Alibis Defend White Defendants in Civil Rights Killings Trial
In Meridian Mississippi prosecutors rest as 18 white defendants including a Klan chief and four lawmen face an all white jury. Defense witnesses testified that the men were away or too law abiding to plot the 1964 murders of Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney amid FBI confessions and alleged testimonies.
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Edgar S. Killen
Mississippi
Rela
Meridian
Miss
UPI
U.S. District Court
Mar Dennis
FBI
Klan
White Knights
Horace Doyle Barnette
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Barnette
James E. Jordan
Chaney
Schwerner
Goodman
Trucking Firms Near Strike Settlement For Steel Haulers
A group of about 40 trucking firms nears a settlement proposal to send to striking steel haulers. About twenty thousand drivers have been out for two months amid labor dispute summaries and wage talks.
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Pittsburgh
Anti Maoists destroy Canton warehouse with war supplies
Hong Kong Red Guard papers reveal rebels attacked a large Canton warehouse holding North Vietnam war supplies. Cannons, firebombs, machineguns and poison gas were used in the assault amid last month's heavy fighting.
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Hong Kong
Red Guard
Canton
North Vietnam
Police testimony clouds Phoenix murder trial and tax session plan
In Phoenix, two Mesa police officers testified in the Robert Benjamin Smith murder trial. Officer De Mattei described Smith as calm at the beauty school, while Officer Hightower spoke of collecting evidence from the back room where the shootings occurred. In Phoenix, lawmakers aim to begin a tax reappraisal special session on Oct 40, two weeks earlier than planned, to finish before Thanksgiving. In Tucson, the State Board of Regents approved 1968-69 capital outlay totaling 32.8 million for three universities, including 16.2 million for the University of Arizona and 11.4 million for Arizona State University.
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Phoenix
Mesa
Robert Benjamin Smith
Robert de Mattei
Smith
Earl Hightower
House
Stan Turley
Senate
Marshall Humphrey
Tucson
State Board of Regents
University of Arizona
Arizona State University
Northern Aricona University
Che Guevara death details muddy after Bolivian doctors
Doctors Moises Abraham and Jose Martinez said Guevara's body bore a heart wound from a battle that killed him instantly. The Bolivian government announced cremation after fingerprint proof was attempted, despite earlier claims of burial.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Moises Abraham
Vallegrande Hospital
Jose Martinez
Rene Barrientos
Guevara
Roberto
Buenos Aires
Romney states he is natural born despite birthplace claim
New York Law Journal argues George Romney born in Mexico may render him ineligible for the presidency under natural born citizen requirements. Romney counters in Detroit that he is a natural born citizen, noting the constitutional definition and historical usage by the first Congress.
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New York
UPI
New York Law Journal
Michigan
George Romney
United States
Mexico
Romney
U.S
Detroit
Congress
Marines Repel Major Red Assault at Con Thien Near DMZ
North Vietnamese forces attacked the Con Thien Marine outpost with artillery and machineguns firing through smoke. The four hour battle ended with Marine forces pushing back the attackers though initial reports listed Marine casualties.
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Saigon
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Hanoi
Dmz
Burglars elude capture at Firestone Store
A trio of burglars narrowly escaped police on the Firestone Store roof at 7103 McDowell after Officer Edward Trapp spotted them via binoculars. They fled before officers arrived. Burglary tools and rope were found. tire marks suggest a rapid getaway. A $6,000 burglary had occurred at the store earlier this year.
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Firestone
McDowell
Edward Trapp
74Th St
Pace
Scottsdale public hearing on $1 million Granite Reef center
The Scottsdale City Council will hold a public hearing at 8 p m Tuesday on a proposed $1 million shopping center at Granite Reef and Indian School Roads. The plan, approved by the planning commission on Sept 26 amid opposition from residents and local merchants, faces continued debate about its impact and feasibility.
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Granite Reef
Indian School Rds
Scottsdale
City Planning Commission
Paul R. Travis
Camelback
Mer
Hayden and Indian School
Stanley Dru
George Bixby
Rixby
Scottsdale Woman Not Released From State Hospital
A Scottsdale woman acquitted of murder last week remains at the Arizona State Hospital. Hospital information officer Tom Warnken denied a release report, saying Lilly Christensen 58 continues under normal treatment after the acquittal for the February 26 1965 murder of her husband Harold Christensen.
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Scottsdale
Arizona State Hospital
Lilly Christensen
N. 68Th Place
Tom Warnken
Warnken
Christen
Secon
Harold
Rockefeller urges friends to back off 1964 bid
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller wrote supporters that entering the new movement for a presidential bid would be divisive and harmful to the party. He argued his political career is his own and urged friends to pursue his best interests and the party's, amid Libs-Led GOP tensions with Goldwater.
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New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Nicholas G. Capadia
Manchester
NHS
Irwaln Barash
Barash
GOP
Barry Gold
Goldwater
Johnson
George Romney
Michigan
Bur ris changes name to Vin 42 Ford in San Francisco
Marvin Lee Burris said his name evoked bad memories and changed it to Vin 42 Ford. He described the new name as nice sounding and cited jokes about Vin Rose 1942 Ford. He filed the petition amid joke-related pressures and now seeks further changes to Ricardi Strikeco hits Carronfordco.
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San Francisco
UPI
Marvin Lee Burris
Ford
Ricardi Strikecohits
Carronfordco
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