Slims of Five Convicts Slayer Case and Court Verdict
A 1966 Mesa shooting spree ends with Robert Benjamin Smith found sane and guilty of five counts of first degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Jurors convict after brief deliberation. sentencing expected within two weeks. defense plans appeal. The trial features testimonies from psychiatrists and survivor Bonita Hart Canteloupe.
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Phoenix
Robert L. Smith
Laurance T. Wren
Smith
Attornee
Rod Wood
Moise Berger
Wood
Bonita Sue Harts Canteloupe
Caryl Farmer
Mary Olsen
Glenda Carter
Joyce Sellers
Debra
Robert Benjamin Smith
Mesa
Ariz
Beauty College
Mate
AP Wittobale
Killer of 6 Succumbs After Police Gun Battle
Leo Held a Hammermill technician who killed six and wounded six in an 18 mile spree died at 6 am after a police shootout. He battled officers in a hospital bed and never regained full consciousness. Authorities expect to drop charges but continue the probe to determine motive.
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Leo Held
Toiday
Mnd
Clinton County
Allen W. Lugg
Lugg
Sel
Joseph Hefferan
Hivads
Held
A * Ae
Hammermill Paper Co
Piper Aircraft Co
Loganton
Floyd Quiggle
Donna
Vatican creates Monterey Diocese and new California bishops
Pope Paul VI established the Monterey Diocese from territory of Monterey Fresno under Los Angeles oversight. He accepted Bishop Joseph Willizper’s resignation, named him titular, and appointed Timothy Manning as Fresno bishop. Harry Clinch is first Monterey bishop, with Mark Hurley as auxiliary to San Francisco, and John Quinn named San Diego auxiliary bishop.
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Monterey-Fresno
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Tiguala
Fresno
Mast
Timothy Man- Ting
James Francia L. Cardinal McIntyre
Harry Anselm Clinch
Willinger
Mark Joseph Hurley
Curia
San Francisco
Thomas McGucken
San Diego
John R. Quinn
Francis J. Furey
Wrong Way to Save Stowaway Flight Costs
Heimo Schoenberg, a 23 year old German student, hid aboard a London to Frankfort jet to save 35 dollars only to end up in a seven hour 3600 mile ordeal. In freezing cargo hold conditions he faced charges and a 380 dollar fare from Seaboard World Airlines plus return transport to London under federal law.
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Heimo Schoenberg
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Frankfort
Seaboard World Airlines
Helmo
Docks at Brooklyn Paralyzed by Seventh Day Strike
Longshoremen halted work on 42 of 43 Brooklyn piers for the seventh day as 44 ships remained idle at 8 am. Some vessels moved to other Port of New York piers and East Coast ports while ten loaded ships departed Tuesday. A newly formed union representing about 400 hiring agents and foremen refused to cross picket lines, seeking recognition by 10 stevedoring firms and demanding contracts.
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Noted S.F. Architect Leaps to Death off Span
Gardner Acton Dailey, 72, a renowned San Francisco architect, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge. Witnesses timed the fall at 2 59 p.m. and a Coast Guard boat recovered the body at 3 12 p.m. He had been in poor health after several operations. Dailey designed major works including the De Young Museum addition, Stanford physics lab, and UC Berkeley Tolman Hall. He was a 1948 fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a Morse Medal recipient in 1864. His widow, Lucille Dailey, said she could not understand his actions and no note was found.
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Gardner Acton Dailey
Golden Gate Bridge
Dailey
Coast Guard
de Young Museum
Avery Brandage Ohenta
Russell H. Varian
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Tolman Hall
University of California
Berkeley
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American Institute of Architects
Philippines
New Crisis Threatens in Steel Haulers Strike
Pittsburgh report on a renewed threat of a steel haulers strike as William Kusley and about 50 drivers accuse trucking firms in four states of rehiring violations. He notes 10,000 to 20,000 independents backing the Teamsters in efforts to resolve the dispute and prevent road work stoppages.
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William Kusley
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Ohio
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National Steel Haulers Protest Committee
Teamsters Union
Di Giorgio to Merge with Los Angeles Drug Co
Di Giorgio Corp of San Francisco plans to acquire Los Angeles Drug Co if stockholders approve and a favorable tax ruling is issued. The Los Angeles firm, with sales over 234 million, is the largest wholesale drug supplier in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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New di Giorgio Corp
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Los Angeles Drug
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Pleasant Hill
San Leandro
San Jose
Gardena
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Rosemead
Anaheim
Berkeley Denies UC Blame for Anti-Draft Protests
Chancellor Roger Heyns released a Berkeley report showing only 15 of 28,000 students were among 315 demonstrators arrested at the Oakland Army Induction Center. Citations were possible disciplinary action for 72 students, while a court injunction had canceled a student teach-in.
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University of California
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Berkeley
Roger Heyns
Army Center
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Heyns
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Ile
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Alameda County
University
Barry Goldwater Urges Haiphong Docks Razed
Barry Goldwater spoke at Claremont Men's College urging destruction of Haiphong docks if bombing were allowed. He claimed the U S is winning in Vietnam and proposed a Nixon Reagan ticket for 1968 while predicting Nixon as GOP nominee and Reagan rising in popularity.
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Ho Chi Minh
Barry Goldwater
Claremont Men's College
Haiphong
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GOP
Bridges
Goldwater
Vietnam
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Nixon Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
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