Accused Slayer Speck Seeks Pastor Visit In Jail
Richard Speck 24, charged with murder in eight nurse killings, met with defense attorney Gerald Getty and asked to see a clergyman. Speck declined visits from his brother and brother-in-law as relatives and Rev. David Peterson, pastor, gathered at the city jail hospital.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Gerald W. Getty
Speck
Howard Speck
Monmouth
Ill
Eugene Thornton
David Peterson
Irving Park Lutheran Church of
City Jail
Daniel Ryan
Felony Division of
Circuit Court
Gloria Jean Davy
Dyer, Ind
Getty
C. W. Wilson
Corazon Amarao
Dallas
Tex
Gemini 10 mission cut short by fuel limits over orbit
Gemini 10 pilot Michael Collins shortened his spacewalk to conserve fuel while orbiting 247 miles high near an old Agena rocket. He touched another satellite in space and reported progress before returning with John W. Young as mission control ordered due to dwindling reserves.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Michael Collins
Earth
Collins
Mission Control
John W. Young
Gemini 10
Young
Atlantic Ocean
John
Air strike talks press on amid union plans and presidential pressure
President Johnson urged round the clock negotiations as Secretary Wirtz dismissed a union plan to vote on the latest airline settlement. The 13 day strike affects 35 000 workers and costs carriers millions daily while talks resume hour by hour. The proposed contract offers 50 cents more per hour over 424 months, versus a 53 cent demand over 36 months, with wage levels at $3.52 for top mechanics and a livings cost escalator clause disputed.
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Washington
Johnson
W. Wilard Wirtz
Wirtz
Radar Catches Aide Of Arrested Speeder
In Norton a speeder was arrested for 95 mph at a radar setup. Unable to post bond, he sent a friend to bring his wife for bail. On the return trip the friend exceeded the limit at 85 mph through the same radar site.
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Richmond
Virginia Traffic Safety News
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Norton
Johnson Ready To Talk On Geneva Conventions With Hanoi
President Johnson said the United States is ready to confer with North Vietnam under International Red Cross sponsorship to discuss applying the 1949 Geneva convention to treated prisoners of war. He added the idea that American airmen bombing North Vietnam are war criminals is deplorable.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
International Red Cross
White House
U.S
Pentagon
Viet Nam
India
Violence Erupts in Cleveland Hough Sector as Guardsmen Move In
National Guardsmen sealed off the violence torn Hough district in Cleveland after two killings in two nights. Troops patrolled 2,000 strong to curb looting and fires as mayor Ralph Locher and Gen Erwin Hostetler pledged to restore order. President Johnson urged nonviolence while government authorities mobilized 1,750 troops.
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Ohio
National
Hough
Ralph S. Locher
Washington
Johnson
Locher
Erwin C. Hostetler
National Guard
Hough Avenue
Trouble Area
Rhodes
Britain Moves to Austerity Plan and Tax Hikes
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced a six month standstill on wages prices and dividends plus a 10 percent tax surcharge on many goods and higher earners. He ordered sharp cuts in defense and overseas spending to defend the pound and revive industry, with a 420 million dollar reduction planned for overseas costs and a 1.4 billion cut on home front spending.
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Harold Wilson
Britain
Suez
Rhine
Germany
Wilson
POUND
Great Britain
Downing Street
No. 10
House of Commons
Labor
Bank Selects New Directors in Bluefield Po cahontas
The Southwest Virginia National Bank of Bluefield and Pocahontas named three new directors to fill unexpired terms at its Po cahontas meeting. John T. Armes, J Barnes Gillespie and Richard I. Cooley, all of Bluefield, were elected to replace E G Otey Henry S Carter and James B McQuail. Frye praised first half growth and expected continued expansion.
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Southwest Virginia National Bank of
Bluefield
Pocahontas
John T. Armes
J. Barnes Gillespie
Richard I. Cooley
Bluefield, Va
Armes
Nehi Bottling Co
Pence
Schenley Ave
Gillespie
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Cooley
East St
E. G. Otey
Henry S. Carter
James B. McQuail
Rodney M. Frye
Plan dropped for regional health center in southern West Virginia
Governor Hulett Smith announced in Welch that plans for a multi million dollar regional health center are dropped. Instead the nine county area will pursue expanded medical facilities with support from Concord or Bluefield State colleges and a $10 million ARC budget.
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Area Health Center
Hulett Smith
Welch
West Virginia
Smith
Concord
Bluefield
Appalachian Regional Commission
Mildred Bateman
N. Allen Dyer
Heart Disease Control Bureau
State Health Department
Logan
McDowell
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
Mingo
Sinatra Farrow wed in Hollywood ceremony
Hollywood reports swirl as singer Frank Sinatra and actress Mia Farrow wed at the Sands Hotel in a four minute ceremony officiated by Dist. Judge William Compton. The couple then departed for New York amid flight rumors and conflicting reports of their travel.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Sinatra
London
Las Vegas
Miss Farrow
Los Angeles
Sands Hotel
New York
Palm Springs
Calif
van Nuys
Maureen O'Sullivan
John Farrow
Warner Bros. Studio
William Compton
Jack Entratter
William Goetz
Entratter
Comic Red
New England
Nancy Barbato
Frank Jr
Nancy
Christina
Ava Gardner
Philosophical Smith Rules Out Recount After Loss
Rep Howard W Smith, chair of the House Rules Committee, appeared to rule out a recount after his July 12 primary defeat by Del George Rawlings Jr. In remarks at a House Judiciary hearing he spoke of democracy and the duty of his voters while praising colleagues.
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Howard W. Smith
D-Va
del. George
Rawlings Jr
Smith
House Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
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