Arson Charged to Murder in State Hospital Fire
Lester Grazier 22 of DeSoto faces first degree murder charges for deaths in a December 27 fire at Kansas State Hospital. The case was amended from arson and manslaughter as two juveniles held in connection with the blaze await juvenile hearings. Grazier and the youths were patients at the hospital.
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Paola
Kan
Lester W. Grazier
DeSoto
Kansas State Hospital
Grazier
Miami County
Atty
Lynn Martin
Joson Brooks Hinkle
Pittsburg
Overland Park
Johnson County
State Hospital
Hickel nomination delayed in Senate Interior fight
The Senate deferred Walter J. Hickel’s interior secretary nomination at least until Wednesday as objections surfaced over the hearing record. The Interior Committee had voted 4-3 to support confirmation, with four dissenters arguing Hickel lacks necessary background and conservation commitment. The article lists other confirmed Nixon appointees and cabinet members, plus the pending Foreign Relations and Armed Services actions.
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Washington
Senate
Walter J. Hickel
Mike Mansfield
Senate Interior Committee
Mansfield
Democratic Committee
Alaska
Nixon
White House
Hickel
Charles W. Yost
United Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
California
David R. Packard
Uniformed Services
William P. Rogers
New York
the Treasury
David M Kennedy
Chicago
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
Michigan
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
University of Nebraska
George P. Shultz
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
Winton M. Blount
Nixon opens inaugural with peace theme under debate
Demos and Repubs back Nixon’s peace emphasis as the main inaugural theme. Fulbright hails the shift from confrontation to negotiation and says Congress will give him time to pursue peace while Jackson warns the honeymoon may be limited on domestic issues.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas
Strife In Mid-East and Domestic Politics Mixed Reactions
Israeli desert patrols killed six Arab saboteurs in two clashes near Ein Yahav in the Negev, with no Israeli casualties. The Al Fatah unit was named. In Washington, reactions to Nixon's address praised its restraint and balance on domestic and foreign policy, with Sen. Muskie noting the need for time, while Republicans lauded his firmness and promise of diplomacy.
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Tel Aviv
Negev
Garrison jury selection opens in Shaw trial
New Orleans awaits the start of juror examinations in the Jim Garrison case as 169 citizens were summoned for prospective juror service in the trial of Clay Shaw accused of conspiring to murder President Kennedy. The case centers on a theory of a conspiracy involving multiple actors and coverups.
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New Orleans
Clay Shaw
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Shaw
Dallas
Criminal District
Asst. Dist
James L. Alcock
Garrison
Haggerty
Alcock
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
Kennedy
Atty. Gen. Clark
Clark
General Sessions Court
Washington
National Archives
Warren
Warren Commission
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Perry R. Russo
Lee Harvey Oswald
Russo
Lake Pontchartrain
Viet Cong Attacks Rise During Nixon Inauguration
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops attacked U S land, river, and air forces with rockets, mortars, and grenades during Nixon’s inauguration period. At least six American service members were killed and three wounded, with a civilian among the injured. Security forces uncovered munitions caches and disrupted a sampan convoy as attacks extended to Saigon, its patrol boats, and ports including Vung Tau with rocket barrages on Long Son Island.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Tom Green County
Vung Tau
Long Son Island
Johnson hints grandson could become president one day
Lyn Don Johnson told supporters that his grandson Lyn Nugent could become president if he behaves himself does the right thing and works hard. Johnson spoke Monday in Washington in a lighthearted remark about the country’s future leadership.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Lyn Nugent
Johnson
Goldwater Draws Crowd At Nixon Inaugural Ball
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, once the 1964 GOP nominee, lit up an inaugural ball crowd as he joined the Republican revelry over Richard Nixon becoming president. Goldwater quipped that after 1964 he felt like the only Kamikaze pilot who ever made a round trip.
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Washington
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Goldwater
Jurors Possible In Sirhan Kennedy Murder Trial
In Los Angeles prosecutors accepted the jury as constituted and defense counsel kept silent as possible automatic seating of 12 jurors and six alternates hovered. Judge Walker selected a Los Angeles hotel to house the panel with private rooms and monitored facilities.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Walker
Rights Head Sees Holes In Open Housing Bill
Homer Floyd of the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights warns the proposed housing bill has loopholes that could limit anti discrimination coverage. He suggests broadening scope and easing redress, noting current steps require local agency action and potential civil suits only after delays. The measure, drafted by Sen. Norman E. Gaar, mirrors a 1966 federal concept.
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Topeka
Homer Floyd
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Floyd
Kansas Senate
Committee On State and Local Affairs
Norman E. Gaar
R-Westwood
Gaar
Senate
Kansas
Commission On Civil Rights
Kansas City
Commission
Tricia Nixon Praises Inaugural Speech
Tricia Nixon, eldest daughter of the president, said the speech was the most eloquent she has heard, praising her father’s inaugural address.
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Washington (Ap
Tricia Nixon
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