Sirhan's Lawyers Seek Evidence Ahead of Trial
Defense lawyers for Sirhan B. Sirhan won a hearing to inspect prosecution materials before the January trial. Judge Walker allowed review of police statements, FBI reports, medical records, and other materials while cautioning about court limits. Sirhan agreed to in chamber talks with judge and attorneys and to a vaccination. Gen George W. Edmonds promoted to major general in Sacramento.
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Assasin Sirhan B. Sirhan
Grant Cooper
Herbert Walker
Sithan
FBI
Siruan
Russell Parsons
Sirhan
Cooper
Sacramentory
George W. Edmonds
California Air National Guard
Contempt Charged in Cheat Trial
Albert Snyder a 57 year old professional gambler was ordered to stand trial on contempt charges after refusing to testify in the Friars Club card cheating case. He and Edwin Gebhard 55 were indicted Dec 4 and immunity granted.
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Los Angeles
Albert Snyder
Friars Club
Francis C. Whelan
Snyder
Harry Pregerson
Miami
Edwin Nathaniel Gebhard
Gebhard
Beverly Hills Club
Friars
Two Negro Defendants Convicted in Plainfield Riot Killing
In Elizabeth New Jersey two Negro defendants, Gail Madden 22 and George Merritt Jr 24, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the July 1967 slaying of Patrolman John V Gleason Jr during racial disorders. A jury acquitted Donald Jones 23 and Howard Brandon 24, while James Toland 33 remained undecided.
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James Toland
Plainfield
John V. Gleason Jr
Gleason
Bolton chosen as acting Fremont High principal faces demand
Trouble at Fremont High School grows as militant students push for permanent principal Don Bolton, the Black Students Union backing him while white former head Robert Malcolm's replacement awaits policy changes. Board cites rules and holiday recess, with protests and absences signaling ongoing conflict.
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Los Angeles
1/Pi
Donald Bolton
Fremont High School
Black Students Union
Bolton
Robert Malcolm
Board of Education
Arthur Gardener
Fremont
81 451 Left In Booth Forces Girls To Sell TV
Two 18 year old girls from Denver arrived in Los Angeles to seek work. They carried a billfold with 1441 dollars and planned to move to Long Beach. After leaving a hotel lobby phone booth they found the money missing and must sell a 125 television set to pay their hotel bill. Police hope someone turns in the billfold.
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Sally O’compo
Bonnie Chavez
Denver
Los Angeles
AP Wireohola
Nig Chavez
Long Beach
Alexandria
Bonnie
Sally
Finch Plans Full Term in Cabinet
SACRAMENTO Lt. Gov. Robert H. Finch announced he expects to remain as secretary of health education and welfare for the next four years. He dismissed talk of a 1970 Senate run and said he assumes Murphy and Reagan will seek reelection. Finch added he will try to keep a political base in California and plans frequent visits for H E W Department work.
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Sacramento
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Finch
George Murphy
Murphy
Ronald Reagan
California
Washington
Health Education and Welfare Department
Welfare recipients protest for Christmas bonuses at county offices
Welfare recipients from East Los Angeles picketed the County Department of Public Social Services at Whittier Boulevard asking for Christmas bonuses of 40 dollars per adult and 35 dollars per child. The protest, linked to AFL-CIO Social Workers Union Local 435, claimed welfare checks are insufficient for rent and essentials and noted a 15 million cost to fund the bonuses.
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Los Angeles
Department of Public Social Services
Belvedere
Afl-Cio Social Workers Union
Joey Bishop Rests At Home After Exhaustion Illness
Hollywood report says comedian Joey Bishop is ordered to bed by his doctor after suffering exhaustion and flu like symptoms. The American Broadcasting Company has ordered reruns of his late night show.
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Cooper
Sirhan
Bernard Diamond
University of California At Berkeley
Diamond
University
Medicine
Law
Criminology
Hollywood
Joey — Bishop
American Broadcasting Ca
Pope Paul VI Redeems Goods for Rome's Poor at Christmas
Vatican says Pope Paul VI will redeem all clothing blankets and shoes pawned by Rome’s poor during the year. The gesture marks Christmas and the year of faith ending the 19th centenary of Saints Peter and Paul, with no sum disclosed.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Rome
Vatican
Peter and
Paul
Wing Cracks Found in Five F27 Planes in Alaska
Washington reports metal fatigue cracks detected in the wings of five F27 turboprops and possible additional planes. FAA and NTSB order comprehensive wing X-ray checks within 25 hours, grounding affected aircraft and citing 150 F27s in U.S. service across seven airlines.
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Washington
UPL
National Transportation Safety Board
Sliamny
Alaska
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
United States
Northeast
Mohawk
Allegheny
Piedmont
Air West
Aspen Airways
Colorado
Wien Consolidated
Wien
Pward
Fairchild-Hiller Corp
Air West curtails flights amid x-ray inspections
Air West announces limited flight cutbacks as government orders intensified x-ray inspections of its F27 planes for structural flaws after a crash in Alaska. The merger of Bonanza Pacific and West Coast operates routes from the Rockies to the Pacific, with services expected to resume after inspections. A board petition seeks consolidation of two San Francisco Portland routes. Top U.S. marshal McShane dies at 59, head of the marshal service since 1962.
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San Francisco
Air West
Federal Aviation Agency
Alaska
Adr West
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Bonanza
Pacific
West Coast Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Portland
Washington
James J. P. McShane
McShane
U.S
White House No PLB FBI Chills Beer Order Over Johnson
A wool buyer in Coonabarabran asked for beers via a hotel room phone he thought connected to the White House. Security officers and police swarmed the Canberra hotel during Johnson's December visit for Harold Holt's funeral. The incident ended with the traveler checking out after confusion over the White House line.
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Canberra
Australia
Coonabarabaran
LBJ
White House
Johnson
Harold Holt
Mr. Johnson
Room Service
Laborer Wins Record Damages From Railroad Crash
Martinez California Pedro Ybarra, 24, seeks damages totaling 450000 for injuries after his car collided with a freight train at North Parkside Drive crossing near Pillsburg on October 7, 1966. A Superior Court jury awarded 365000 to the laborer from Southern Pacific, the county’s largest damage award, with a new-trial request anticipated.
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Social Workers Union
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Joey Bishop
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Long Beach Airport
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Sheraton Beach Inn
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