Huey Newton Trial Ends In 11 1 Deadlock
Black Panther cofounder Huey P. Newton’s retrial over the killing of Oakland officer John Frey ends in an 11 to 1 hung jury after six days of deliberation. Newton remains free on $50,000 bail as prosecutors weigh retry options and a new trial date is set.
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Charles Garry
Garry
Black Panther Party
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State Court of Appeal
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Twenty Years Of Superman Twenty Years Of Superman
San Diego AP reports on Kirk Alyn, who at about age 60 returns with a new book A Job For Superman. He reminisces on his 1948 to 1952 stint as the caped hero, noting his flying days are over and roles in off Broadway and TV ads have been scarce.
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Kirk Alyn
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Metric System Takes Over British Scruples
London reporters note Britain is gradually abandoning old imperial measurements in favor of the metric system. Decimals simplify calculations, with kilometers and decameters replacing meters and larger units while the pint remains common for beer and milk. Officials forecast substantial metric adoption by 1975, though shoppers and some trades move slowly.
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United States
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Commerce Department
Britain
U.S
Canada
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British Pilots Claim Military Planes Target Civil Flyers
British Airline Pilots Association accuses West German and French fighters of buzzing civil planes in Europe, locking them in sights and near misses feared to risk a disaster like Japan’s tragedy. Airline pilots report repeated incidents over Germany and Europe, with no immediate government comment.
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Europe
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British European Airways
Germany
Sabena
Car Believed Used by Killers In Mansfield Sheriff Shooting
Jefferson City AP report said police recovered a white four door sedan found in the Holiday Inn garage. The car tied to a Mansfield theft and burglary shooting that killed Mansfield City Marshal Homer Fry on May 11 after he surprised burglars. A security guard alerted police. a live shotgun shell was found in the vehicle.
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Mansfield City
Homer Fry
Holiday Inn
Larry Smith
Mansfield
Fry
Walters Named New IRS Commissioner in Tax Chief Move
Johnnie M. Walters, a South Carolina native and former assistant attorney general in the Justice Department tax division, is appointed commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. The AP Wire photo caption accompanies the report.
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Johnnie M. Walters
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Tax Division
Nader Calls Stans Quit Cabinet Over Big-Business Bias
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans to resign claiming he serves business interests, not the public. Nader appeared on CBS Face the Nation criticizing Stans and White House aide Peter Flanigan for environmental policy delays and weak enforcement of acts, urging citizen pressure to oust officials.
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Maurice Stans
Ralph Nader
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Nader
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Plan At KC For Union Station Plan At KC For Union Station
Kansas City Union Station could become a helicopter shuttle hub with a 95 passenger heliport atop the north wing. Stanford Glazer outlines a plan preserving the station while adding hotels shops and high rise offices and convention facilities on the 54 acre site. He says the station remains a transportation center and hints that next week moves to funding will begin.
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Stanford Glazer
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Glazer
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