IRS Seizes Proceeds of Liston Patterson Fight
Federal revenue officers nationwide launched a massive drive to seize about 3.9 million dollars in taxes claimed by fight promoters for the Liston Patterson heavyweight bout. The IRS moved against theaters and rights holders, aiming to collect receipts from Chicago's Comiskey Park and ABC rights, with potential lawsuits and possible freezes on purses as tax actions unfold.
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Washington
Liston-Patterson
Internal Revenue Service
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
IRS
Mortimer M. Caplin
Liston and Patterson
Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Johansson
United States
Liston
Survivors Plucked From Sea After Airliner Crash
Two British helicopters evacuated 17 injured survivors from the rescue ship Celerina after a Flying Tiger airliner ditched in the Atlantic 500 miles west of Ireland. The freighter also rescued 27 others and was bound for Antwerp with 76 aboard. US Army Europe to send medical aid to Antwerp. Bonaventure carrier carrying four more survivors expected at Shannon estuary around 9 am Thursday.
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Colin Frost
Cork
Ireland
U.S. Air Force
Britain
Atlantic
Antwerp
U.S. Army
Europe
United States
Celerina
Ralph Ef. Bates
Wartla
D. Ky
Mercy Hospital
William F. McGlothern
Cottage Hill
Fla
McGlothern
Rescue off Irish coast for plane crash survivors
A plane with 76 aboard ditched offshore near Ireland after fuel shortage. Thirty-eight bodies were recovered or missing, with 28 dead or missing by nightfall. RAF helicopters winched injured to ambulances as crews rushed to shore hospitals. Survivors suffered chemical burns from spilled gasoline. Celerina requested meat rice and flour for the crew and passengers.
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Celerina
Royal Air Force
Plane crash survivors rescued after shipwreck in liferaft
Lt. L C Alfred Boding of Indianapolis recalled the crash and hasty water landing after the plane hit the water. He and fellow survivors endured injuries and were spotted by the Celina. US Air Force aims to fly the injured to England for treatment. Col John T Heavey leads the London 3rd Air Force medical team.
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Itven
L. C. Alfred Boding
Indianapolis
Ind
London
Air Force
England
U.S. Air Force
Cork
John T. Heavey
3Rd Air Force
Spanish Storm Toll Threatens Barcelona Region
Flash floods and hurricane winds swept villages near Barcelona causing a death and missing count that rose beyond six hundred. Officials reported 246 bodies recovered and 395 unaccounted for as fresh thunderstorms battered the area. Buildings collapsed and rivers surged through streets while water supplies dwindled.
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Barcelona
Spain
Nuestra Senora de la Merced
Our Lady of Mercy
Ripol
San Quirico
Terse Note Brings Help
MIAMI Florida police investigated a note reading Help found on the roof of the six story public safety building. The note was dropped by Wally Livingston a county health department employee who checks a fallout gauge on the roof and locked himself out.
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Miami
Fla.p
Dade County
Public Safety
Wally Livingston
Livingston
State to Get Fund for Road
Washington announced an additional 2.6 billion dollars for interstate highway financing for fiscal 1964 starting July 1. Maine share totals 12,246,975 with the state gearing its program to the federal outlay. The federal government will cover 90 percent of the 41 billion cost for 41,000 miles of highway, slated for completion in 1972.
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Washington
Maine
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Maine Highway Commission
David H. Stevens
Augusta
Stevens
U.S
Compromise Tax Measure Hammered Out Seen Likely To Pass
Washington AP reports a half loaf tax bill ready for Congress and the White House after four days of conference work. The measure keeps a tax credit exceeding one billion dollars for business modernization while dropping a plan to tax withholdings on interest and dividends. The House should act first next week as the agreement aims to boost U.S. industry and economy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
White House
House
Senate
U.S
Treasury
Why Postal Rates Rise as World Grows Smaller
A humorous note questions postal rate hikes amid shrinking global distances. It pokes fun at the paradox of a tighter world needing more expensive mailing, reflecting light editorial whimsy on cost in communication.
Reed and Dolloff Clash Over Maine Economy
In separate speeches Gov. Reed and challenger Maynard C. Dolloff argued over Maine’s economy. Reed praised new firms and 200 jobs in Houston and accused Dolloff of ignoring facts. Dolloff claimed Maine’s economy is stagnant, citing the business index and asserting Reed misleads the public.
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Associated Press
Maine
Gov. Reed
Maynard C. Dolloff
Houston
Reed
Dolloff
Belfast
Lewiston
William D. Hathaway
Clifford G. Me
Cuban Backing for Soviet Fishing Port in Havana Bay
In Havana, Fidel Castro announced a pact with the Soviet Union to fund and build a large fishing port in Havana Bay for Russian trawlers. The project includes piers, refrigerators, an ice factory, depots, a floating dock, fuel stations and a radio station for a joint Cuban Soviet Atlantic fleet. The port would serve 115 to 130 medium trawlers and operate for at least 10 years under Soviet credits.
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Havana
Ister
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Bulding
Havana Bay
Castro
Miami
United States
Washington
North Atlantic
U.S
Estes Trial Postponed to October 22 in Tyler
Estes, once a farm finance figure, will not face a jury until Oct 22 after a defense motion led Dist. Judge Otis T. Dunagan to delay. Prosecutors accuse him of swindling and theft involving mortgages on nonexistent fertilizer tanks to obtain 378,370 dollars. The delay also affects Senate subcommittee questioning about his dealings with the Agriculture Department. Three associates already pleaded guilty and were sentenced.
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Tyler
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Farm Finance
Otis T. Dunagan
Estes
West Texas
U.S. Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Agriculture Department
Estes Util
Pecos
Work Cutback Expected At Portsmouth Shipyard
The Navy projects a decline in jobs at the Portsmouth New Hampshire naval shipyard due to Defense Department rules limiting private yard work. Rear Adm. R K James says 35 percent private work reduces naval repair capacity, with Nautilus repairs slated for a private yard. Essex County Massachusetts congressman Lane requested more work for the yard.
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Portsmouth
Washington
Navy
N.H., Naval Shipyard
Thomas J. Lane
D-Mass
R. K. James
Bureau of Ships
Defense Department
Congress
James
Lane
International Union of Operating Engineers
Essex County
Mass
New Hampshire
France tests flavored postage stamps for minty gum
Postal minister Jacques Maretta announced experiments on a new 100 franc 20 cent Le Touquet stamp that supposedly tastes minty due to its mucilage. Tests are planned with licorice lemon and vanilla flavors to enhance the stamp’s appeal to buyers.
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France
Jacques Maretta
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