420 Jailed in S F State Roundup
Riot at San Francisco State ends with arrests and a fire in a sixth floor jail cell as about 40 demonstrators are escorted to the Hall of Justice. The unrest follows Berkeley fire and ongoing campus strikes by Black Students Union and Third World Liberation Front demanding minority reforms.
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Hall of Justice
San Francisco
Wheeler Hall
University of California
Berkeley
Berkely
San Francisco State
Hayakawa
Black Students Union
Third World Liberation Front
American Federation of Teachers
Reds Down U.S. Copter Killing 7 in Central Highlands
The U S Command reports a medical evacuation helicopter shot down in the central highlands near Pleiku killing seven. The crash marks the war’s 999th helicopter loss in combat. six others died in the flaming crash, including a Marine officer. Also noted was the January 16 loss near Da Nang killing Col Michael M Spark and seven others.
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Saigon Ut
U.S
Central Highlands
da Nang
Michael M. Spark
Alexandria
3Rd Marine Division
Spark
Vietnam
Pleiku
Bucher Accounts Torture in Confession Session
Captain Bucher described torture and coercion during the Pueblo incident court testimony. He recounted being forced to sign a confession after brutal interrogation and threats to his crew, while detailing injuries to sailors and his own mental strain.
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Japan
North Korea
Navy
Smu
Bucher
United States
Sid Ruchier
CIA
Wie Pueblo
Hucher
Super Colonel
Super
Super C
Newsome
Sirhan Defense OKs Jury as Prosecution Redraws Panel
In a surprise move Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's defense accepted a nine man three woman jury, but prosecutors altered it to eight men four women and removed the only Negro member. A San Gabriel plumber joined after declaring potential death penalty but later said he would study facts before deciding sentence. Court wrangles over a juror question see-sawed between defense Grant Cooper and Deputy D A David Fitts as Judge Walker ruled objections admissible but continuations proceeded with juror replacements and ongoing tension amid the tedious voir dire.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Nhay
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Albert Frederico
San Gabriel
Grant Cooper
David Fitts
Cooper
Irma Markley
Southern California
Alhambra
Fitts
Copper
Los Angeles
Herbert V. Walker
Walker
Mrs. Martinez
Mary
Moshe Menuhin
Storm dumps mud over Southland leaves many homeless
LA County residents aided by 100 high school volunteers battled mud from Angeles National Forest after eight inch rains. forty five homes destroyed and 131 damaged as brush fires earlier in summer worsened conditions. Disaster area declared with $2.7 million in damages. search for ten missing in Sespe Creek paused by worsening weather.
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TN Glendora
Angeles National Forest
Gran R. Brimhall
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
Los Patres National Forest
Sespe Creek
Pam
Nixon forgoes Hail to the Chief at Hickel swearing-in
President Nixon skipped the ceremonial playing of Hail to the Chief as Walter J. Hickel was sworn in as interior secretary. Marine Band leader Lt. Col. Albert Schoepper and his scarlet-coated unit stood by but were instructed not to perform. no reason was given by Nixon staff.
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Black Panther
George Murray
Murray
San Mateo
Hayakawa
WASHINGTON /P
Nixon
White House East Room
Inerior
Walter J. Hickel
Marine Band
Albert Schoepper
Schoepper
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E. Miles Harvey Shipper
the Pueblo
Rose
William Newsome
2.C. Howard Bland
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West
Sirhan
Southland
Hail Chief
Zenith
Space Command
Frigidaire
IGE
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Hill's Law
M. Peay Ee
Emu
Luss
Ceca
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