Three charged in kidnapping conspiracy case in Los Angeles
Maria Theresa Alonzo 22 and two inmates Garrett Brock Trapnell 36 and Robert Hedberg Jr. 37 faced charges for plotting to kidnap a foreign consul general to bargain for the men’s release. Trapnell is serving a life sentence for skyjacking. Hedberg faces unlawful confinement counts. Arraignment set for Monday.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Charles Manson
Maria Theresa Alonzo
Garrett Brock Trapnell
Robert Bernard Hedberg Jr
Trapnell
Hedberg
Nixon aides enter innocent pleas in guarded Sirica court
Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell plead not guilty along with Colson Marcian Parkinson and Strachan as they face charges from a separate grand jury. Sirica sets Sept 9 trial. proceedings feature VIP treatment and heavy security plus a prank incident with a Nixon mask.
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Charles W. Colson
Robert CC. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Gordon Strachan
White House
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Colson
California
The sergeant and the Middletown police force
Middletown police structure features six sergeants whose decisions affect nearly 50,000 residents. Staff writer Mike McLeod's in-depth look appears on page 30. Also notable is Iona Asher's feature on page 13 about WickER’s revival. Airline staff kids travel free or discounted, discussed on page 19.
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Middletown
Mike McLeod
Wicker
Iona Asher
London
Viet Cong Mortar Kills 22 Children At Delta School
A Viet Cong mortar shell struck a primary school playground in the Mekong Delta on Saturday killing 22 pupils and wounding 32. The school lies near a military HQ. authorities suspect the strike targeted the compound. Police and military rushed victims to a hospital as families searched the area.
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Mekong Delta
Associated Press
Huynh Cong Ut
Streaker Interrupts LBJ Library Event With Cronkite
At the LBJ Library Auditorium in Austin Walter Cronkite received the DeWitt C. Reddick Award as an unidentified nude man streaked through the crowd. Two security men tackled him. Cronkite recovered and joked about his composure. Police sought the offender who remained silent.
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Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
Walter Cronkite
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Austin
Tex
Four held in New Jersey kidnaping of 8 year old John Calzadilla
Four young men from Union City were arrested on federal kidnapping charges in the abduction of 8 year old John Calzadilla. The FBI seeks a red haired woman tied to the $50,000 ransom. Calzadilla, son of a Dix Hills tire executive, was released unharmed on the New Jersey Turnpike after the ransom drop in North Bergen. The arrests followed President Nixon's call to reinstate the death penalty in kidnaping cases with fatalities. The Fernandez brothers pleaded innocent at arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Bruce F. Banta.
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Hackensack
N.J
John Calzadilla
FBI
Norberto M. Fernandez
Eligio
Ricardo R. Tuero
Wilfredo Alvarez
Union City
Alvarez
Calzadilla
Tire
Dix Hills
N.Y
New Jersey Turnpike
Secaucus
North Bergen
Nixon
William B. Saxbe
Congress
Fernandez Brothers
U.S
Bruce F. Banta
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with a high in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Tonight will be fair with a low in the low to mid 30s. Monday forecast calls for showers late in the day with temperatures in the low 60s. Rain chance today and tonight is 10 percent.
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Middletown
Nixon expands anti impeachment push with public appearances
President Nixon increases visibility with dinners for lawmakers and governors, a televised news conference, and orchestration of a broad anti impeachment campaign. He plans Chicago talks with the Economic Club, possible Daley meeting, Nashville visit, and national broadcasts to bolster credibility. White House aides label events inspirational as Haig lauds the governors audience.
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Nixon
White House
Congress
America
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Chicago
Economic Club
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