Dried Blood Print Again Enters Trial
In Cleveland the Marilyn Sheppard death trial advances as coroner Gerber testifies a dried blood imprint resembles a two blade instrument but no matching tool has ever been found despite a nationwide search. Bailey presses for a specific instrument. Gerber cites a cast or bone spreader as a possibility. Police expert Grabowski notes microscopic parallel lines on dusted items.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel R. Gerber
Gerber
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Bailey
United States
Michael S. Grabowski
Bay Village
Grabowski
Cleveland Force
No Americans Hurt In Florence Floods
The U S embassy announced that no Americans in Florence were killed or injured in the floods that devastated the city.
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Florence
Rome
U.S
Jungle fighting breaks out near Tay Ninh in Viet Nam
U S infantry clash with Viet Cong in Tay Ninh Province near the Cambodian border. A battalion sized unit of the 1st Division was heavily engaged as American casualties were light but some units suffered heavy hits. Viet Cong losses were tallied at 438 killed after recent heavy action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tay Ninh
196Th Light Infantry
New Trial Ordered For Former Baker Assistant
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Fred B. Black Jr. on income tax evasion charges after a 5 to 2 vote. Justices White and Fortas recused, while Harlan dissented regarding a District Court hearing. DOJ said Black will be prosecuted again. The court also tackled entangled issues on undercover police tactics and deportation of homosexual aliens under the 1952 immigration law.
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Washington (Ap
Fred B. Black Jr
Bobby Baker
FBI
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Ucpury Auncy Beutl al
Abe Fortas
Washington
Black and Baker
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William C. Douglas
Tom C. Clark
William J. Brennan Jr
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
District Court
Black
Ths
U.S
Thurgood Marshall
Justice Department
Bland Countian Dies From Heart Attack After Wreck
Richard Neel 56 of Ceres Bland County Va was found dead near Lynn Camp after his truck left the road and hit a tree Autopsy showed a heart attack as the cause He was survived by a wife one daughter five sisters and three brothers Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Newberry Funeral Home Bland
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Bland County
Smyth County
Richard Neel
Ceres
Lynn Camp
Annie Neel
Charlie Neel
Bernice Duncan Neel
Harry Dillman Lothian
Maryland
Mildred Lindamood
Broksie Umbarger
Bastian
Audrey Schmidt
Falls Church
Harry Kimberlin
Bluefield
Eula Mae Hume
Arlington
Marvin
Milton
Curtis Neel
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Severe storms flood Southern California highways and towns
Heavy rains and high winds pummeled Los Angeles area causing two major freeways to close and prompting evacuations. A tornado damaged schools and homes while thousands faced flooding from Thousand Oaks to Lawndale as neighborhoods sandbagged and power outages spread.
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Los Angeles
California
Gibraltar Dam
Santa Barbara
Santa Ana
Newhall
Jane Adams
Lawndale
Hawthorne
Torrance
Redondo Beach
Inglewood
Thousand Oaks
Simi Valley
Bell Gardens
Norwalk
Only 1 Escapee Still At Large From Sunday Jail Break
Five escapees from the McDowell County jail break were identified. Melvin Frazier, 62, of War, was captured Monday afternoon. Eddie, Roy, and Jimmy Bolen, all from War, were arrested at a relative’s home. Curtis Beavers of Jaeger remains at large, having served three days of a six month sentence.
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McDowell County
Leonard Bolt
Melvin Frazier
Gerald Smith
Eddie
Roy
Jimmy Bolen
Bolt
Curtis Beavers
Jaeger
Beavers
West Virginia Election Lacks Emotional Campaigning
West Virginians vote in a subdued general election with 2,608 precincts opening at 6 20 a m and closing at 7 30 p m. The secretary of state race features Democrat Robert D Bailey facing Republican John S Callebs as observers note limited hot issues.
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West
Bailey
Pineville
Hulett Smith
Joe ¥. Burdett
Marshall University Social Studies
John S. Callebs
Callebs
West Virginia
State Elections Commission
Huntington
Cabell
Wayne
Mingo
Nixon Declares It Price Protest Day
Nixon urges a national price protest day as he campaigns in Anderson Indiana and presses housewives to picket the White House. Johnson travels to Texas for education claims and possible throat surgery while Democrats expect the usual off year trend against the ruling party.
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Nixon
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Cotulla
Tex
America
San Antonio
Voters urged to turnout amid mixed turnout projections
Area voters faced mild weather and a busy get out the vote effort for today's congressional and local elections. Republican A Harry West urged supporters to mobilize across 90 polling places as contests in Virginia and West Virginia drew attention. The race for Mercer County includes West seeking election with Democratic support amid strong party registration margins and controversy over salaries at a Bluefield radio station payroll.
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A. Harry West
Mercer County
House of Representatives
Virginia
West Virginia
Elizabeth
Weegie) Bowen
Bluefield
James Kee
Miss Bowen
Kee
Thomas Atkinson
Atkinson
Mercer
Virginias 1966 Senate and House races face voters
Virginia voters head to polls Tuesday to decide seven House seats and two Senate posts with Democrats Byrd Jr and Spong favored to hold the Senate. Republicans Traylor and Ould seek upset amid concerns over national party programs. Conservative candidates Carter and Hawthorne campaign against liberal agendas and ED HW takeovers. Brayman runs as an independent in Byrd’s term. House races in seven districts loom, including a tossup in the 8th where Rep. Smith was defeated in the Democratic primary.
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Secretary of State
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Wheeling
Francis J. Love
Randolph
West Virginia
Tygart
Elkins
Salem College
U.S
Bethany College
West Virginia University
House of Representatives
Love
Robert L. Ramsay
Vigor
Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Lawrence M. Traylor
James P. Ould
Virginia
National Democratic Administration
John W. Carter
F. Lee Hawthorne
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
J. B. Brayman
Lynchburg
Brayman
Byrd
Traylor
Carter
Sen
Byrd Sr
Northern
Howard W. Smith
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Smith
William C. Scott
Scott
Hoffa settles back tax claims in U S Court
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa reached a settlement in federal court on five civil income tax claims totaling over 100000. He must pay 2437.62 for 1952 and 1956 6. IRS says union expenses were personal income. Hoffa facing further legal cases and an appeal of an eight year jury tampering sentence is before the Supreme Court.
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Detroit, Mich
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Allen H. Pierce
Washington
Hoffa
IRS
U.S. Supreme Court
Nashville
Tenn
Josephine
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Harrod
U.S. 25Th Division
Baker
Bland Countian
Ken Conway
Associated Press
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Reagan
GOP
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Anderson
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Bristol
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W. Pat Jennings
Wampler
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Richmond
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Right
John Davis
Jarratt
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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Davis
U.S. Labor Department
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