Klan Leader Burros Dies After Jewish Background Revealed
Reading New York Klan leader Daniel Burros, 28, shot himself after a New York Times report disclosed his Jewish origins. In Roy E. Frankhouser Jr’s apartment, Burros fired two shots, dying before medical aid arrived. Police noted Burros had been identified as a Klan dragon in New York and had threatened retaliation against the Times.
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Reading
Daniel Burros
New York
Burros
New York Times
Roy E. Frankhouser Jr
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Pennsylvania
Ku Klux Klan
Frankhouser
Times
House Committee
New York State
Joseph Confora
Reading Police
King Kleagle
United Klans of America
Queens
New York City
Candlish Phillips
Phillips
Martin Austin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Frank Rotelia
New Jersey
Regina Kupiszewski
Confora
Philadelphia
Last Six Army Reserve Divisions May Be Saved
Pentagon plans shift to preserve division identities as reinforcement training units rather than full divisions. About 42,000 reservists in six divisions would transfer to a new first line select force, while others drill without pay and may still pursue retirement credits.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Pentagon
Senate
Defense Department
63Rd Infantry Division
California
77Th Infantry Division
New York
90Th Infantry Division
Texas
33Rd Infantry
Ohio
West Virginia
103Nd Infantry
Missouri
Illinois
81St Infantry
Georgia
Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Army
National Guard
Girl 14 Wins Sail Plane Permit
Vicky Lee Ruch of Westchester California earned her sail plane license for her fourteenth birthday. She made two solo flights about ten minutes each, while her father works as an American Airlines pilot.
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Tehachape
Calif
Kilduff brothers charged in Troy fatal 1964 fire
Two Kilduff brothers aged 24 and 22 were charged with first degree murder and arson for a February 1964 blaze in Troy that killed nine members of the Sousia family. They admitted setting at least 14 fires in the city and were held for psychiatric evaluation after arraignment. Two more arson counts were added for a recent abandoned shirt factory fire.
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Troy
N.Y
John M. Kilduff
George K. Kilduff
Hudson River
Kilduff
Napoleon B. Sousia
Schlesinger Sr. Dies Noted Social Historian at 77
Cambridge funeral services planned for Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. a Harvard professor who shaped social history. He died Saturday in Boston after a brief illness at 77. His work included New Viewpoints in American History and Rise of the City.
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Cambridge
UPI
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr
Harvard
Schlesinger
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Arthur M. Jr
John F. Kennedy
United States
Johnsons Alone After Daughters Go
President Johnson begins a new work week pushing budget and surplus stock actions for the federal government. He plans a Washington meeting on selling 14 million tons of aluminum to enrich Treasury, while Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent travel to Washington and Johnson recovers from recent surgeries. Italy reports a 5.7 percent rise in foreign tourists through August, totaling 962,400.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Washington
Treasury
Joseph A. Califano Jr
White House
Congress
Lady Bird
Lbj Ranch
Texas White House
Luci
Pat Nugent
James W. Moyers
Bill
Pat
Christian Church
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Moyers
Italy
Rome
24th Boston Gang Killing Occurs
Boston police investigated a gangland shooting that killed James Buddy McLean and wounded two companions near a Somerville cafe. The 33 year old victim was the latest in a string of Boston area killings linked to rival gang rivals, as authorities tie McLean to prior assaults on George McLaughlin and related violence. Sacramone and d Agostino were arrested on gun charges.
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Boston
McLean
McLaughlin
UPS
James
Buddy) McLean
Massachusetts General Hospital
Greater Boston
Somerville
Americo Sacramone
Everett
Anthony d’Agostino
Somerville Hospital
Edward
Punchy) McLaughlin
George McLaughlin
Salisbury Beach
Mass
Bernard
City Square
Charlestown
Thomas I. O'Brien
Sacramone
d'Agostino
Trapeze Couple Give Extra Thrill To Circus Crowd
In Miami 6000 spectators watched Greta Frisk fall 40 feet and land in husband Fritz Frisk's arms after a failed grasp on a trapeze bar. The couple received an ovation as bandsmen halted performances. Medical checks were expected for both. Greta performs a bicycle act with the Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus.
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Miami
Fla
Greta Frisk
Fritz Frisk
John Pugh
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus
Frisk
Circus
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Pittsfield
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Virgilio
Vew-American Legion
Maxey
Jomar
George Manery
Seratoga Dr
Airport Commission
Roraback
Fenn
Schlesinger Sr
Johnsons
Childs & Bishop
North Street
George
Englands
Berkshire County
England
Farah
Fara Press Slacks
Loden
Jean
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