FBI Seeks Return of 100-Carat Star Ruby in Mail Plot
New York FBI and Miami sources report plans to recover the 100 carat Star Ruby from Beach-area jewelers who hold it as loan collateral. Prosecutor Hogan previously pledged to seek consideration for the imprisoned Museum burglars, then reversed, prompting renewed federal pressure on the holders.
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NEW York
FBI
Reet
Ruby
Miami
Frank S. Hogan
Museum of Natural History
First Marine Bank of
Hogan
New York Fves
Salesman Dies In One Car Crash Near Seguin
Clieve Kenneth Shows, 25, a Belmont Texas salesman, died in a single vehicle crash 13 miles east of Seguin on U S 90A. The car veered off the road into a field. he may have suffered an epileptic seizure.
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Seguin, Tex
UPI
Clieve
Kenneth Shows
Belmont
Tex
Seguin
Nacogdoches Girl Crowned Miss Texas in Fort Worth
An 18 year old Nacogdoches beauty Mary Lou Butler was crowned Miss Texas after a four day pageant in Fort Worth. She is the daughter of Nolan and Mary Butler of Irving and will be a sophomore at Stephen F. Austin State College. First runner up Miss Fort Worth Marion Wilkinson is a Texas Christian senior and daughter of J P Wilkinson of Midland. Linda Jo Taylor from Abilene was second runner up and Wanda Dolores Smith of San Antonio along with Carol Frances Wyatt of Waco were third and fourth runners up. Jane Scanlan of Amarillo won a drama award during the finals.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Nacogdoches
Mary Lou Butler
Abilene
Linda Jo Taylor
Abilene High School
Russel G. Taylor
San Antonio
Wanda Dolores Smith
Waco
Carol Frances Wyatt
Amarillo
Jane Scanlan
Road costs rise 23.5 percent since 1955
Washington AP reports highway costs are 23.5 percent higher than 1955 after a 3.5 percent jump. Excavation, surfacing material and steel contributed to the rise, according to the Bureau of Public Roads in a Friday release.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
Rights Group Urges Negroes Skip Draft
Mississippi draft chief reports he forwarded an appeal by a civil rights group to the U S Attorney in Jackson urging Negro mothers to urge sons to dodge the draft. The newsletter calls for hunger strikes and Viet Nam protest. Rep Diggs condemns the plea as ridiculous and irresponsible.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Selective Service
Justice Department
James L. Davis
U.S. Attorney's
Davis
Freedom Democratic Party
Tougaloo
Viet Nam
Charles Diggs
D-Mich
Diggs
Freedom Democrats
Jets Accuse Rain Clouds of Jet Noise Interference
Lincoln County ranchers charge Air Force jets disperse rain clouds by flying through them, leaving dry pastures. Air Weather Service says aircraft do not prevent rain, but locals demand investigation after four years of fickle cloud formations.
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Carrizozo
N.M
UPI
Air Force
New Mexico
David L. Donley
Holloman Air Force Base
Air Force Air Weather Service
Lincoln County
N. M
Donley
Hol
Loman
Paul Payton
Payton
Rains Slow Ruidoso Downs Race Day After Mountain Storm
Showers swept the plains with 30 minute flash flood near Ruidoso causing the cancellation of the last four races of a 12 race program. Rain and hail damaged sections of the track but officials expect racing to resume. Amarillo reports 16.12 inches in 1965, well above average.
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Amarillo
Tri - State
New Mexico
Ruidoso
Ruidoso Downs
Unknown strangler tied to campus deaths in Austin
State and local officers investigate the slayings of two Dallas-born campus beauties, Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark, found near a weed-choked vacant lot in north Austin. Rigsby died of strangulation. Stark’s cause was inconclusive. Inquest delayed for further pathology tests. rape status undetermined due to decomposed bodies. Both women had vanished July 18 after leaving near the University of Texas campus.
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Austin, Tex
Susan Rigsby
Dallas
Shirley Ann Stark
Justice of Peace
Jerry Dellana
Dellana
Austin
Miss Stark
University of Texas
Weather summary unclear 1965 detell page note
Fragmentary weather note reports sunshine and cloud cover with 204 days out of 212 in 1965. Mentions partly cloudy conditions and highs in the lower 60s. Reference to detailed data on Page 2.
Lawmaker Seeks Study of Trading Stamp Economics
Freshman New York Democrat Lester L. Wolff urges a government inquiry into trading stamps used by American households. He questions if husbands pay through higher food bills and calls for hearings by FTC, NFM C, Commerce, and other agencies. He notes stamps expanded since a seven year old Agriculture Department study.
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Washington
Lester L. Wolff
New York
Wolff
Federal Trade Commission
National Food Marketing Commission
Commerce Department
Office
President's Adviser On
Agriculture Department
Small Business Administration
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Viet Cong Attacks Saigon Barracks As U S Offensive Yields Few Kills
Viet Cong struck Saigon government outposts and Australian barracks while U S pilots were presumed killed in separate crashes. Officials counted 137 guerrillas killed overall. 65 members of the White Turbans gang were said to be captured or defected. The major anti guerrilla sweep yielded little Viet Cong loss.
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UPS
U.S
U. S
New Warning Agai
White Turbans
I Cong
Saigoes
Barrracks
Terres
President Johnson to hold Hawaiian talks with military chiefs
A Hawaii conference of military leaders Monday will follow weekend talks by President Johnson and his aides on Vietnam policy. Gen Westmoreland, Gen Wheeler, and Adm Sharp will meet at Sharp’s Hawaii headquarters with Maxwell Taylor and others to discuss strategy and a 50,000 man U S force increase. Taylor plans to return to the United States soon.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Eee
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
A.S.G. Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
Pentagon
Sal Taylor
United States
Hawaii
Captain Phantom in Custody Captures Mexican Legend
In Puebla a famed criminal known as Captain Phantom Santiago Reyes Ta remains in custody after a week of media attention. Authorities pursue numerous charges from a seven year crime spree amid reports of a 2.5 million loot given to a mistress in Mexico City.
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Puebla
Mexico
UPI
Captain Phantom
Santiago Reyesta
Mexico City
Snes Wei Sas Sakae
Eee
Monterrey
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