Wholesale Arrests End Major Antiwar Protest
Washington reports show more than 1,000 arrests as federal troops withdraw 4,000 from streets. Police, protesters clash, with 100 treated in hospitals and rapid disengagement leaving thousands on duty. Rennie Davis among those charged, bond set at 25,000, some detainees released on 10 dollar bonds.
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Bloodbath Foretold as High Court Halts Death Penalty Review
Washington AP reports Doug Lyons, law student and anti death penalty activist, warns of a bloodbath after a 6 3 Supreme Court ruling. The decision finds no constitutional standards for juries nor two stage capital trials, impacting 641 death row inmates across 33 states while governors hold power to delay or commute.
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Rogers Prepares To Visit Egypt
Secretary of State William P. Rogers heads to Cairo for talks with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Riad as he pursues movement in stalled Middle East peace talks. He will then visit Israel to try to narrow gaps between Egypt and Israeli positions on reopening the Suez Canal.
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Penn Rail May Face New Probe
Rep. Wright Patman signals a new inquiry into Chase Manhattan Bank over its May 1970 sale of 286 600 Penn Central shares before the railroad’s crisis. He cites meetings and loans with First National City and Chemical Bank, pressing that Chase had motive and access to insider information.
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Ray E Earl Ray Almost Escapes Death In Brushy Mountain Steampath
James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and narrowly avoided a death outcome when he crawled through a heat blazing steam tunnel at Brushy Mountain State Prison. Warden Robert H. Moore detailed the ten minute bid with burns and a blocked escape route. Ray gained help from cell mate Roy Morelock as he removed a block and crawled through vents to the steam tunnel near the prison yard. He previously escaped Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 and was recaptured in London two months after King’s 1968 slaying.
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Dollar flood hits European currencies amid mark speculation
Currency speculators pushed the dollar down on European exchanges as calls from five West German economic institutes urged the mark to be freed from its 27 cent peg. Traders eyed a possible revaluation, sending the guilder and Swiss franc higher, while gold rose in London and Zurich. Bank of England intervention kept rates just above 2.42 per pound. German officials denied imminent revaluation.
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Magazine Criticism After Life Allegations
A nine month legislative inquiry in Baton Rouge cleared Carlos Marcello of dominating the Capitol while faulting Life magazine for sensationalism and irresponsible reporting in its Mafia influence claims. The committee found a suspicion of corrupt influence in state government but rejected Life's racketeering assertions.
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Resor Sees Vietnamization Progress Amid Withdrawals
Army Secretary Stanley Resor said Vietnamization shows encouraging progress as more American combat troops withdraw. He noted capable advisory teams, experienced officers, and increasing South Vietnamese responsibility for combat operations while U.S. and allied forces face difficult times and continued security needs.
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Kent State Marks Lad Anniversary
Kent State University marks the first anniversary of the 1970 deaths of four students during a confrontation with National Guardsmen. About 2,000 of 19,482 students joined candlelit vigils and a memorial service in the gym, as critics attacked Nixon’s policies and gun laws amid antiwar protests.
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Federal Probe Pending Kent State Shooting Case Review
A year after Kent State killings at Ohio State University, the Justice Department weighs whether to empanel a federal grand jury. Officials note political pressure and mixed signals between state action and federal review as they decide if further federal charges are warranted.
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