Former FEC Employees Arrested in Bombery
Two ex switchmen of the strike plagued Florida East Coast Railway were jailed on charges of attempting to dynamite a train with 15 sticks wired to explode. A third ex-employee faces conspiracy charges. another suspect is sought. The case links to over 200 sabotage acts since a 1983 strike.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
FEC
FBI
John Wesley Davis
St. Lucie
Joseph Leo Vedder
Miami
Hugh Winn
Winn
U.S
American Association of Railroads
Johnson
Palatka
Florida
Davis
Vedder
Indian River County
St. Lucie County
Gentle Bandit Robs Connecticut Bank Caught Quickly
Danbury Connecticut National Bank branch robbed of 7450 dollars by a man described as polite. FBI and police traced a late model sedan to the Danbury New England Motor Hotel where Girard Peter McNally 36 living with his wife and two children was seized with a 357 revolver found in his room. Bank workers identified him and he faced possible arraignment before a U.S. commissioner.
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Danbury, Conn
UPI
Connecticut National Bank
FBI
Girard Peter McNally
Danbury New England Motor Hotel
McNally
Connecticut
Nally
Johnson Seeks Fast Federal Aid For Flooded Ohio Valley
President Johnson flies over the flood ravaged Ohio Valley and pledges immediate federal help. He meets governors from five states, pledging funds, equipment, and loans, and orders faster flood control projects as part of the relief effort.
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Washington
Johnson
Ohio River
Greater Cincinnati
Andrews Air Force Base
Harry, Truman
Greece
Paul
Truman
Cincinnati
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Hocking River
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Isouri
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Pittsburgh
Ohio River Valley
Mt. Carmel
Evansville
Ind
Ohio Valley
Lodge Denies Father Ran Campaign in NH Primary
In Boston, George Cabot Lodge denies claims his ambassador father influenced U S political activity. NH voters gave Henry Cabot Lodge a large write in total in the presidential preference primary, surpassing ballot candidates. Lodge remains under foreign service restrictions and says rumors are unfounded and mischievous. Financial tallies show Goldwater backers spent 75,573, Rockefeller 43,354, and Lodge supporters 518,201.
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Boston
George Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Harvard
United States
George Lodge
South
Viet Nam
Goldwater
Arizona
Secretary of State
Rockefeller
Lodge Campaign Cost Under Twenty-Five Thousand Refutes War of Ads
The write in campaign that lifted Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge to victory in the New Hampshire primary cost under 25 000 dollars. Rival spendings by Gov Rockefeller and Sen Goldwater were far higher with Rockefeller around 85 000 dollars. J Richard Jackman who ran Lodge campaign said radio ads were zero and TV cost under 3 000 dollars including re edited film from 1960. WMUR aired 39 times with paid spots totaling 1 250 dollars.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
J. Richard Jackman
Lodge
Jackman
Wmur-Tv
Manchester
Rockefeller Organization
New York
Youth Admits Fires At Schools Church And Home
A 14 year old boy in Saugus Massachusetts admitted to police that he set fires at Veterans Memorial School Junior High School Sun setting. the incident caused about 1.5 million dollars in damage. Fire at Saugus High School Center Methodist Church and another blaze at home were also linked to the boy.
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Saugus
Mass
UPI
Veterans Memorial School
Fred Forni
Forni
Wee Thut
Mauawualu
Perry
Gus High School
Center Methodist Church
Rocket Fails as Space Probe Mission Ends
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP rocket failure ends attempt to place a 33 pound payload into space to study Earth's magnetic field. Four stage booster ignited on time but fourth stage failed to ignite, yielding only limited data as the probe fell back into the Atlantic. The ruby Vapor magnetometer aimed to map magnetic fluctuations and solar wind effects. Robert Hutchinson of Air Force Cambridge Research Labs noted potential for safer future manned missions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Space
Robert Hutchinson
Cambridge Research Laboratories
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Dial
David Scott
England
Berkshire Eagle
Baldet Pittafield
Massachusetts
Rex Whitton
Bureau of Public Roads
William W. Scranton
John M. Dalton
Missouri
Kate Greenaway Coloring Book
Rush
North St
Berkshire County
S&h
ROYAL
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Lee, Lenox
Cheshire
Enterprise
Was Asi
Pittsfield
Opernier
Roy
Federal Dlfosit Insurance Corporation
A. Basque
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