals including Methodist Hospital and Reese SPH Hospital. Mentions of mothers, fathers, occupations, and birth weights are present but many proper names and dates are garbled.
Kopechne Parents Disturbed by Inquest Exclusion
Berkeley Heights New Jersey parents of Mary Jo Kopechne voiced hurt at being barred from the inquest into their daughter's death. They questioned why they could not attend and denied plans to sue Edward Kennedy over the incident.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kvannis Port
Washington
Boston City Hospital
Mary Jon Kepechne
Dwarfone
Mass
Berkeley Heights
Mary Jo Kopechne
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Court upholds guilty plea and bars new trial motion
The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed murder in the first degree plea and rejected a new hearing request. Defense counsel Percy Foreman advised, and the court ruled that a guilty plea with full understanding waives appeal rights to a new trial. It stated allowing such motions would let prisoners toy with the courts. It noted Ray’s intelligence in planning the Kin murder and bargaining for his fate.
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Percy Foreman
Houston
Supreme Court
Tevnessee
Ray
Bitter Cold Across Nation Sparks Deadly Incidents
A string of fatalities and disruptions followed extreme low temperatures across 48 states. A woman found dead near Cherryville, NOC, amid subzero readings joined other frost related deaths including a Memphis girl, a heart surgery patient, and several accident victims. Arch at St Louis drew crowds as officials prepared permits to keep alligators under a new state law. Garbage collection halted in Indianapolis, hydrant break near Martinsville, and TVA reactivated a long-idled steam plant to meet power demand. Multiple cities reported record deliveries, outages, and schools closed as winds and heavy snow threatened the region.
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St. Louis
Memorial
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Parks and Wildlife Department
Martinsville
Ind
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chicago
Natored Gas Line
Midwest
Moon Shot Delay Seen As Boon To Scientists
Scientists at a lunar science conference in Houston complain of only 90 days for Apollo 11 sample study while a sketched out program promises more time for later missions. Officials say delaying one 1970 flight and dropping Apollo 19 aims to boost scientific return and fund space station preparations. Mayers to lead NASA manned spaceflight planning from Marshall and Houston centers.
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Yce
North American
Rockwell
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Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Alan Manned Spacecraft Center
Kennedy Space Center
Fla
University of Washington
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Desperate gunmen capture after West Texas car chase
Two gunmen seized a Lewisville man and his teen hitchhiking companion, fatally injuring the man and assaulting the girl. After a high speed pursuit near Fort Stockton their car was disabled and the suspects were captured. The victim was identified as Eugene Wayne Johnson. the girl escaped and reported the assault. Ricks and Berry face serious charges and remain in the Crockett County Jail.
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United Press International
Ozona
Lewisville
West Texas
Fort Stockton
Harry Larkin Ricks
Los Angeles
Ronald Allen Berry
Springfield
Crockett County
Dixon Mahon
Eugene Wayne Johnson
Carrivn Jones
Dallis
Mahon
Polee
Johnson
State Tibway 290
Orona
Oveni
Balmor
Paulists Elect New President to Lead Community
Father Thomas F. Stransky C S P has been chosen as president of the Paulist Fathers Community, the first U S missionary priest society. He is noted as the youngest head since Isaac Hecker founded the Paulists in 1858. CAR POPULATION GROWS Antigua reports over 6,000 motor cars in a 108 square mile area, about one vehicle per 12 people, prompting a $20 traffic-light installation program.
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New York
UPI
Thomas F. Stransky
C.S P
Afriwankee
Paulist Fathers
Missionsary Society of Priests
United States
Father Stramsky O
Firth
Isaac Hecker
ST. John's
Antigua
Caribbean
Agnew Visits Singapore Amid Southeast Asia Security Concerns
Vice President Agnew arrived in Singapore for an eight hour visit with his wife. He met Malaysia leaders Abdul Razak and Tun Abdul Razak, toured a rubber institute and police center, and spoke of continued U S support as British forces depart. Moon rocks were presented at a banquet.
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Flavain
Nuada Daermoun
Southeast Asia
United States
Agnew
Rahman
Thomas Stafford
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University of Malaya
National Museum
Malaya
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