Ray claims aides sought cash in MLK case
James Earl Ray has formally asked for a new trial in the MLK slaying, saying two lawyers pressed for financial gain and coerced his March 10 guilty plea. He alleges attorney Woody Huie and others arranged a book and movie deals to share fees, and cites pressure and duress as the motive for the plea. No hearing date set. Ray would be returned to Memphis for proceedings.
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James Earl Ray
Iil
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
Percy Foreman
Houston
Man
Torney
William Bradford
Huie
Hartselle
Ala
Hanes
Foreman
Attorney General's
Nashville
Richard J. Ryan
J. B. Stoner
Savannah
Robert W. Hill Jr
Chattanooga
Hanoi reports defection of upset U S Marine in Vietnam
Hanoi said a U S Marine from Brooklyn John F Lowney 14 defected to the Communist side on Feb 22 after arriving in South Vietnam alleging opposition to the war and dismay with Washington The Marine Corps said no such Lowney exists and noted a missing Marine Jon M Sweeney may be unrelated The broadcast offered his claimed antiwar statement and blamed White House and Pentagon leaders for sending Marines into Vietnam with little purpose.
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Foryo
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
Brooklyn
N.Y
Vietnam
Washington
John F. Lowney
3Rd Battalion
9Th Regiment
U.S. and Marine Division
U.S. Marine Corps
Lowney
Hanoi Radio
Jon M. Sweeney
Sweeney
L Corps
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
Tanoi
Hima
White House
Pentagon
Easter Egg Hunt Car Crash Kills Seven in Virginia
In Richmond area on Easter Monday a family car carrying Estelle Chavis and eight others sped at over 80 mph in a drag race on U S 1. Seven people died, including four children, plus the mother and cousin. One 11 year old survivor was hospitalized in critical condition. Brakes reportedly engaged to avoid rear vehicle. car skidded 168 feet, struck trees, and wrapped around a trunk.
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Richmond
Estelle Chavis
Chesterfield County
U.S. 1
Chavis
Warshaw backs Yorty and Unruh in Los Angeles politics
Democrat Warshaw told the Lakewood Democratic Club in Del Valle Clubhouse she supports Yorty for mayor and Unruh for governor, argues for nonpartisan race conduct, and opposes loyalty tests while endorsing honest Republicans. She urged winning the 30th Assembly District seat vacated by Weneman to aid 1971 reapportionment and criticized J. Hayakawa’s conduct as SF State president.
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Carmen Warschaw
Sam Yorty
Jess Unruh
Warshaw
Lakewood
Democratic Club
del Valle
Gul i
Yorty
Los Angeles
GOP
Yau
Ronal Reagan
Warschaw
30Th Assembly
San Francisco State College
J. Hayakawa
California counties may join federal surplus food program
Assemblyman Leo T. McCarthy proposes a bill to let all California counties participate in a federal surplus land program for food relief, removing county supervisors from approving or denying the effort. He cites counties like Butte and Orange with reluctant boards and argues most costs are federally funded, aiming to feed the hungry and children.
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Sagramento
UPS
California
Leo T. McCarthy
D-San Francis
McCarthy
Butte
Calaveras
Mariposa
Nevada
Orange
Sierra
Amtechany
25 Believed Entombed in Burned Ship
Coast Guard crews searched 90 miles of Mississippi River south of New Orleans for the 25 missing crew of the Union Faith after a collision with a barge. 26 Nationalist Chinese survivors escaped by leaping into the river or onto tugs. Search continued as currents could carry remains toward the river mouth.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Turbotrain Makes Pleasant Test Run on Maiden Boston Run
New jet powered Turbotrain arrived for its maiden Boston to New York run, claiming hopes to cut travel time by about 90 minutes. Secretary Volpe called the trip pleasant with bugs to fix, noting track and signal issues but backing the experimental two year subsidized operation.
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New York
Boston
U.S
John A. Volpe
United Aircraft
Volpe
Massachusetts
New York City
Washington
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