FBI Agents Slain Two Dead After Manhunt Ends
A suspect surrendered in an attic after a house to house manhunt in Washington D C. Billie Austin Bryant 29 a prison escapee was captured less than seven hours after the two FBI agents Anthony Palmisano 26 and Edwin Woodriffe 27 were found slain in the hallway of the estranged wife home. The agents first killed mark a historic loss for the bureau with 22nd and 23rd agents killed on duty. Bryant faced two murder counts and was held without bail until a January hearing.
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Washington
FBI
Billie Austin Bryant
Anthony Palmisano
Edwin Woodriffe
Maryland Savings and Loan Company
Bryant
Lorton Reformatory
Virginia
U.S
Bureau
Greece Bans Plate Smashing In Taverns Amid Turmoil
Athens authorities move to suppress the spa sta custom as police crack down on plate and glass destruction in tavernas. The law imposes up to six months in jail for public destruction of movable objects and at least three months for acts deemed provocative toward society, a shift from previous indulgence by patrons including shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
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Athens
Aristotle Onassis
Greece
Asia Minor
Melina Mercouri
America
Onassis
John
Cable Now In Operation In Cape Town Context
A new undersea communications cable linking South Africa and Ascension Island is in operation and will extend to London, Lisbon, and Cape Town when completed in mid 1969. The project connects Cape Town to Ascension Island with future routes through Europe.
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Cape Town
South Africa
London
Lisbon
Ascension Island
California NYC Project Faces Illegalities in Youth Training
Government investigators report that many participants in the Neighborhood Youth Corps in Los Angeles County did not meet eligibility criteria or had indeterminate eligibility due to poor records. The GAO cites weak attendance, poor followup, inadequate cost records, and weak accounting across six organizations in fiscal 1967, highlighting ineligible participants and reporting gaps in the Labor Department funded program.
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California
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General Accounting Office
Congress
Los
Angeles County
GAO
Neighborhood Youth Corps Project
Economic and Youth Opportunities Agency
Los Angeles County
Labor Department
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Charles M. Monroe
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Meek Woodriffe
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N. C
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Elberfelds
Ine
Logan
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