Jury acquits 3 in minister slaying in Selma case
An all white jury in Selma, Alabama acquitted Elmer Cook and brothers William and Namon Hoggle, white men, of the slaying of Rev. James Reed, a Unitarian minister who had joined the civil rights struggle. The verdict came after about an hour and a half of deliberation as courtroom tensions flared between white and Black attendees.
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Weather forecast and crime notes from December 1965
A West Gulf to upper Mississippi forecast brings rain and showers Saturday with freezing rain possible in the upper Missouri Valley. Cloudy skies cover much of the nation with mild warmth near the Great Lakes and scattered Pacific Northwest showers. In local news, Olson and others were attacked outside Selma's Silver Moon Cafe with Reed dying from head injuries. testimonies point to Cook as a lead attacker.
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Five in Vancouver family slain by ax in home
Five members of a Vancouver family were killed with an ax in their home early Friday. A 13-year-old girl was critically injured. The dead are Osborne H. Kosberg, his wife Dorothy, and three children Barry Gall and Vincent. Mary-An and baby Osborne Jr. were hospitalized. the girl was in critical condition.
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