How a youth played the murder game in NYC
Jimmy Breslin profiles George Adorno an 18 year old convicted by guilty plea in a string of murders and armed robberies. The piece argues Adorno’s case could reshape juvenile justice citing his long youth in crime from age 12 through 16 and his court history from Family Court to Warwick reform school. It highlights the media concealment of his early crimes and the harsh peacetime consequences of plea deals and age.
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New York
George Adorno
Adorno
Steven Robinson
Brooklyn College
George Andornos
Family Court
Warwick
Court Bureaucra
Lexington Ave
114Th St
Nicholas Pileggi
Mushmouth
Harlem
Burt Roberts
Roberts
Johnstown Flood Devastates Downtown_area and Homes
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a torrential rainstorm caused a flood that killed at least 32 people and left thousands homeless. Eleven hours of nearly nine inches of rain overwhelmed flood controls, with scenes of shattered storefronts, mud, and ruined furniture downtown. Authorities reported looting fears and mobilized police and National Guard to enforce order.
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Penn Furniture Co
Aloin
Wallace Friedman
Penn Furniture
Philadelphia
Laurel Run
Milton J. Shapp
New York
Johnstown
Allegheny Mountain
Stony Creek
Pennsylvania
Mate Police
National Guancrven
Herbert J. Pichi
Deep Throat obscenity trial ends in guilty verdicts
A federal jury found three men and two corporations guilty on charges of conspiracy and interstate transportation of obscene material related to the films Deep Throat and Swing High shown at Cinema X in Newport. The case hinges on pre 1973 standards. defense motions for acquittal were signaled as likely on appeal.
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Covington, Ky
UPI
FBI
Newport
Cinema X
Herbert S. Kessler
New York City
US. District Court
Carl B. Rubin
U.S
James Arehart
Kentucky
Rabin
Appeals Cour
Picket planned at Kent gym hearing near memorial site
In Portage County courtroom arguments began over a $6 million gym near the Kent State shooting memorial as the May 4th Coalition planned a courthouse protest and a Kent State rally. Protesters have defied prior orders to avoid occupying the Blakel fill site while university officials contend moving the gym would cost an extra $750,000.
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Ravenna
Portage County
Common Pleas Cour
Kent State
Joseph Rainrad
Tna
Kent State Campus
Coalition
Blakkel
Kamrad
William Whitaker
Akron
Stephen Parisi
Record heat and drought threaten animal life nationwide
Searing heat and shrinking water reserves endanger animals as floods, wildfires, and drought press humans and wildlife. Thunderstorms dumped 3 to 4 inches in Colorado and sparked flash flood warnings while deaths rise from heat across Missouri Wisconsin and the East. Weather cooled in the Midwest but Canada air masses promise further spread.
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Colorado Rockies
Big Thompson Canyon
Loveland
St. Louis
Wisconsin
San Francisco
World in Briefs Spark Aides Probe Korea Influence Case
AP reports former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski will demand written terms and no interference as he takes chief investigator duties in the South Korean influence-buying inquiry on Capitol Hill. UPI notes Vietnam gains UN admission unanimously after two days of debate. U.S. ambassador McHenry shakes Hanoi’s Dinh Bi Thien hand as council uses consensus. Also, Rhodesia recounts a grisly massacre of 21 people, including a child, blamed on guerrillas. El Salvador cites a death threat against Jesuits. Chicago researchers doubt a NYC blackout will trigger a baby boom nine months later.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Capitol Hill
House Ethics Committee
Jaworski
United Nations
UPI
Security Council
Vietnam
U.S
Donald F. McHenry
Dinh Bi Thi
Council
United States
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