Angela Davis Acquitted After Murder Conspiracy Trial
Angela Davis is acquitted on murder conspiracy charges by an all white jury after a brief deliberation period. Jurors recalled no major disagreements from the start and praised the defense argument about racial persecution. Davis wept and hugged jurors at the verdict’s announcement and later toasted supporters at a private celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Mary Timothy
Miss Davis
Marin County
Angela
Miss Davis de
Franco
Albert Harris Jr
Friends Here
North Vietnam Says Bombing Hurts Economy But War Efforts Continue
The North Vietnamese government acknowledged "very difficult" economic problems due to intensified U S bombing but insisted it can continue war efforts. Nhan Dan and Radio Hanoi urged utmost resource organization and maintained transport and communications despite damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Nhan Dan
Radio
Hanoi
Egyptians Mark Five-Year Arab-Israeli War Anniversary
On the fifth anniversary of the war the Suez front remains under Israeli control with Egyptian anger and embarrassment cited. A Cairo editor laments lost sons while U N observers monitor Port Tewfik as chances for renewed conflict grow. The piece notes disappointment in Washington after Rogers visit and Sadat’s cease-fire terms.
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Suez Canal
Moussa Sabry
al Akhbar
Star of David
Port Tewfik
U.N
Egypt
Washington
William P. Rogers
Cairo
Rogers
Anwar Sadat
Mrs. Loeta Ray Dies Suddenly in Wellington
Mrs. Loeta Ray 56 of 520 S F Wellington died unexpectedly at 7 a m Saturday June 3 in a local hospital She was born Sept 8 1915 in Nocona Texas and had lived in Wellington since 1951 A retired beautician she ran a shop in the 700 block East Lincoln until 1968 She married Jess Ray July 30 1934 in Walter Oklahoma Survivors include husband daughter Jessica Anderson two sisters and two grandsons Services will be 10:30 a m Tuesday at Frank Funeral Home with Rev Davis Huckabee of Immanuel Baptist Church Wellington officiating Burial is in Summer Memorial Gardens Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening until 9:30 p m
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Loeta Ray
S. F
Wellington
Nocona
Texas
Four Santa Fe Railroad Employees Retire From Wellington
Four Santa Fe Railroad workers in Wellington retire after 166 years of combined service. Virgil A. Baker Claude A. Rice Walter J. Hundley and Juan Caudillo end their tours May 31 1972. They were honored with Trainmaster Charles Herzog W R Leonard and Glenn Powers in attendance.
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad
Claude A. Rice
Walter J
Bud) Hundley
Juan Caudillo
Virgil A. Baker
Rice
Hundley
Charles Herzog
Cau
Wellington
Herzog
W. R. Leonard
Glenn
Bud
Caudillo
E. Lincoln
Mechanical Department
MTTO
Delfina
Antonia Caudillo
Julio
Greg
Pedro Caudillo
Nixon Budget Forecast Sees Deficit Below 30 Billion
The 1972 federal deficit is projected at 26 billion dollars, the highest since WWII, with 1973 at about 27 billion. The administration seeks a 15 billion increase in the debt limit as tax withholdings rise from new tables and revenue sharing remains pending.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
U S Warships Hit North Vietnamese Rails and Bridges
Eight U S Air Force jets attacked near the Chinese border demolishing twin bridges on Hanoi’s north west rail line with laser guided bombs. Other rails were threatened for future strikes as a seventh carrier joins the 7th Fleet to hunt submarines. A Marine F4 Phantom was lost near Phu My. two crewmen were killed. Kontum near cleared except for a 1,000 square yard area. Fighting continues around Fire Base Bastogne and An Loc as operations unfold in central and northern Vietnam.
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Saigon
Hanoi
China
U.S
Ticonderoga
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Phu My
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Kontum
Saigon Command
Bastogne
Hue
An Loc
Obituary notices compiled for Jesse R. Austin and others
Deaths and funeral details for Jesse R. Austin William L Utterback Glenn V Hyten and Susie Brown listed with service dates and locations on page two reflecting local obituary notices and arrangements.
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Jesse R. Austin
William L. Utterback
Glenn V. Hyten
Susie Brown
Weekend Heat Wave Promises Hot Friday to Sunday
The forecast calls for Friday high of 94 and low of 64, Saturday peaking at 97 with a 63 degree low, and Sunday dipping to 61 as temperatures stay warm. Strong sunshine expected across the region with no rain.
Two S sons of Mafia Leader Targeted in Brooklyn Drive
Gunfire struck a car carrying Anthony Colombo and Joseph Colombo Jr. outside their father Joseph Colombo Sr.'s Brooklyn home. No injuries were reported and the gunman fled amid a spate of underworld violence following an earlier shooting that left Colombo Sr. paralyzed.
