Illinois Killer Captured
John Gill a 26 year old bantamweight ex convict was captured by an Illinois state policeman after an all night search in East St Louis. Gill allegedly fatally attacked two men at a repair shop and wounded two others including an off duty deputy sheriff. He allegedly stole a car then assaulted a lounge patron and a gas station attendant before being captured north of Springfield near Williamsville.
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East St, Louis, Ill
UPJD
Gill
East St. Louis
Thomas Morrissey
Terry
Morrissey
Hondo Lounge
Hosea Gines
Albert Reid
St. Marys Hospital
St. Chester
St. Clair County
Prosise
Springfield
Williamsville
Honeymooners Plane Located On Mountain Near North Adams
North Adams Massachusetts police report locating wreckage of a light plane on a mountain near the city. The plane carried a honeymooning couple from Baltimore who were reported missing after their flight prior to the discovery. Authorities reviewed flight data and began coordinating search teams.
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CAP
Francis Stevenson III
Maryland
Harriman
North Adams
Mt. Williams
Greylock
McCarthy
Honeymooners
Mass
Baltimore
BIPA Plans Questions For Union School Board
Raymond C. Murray of the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association said he will submit about nine questions at the Mt. Anthony Union High School board meeting on Oct. 23. The questions target whether personnel are being used efficiently and may push for a budget reduction for 1968 69. The group may also expand to the Bennington School District board and emphasize fiscal oversight.
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Raymond C. Murray
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Murray
Union School Board
Asso
Ciation
Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman
Taxpayers Association
Mt. Anthony Union
Haiphong Shipyards Bombed in Wider Vietnam Raids
U S Navy planes bombed two Haiphong shipyards for the first time along with a nearby military complex and the Cat Bi MIG base as part of intensified raids on the port area. The strikes hit Wong Bi power plant and other facilities, signaling a stepped up campaign while President Johnson weighs a broader push for negotiations.Nguyển Van Thieu offered a ceasefire move and peace talks upon his October 30 inauguration.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Wong Bi
Pentagon
Washington
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Johnson
Ngueyn van Thieu
Ho Chi Minh
Mystery Deepens in Death Of Guerrilla Leader Guevara
Reports from La Paz say Ernesto Guevara was cremated after a government claim of burial. President Barrientos announced the cremation in Vallegrande following a gun battle that left Guevara mortally wounded. The body’s handling sparked questions and mixed signals from officials and observers.
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Vallegrande
Bolivia
Rene Adriazola
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
Fidel Castro
UPI
Guevara
LA Pazupid
Ernesto
Rene Barrientos
Barrientos
Confession Introduced in Trial of 18 Charged with Conspiracy
Meridian Mississippi report on the federal conspiracy trial of 18 defendants over the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia. FBI agent Henry Rask testified about a confession by Horace Barnett, previously ruled hearsay, now potentially admitted. Key government witness James E. Jordan described Klan involvement and the sequence of events, with jurors told of shootings on Highway 19 and a dirt road.
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Meridian
Miss
Uph
Harold Cox
Horace Doyle Barnett
Philadelphia
U.S
Esther Coleman
FBI
Henry Rask
Horace Barnett
Shreveport
Cox
Laurel Weir
Rask
Horace
James E. Jordan
Jordan
Klan
Michael Schwerner
New Yorker
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Schwerner
Delmar Dennis
Titan
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Rusk Frames LBJ Viet Policy Ahead of 1968 Campaign
Secretary of State Dean Rusk outlined Washingtons Vietnam strategy in a news conference, arguing the United States fights to prevent Communist China dominance as Hanoi rejects peace talks. He stressed that renewed bombing, including Haiphong shipyards, aims to raise incentives for negotiation while hardening resolve against critics.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
United States
Free Nations of
Asia
China
Tax Hike Appears Doomed
Washington United Press report says President Johnson’s campaign for a 10 percent income tax surcharge is endangered as House Republican leader Ford signals possible no support, even with spending cuts. Ford clashes with Byrnes over tax hike necessity, while Mills insists on dollar-for-dollar spending cuts to match any revenue.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
Ford
John W. Byrnes
Wis
Ways & Means Committee
Byrnes
Wilbur D. Mills
D. Ark
Inside Column Praises Red Sox As Medicine
Sam Ogden writes that the Red Sox are good medicine for readers on Page 4. An editorial notes Al Moulton will bring new life to the GOP on Page 4, while Arlington school board worries about fire protection on Page 6.
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Sam Ogden
Red Sox
al Moulton
Arlington School Board
Rockefeller backs constitution in NY vote despite flaws
ALBANY N Y Gov Nelson Rockefeller breaks with top GOP leaders by saying he will vote for the proposed state constitution though it has many undesirable features He urges all New Yorkers to study the proposal thoroughly before deciding while noting his past criticisms and fears of tax hikes.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hoff Swears In Leonard Wilson as State Planning Director
Governor Hoff swore in Leonard A. Wilson of Bennington as director of state planning. Wilson, former managing editor of The Bennington Banner, was the 1960 Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor and had served as special assistant to the trade negotiations representative in the White House.
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Wilson
Johnson
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