Sirhan Sirhan to go on trial in Kennedy killing
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan a 24 year old Jordanian faces trial Tuesday in Los Angeles for the murder of Senator Robert F Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel The heavily guarded court will use reinforced windows and a closed circuit monitor for spectators The judge is Herbert V Walker and the defense team led by Grant B Cooper expects about 200 witnesses The case echoes earlier high profile prosecutions as Cooper faces unrelated questions in a separate bribery trial involving the Friars Club.
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Lodge named U S negotiator dims Vietnam talks hopes
Paris AP reports Henry Cabot Lodge appointed chief U S negotiator at the Paris talks. The move dims optimism that Vietnam War negotiations will begin before January 20, while Ambassador Harriman presses for an early conference but faces deadlock over procedural details such as the conference table shape and seating.
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Lebanon and Israel discuss cross frontier attacks
Lebanese and Israeli officials meet at the border under UN observers to review complaints from 1948 armistice violations. Lebanon says guerrillas do not operate from Lebanon, while Israel rejects UN observers access to investigate. A Beirut paper accuses Palestinian fighters of torture in south Lebanon and calls a Sidon rally to free detainees.
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O Neill weighs ban on political parades in Londonderry
Northern Ireland premier Terence O Neill warned of a possible ban on all political parades and demonstrations as rioting between Catholic civil rights supporters and Protestant militants injures over 200 people, including 25 officers. Bogside residents seal off the district and form a vigilante patrol as clashes with police escalate.
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Trudeau opens door to second best Rhodesia plan
Canadian Prime Minister says he may back a second best solution to Rhodesia if the first best option fails. He aligns with Zambia's Kaunda on abandoning an unconditional independence pledge for majority rule and plans to discuss this with British leaders, while noting the issue may not be resolved at the Commonwealth conference.
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Reformist Smrkovsky appeal ignored in Czechoslovakia
Militant Czechoslovak workers show little sign of backing reformist Josef Smrkovsky as he urges restraint in the push to elect him speaker. The 21 member presidium warns that continued agitation risks Soviet intervention and a return to hardline rule, while Smrkovsky pleads for careful restraint and respect for Slovak wishes in the two state federal system.
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Afghan jet liner crash near London kills 50
An Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 crashed near Gatwick Airport killing 50 aboard. Captain Rahim Nawros reportedly proceeded with a landing despite a 100 metre runway visibility warning. Investigators say pilot action and misreadings contributed to the fatal incident.
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Love at first sight swirls around Trudeau in London gossip
Eva Rit tinghausen, a glamorous Canadian socialite, tells the London Daily Mail she fell in love with Pierre Trudeau at a party last August. Trudeau’s office denies any close personal friendship, while other papers weigh printing the tale amid questions about timing and sources.
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Trudeau Captivates London Press and Public
Prime Minister Trudeau draws wide British attention touring Chequers and Chelsea, meeting Harold Wilson, entertaining at Canada House, and courting the press. He discusses Rhodesia Nigeria and NATO with Wilson, hints at marriage plans, and continues charity and Commonwealth talks ahead of the Commonwealth conference in Marlborough House.
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