6000 Arrests Keep Capital Traffic Moving
Anti war demonstrators clashed with police in a six hour series of encounters across Washington. More than 6,000 protesters were arrested as tear gas and clubs dispersed crowds, blocking intersections while traffic remained flowing across four Potomac bridges. Injury toll and exact participant counts varied. federal troops aided police and National Guardsmen in maintaining operation of the city.
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Washington
Virginia
Potomac River
John N. Mitchell
Walter Washington
Mayday
Carol Evans
Georgetown
Washington Monument
Jerry Wilson
Pentagon
Kennedy Stadium
Cleanup Nets Cans, Paper, Mattresses And Even A Stove
About 35 Mexico Jaycees hauled beer cans paper mattresses and a stove to the Mexico sanitary landfill Sunday afternoon. Don Fuller said 15 pickup loads of debris from highways into the city were collected. The greatest trash amounts were found on Route 1 near the landfill.
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Mexico Sanitary
Mexico Jaycees
Don Fuller
Jaycee
Jaycees
Fuller
Route 1
Highway 22
West Liberty St
North Kentucky Rd
Arthur Hills
Ben McAllister
Plunkett Park
Court Upholds Death Sentences Across United States
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision led by Justice Harlan, upheld the use of juries to decide life or death in capital cases and ruled against separating the penalty phase from the trial. The ruling sustains McGautha and Crampton death sentences, notes 644 on death row, and signals possible early executions while outlining dissenting views and ongoing debates about capital punishment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Texas
Georgia
Dennis C. MecGautha
Los Angeles
James E. Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
McGautha
Crampton
Justice Harlan
Warren E. Burger
Hugo L. Black
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
William J. Brennan Jr
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
McGautha and
Alaska
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
West Virginia
Wisconsin
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
Neighbors Help Turners Plant 90 Acres Near Benton City
In Benton City area Calvin Turner, recently home from illness, hosts 19 neighbors who plow and plant 90 acres for corn and soybeans. With 14 tractors, the crew finishes breaking and begins planting after a hearty noon meal. Audrain Co-op fuels the machines and Case Implement Co. loaned a demonstrator tractor.
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Benton City
Calvin Turner
Mr. Turner
Audrain Co-op
Case Implement Co
Mr. Tratche
Eugene McCown
Jack McCown
Eugene Whalen
Leslie Whalen
Edward Barnes
Alfred Hinten
Robert Dudley
Fay Hinten
Louis Boyes
Robert Boyes
Roger Rosenthal
Kenneth Mullins
Tommy Clark
J. R. Simpson
Lindell Barker
Ben Engman and Son
Norbert Engman
Marthasville
Nixon Proposes Sweden as POW Internment Site
President Nixon endorses a plan to intern all Vietnam War prisoners of war in Sweden. He cited a Stockholm report and Sweden’s offer of ships and internment facilities as a humanitarian option to hasten a broader U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, while stressing no confirmation from Hanoi yet. In Rochester, police arrest H Everett Clements for posting anti litter signs along an expressway under a state littering law.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Sweden
Stockholm
United States
Hanoi
Melvin R. Laird
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Viet
Rochester
N.Y
H. Everett Clements
Payne
el Paso
Woman Charged For False Claim In Chesterfield Case
Elaine Shucart a 39 year old with a record of confidence game arrests was arraigned in Audrain Magistrate Court on a charge of attempted stealing by deceit from Orscheln Farm and Home Supply Feb 2. The complaint says she claimed a refund for boots after returning them. Preliminary hearing set 1 30 p m Saturday with bond of 1000.
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Chesterfield
Audrain
Orscheln Farm
Elaine Shucart
Thomas J. Osborne
Orscheln
Callaway County
Gibson’s
Fulton
St. Louis County
W. W. van Matre
C.R. Stevens
Many Juvenile Institutions Brutalize Young
Senate hearing chair Birch Bayh charges widespread abuse in juvenile facilities. In El Paso testimony, Steven Bercu cites routine beatings, indefinite detentions, lack of education, and deplorable sanitary conditions. Bill Payne accuses Texas systems of profit over care, noting lack of programs and harsh, unsupervised conditions.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
Indiana Democrat
Senate
el Paso
Tex
Steven Bercu
el Paso Legal Assistance Society
Texas
Bercu
Bill Payne
el Paso Times
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Mexico
Pauline Harrison
Harrison
Richard Vance
Agence France Presse
AFP
Ziegler
Clements
Bayh
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