Local Man Killed in Accident in Esperance New York
Charles H Wood 35 of Pittsfield Massachusetts died when a tractor trailer veered off the Route 20 approach to the Schoharie Creek bridge. The truck struck the guard rail and abutment, cracking a main girder and jamming across both lanes. The vehicle owned by a Detroit firm and leased to Mid Atlantic Freight carried general merchandise. Wood, a WWII veteran and husband of Elizabeth Coonradt, leaves three sons a daughter and two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements set for Dery Funeral Home with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery.
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Esperance
N.Y
Charles H. Wood
Patricia Ave
Pittsfield
Mass
Schoharie Creek
Duanesburg
Wood
Detroit
Mid-Atlantic Freight Co
Brooklyn
General Merendise
Schenectady
Schoharie
Mr. Wood
Middle Atlantic Transportation Co
New Britain
Elizabeth Coonradt
Raymond A. Wood Sr
James A
David C
Thomas C
Jacqueline
Theodore M
Raymond A. Jr
Washington
William Vogel
Dery Funeral Home
Pittsfield Cemetery
Gold Price Drops on Soviet Sale Slump in London
In London the free bullion market saw gold fall by 0.67 of a cent an ounce to 35.0658, as reports claim the Soviet Union is selling gold to raise cash for essential wheat imports. The decline follows a 1.5 cent drop on Thursday, with a 4 cent decrease since late August.
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London
British Bullion Exchange
Soviet Union
Free Exchange
British Exchange
Dominican Junta Declares Siege and Curfew
A new civilian junta in the Dominican Republic legalized martial law and imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 pm to 6 am after toppling President Bosch. Police arrested ex Gen Andres Rodriguez Mendez and Col Polanco Alegria, while 15 engineers were questioned for alleged “dragging their feet” on projects. The junta plans a coalition cabinet and elections in 1965 with a political truce promised.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
UPI
Juan Basch
Independence Square
extGen
Andres Rodriguez Mendezland
Polanco Alegria
Bosch
Air Force
Emilio de Los Santos
Ramon Tapia Espinal
Manuel E. Tabares
Juan Bosch
Costa Rica Asks International Move On Dominican Coup
Costa Rica urged the Americas foreign ministers to convene a meeting to review the Dominican Republic crisis and consider action to prevent coups. After the military ousted President Juan Bosch, a provisional civilian government was installed and diplomatic relations were severed. The United States and Venezuela suspended ties, with OAS members weighing support for a ministers’ meeting.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Americas
Dominican Republic
Daniel Oduber
Juan Bosch
United States
Venezuela
Bosch
Latin America
Organization of American States
OAS
Diplomats Review Cold War Meantime Talks Advance
Western ministers from the United States Britain and West Germany met in New York to gauge progress before a three power NATO discussion with the Soviet Union. They weighed potential secondary accords and a Polaris missile fleet plan with guards for West Berlin and discussed nonaggression pacts and observers amid split views among allies and blocs.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Britain
West Germany
Andrei A. Gromyka
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Gerhard Schroeder
Rusk
Gromyko
Home
Berlin
NATO
West Berlin
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Nin
Industrial Board Sees Rising Sales for 1964
New York AP reports that 1964 sales are forecast to rise for steel, chemicals, and electrical electronic equipment. Smaller gains are seen for metalworking machinery and oilfield and farm equipment, outlined at the National Industrial Conference Board marketing conference.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Valachi Testifies on Genovese Mob at Senate Hearing
Senate hearings reveal Joseph Valachi detailing Vito Genovese as head of an underworld army of 450 to 500 soldiers in La Cosa Nostra. Valachi, a convicted murderer and narcotics racketeer, testifies amid heavy marshal protection about the crime syndicate’s structure and current leadership.
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Washington (Ap
Joseph, Valachi
Vito Genovese
New York
Valachi
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
U.S
Underworld
Genovese
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
N.Y
la Cosa Nostra
New York City
Vite Genovese
Sen
McClellan
Cosa Nostra
Senate
Wa Jachi
Integration Riot Flares To Dayton
In Dayton suburban Townview a white residents demonstration against integration became a riot on Thursday night. Sheriff Bernard Kiter, supported by 100 riot-trained deputies from seven communities, invoked the Ohio Riot Act to clear the streets. About 100 teens and children protested in front of James Fuller and his family, while Fuller, a Negro contractor, vowed to stay in Townview with his wife and three children.
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Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Bernard Kiter
James Fuller
Melrose Leader Is Fire Bombed
In Melrose Massachusetts a white man harassed for aiding civil rights was targeted when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at Floyd W McLaughtin s home. A four foot high message Leave Nigel Lover was painted on the wall before a firebomb was hurled onto a porch waking his wife and five children. Police held 24 hour surveillance as the case unfolded with no solid clues yet.
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Melrose
Mass
UPI
Floyd W. McLaughtin
McLaughtin
Nigel Lover
McLaughlin
Benb
Cook on Hot Spot Court Guilty in Stop Sign Case
Police Judge Fred Cook called his court to order and ruled himself guilty of running a stop sign in his car. He paid a fine of seven dollars.
Five Day Forecast Notes Slightly Below Seasonal Norm
The forecast through Wednesday shows temperatures averaging degrees below the seasonal norm of four. Expect cooler conditions this weekend and a warmer Monday, then cooler again Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers are possible Monday with rain around Wednesday.
Kennedy Defends Nuclear Test Ban in Western Tour
President Kennedy challenged Goldwater conservative ideas and the radical right in a Salt Lake City speech. He warned against retreat from world affairs, argued for UN engagement, foreign aid, and a nuclear test ban, and praised federal state cooperation on a Flaming Gorge Dam project near the Wyoming border.
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Salt Lake City
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Mormon Tabernacle
Rocky Mountain
Flamingo, Gorge
Wyoming
Green River
Los Angeles Endures Near Record Heatwave
In Los Angeles, residents endured a third day of extreme heat with forecasts of 108 to 109 degrees. Smog escaped the basin as air warmed, while beaches drew crowds and Santa Monica reported sand temperatures of 137 degrees. Hollywood High saw about 400 students protest noon classes, and district leaders considered shortened schedules. City workers were told to go home if offices were stifling. The 109 degree downtown reading matched the second highest in city history, with only a 110 degree record in 1955 and 109 previously reached in 1891.
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Los Angeles
Angeles Basin
Santa Monica
Hollywood High School
Jack T. Crowther
Crowther
Samuel W. Yorty
Lcity
Mercury
Gambling Raids Net 17 in NE
Seventeen men were arrested on gaming charges as federal agents conducted simultaneous raids in four New England states Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut and Rhode Island as part of a coast to coast crackdown with hundreds of raids in 50 cities Seven Boston area men were arrested two in Rhode Island seven in New London Conn and one in Peterborough NH
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Boston
UPI
New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Greater Boston
New London
Quonn
Peterborough
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Associated Press
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Upstate
Junta
Politi
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de Los Santos
Tapia
Tabares
Carmen
Puerto Rico
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Antonio Imbert Barrera
Industrial Board
Natyles, Laly
Karl Mundt
R-8.c
Mark
Federal
Atlanta
Joseph Valachi
Maine
McKinley
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