Senate Inquiry Reveals Underworld Killings Details
Mobster Joseph Valachi testified before the Senate subcommittee about La Cosa Nostra contracts to kill. He named former cronies as trigger men in 1930s mob wars, described an initiation with blood and fire, and said his own contract killings dated to 1931. Valachi said he joined the syndicate after being marked for death as an informer and vowed to reveal secrets even as he faces life in prison.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
la Cosa Nostra
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cosa Nostra
Valachi
James Catania
Underworld
Joe Baker
Baker
Salvatore
Sally Shiels
Shillitani
Nick Capuzzi
Buster
Girolamo Santuccio
Santuccio
Bobby Doyle
Joseph Pinzolo
Alfred Mineo
Steven Ferrigno
Ferrigno
Valachki
Doyle
Stamford
Conn
Deri
New York
John L. McClellan
Ben Bella moves to crush Berber revolt in Kabylia
In Algiers President Ahmed Ben Bella reshuffles the army to crush Berber resistance in Kabylia and accuses Morocco of massing troops to aid rebels. He warns Rabat and Marrakech that foreign action is behind the conspiracy while nationalizing French land and ordering crop redistribution and taxation. Col. Mohand Ou el Hadj vows to crush subduers.
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Algiers
UPI
Ahmed _ Ben Bella
Kabylia
Morocco
Rabat
Marrakech
FFS
Socialist Forces Front
Tizi-Ouzou
Ben Bella
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Mitchelet
Algeria
Paris
Lefties Open Series as Ford Faces Koufax in World Series
Whitey Ford of the Yankees and Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers clash in the opening World Series game amid a potential $7 million jackpot. Dodgers hope for Perranoski and Koufax form a winning duo while McMullen's thigh injury clouds his start. Dodgers lineup features Maury Wills and Jim Gilliam as leadoff men, with Alston planning to rest McMullen if needed.
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Dodger
Yankee
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Whitey Ford
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Koufax
Ford
Mantle
Drysdale
New York
UPI
Whitey’ Ford
Dodgers
Johnny Podres
al Downing
Los Angeles
NBC
Ron Perranoski
Ken McMullen
Perranoski
Whitey
Yankee Stadium
McMullen
Walt Alston
Dogers
Reaay
Dick Tracewski
Alston
Tommy Davis
Maury Wills
Jim Gilliam
Rail Merger Opposed by Kennedy Admin I Ruling
Washington cable reports that William H. Orrick Jr. assailed the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central merger, saying it harms public interest by reducing rail competition. He outlined the administration stance as part of the Inter-Agency Committee on Transport Mergers, noting conditional acceptance of another consolidation and opposition to the Penn Central plan.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
William H. Orrick Jr
Antitrust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Orrick
Inter-Agency
Mut Orrick
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Norfolk & Western
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvania Central Combine
Pennsylvania - Cen
Women Respond To Fire Alarm In Seymour
In Seymour Indiana two women took the fire truck to a farm blaze when the Jackson Washington County Volunteer Fire Department lacked volunteers. Mrs Walter Siefker and Mrs Roland Kasting managed a brush fire on the Edward Greim farm two miles southwest of Seymour before regulars arrived to assist.
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Seymour, Ind
Jackson- Washington County
Young Americans For Freedom To Meet At YWCA
The second organizational meeting of the local Young Americans for Freedom will be held today at 7 30 p m at the YWCA. Temporary co chairmen Bill J Allen and Wendell Hoover will preside. Committees will form to nominate officers and draft by laws. The event is open to the public for ages 21 to 40.
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The
Young Americans For Freedom
YWCA
Bill J. Allen
Wendell Hoover
Richard Allen
Midwest
YAF
AFL CIO chief vows return to court over wheel tax ruling
State AFL CIO President Dellas Sells said he will be back in court within five days after a Marion County wheel tax case was halted. Judge John L. Niblack gave 10 days to file more specific evidence as he weighs claims that the $10 tax is discriminatory.
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Indianapolis
Afl-Cio
Dellas Sells
Marion County
John L. Niblack
Aflcio
McNamara Returns With Viet Nam War Report
U S Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara returns to Washington with a report for President Kennedy evaluating counterinsurgency against the Viet Cong and the impact of Diem regime crackdowns on the war effort. He and Gen Maxwell D Taylor met with Vietnamese and American officials in four corps zones and with Diem and his Cabinet.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
McNamara
Ngo Dinh Diem
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
White House
Diem
Congress Urges Wheat Sale to Soviet Union
Democratic leaders pressed President Kennedy to authorize selling U S wheat to the Soviet Union and satellite nations. Senator Humphrey said the leadership consensus favors approval, while Khrushchev hinted Moscow may have enough grain. Flour Millers Export Assn also authorized talks to sell flour if the government approves. Other leaders cautioned the decision hinges on administration deliberations expected within 72 hours.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
White House
Humphrey
Canada
Australia
Mier Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushchev
United States
Flour Millers Export Association
Minneapolis
Township School Status Explained
Three school officials reviewed annexation impacts at the Board of School Trustees meeting. They cited unofficial state and attorney general findings that the annexed areas and schools are now part of the city, with July 1, 1964 as a possible takeover date if no agreement is reached.
