Kopechne Inquest Secret Ruling Shapes Chappaquiddick Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court orders a secret inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death, pending Judge James Boyle’s reappointment. The court upholds the inquest framework, allows witness lawyers but bars cross examination, and keeps transcripts private unless criminal proceedings arise or conclude.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
James A. Boyle
Edgartown District Court
Boyle
Kennedy
Hijacked TWA Jet Lands at Kennedy Then Heads North
A Trans World Airlines jet infected by a hijacker landed at Kennedy Airport after taking off from California with a rifle wielding man aboard. The plane then departed toward Bangor for refueling and possibly Cairo, according to the FAA.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy Airport
California
Bangor
Maine
Denver
New York City
TWA
York
Cuba
Scott Werner
FBI
Stapleton International
San Francisco
Allies Sign Secret Campaign Plans For Viet War In Seventies
Five allies sharing combat forces for South Vietnam signed a secret annual campaign plan for 1970 in Saigon. The document sets campaign goals troop priorities and operating areas and does not bind governments legally. It was drawn up by South Vietnam the United States South Korea Thailand Australia and New Zealand. The Philippines not a signatory fields civic action troops and an infantry battalion. The plan anticipates troop reductions and follows last year’s 1969 agreement signed in September 1968.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
South Korea
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
South Vietnamese Joint General Staff
Philippines
Vietnam
U.S
Miss Abolition of Public Schools Seen After Court Ruling
In Mississippi, A. J. Duckworth predicts some districts will abolish public schools rather than desegregate under a Supreme Court order. State officials caution boards face difficult choices as 33 of 148 districts are affected and a private tuition plan awaits federal review.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Washington
A. J. Duckworth
Mississippi Teachers Association
Duckworth
Garvin Johnston
Egypt Aims to Bridge Arab Rift Over Israel Conflict
Egypt presses guerrilla chief Yasir Arafat to meet the Lebanese while demanding full backing for the Arab fight against Israel. Al Ahram reports a Beirut note delivered to Arafat in Damascus seeking his response, with details not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Yasir Arafat
Lebanon
Israel
al Ahram
Cairo
Beirut
Aragat
Damascus
Mohammed Hassanein Heikal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pumpkin Pies And A Backyard Giant Gourd In West Virginia
In Pumpkintown Randolph County Jessie Hancock can bake pumpkin pies from a 210 pound pumpkin grown in her yard. The town once had hundreds of residents but now four families remain. Hancock plans to carve a massive jack o lantern to delight Halloween trick or treaters.
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W. Va
Jessie Hancock
Randolph County
Middletown Weather Forecast Clouds Rain Saturday
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy tonight and Saturday with rain likely tonight and Saturday forenoon changing to showers in the afternoon. Lows tonight in the middle to lower 40s. Highs Saturday in the middle to lower 50s. Outlook Sunday is partly cloudy and cool.
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Middletown
LBJ Friends Deny Illegal Giveaways Amid Land Grants
Austin Geriatric Center Inc says its nonprofit structure prevents personal gain and no federal money has been disbursed. Senators claim a multimillion dollar giveaway involved 26.5 acres of federal land in Austin and about 8.5 million in loans and grants. HEW demanded land return for lacking tax exempt status. Treasury comment unavailable.
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Austin, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson Associates
White House
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Austin Geriatric Center Inc
Roy A. Butler
Johnson
John J. Williams
R.del
Senate
Austin
Williams
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department
Treasury Department
HEW
Delaware Republican
Federal Housing Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW Signals Aggressive Move on Southern School Desegregation
Washington AP secretary Robert H. Finch stated HEW will use the Supreme Court desegregation ruling to press rapid action against hundreds of holdout southern districts. He pledged maximum resources to end dual systems and plans to notify about 800 districts in coming weeks.
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Sen. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Washington (Ap
Robert H. Finch
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Finch
HEW
Justice Department
Ohio districts face closures if levy votes fail
Eight Ohio school districts could shut down before year end if voters reject levy requests in the upcoming election. A ninth district Fremont will close from November 14 to January 5 regardless of the levy. OEA executive secretary Stayner F. Brighton urged action, noting inadequate state funding and inflationary strain on finances.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Education Association
Fremont
Stayner F. Brighon
OEA
Brighton
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