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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Tue Vetey january 21, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 5 he s All Iii Les in court Sirl Mik on trial Lor his life remains Jaunty los Angeles a the slim darkly handsome Young accused of murdering . Kennedy has been on his life since Jan. 7,-_4tiful," he says than Bishara Sirhan apr a to have enjoyed every minute of it. His courtroom de Meanor has remained Jaunty since the trial began seven months after the new York senator was shot at the Ambas Sador hotel. If i were in his place Deputy prosecutor David n. Fitts said last week i certainly would t Grin at the  but Sirhan 24. Dapper in a new Blue suit with narrow cuff less trousers smiles at every one who will return the gesture. He frequently rocks Back in his big leather swivel chair to wave at his Mother Mary an two Brothers Adel and Munir who Are seated every Day in tieback Row of the tiny tightly guarded eighth floor  seems to have devel oped affection for his three attorneys especially balding spectacled Russell e. Parsons,73, the first lawyer to take the  defendant remains close to Parsons every moment i court often whispering into the attorney s ear and patting him on the Back. Parsons visits Sirhan often in his Isth floor jail cell taking him cigarettes and other Small items. Before the trial started Sirhan reportedly smoked six packs of cigarettes a Day. When Parsons spells chief de sense counsel Grant b. Cooper in quizzing prospective jurors Sirhan follows the elderly Man s remarks  court official admonished Sirhan to remain seated Friday when he stood up abruptly to talk to Parsons As the attorney was addressing a  of the courtroom s front rows have been occupied by prospective jurors. Most of the other seats Are taken by news men with about a dozen re served for the Public. The several women reporter sin court each Day have grown accustomed to Sirhan s Admir ing glances and the presence of a comely Spectator will attract the defendant s full attention. When a Young girl in a mini skirt walked from the court Las week Sirhan raised himself by the armrest of his chair for better View then relayed his satisfaction to Parsons with a secretive chuckle. As the defendant s dark eyes Dart Back and Forth from jury to spectators the grim work of the trial continues. Would you have the courage to come Back Here and Tell Thi Young Man he must die in the Gas chamber prosecutor Fitts asks a prospective juror. Sirhan leans Forward on the counsel table and smiles at the juror. Neither the reference to the death penalty nor the mention of sen. Kennedy s name elicits any detectable emotion from the defendant. As the trial wound up its firs week Friday defense attorney Cooper put his  around sir Han s shoulders and asked How Are you doing Sirhan Beautiful the defendant re plied. S ind strip s is Iii Side bomb found near police station new York up a police Man making a Security Check of a precinct House on the fringes of Harlem sunday discovered a dynamite bomb ready to explode but quickly snuffed the fuse with his fingers pal. John Anderson said he found five Sticks of dynamite Ina bag placed near a Gas tank Between the West 100th Street precinct House and an adjacent firehouse at about a 11 45 . The bomb squad and Emer gency service police removed the homemade bomb. Suit seeks to Block missile site Chicago up five North Shore suburbanites have filed suiting . District court in an attempt to prevent nuclear ant ballistic missiles from moving into the neighbourhood. The suit charges the . Army has no rational basis for placing the site in a densely populated area. It says the army has not proved the installation is in the National interest. The army has planned the site for Vernon township about 25 Miles Northwest of downtown Chicago. Lbs hears own prayer Washington a president Johnson went to Church Sun Day and heard a prayer which rewrote in supplication for peace. Or. George r. Davis minister at the National City Christia Church read the eight Para graphs which he said Johnson had written including May we As a nation deserve no enemies and be worthy of Allour friends striving without ceasing for a Day when Mankind shall not know War  Delaware guard patrols to end Wilmington Del. Up  Russell w. Peterson said sunday night he is Clearing National guard troops out of Wilming ton s Black ghetto where they have patrolled for 9/4  told a news conference his first major action after his inauguration tuesday will be to end the nightly Street patrols which began during disturbances following the death of or. Martin Luther King or. Last april 4. Rally protests Church racism " orderly and said no incident were reported. The protest stemmed from re cent allegations by the 20 priests that the archdiocese an archbishop Thomas a. Boland harboured racist  archbishop has denied the allegations. Forgot to Check Marietta Cervasio holds a Check for$400,030a round $400,000 