Courtroom heat cited in murder trial as fair trial questioned
In Pittsburgh an 18 year old convicted of murder faced appeals arguing unbearable courtroom heat biased the trial. Temperatures in the 90s, humidity and jail conditions were cited by attorney Michael Lian while Homer Denis tou was tried for the killing of Michael DeLuca, a 65 year old grocer, during a robbery yielding five cents.
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Pittsburgh
Homer Denitou
Michael DeLuca
Michael A. Lilian
Allegheny County
Denver
Dolly de Leon
Dolly
Colorado
Wright Morgan
Morgan
Retarded Program Assailed by State Task Force
A 72 page report on Department of Mental Hygiene services to the mentally retarded criticized the system as designed to keep patients in hospitals. It urged a master plan, expanded regional centers, residential care, and a single entry point to secure resources, while noting overcrowding and underfunding persist.
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Sacramento
Department of Mental Hygiene
Senate Business and Professions Committee
Sonoma State Hospital
Human Relations Agency
Spencer Williams
Tle
James V. Lowry
Nixon blocks Continental route to Australia and New Zealand
The Civil Aeronautics Board’s decision for a South Pacific route favored Continental, but President Nixon overruled citing domestic considerations. He subtly suggested Eastern Airlines as the preferred recipient, citing potential conflicts of interest involving the Rockefeller family and political ties with Continental. The CAB retains domestic route authority while foreign policy factors drive international rulings.
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Washington
Nixon
Continental Airlines
Australia
New Zealand
Johnson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Continental
Eastern Airlines
CAB Examiner
Eastern
Rockefeller
United States
1000 Los Angeles Youths Protest Job Training Cuts
About 1000 youths demonstrated outside the federal building in East Los Angeles to protest Neighborhood Youth Corps cutbacks. They warned riots could follow if the program ends, noting funding depended on congressional appropriations as project enrollment shrank from 600 to 89 trainees.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Federal Building
U5shor Department
60th Year as a Pilot Celebrated With Spin in Homemade Plane
Waldo Waterman, 75, marked his 60th year as a pilot by flying a monoplane he built at Gllespie Field in El Cajon. He recalled first flying on July 1, 1909 and noted older pilots may exist but did not obtain licenses as early. Waterman’s career spans Berkeley aviation school duty in 1910, World War II civilian pilot training coordination in Pasadena, and a homebuilt engine powered plane at the San Diego Yacht Club. He and wife Cara recently celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary and have a daughter and two granddaughters. The airport manager predicted Waterman will likely celebrate again in a decade. Cambodia and the United States agreed to resume diplomatic relations at the charge d’affairs level, per the Cambodian press agency.
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EL Cajon
Waldo Waterman
Waterman
Gllespie Field
San Diego
Cara
Harry Culver
Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
United States
Border Runners Guilty in Southern California Marijuana Ring
A federal jury convicting five defendants and two others pleading guilty marks a major border case. The group, led by Charles Marts and including Frances Nickel and Robert Scales, smuggled marijuana from San Diego to the Imperial Valley. An August 25 sentencing date was set for Williams, Morales, and the five convicted. Ronald Morad was acquitted.
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San Diego
Southern California
Charles Marts
Long Beach
Frances Nickel
Lakewood
Robert Scales
Los Angeles
Joseph Kirksey
Jesse Disz Morales
la Mirada
John Marts
Nickel
Joseph Williams
Whittier
David Morales
la Palma
Maarijuana
Williams
Morales
Imperial Valley
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Brain Jones
Britain
Hartfield
England
Tom Keylock
Brian
Jones
Frank Toragood
Torogood
Carson
Cash
Patti Page
Johnny Carson
NBC
Johnny Cash
Los Padres National Forest
Dalles
Tex
LeRoi Jones
Newark
N.J
Raymond Brown
Essex County Court
Barry Wynn
Charles McCray
Morristown
State Supreme Court
Leon W. Kapp
Kapp
Brown
Brian Jones
Phate
Gillespie Field
el Ca
Jon
Ar Wires
New York Times Service
L.A
Ronald Joseph Morad
Newport Beach
Press-Telegram
Lanai
la Pagoda
Clark Ave
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