11 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1972
Page
1
Detroit Police Commissioner John Nichols Linping was knocked down by a 450 pound pig named Sheila during a farm visit. The pig was a birthday present from Nichols's men 14 months earlier, when it weighed 35 pounds. Nichols escaped with a leg moved aside as he entered the pen.
At Pat Nixon’s request, Andrew Wyeth agrees to paint President Nixon’s official portrait. Wyeth, authorized by the White House Historical Association, will begin after Nixon can sit for long hours of study. Mrs Nixon postpones an authorized biography due to a busy schedule.
The conspiracy trial of Rev. Philip Berrigan and seven others regarding a plot to kidnap Henry Kissinger is postponed to January 24 in Harrisburg due to defense access disputes over 2000 juror questionnaires. Judge E R Dixon Herman granted the delay to allow formal motions while noting no basis for the request was found. Also, Al Goodman an 81 year old orchestra leader died in New York after a long illness.
Jimmie Patrick, police chief of the rural Louisville area north of Denver, was dismissed by the new City Council for losing effectiveness after the Labor Day gambling raid that also involved Mayor Lawrence Caranci, Fire Chief William Ryan, and volunteers. They face gambling charges in Boulder court. Caranci may oppose rehiring. Patrick vows legal review of termination.
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 decision, orders resentencing for Forrest Tucker, a California bank robber, citing the 1963 Gideon right to counsel. Justice Stewart leads the majority against the misapplication of constitutional rights, while Burger and Blackmun dissent from the harsher stance. Tucker had received a 25 year term based partly on prior felonies later deemed unconstitutional due to lack of legal aid. The opinion notes Tucker’s prolonged confinement, including a 50 year chain gang term, and frames the ruling as a correction of constitutional misapplication by the Harris court. The Nixon appointees Powell and Rehnquist did not participate.
South Vietnam abruptly abandoned its major Cambodian base at Krek to counter a rising Communist threat in the Saigon area. The withdrawal triggered 2,400 Cambodian troops fleeing into South Vietnam. President Vang Thien predicted a general Indochina offensive timed with Nixon’s Beijing trip. North Vietnamese missiles moved into southern Laos with two fired at a F4 Phantom near Sepone but missed.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey began Florida campaigning after declaring his candidacy and was listed among 12 Democrats nominated for the March 14 primary. The slate included Wallace, Kennedy, Hartke, Jackson, McGovern, Muskie, Chisholm, Mills, Lindsay, Yorty, McCarthy, and Humphrey. Kennedy plans to remove his name from the ballot. Florida also listed Nixon, McCloskey, and Ashbrook as Republican hopefuls.
UPI reports three men were arrested in Tijuana after a weekend raid seized seven tons of marijuana destined for the United States. Police said six tons were stored at another residence, and a press for processing a ton was found. The $2.5 million cache was described as among the largest on record. Suspects Guillermo Jimenez Lizarraga, 24, Redrigo Baylon Ramirez, 28, and Maria Guadalupe Lopez Arboy, 22, were taken into custody.
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