Ex mobster testifies on casino ties and Boston crime network
Former mob associate Teresa testifies before a Senate investigations subcommittee describing casino links across the world. He names Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello era figures, cites Colony Sportsmen's Club in London and Paradise Island Bahamas, and details Boston area operations, police protection, and rackets including loan sharking and counterfeit securities. He places Patriarca and Angiullo in leadership roles and laments past prison time and protective arrangements.
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Damon Runyan
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Teresa
Colony Sportsmen’s Club
London
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Meyer Lansky
Cellini
Colony Sportsmen’s
Qub
George Raft
Don
Boston
Revere
Lynn
Raymond S. Patriarca
Chelsea
North End
Larry Zannino
Gennario Angiullo
Patriarca
New England
Atlanta
Gerry Angiullo
Angiullo
Weekend cinema listings and notices in Williamstown and Salt Lake City
At the Movies reviews note Love Story and Wild Honey showings in Williamstown, with two Hathaway’s thrillers Jump and The Moonshine War. Manchester screens Plaza Suite, and Williamstown Theatre promises popular return. Time clock details list showtimes and contact. A Salt Lake City laundry sign jokes about driving carefully to avoid bloodstains.
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Williamstown
Neil Simon
Salt Lake City
UPI
Paroles for Berrigans Considered by UPI Board
The UPI report notes the U.S. Parole Board would hear the case of Philip and Daniel Berrigan to decide on their parole for destroying draft records. Both prisoners at Danbury are eligible after serving one third of their sentences. The hearing also covers ten other cases in executive session.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Parole Board
Philip
Daniel Berrigan
Draft Board
Philip F. Berrigan
Baltimore
Selective Service
Cantonsville
Federal Correction Institution
Danbury
Conn
Philip Berrigan
Henry
Angela Davis Wins Right To Act As Own Attorney
Angela Davis pleaded innocent to murder charges in Marin County and secured permission to act as co counsel for her trial set for September 27. She denied additional charges of kidnapping and conspiracy while Judge Arnason delayed only if defense proves need for more time. The August courthouse shootout left four dead, including a judge, and tied to a broader plot with weapons and an abortive escape.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Marin County
Richard E. Arnason
Miss Davis
UCLA
Howard Moore Jr
Arnason
Marin
Ruchell Magee
San Quentin
Magee
South Vietnamese forces push into Cambodia to seal infiltration route
About 3,500 South Vietnamese troops backed by tanks and artillery crossed into Cambodia near the Parrot's Beak to block a Communist infiltration route into the Mekong Delta. A second force reported 35 Viet Cong killed near Neak Luong, 35 miles southeast of Phnom Penh, as US B52 bombers pounded DMZ targets. Cambodian forces 45 miles northwest of Phnom Penh reported no contact after three days. Viet Cong guerrillas also attacked Cam Tan, killing the village chief and three others.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
Parrot’s Beak
Mekong
Neak Luong
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
No Man’s Land
North
Highway 1
Plain of Reeds
Mekong River
ARVN
Cam Tan
Fuller
Rail union rejects binding arbitration in rail walkout
United Transportation Union rejects Labor Secretary Hodgson's call for binding arbitration as 20 percent of the rail system remains shut. UTU plans extending strikes to six more railroads, raising stakes as Congress may act to end the walkout. UTU President Luna condemns federal interference and warns bargaining viability amid ongoing labor dispute.
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UTU
Charles Luna
Nixon
Luna
Mosquitoes Resistant to Pesticides Alarm California Officials
Health officials in Berkeley report mosquitoes immune to common pesticides spreading toward cities. Delta Mosquito Abatement District manager Dr. Don Murray warns control methods failing as resistant strains survive and bite farther from breeding grounds. Experts say culex tarsal spreads sleeping sickness, risking horses and humans, with past outbreaks and brain damage noted by entomologist Van den Bosch.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Don Murray
Delta
Visalia
Texas
Robert van den
Kennedy Opposes U S Sugar Subsidy to South Africa
UPI reports Senator Edward M. Kennedy urging elimination of the $5 million annual U S subsidy for 60,000 tons of South African sugar. He argues state policy of slavery harms U S values and national interests, citing Eisenhower and Johnson actions on Cuba and Rhodesia. Kennedy’s amendment was considered in Senate action on the sugar bill.
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Washington
UPI
South Africa
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democrat
United States
Congress
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cuba
Rhodesia
Republic
Senate
Corona pleads innocent to Yuba City slayings
Juan V. Corona, 37, a Mexican born farm labor contractor, pleads not guilty to a 25 count indictment charging his involvement in the killings of 25 itinerant farm workers whose bodies were found along the Feather River. Trial set for October 5 after arraignment and health concerns.
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Corona
Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Sir
Feather River
Hauck
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Boeing Company
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Bennington Banner
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Banner Publishing Corp
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Aflcio
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Goldfinger
Bermuda
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Spice Hutch
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Roberts Drive
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