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Board of School Trustees
G. E. Ebbertt
Lee Fidler
James Wellinger
State Board of Accounts
Attorney General’s Office
Fidler
Anderson
Attorney General's
Edgewood
Country Club Estates
Woodlawn Heights
River Forest
Registrations Surge for City Election Drive
Registrations and record corrections show strong interest in the upcoming city election on November 5. A special drive started last Thursday to boost eligible voters, with the Oct 7 deadline set for registration. Ninety one people registered at Westvale School sub station, the highest turnout yet at a single venue. Sub stations operate 1 to 8 pm today through next Monday, while the central office in the courthouse follows the same hours. Co chairs Alpha Byrum and Madge Mitchell of the Madison County Registration Board reported totals for central office 23 registrations 57 transfers and at Park Place Bakery 15 registrations 13 transfers plus other stations.
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Ralph Ferguson
Robert T. Caine
Grant Circuit Court
Marion
Jack Campbell
Ferguson
Campbell
Everett E. McDaniels
Caine
William Peck
William Byers
Anderson
Peck
Madison Circuit Court
Carl T. Smith
Charles Ardery
Hamilton County
George B. Davis
Alpha Byrum
Madge Mitchell
Madison County Registration Board
Central Office
Park Place Bakery
Farm-City Event Set at YMCA October 15 Banquet
The Anderson Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee and the Madison County Farm Bureau co sponsor the annual Farm City banquet at 6 30 p m October 15 at the YMCA. Dr R C Scotty Young of Newark Ohio will be principal speaker and Verna Whitworth Pendleton radio artist will provide entertainment. Reservations available through the Chamber office.
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YMCA
Agriculture Committee
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Madison County Farm Bureau
R. C. “Scotty
Young
Newark
Ohio
Dr. Young
Edinburg
Scotland
Gordon Highlanders
America
Verna Whitworth
Pendleton
Office
The
Chamber of Commerce
Finance Center Ready To Start Pay Raises
Officials at the Army Finance Center in Indianapolis approved a $1.2 billion military pay raise. Col. Victor E. Bess said the changeover was completed two weeks early. The Ft. Benjamin Harrison center issues monthly checks to 153,000 retired Army members, audits payrolls, and maintains individual pay files for each US soldier.
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Indianapolis
Army Finance Center
Army
Victor E. Bess
Ft. Benjamin, Harrison
Race tensions move Cambridge refer endum defeat in vote
Cambridge Maryland voters rejected a public accommodations amendment 1994 to 1720 amid lower turnout in white wards. In the all Negro ward the result was 587 for and 32 against while 40 percent of 1535 registered voted overall. National Guard presence since July followed racial violence and demonstrations led by Gloria Richardson. Mayor Mowbray and city leaders had campaigned for the measure, noting potential economic consequences if disturbances continued.
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Cambridge
Gloria Richardson
Calvin W. Mowbray
Chesapeake Bay
C. Awdry Thompson
Dorchester County Business and Citizens Association
Indiana State Championship Combat Pistol Match Held at Anderson
Police pistol experts from 22 cities and 25 teams gathered at the Anderson Badge and Gun Club for the first annual Indiana State Championship Combat Pistol Match. Sponsored by the Indiana Police Firearms Training Association, 110 officers trained to enhance efficiency and public safety through focused weapon handling.
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Anderson Badge and Gun Club
Indiana
Indiana Police Firearms Training Association
Hoosterdam
Anderson
Badge and Gun Club
Hoosierland
P. Levi
R. Hiatt
D. Crosley
K. Hosier
J. Burke
H. Boicourt
N. Johnson
C. Trogdien
L. Murphy
R. Estes
D. Bates
New Arrivals In Anderson And Vicinity
Born at Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Pat Johnson Middletown a girl Mr and Mrs Bill Wood 1216 W 9th St a boy Mr and Mrs Charlies Mayo 1305 Brable Way a girl Mr and Mrs L M Goodman Summitville a girl Born to Mr and Mrs John Bieman of Muncie a boy at Ball Memorial Hospital grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wilford Pearson of Anderson
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Community Hospital
Pat Johnson
Middletown
Bill Wood
9Th St
Charlies Mayo
Brable Way
L.M. Goodman
Summitville
John Bieman
Muncie
Ball Memorial Hospital
Wilford Pearson
Anderson
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
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Anderson College
Izler Solomon
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Vera Scammon
New York City Opera Company
Robert H. Reardon
Westvale School
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