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New York
Anthony Colombo
Joseph Colombo Jr
Brooklyn
Joseph Colombo Sr
Wallace on Kansas ballot as GOP style third party pick
The Conservative Party of Kansas named Alabama Governor George C. Wallace for president and Attorney John Couture of Muskee Wisconsin for vice president, pledging no cross party endorsements. The convention rejected Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz and Attorney General Vern Miller as gubernatorial and attorney general nominees.
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Topeka
Kan
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Kansas
Conservative Party of
Wallace
John Couture
Muskee
Wis
Couture
Cleveland
Richard B. Kay
Kay
American Party
United States
Thomas J. Anderson
Nashville
Tenn
Reynolds Shultz
Vern Miller
Shultz
Miller
Ray C. Hall
Manhattan
Tom Hart
Lawrence
Wellington Rates High In Driver Education Course
Driver License Examiner Bob Mirt complimented Wellington High School for its driving range and strong driver education program. He praised the range, instructors, and student commitment, noting the comprehensive manual by Lefty Van Pelt and Max Brethes and urging seniors to study the Kansas Hand Book for better driving skills.
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Bob Mirt
Wellington High School
State of
Kansas
Lefty van Pelt
Max Bretches
Mirt
Wellington
Wellington Range
Weather and community notices from Wellington
Wellington endures a hot weekend with highs in the 90s and nights in the 60s. It reports 97 degrees Saturday and 61 degrees last night. Jose Castuera will speak at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting tomorrow night. A retirement party for Juan Caudillo is planned tonight at 6:30 p.m. Mariachi Guadalajara provides entertainment. Wellington High School’s Class of 1947 seeks reunion attendees for July 1, 1972. Contact Gary Hoyer with whereabouts. Wellington Optimist Club plans to paint house numbers on curbs for $1. Jim Marsh notes street-post reminders for North C between Harvey Ave and 15th St.
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Wellington
Jose Castuera
Sumner County
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Juan Caudillo
1320 FE
Lincoln
Santa Fe Railroad
American Legion
Mariachi Guadalajara
Mexico City
Mexico
Welling
Optimist Club
Harvey Avenue
15Th Street
Jim Marsh
U S Seeks Return of Hijacker’s $500000 Ransom
The United States pressed Algeria to return the $500000 paid to a hijacker who diverted a Western Airlines jet to Algiers. William Holder 24 and a girlfriend Mary Karkow 20 claimed ties to the Black Panthers and sought political asylum.
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Algiers
United States
Western Airlines
State Department
Washington
William Holder
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
New York
Gers
Holder
Mary Karkow
Black Panthers
Houari Moumedienne
William E. Newell
Newell
Angela Davis
Money ransom recovered after airline hijack near Reno
Searchers recovered the remaining $160000 of a $200000 ransom paid by a hijacker who parachuted into the desert after taking money from United Air Lines Flight 239. Robb D. Heady, 22, was arrested nearby and faces federal air piracy charges. $40000 had been left on the jet. Heady, a Vietnam veteran and Western Nevada Community College student, was arraigned and held on $100000 bond.
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Mike Goodkind
Reno
Nev
Vern F. Loetterle
Las Vegas
FBI
Here
Washoe Lake
United Air Lines
Robb D. Heady
UAL
New York
San Francisco
Heady
Western
Nevada Community College
Vietnam
Washoe County
Deputy Sheriff and Man Wounded Near Belle Plaine
Sumner County Deputy Sheriff Morris A. Cox and Charley G. Shockey were hospitalized at St Luke s Hospital in Wellington after an incident near Belle Plaine. Cox suffered multiple wounds and is in satisfactory condition. Shockey has cuts abrasions and gunshot wounds and faces aggravated battery charges.
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Morris A. Cox
Sumner County Sheriff's Patrol
Charley G. Shockey
Oxford
Elks City
Okla
St. Lukes Hospital
Wellington
Belle Plaine
Cox
Jack Potocek
Shockey
Sumner
Humphrey McGovern Clash Over POW Release Strategy
In a televised debate Humphrey urges a special emissary to Hanoi to win North Vietnam POW releases while McGovern pushes for a total U.S. withdrawal. The exchange touched on defense cuts, Israel's security, and possible fourth debates as California primary looms.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
U.S
North Vietnam
Humphrey
Nixon
Hanoi
McGovern
Israel
Sam Yorty
New York
Shirley Chisholm
Taylor Hardin
Alabama
George C. Wallace
California
New Mexico
John B. Connally
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Louis Franco
America
C. C. Minicler
Dillo
Baker
Daily News
Ken Adams
By Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Gov. Wallace
Eddie J. Shaw
Nepor
Wallace, Yorty
Chisholm
John Connally
Jack Chestnut
New Jersey
New Ae
South Dakota
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