Chicago Seven Trial Ends Week With Shouting
In Chicago the trial of the Chicago Seven closes the week amid a shouting match. Defense attorney Kunstler grills photographer Sequera about alleged police brutality at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Judge Hoffman orders a marshal to seat an argumentative attorney and recesses for Sequera’s testimony. Timothy Leary testifies that some defendants feared violent police reaction to the politics of love.
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Chicago
UPI
William Kunstler
Paul Sequera
Chicago Daily News
Richard Schultz
U.S
Timothy Leary
LSD
Hoffman
Kunstler
Leary
Tax Relief Plan Aims to Cut Taxes for Many Americans
The plan allows per person and dependent deductions from income starting at 1969 levels of 600 dollars rising to 625 650 700 and 1973 onward. It adds standard or itemized deductions and sets new tax rates with a 60 percent top rate in 1971 and 50 percent thereafter minus a 30000 dollar tax-free allowance. A minimum tax ensures wealthy pay some tax while five million poor and seven million near poor see tax relief.
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Washington
UPI
Jaycees Seek Probe Of My Lai Incident Photos
The Fairview Park Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce asks Rep. William Minshall for a thorough investigation into the My Lai massacre. Ray Kappel says Army photographer Ronald Haeberle showed pictures at a July 10 1968 meeting and questions the media use of those images over 18 months later.
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Jaycees
Hoeverle
Transfer of Fireman Defended
Cleveland Fire Chief William Barry defended transferring firefighter William Marshall to a busy station citing a doctor’s report that he could serve without limitations. Marshall’s attorney questioned the report’s applicability after a second heart attack occurred two weeks later, while Barry said the transfer aimed to give Marshall firsthand insight into firefighter performance.
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Cleveland
UPI
William Barry
Barry
Civil Service Commission
William Marshall
Marshall
Commission
Santa visits handicapped boy with personal Christmas gift
Five year old Robin Kirkhan, deaf with cataracts, awaits Santa Monroe Arnold Lerman who visits from Florida with a race track outfit gift. Lerman, a paraplegic inventor of a collapsible wheelchair and car driving controls, travels to aid handicapped children and gifts letters and small presents to many youngsters.
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Santa
Robin Kirkhan
Santa Monroe Lerman
Hollywood Hills
Oldsmar
Fla
UPI
Santa Claus
Robin
Monroe Arnold Lerman
Florida
Tampa
Rocky Mount
Richmond
Alexandria
Boston
Lerman
Dade
Broward County
North Pole
Kirkhan
Tragic McMahon Family Wreck Claims Seven Tenio Than
In Dickson Tennessee seven children of John McMahon died when their car and camper trailer fishtailed and plunged 35 feet from an Interstate 40 overpass toward Fort Smith Arkansas. Only two of nine children survived. Jean 12 and Barbara 14 remained hospitalized in serious to satisfactory condition. John McMahon 34 and his wife were in satisfactory condition with son Brian 9 in Goodlark Hospital.
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Dickson, Tenn
UPI
John McMahon
Cleveland, Ohio
Fort Smith
Ark
McMahon
Jean
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Barbara
Vanderbilt
Geneva
Margaret
John E
James E
Timmy
Debra
Brian
Goodlark Hospital
Tennessee
Charles Potts
Two executives indicted over defective ammo sales to Army
A federal grand jury indicted Carl H. Olson and Lawrence Hansen of Michigan for conspiring in 1968 to sell defective 30 caliber carbine ammunition to the Army using forged inspection stamps. The Shelby Corp. faces bankruptcy reorganization. Vernon J. Shroyer, ex Canton councilman, is charged with embezzling 34463 and falsifying bank records. Kenneth L. Rogers of Youngstown faces charges for a 10,850 bank stickup in Niles on Sept. 22.
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Cleveland
API
Shelby Corp
Carl H. Olson
Lawrence Hansen
Michigan
Grand
Vernon J. Shroyer
Canton
Bank
Shroyer
Peoples Merchants Trust Co
Kenneth L. Rogers
Youngstown
Niles Bank Co
Niles
Young man aborts stickup at San Francisco bank
In San Francisco a would be robber at Security Pacific Saving and Loan Co. flashed a coat pocket gun and demanded money. Teller Miss Claudia Rivara, 25, refused and the suspect, after several tense moments, declared he could not go through with it and fled.
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San Francisco
UPI
Security Pacific Saving and Loan Co
Teller
Claudia Rivara
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Sequera
Oldsmar, Fla
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Oregon
Yeat
L—K’s
Ohio
Royal Buffet
Benedict Ave
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Revlon’s
Jean Nate
Clairol
West Main
Norwalk
John Wayne
Paul New
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