Witness for trial is killed in Hawaii gangland slayings
Police probe links the brutal killing of Mitzi Klotzbach an 18 year old murder witness to a wave of organized crime murders in Hawaii. Three men Medeiros Bates and Eguchi face first degree murder charges while a fourth youth is sought Miss Klotzbach was last seen with Medeiros on December 4 and the case follows the Marfil killing and a Waikiki hotel owner shooting.
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Honolulu
UPI
Mitzi Klotzbach
Aavay Oey BO
Miss Klotzbach
William K. Medeiros Jr
Jesse James Bates
Roland C. Eguchi
Waikiki
Ross Fitzjohn
Herman Marfil
Bates
Medeiros
Eguchi
Marfil
Medieros
Traylor gunned down while helping officer on Christmas
Santa good to him but man not Santa good to him. Sumter South Carolina UPI reports Highway Patrolman James A. Traylor 30 shot three times while aiding another officer serving a traffic citation. He left behind a wife and two children. He was cheerful and joked about Santa Claus being good to him after gassing up his patrol car. A man his wife and his father have been charged with the slaying.
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Santa
Traylor
Jerry Peeples
Peeples
Santa Claus
Cahill says Nixon may skip reelection if polls show likely loss
Gov. Cahill tells UPI that President Nixon could decide not to seek a second term if polls in 1971 show him as a probable loser. He cites a souring economy and Vietnam policy as factors and notes Muskie’s candidacy cannot be predicted until campaigns begin.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
William T. Cahill
Nixon
Vietnam
Cahill
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Movement for Angela Davis Campaign Opens Global Signature Drive
The Free Angela Davis group led by Franklin Alexander seeks one million signatures to press for her release. Davis, jailed on murder conspiracy and kidnapping charges over the Marin County shootout that killed Judge Harold Haley and three others, faces continued protests including a Christmas Day rally after extradition to California.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Franklin Alexander
Miss Davis
Angela
Alexander
UCLA
Marin County
Harold Haley
Haley
California
FBI
New York City
Prison chief seeks talks with inmates
The Walla Walla prison warden asked 1,300 striking inmates to name representatives to discuss grievances. Inmates seek long hair and beard privileges and a say in running the prison while decrying isolation and dehumanizing conditions after a holiday feast cancellation.
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Walla Walla, Wash
UPI
Walla Walla Prison
Bobby Rhay
Rhay
Nixon signs landmark birth control and population bills
President Nixon signed a landmark population and birth control measure at Camp David authorizing expanded federal programs and research. He also vetoed a $233 million bill to increase family doctors and noted bipartisan support for the family planning act.
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Washington
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare Department
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