More than the intended sum. The Belle Ville ., woman runs a milk depot and received the overpay ment from a company on Staten Island. Associated press photo Newark  A 1,000 persons most of about them White staged a rally in front of Queen of Angels Church sunday in support of 20 priests who Hove charged the roman Catho Lic archdiocese of Newark with  described the rally As Democrat warns Dixie to fall in or lose role Washington a sen. Dictated that building an open Fred Harris of Oklahoma new party in the South would by elected chairman of the dem transplant registry planned Chicago a initial plans were made sunday for a Chicago Bass registry for All Organ transplant operations in America and Ela my Etling of 20 surgeons representing seven National Organiza tons discussed the Type of information to be complied and sent to Nasonal cancer registry which a a operations will be sponsored by the National Institute of health. Five killed in Texas Auto crash the dead included Dean an Anton Tex. Persons were night a killed five sunday if T " " when two automobiles a in it of f to a crashed at High Speed in a head on collision that wiled All occupants of both vehicles. Highway patrolmen said we Accident occurred about 4 Mij Southeast of this South Plains town and about 20 Miles North West of Lubbock. Drews about 34, of Lubbock who was driving alone Joseph Wil Liam Labenz 24, of Wolfforth Tex his wife mrs. Beverly la Ben 24, and two children in the Labenz car Kim Starnes 6, and her brother. Craig Starnes 8,also of Wolfforth a Small town about 10 Miles Southwest of Lub Bock. Socratic National committee said sunday that Southern democrats must respect the party positions adopted at the Chicago convention if they want an important voice in party matters. And Harris said he is placing lot of Faith in the new negro vote in the South in shoring undemocratic strength there. Asked How he plans to re group South democratic strength Harris said National party in the first place Why should the South. Be All that differ ent from people who live in the North if we do our duty if whelp build a really democratic and representative party and spread the awareness of the problems which face this coun try they can build perhaps for the first time really a National democratic  Harris was interviewed on to herbs television radio program face the  was suggested his views in l/c1l la at Kcf Tiv Kov " of depend a great Deal on newly registered Black voters. Harris said yes that s True of  he said that in Mississippi for example the democratic party As recognized by the National leadership is composed of about Hall negroes and half  expressed Little con Cern at the possibility of leading look reports on swedish sex Survey new York up every10th child in Sweden is born out Side marriage and almost Hal of All swedish brides Are preg Nant at their weddings Loo Magazine said monday. In a report on sex life in swe Den it also noted that Fidelity is High among swedish couples. The Magazine based its account on an exhaustive study or dered by the swedish Royal com Mission on sex education. The Survey is titled on sexual life in Sweden and was directed by Stockholm born prof. Hans zet Tenberg chairman of the depart ment of sociology at Ohio University. Rettenberg was commissioned to run the study look said be cause he is a respected theoretical sociologist who never got enmeshed in the Battles Over sex that have been fought in Sweden Ever since National compulsory sex education was introduced in 1956.zettenberg s findings on swe Den included there is roughly one birth for every 1,100 instances of inter  of the Pill and other easily obtainable Contra Cep lives Young people Are having sex relations with More person Sand starting a sex life at a much earlier age than their  men Over 30 years the aver age is seven sex partners for men from 21 to 30, it is eight. Ninety three per cent of Al swedes accept sex relations be fore marriage Between people who Are engaged or going steady As a fact of  per cent feel children of unwed parents should have All the rights of those born in  per cent feel that sexual promiscuity is wrong and that marital infidelity has not increased among the Young generation. Conservative Southern democrats in Congress revolting and throwing their republicans. Support to the better educated people tend to delay the Start of sexual relations when Young but then catch up and have More sex partners than the less educated. I Ifni to go on living in the White House Washington a Yuki a White Mongrel dog who has been a White House pet of pres ident Johnson is to remain atthe executive mansion when the Nixon move  Nixon and his wife brought their two dogs Vickie a poodle and Pasha a Yorkshire terrier with the from new York sunday after  Bryant a White House electrician and unofficial Kennel master had Yuki at an Drews air Force base when the Nixon arrived. Bryant took charge of All three dogs  
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