Death Weapon Sought In Park Slaying Of Physicist Gallagher
Police and an army unit searched Central Park using mine detectors and magnetic tools for the gun used in the murder of Columbia University nuclear physicist Charles Gallagher Jr. His body was found in a bushes area near 79th Street. He had left home after a late briefing and had recently returned from a lecture tour in Russia. A car was found in a nearby lot and FBI involvement was not indicated.
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Central Park
Columbia University
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Army
66Th Ordnance Detachment
Bellmore
N.Y
79Th Street
Thomas Renaghan
Russia
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Renaghan
FBI
Kristin
Presidential privacy not as limited as public believes
While Presidents claim limited privacy, Johnson travels unseen in Washington at night and on secretive off the record trips. Reporters once followed a motorcade to a Jordan hotel reception, but Secret Service redirected the chase by ordering police to block the press car.
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Johnson
Silver Spring
Hyattsville
Mr. Johnson
Virginia
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Secret Service
White House
King Hussein of
Jordan
Ed Clark
Austin
Texas
Clark
Prison Terms In Britain Train Robbery Sentences Given
Judge Edmund Davies sentenced 12 men to prison terms up to 30 years for involvement in Britain's great train robbery. Seven received 30 years, with others at 25, 24, 20, and 3 years. The Glasgow to London mail train heist yielded 2.6 million pounds, the era's largest cash haul.
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England
Edmund Davies
Britain
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Davies
Charles Wilson
andThomas Wisbey
Robert Welch
James Hussey
Roy “the Weasel
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Douglas Goody
Ronald Biggs
Redhill
Surrey
Brian Field
Witchurch Hill
Oxfordshire
Leonard Field
William Boal
Roger Cordrey
East Molesey
John Wheater
Ashtead
Scotland
Two Novice Flyers Escape West in Communist Plane
Reinhard M. and Ulli-Lutz N., two first time pilots aged 23 and 20, stole a Czech Trenner single engine aircraft at Halle airstrip and landed near Minden West Germany after a 2 1/2 hour flight. They said political and economic hardship in East Germany drove them to seek freedom.
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UPI
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Ulli-Lutz N
Halle
Reinhard
Ulli-Lutz
East
West Germany
Weser
Kurt Stern
Halle Sport and Technical Society
Mental Patient Admits Setting Six Blazes in Cincinnati
Cincinnati AP shows Robert Lange, 27, an out patient from a hospital psychiatry ward, admitting to starting six fires in the same neighborhood within two hours. Five occurred in apartment buildings. three alarms were triggered. Dozens displaced. 40 fire units and about 200 firefighters responded. three firefighters sustained minor burns.
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Cincinnati
Dan Vogel
Thursiday
Vogel
Robert Lange
Richard Spellman
Gunmen in Surgical Gowns Rob Caracas Hospital Payroll
In Caracas on Wednesday pro Castro gunmen wearing surgical gowns held up a hospital payroll of $82,000 and escaped.
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Caracas
UPI
Russia closes Moscow DPA office over false Khrushchev report
Moscow orders closure of the West German news agency DPA office after it circulated a report claiming Premier Khrushchev had died. The foreign ministry said DPA spread provocative and false reports about the USSR, though the action did not reference the Khrushchev death claim.
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Russia
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Khrushchev
Foreign Ministry
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TV VIEWERSHIP FALLS 600,000 IN BRITISH BROADCAST
London UPI reports that BBC evening viewing declined by 600000 over the past year. The drop is attributed to changing viewing habits and competition from other channels.
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London
UPI
British Broadcasting Corp
Eisenhower Quietly Plays Kingmaking Role at GOP Nomination
Republican insiders expect Dwight Eisenhower to influence the Goldwater stop movement by signaling neutrality or support. They note his broad endorsements and fear a conservative tilt could cost November gains. Possible Lodge Nixon and Scranton challengers loom as uncommitted leaders seek his view.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard Nixon
Gov. Scranton
Gov. Rockefeller
Lodge
Massachusetts
Nixon
De Gaulle Defends France's Nuclear Force for Independence
Paris President Charles de Gaulle argued France must wield its own atomic weapons to preserve independence and avoid American protectorate status. He warned that relying on allied protection risks surrendering defense and existence to uncertain foreign guarantees.
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de Gaulle
France
Africa
Day and Night Talks Push in Railroad Labor Dispute
Washington AP reports the White House says bargaining tempo will rise with day and night sessions. President Johnson expects a decision by Monday on whether railroad parties can settle the work rules dispute without federal action. Mediators’ report is due then.
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Washington
White House
Reedy
Johnson
Mao to K Feud Proves Temporary in Birthday Message
Mao Tze-tung sent a birthday message to Khrushchev saying their differences are temporary and predicting joint action in a world crisis. The note, signed by Mao and Chou En-lai, followed Tass reports of other communists greeting Khrushchev, while the U.S. embassy conveyed Johnson’s congratulations.
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Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
U.S
Mao
Chou En-lai
Tass
Peking
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U. S
Johnson
Quiet Manners Replace Loud Mouth Service Style
A humorous note on civility praising restraint and good breeding as one waits politely while others are served, illustrating social etiquette and self control in everyday conduct.
FCC Demands Study Of Capital Cable Option Agreement
The FCC ordered Capital Cable Co to submit for study a stock option agreement tied to Auslin Texas TV held by the Johnson family. The deadline is April 22 with a confidential filing option for trade secrets. The vote was 6 1 with Commissioner Loevinger dissenting.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Capital Cable Co
FCC
Auslin
Texas
Johnson
Capital Cable
Austin
Lee Loevinger
TV Cable
Luce Quits Editor Job at Time Inc
Henry Luce aged 66 resigns as editor in chief of Time Inc and will remain editorial chairman Hedley Donovan 49 to succeed him as editor in chief and lead editorial operations Donovan previously Fortune and Time Inc editor.
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New York
UPI
Henry Luce
Time, Inc
Hedley Donovan
Fortune Magazine
Verdi Collides With Tanker in Fog Near Gibraltar
The Italian liner Verdi carrying 310 passengers collided in fog with a tanker and was towed into Gibraltar with a badly damaged bow. There were no casualties.
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Verdi
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