Foreseeable Circus Trial in Chicago Seven Case
Justice Department lawyers warned that pursuing the Chicago seven in federal court could become a political circus. They questioned the constitutional validity of a key law used to indict rioting charges tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and urged caution before any indictment or trial.
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Jean Heller Washington
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Chicago
John N. Mitchell
Wilson
Sion
China
Dict
U.S. Dist
William J
U.S
Thomas Foran
Campbell
Bail Requests For 5 Convicted In Chicago Riot Case
Lawyers filed a brief asking bail and appeal bonds for five men found guilty of inciting rioting in Chicago. The filing in the U S Circuit Court requests a jury trial on contempt sentences for seven defendants and two defense attorneys. Judge Hoffman had sentenced the five to five years, fined $5,000 each, and denied bond on riot and contempt convictions. All seven defendants remain in Cook County Jail.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Julius Hoffman
Chicago
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Hoffman
David Dellinger
Abbie Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Thomas Hayden
Rennie Davis
Thomas P. Sullivan
U.S. Attorney's Office
Cook County
William M. Kunstler
Leonard I. Weinglass
Teen earns top award from Youth For Decency foundation
A teenager who organized the foundation's top honor will receive five thousand dollars and a three inch gold medal at ceremonies on Washington's birthday weekend in Valley Forge. The foundation has honored over two thousand three hundred persons and groups in 1969 for actions reflecting the American way of life.
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Foundation
South Vietnam
Mike Levesque
Hilaleah
Fla
Miami
Chicago
Valley Forge
Decency
Herbert Hoover
Walt Ially
Sat Disney
J. Edgar Hoover
The
Freedoms Foundation
FBI
John H. Glenn, Jr
America
Levesque
Washington
Lindsay Denied UC Honorary Degree by Regents Vote
California Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke and Gov. Ronald Reagan questioned John Lindsay’s worthiness as UC regents met in executive session and voted 11 to 11 with two abstentions to deny an honorary degree. Regents noted a Republican split over Lindsay’s perceived liberal views. Lindsay’s New York office said no comment.
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San Francisco
California
Ed Reinecke
New York City
John Lindsay
University of California
Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
UC Regents
Lindsay
York
Reagan
A Republic
New York
Sea Cows Range Shrinking Across U S Waters
The manatee or sea cow is now confined to southern Florida waters after a past range from North Carolina to Texas. Population numbers have declined dramatically this century, narrowing its U S range and threatening survival.
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Miami
Central American
U. S
Ives
Florida
North Carolina
Texas
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Youth For Decency
Penneys
Regan
Abe Torchinsky
Philadelphia International
Torchinsky
Philadelphia Orchestra
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Kentucky
c/o
Pioneer Playhouse
Danville
Germantown Rd
S. Main St
Salisbury
MA Brown
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