Sirhan Testimony Details Income and Jury Challenge
Sirhan denied any fabrication of income figures and testified about earnings from 1964 to 1968 while defense lawyers press a grand jury challenge. They argue the grand jury pool is biased and unconstitutional, citing judges and nominees’ demographics. Judge Walker must rule before the jury is sworn, with alternates to be selected next.
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King Ranch
China
Altfillish Construction Co
Corona
Sirhan
Grant B. Cooper
Compton
Dr. Schultz
Finance Department
Schultz
Sen. Kennedy
Parsons
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker Sloday
Altoreys
Crail Dies Los Angeles mayoral candidate dies at 58
Charles Crail a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles died Monday at age 58 from what appears to be a heart seizure. The savings and loan executive had been one of 14 in the mayoral race and had previously sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator. In London, authorities recovered about 300000 dollars worth of stolen art from Sam Jaffe’s home with another 50000 dollars of furs and jewels missing.
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Los Angeles
Charles Crail
Crail
Savings and Loan
LS. Serator
London
Senate Land Yard
Sam Jaffe
Oil Drilling Shut Down Amid Giant Santa Barbara Leak
oil companies halt drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel as a major leak from a well reaches 3,500 feet. Pressure relief and possible corrective actions are under study while federal leases and a civil suit against Union Oil loom over losses to fish and wildlife.
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Hickel
Santa Barbara
Union Oil
State Fish and Game Commission
Tunney Calls for Halt in Exploration
Representative John Tunney of Riverside urged a moratorium on mineral exploration in potential marine sanctuaries including the Santa Barbara Channel. He proposed turning San Miguel Santa Rosa Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands into a national park and said studies should precede any exploration. He also called on President Nixon to appoint a board of inquiry into the Santa Barbara Channel oil spill to prevent future catastrophes.
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Kickel
Washington
Santa Barbara Channel
John “Lunney
Riverside
Channel Islands
Santa Barbara
San Miguel
Santa Rosa
Santa Cruz
Anacapu Islands
Georges Bank
New England
Tunney
Nixon
Kaiser Raises Health Plan Rates in Northern and Southern California
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan will raise rates in Northern California by 18 percent and in Southern California by 10 to 11 percent due to higher costs. Individual enrollments rise April with group rates on contract anniversary dates. Northern California has 78,000 members, about 80 percent in group plans. Southern California unit serves about 770,000.
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Ban Francisco
Kaiser Foundation
Northern California
South
Northern California Foundation
Southern California
Frank Jones
California
Mother of Five Sets Self Afire in Czech Republic
A mother of five died by self immolation in Rerdejov, Czechoslovakia, CTK reported. The 44 year old Anna Adamuscinava, a former mental patient, had previously attempted suicide by jumping into a well four years earlier.
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Rerdejov
Czechoslovakia
CTK
CIK
Anna Adamuscinava
Bandits Terrorize Pair With Russian Roulette
MacDonald testified that four gunmen attacked his apartment after two entered Garden Grove to bypass a burglar alarm. The men held the couple at gunpoint, divided duties, and threatened them with death before leaving the MacDonalds bound and gagged. MacDonald freed himself and called police.
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MacDonald
Garden Grove
Jeff
MacDonalds
Girders Send 100 Indians Flying From Train Top
In Madras India about 100 travelers atop an express train were swept off by a low hanging bridge girders during a funeral procession. Officials report 32 killed and 50 seriously injured as many victims fell into the Coleroon River. The train carried mourners bound for the funeral of C M N Anna Durai chief minister of Madras who died Sunday.
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India
Madras. India
UPT
Madras
Coleroon
C. MN. Annadurai
Mail truck hijacked near Huntington. cash taken
A 4-A USPS truck carrying 70 sealed cash bags and checks was hijacked Monday night near Salt Rock, 15 miles southeast of Huntington. The bandits, armed with a snub-nosed pistol, stole cash from envelopes while sparing hundreds of checks. No shots fired. investigators say amount stolen remains undetermined.
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Huntington
U.S
Salt Rock
Richard Ellis
Logan
W. Va
Ellis
John F. Lee
Robbers Strip Bar Customers In Naked Standoff
Three masked men robbed Tillie's South Seas Bar on the Pacific Coast Highway at 1:30 PM, forcing seven patrons to strip while $320 was taken. Owner Orla M. Clough describes the incident as the bandits scattered clothing around the bar and demanded the cash register.
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Long Beach
Orla M. Clough
Tillie
South Seas
Pacific Coast Highway
New Defense Aide to Act on Pay Scales
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird named Roger T. Kelley as assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs. Kelley, 50, is a Caterpillar veteran who directed worldwide personnel programs and served as a Navy officer in World War II. He will push decisive actions to modernize military compensation and reduce draft reliance after Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Loday
Defense
Laire ‘d Sive
Roger T. Kelley
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Kelley
Senate
Laird
U.S. To Gift South Vietnam 60 Jet Planes
The United States will provide South Vietnam about 60 A-37 jet fighter bombers valued near $18.0 million to bolster military capacity ahead of a broader withdrawal. The move follows a prior transfer of 300 helicopters and 25 gunboats, signaling a rapid shift toward Vietnamese self‑reliance while U.S. forces wind down.
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Saigon
United States
Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Twelve Japanese crewmen vanish after fishing boat sinks
A Japanese fishing vessel capsized in rough western Pacific waters leaving all twelve crew members missing. Maritime authorities in Tokyo report an underway search and rescue operation, with weather and sea conditions hampering recovery efforts. The incident raises questions about vessel stability and safety protocols.
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Tokyo
Western Pacific
Ja Maritime Safety
North Vietnamese Battalions Reported in DMZ
U S intelligence cites 1500 to 3000 North Vietnamese troops inside the DMZ across a six mile wide belt spanning 40 miles. Sources say three to six battalions of 500 men each, concentrated in the northern half, with others moving supplies through to Laos via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. American reconnaissance shows 101 indications of activity last week, weather briefly hindering sightings. A US UH-1 helicopter was shot down in the Mekong Delta with no casualties, the 2340th such loss. South Vietnamese forces report 200 North Vietnamese bodies found in the Central Highlands near Pleiku after B 2 strikes, mostly decomposed in green uniforms.
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Saigon
U.S
North
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon
Paris
Creighton W. Abrams
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Dmz
Mekong Delta
Saipan
Central Highlands
42Nd
Pleikut City
Congress Pay Boost OK Near
Senators moved toward approving a 41 percent pay raise for themselves and House members to take effect Feb 1, despite critics calling it a "Valentine's Day massacre" of taxpayers and labeling it "dirty pool" while some feared voter backlash. House opponents accused Congress of profiting amid tax surcharges as Sen Frank Church called the timing appalling.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
John Rarick
D-La
Congress
Frank Church
Idaho
Reindeer Herd Flown to Canada From Norway
A herd of 14 Norwegian reindeer departed From Fornebu Airfield near Oslo in a UPI report. They were loaded onto a transport plane bound for Canada to be transplanted to the Arctic North.
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Oslo
UPI
Fornebu
Canada
Arctic
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San Antonio
Atlantic
Allstate Tra
Metropolitan Savings & Loan Association
Sears
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Allstate Savings and Loan Association
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