Sole Woman Survivor Identifies Speck as the Killer
Corazon Amurao, the sole survivor, testified in Peoria that Richard Speck killed eight nurses. She pointed at Speck in court after recounting the night of July 13 1966 in Chicago. The courtroom watched as she described confronting the accused and identified him with certainty.
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Speck
Circuit Court
Chicago
Miss Amaraon
Miss Amarao
Philippine Islands
South Chicago Community Hospital
Wirephata
Corazon ‘Amurao
Richard Speck
Shaw Pleads Innocent In New JFK Conspiracy Indictment
New Orleans indictment adds perjury charge as Clay Shaw pleads innocent to conspiring with Ferrie and Oswald in Kennedy assassination. Grand jury also indicts Layton Martens, 24, charging he perjured testimony March 29. Trial steps scheduled with judges to respond to defense motions.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Mactens
New Orleans Parish
Layton Pattick Martens
David W. Ferrie
Martens
Shaw
Jim Garrison
Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Garrison
Prospective Juror Believes Dr Coppolino Killed Wife
Naples AP report on day three of jury selection cites Roy In gram saying he believes Dr Carl Coppolino killed his wife Carmela with drugs. He notes similarities to another murder charge and questions if it was accidental.
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Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Carmela
Roy Lee Ingram
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Sawyer
Ingram
Cappolino
Stratford Pushes State Buyout Of Bridgeport Airport
Hartford hearing on a bill to let the state purchase Bridgeport Municipal Airport drew Bridgeport backing and Stratford opposition. Rep. Maiocco argued rising use strains city operations, while Stratford representatives resisted citing regional airport character and state ownership questions.
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Stratford
Hartford
Bridgeport
John P. Maiocco, Jr
James P. McLoughlin
Bridgeport Democrats
Maiacco
The
Commons Council
Airport Commission
Maiocco
Viet Cong Orders Annihilation of Pacification Teams
A Communist broadcast in Tokyo reported the Viet Cong ordered forces to annihilate allied pacification teams as more soldiers defect. The article notes U S air strikes limited by weather and high weather affecting operations across North and South Vietnam with mixed ground action and a record number of defections.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
South Vietnam
Laos
A Sham
Torning
U.S. Army
4Th Infantry
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Haiphong
Enterprise
U.S. Air Force
Panhandle
Tokyo
Miet Cong
Soviet Hanoi Aid Via Odessa Sees Rise in Past Two Months
In Odessa and nearby Michyovsk a surge in aid shipments to North Vietnam through Haiphong is noted, with port strain blamed on higher sea traffic as overland routes via Red China face difficulties. Officials deny military cargo, but private talk suggests non military aid and construction goods move from Odessa and Michyovsk, with ongoing work at Tlichyovsk.
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Odessa
Uss.s.r
Black Sea
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Red China
Vietnam
United States
Viet+Nam
Hai- Phong
Michyovsk
Tlichyovsk
U.S. Wins New Delay In Teamsters Strike
Federal mediators secured another postponement in Teamsters trucking talks as meeting with Frank Fitzsimmons and Donald Cantlay extend into Thursday. A looming nationwide shutdown threatened 1,500 major firms and 490,000 workers await a deal to avert disruption to the economy and defense effort.
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Washington
Teamsters
William E. Simkin
Frank Fitzsimmons
Donald Cantlay
Simkin
Cantlay
Simkins
Fitzsimmons and Cantlay
School Board Names Mayer Harding Principal as Bassick Plans Move Ahead
The Board appoints Rich ard A. Mayer 485 Cleveland Ave as regular principal of Harding High. It approves final Bassick High School expansion and modernization plans worth 3.5 million dollars. A special City Hall meeting led by President Francis J. King discussed contractor bids advertisement and potential lengthening of Bassick summer vacation to aid work. Civil Service approved Mayer list after an earlier appeal was denied.
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Board of Education
Richard A. Mayer
Cleveland Avenue
Harding High School
Bassick High School
City Hall
Francis J. King
Bassick
Thomas J. Lyons
Lyons and Mather
Mayer
Harding
E. Stanton Kennedy
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Robert A. Thompson
Irwin reports high GI morale after Vietnam trip
Representative Donald J. Irwin reports strong American morale among U S troops in Vietnam after an inspection trip via Thailand He says victory depends on national unity behind the administration and that troops are doing their duty with high morale He notes no waste at large bases and predicts Chinese entry and North Vietnamese hopes.
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Washington
Donald J. Irwin
D-Conn
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Irwin
U.S
China
Berlin Plot Claimed to Target Humprhey Visit
West Berlin police seized 11 youths from a radical group on a claim they planned bombs and chemicals to threaten Vice President Humphrey during his Berlin visit. Investigators noted intentions to use explosives and bags of unknown chemicals in a possible spectacular display along his route and at City Hall.
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West Berlin
Humphrey
Berlin
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bonn
Germany
John F. Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Europe
Rome
Florence
Harold Wilson
London
Daddy Longlegs Soars Into Orbit From Cape Kennedy
A large satellite named Daddy Longlegs launched from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Agena rocket to test space based cameras for live home viewing and weather prediction equipment. A potential problem arose with a fuel valve in the Agena upper stage delaying the second ignition while ground signals were reviewed. The mission aims to place ATS 2 into a 6900 mile altitude circular orbit and deploy the space radiator test package from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
ATS 2
America
Baer
Space Agency
Cape Kent Inedy
Agena
Atomic Energy Commission
NBC TV Reception Impaired As Engineers Walk Off Jobs
Television reception faltered across NBC and ABC as engineers walked out in solidarity with the performers strike. Supervisory staff filled in at ABC and NBC while CBS reported no walkouts. AFTRA and allied unions push to shut down networks. networks rely on substitutes and taped reruns as picket lines form.
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NBC
New York
ABC
Midevening
CBS
Chet Huntley
Huntley
David Brinkley
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
NABET
AFTRA
Eugene P. Klumpp
Donald F. Conaway
Sixth Ave
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Dr. Brandstadt
M.D. Si
Jacoby
Polly's Pointers
Weenes
Sylvia Porter
Garrison Probe
E. A. Haggerty Jr
Mart
Dr. Coppolino
Viet Cong
Soviet
Cable
Cunard Company
Bassick High Plans
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