Sir William Connor dies after fall and skull fracture
London obituary notes Cassandra writer Sir William Connor died in his sleep at 57 after fracturing his skull in a fall a month earlier. Washington reports the U S hiring former Communist soldiers as Kit Carson scouts to help locate Viet Cong in South Vietnam, a program started near the DMZ.
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William Connor
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Cassandra
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Kit Carson Scouts
Reagan's Daughter Ends Visit in Columbus
Maureen Reagan Sills, daughter of California Governor Ronald Reagan, wrapped up a brief Columbus visit after talks with Governor Rhodes, a news conference, and a meeting with a Columbus GOP women’s group. She planned a quick stop in Indiana before continuing her Southern speaking tour.
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Columbus
Ohio
California
Ronald Reagan
James A. Rhodes
Columbus Area
GOP
Maureen Reagan Sills
Indiana
Defense speedup of jury seating stalls in Coppolino trial
Fourth day of Dr. Carl Coppolino murder trial sees F Lee Bailey seek rules on juror attitudes to capital punishment. Judge Silvertooth says he cannot dictate the line of questioning. Awarded $8,000 in birth control pill mixup case in Tacoma.
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Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
F. Lee Bailey
Lynn Silvertooth
Bailey
Tacoma
Wash
Puyallup
Superior Court
Larry Coloff
Hays Seeks Large Cut in US Foreign Aid Funds
Rep Wayne L Hays D Ohio tells House Foreign Affairs Committee he can press a heavy cut in AID funds as he questions AID Administrator William S Gaud during the panel hearing on next year’s foreign aid request. The remark frames the administration’s aid plea amid growing public concern.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
U.S. Agency For International Development
Hays
William S. Gaud
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Peach crop destroyed by freeze worries Athens County
Local reports note a frost or freeze severely damaged the peach crop in Athens County. AVENE SAYS wescseesceee coverage mentions Meigs County Water Company buying interest discussed by Pomeroy and Middleport councils. A Mason County survey planned by the Chamber of Commerce aims to determine needed products and services.
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AVENE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County Water Company
Mason County
Chamber of Commerce
Humphrey visits West Berlin amid explosive plot
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived in West Berlin to reaffirm U S support after police disrupted a group of youths allegedly planning explosive devices to disrupt his visit. Police later released three girls. 106 youths were arrested overall as officers seized materials capable of producing dangerous bombs.
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Bonn
United States
West Germany
Humphrey
West Berlin
Phrey
Berlin
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Heinrich Luebke
Reds Launch Raids On Camps Near Quang Tri City
Communist forces attacked multiple camps around Quang Tri City, 12 miles south of the DMZ, destroying trucks and jeeps and releasing prisoners of war. South Vietnamese reports say at least 47 Communists were killed. U.S. losses included two light observation planes damaged. The forward camp likely held a dozen prisoners awaiting interrogation.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Hue
Nurse Identifies Speck as Killer in Chicago Slayings
Public defender Gerald Getty plans to attack Corazon Amurao’s identification of Richard Speck as the man who killed eight nurses during a July 13 14 mass murder in Chicago. Amurao, 24, testified for four hours sobbing at times as she described the intruder with blond hair and dark clothes. She stood and pointed at Speck in court, affirming her identification.
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Corazon Amarao
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
Richard Speck
William Martin
Speck
Martin
Prosecution Ties Posteal Laskey to Bowman Slaying in Taxi Case
Three witnesses identified Posteal Laskey Jr. as the cab driver who took Barbara Bowman from the Lark Cafe before her murder in August 1966. The laborer, 29, faces first degree murder trial. witnesses described varying clothing, naming Laskey as the man who operated the stolen taxi that killed Bowman.
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Posteal Laskey Jr
Lark Cafe
Barbara Bowman
Miss Bowman
Clyde Vollmer
Cincinnati Reds
Laskey
Alden rejects private audit of Ohio University books
Ohio University president Vernon R. Alden said there will be no private audit to counter a Columbus Citizen Journal report alleging misuse of university vehicles. Deputy state auditor Don Campbell found no fund misuse. Trustees and the governor could order a private audit if needed. The board meets April 26 in Portsmouth for a branch campus dedication.
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Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Columbus
Citizen- Journal
Don Campbell
University
Portsmouth
Restlessness Noted In Teamster Locals
Washington AP reports growing restlessness as Teamsters Union locals press for action on the sixth day since a national truckers contract expired. Locals in many cities planned meetings at the same hour as talks with management and federal mediators, aiming to avert a countrywide trucking tieup.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Court sets bond issue arguments in Ohio election
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered arguments next Thursday on a mandamus suit by Democrats to keep Bond Commission Issue No. 1 off the May 2 ballot. Chief Justice Taft announced after a hearing on Saxbe’s request for a permanent writ of prohibition to stop lower courts from delaying the election.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Bond Commission
Kingsley A. Taft
Atty
William B. Saxbe
Postal Rise Action May Be Slow in Congress
Washington AP reports the House favors a rapid military pay rise but may delay postal rate hikes and federal employee pay boosts sought by President Johnson. The package proposes a penny per letter postal increase, 6 cents first class and 9 cents air mail, plus civilian and military pay raises totaling up to 2.5 billion and 4.5 percent for civilians and 3.37 million military personnel.
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House
Johnson
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Robert J. Corbett
Pennsylvania
Republican Committee
Americans Killings In DMZ Clash Amid Armistice Tension
U N and North Korean observers jointly investigated the DMZ incident where U S soldiers clashed with North Koreans after North Koreans crossed the armistice line. North Korea reported five killed and one wounded, while North Korea said four were killed and two wounded. No U S casualties were reported. Bodies were shown on both sides as the probe examined claims of bodies dragged across the line. A 15 minute gunfight followed a patrol challenge by U S guards.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.N
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Noth Korea
Central News
North Korea
Panmunjom
Armistice Line
Kidnapped Beverly Hills Boy Freed After Ransom Paid
An 11 year old son of Herbert J. Young of Gibraltar Savings and Loan was kidnapped in Beverly Hills. He was found in Santa Monica after $250000 ransom was paid and picked up by FBI agents and family members around 4 am. The boy was bound and blindfolded but unharmed.
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Calif
Kenneth Young
Herbert J. Young
Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association
Santa Monica
Westwood
Clinton H. Anderson
FBI
Wesley G. Grapp
Los Angeles
Kenneth
Grapp
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