Bank of Las Vegas Overton Slayings Prompt Arrest
In Overton Nevada a bank manager Larry Staley and two female tellers Vera Walkington and Betty Heitmann were killed in a vault robbery. Construction worker Terry Lynn Conger was arrested on murder and robbery charges after a nearby bait shop robbery was reported and deputies recovered about 2 000 dollars. Staley planned to take over a Mesquite branch next month.
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Overton, Nev
Norman Shurtliff
Larry Staley
Vera Walkington
Betty Heitmann
Overton
Bank of Las Vegas
Terry Lynn Conger
Moapa
Carbon County
Ken Sullivan
Sullivan
George Franklin
Adella Maxey
Williams wins Mississippi governor nomination amid white conservative sweep
Rep. John Bell Williams, a fiery opponent of the Johnson administration, defeats William Winter for the Democratic nomination, driving Negro voting hopes from the race. Williams garners strong support from segregationists and moderates, with a statewide lead approaching 60,000 votes and victories in all 22 white-runoff races. Winter concedes and Williams calls for party unity to face Rachel Phillips in November.
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Jackson
Miss
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Congress
Williams
William Winter
Winter
Johnson
Washington
Jimmy Swan
Grenada
Charles Sullivan
Clarksdale
Roy Black
Nettleton
Sullivan
Constitution Party of
Texas
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Raymond
L A Smog Rated Worst in Decade
Los Angeles faces an eye blinding smog over the basin described as the greatest concentration in a decade. An ozone reading of .70 parts per million was recorded in the San Gabriel valley, the highest since 1955, prompting a smog alert for the third time this year.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Basin
U. S. Weather Bureau
San Gabriel Valley
Sil Coup Foiled By Nasser Rumors Ahead of Sudan Summit
Reports from Arab capitals claim Egypt leader Gamal Abdel Nasser foiled a coup by arresting Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer and many senior generals. Western sources call the reports unconfirmed but widespread as detentions mount in a pre emptive purge seen to quiet potential plots while Nasser attends the Arab summit in Sudan.
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Egypt
Nasser
Abdel Abdul Hakim Amer
Middle East
Cairo
Sudan
Resourceful Teen Teases Dad Over Insurance Payments
A teenager jokes about repairs on the family car, saying dad has not been pouring insurance payments down the drain. The remark turns on the idea of saving money through maintenance rather than costly coverage.
Rockwell’s Death Leaves Nazi Leader Unburied in Virginia
In Culpeper Virginia on Tuesday George Lincoln Rockwell’s body remained unburied as his Nazi followers demanded burial in a military cemetery. The army reversed its approval and said interment would be reconsidered only with assurances the burial complied with regulations.
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Culpeper National Cemetery
Army
Rockwell
Culpeper
Heil Hitler
Carl Turner
Arlington
Arlington Funeral
Turner
Department of the Army
Pentagon
Algeria Nationalizes Five U.S. Oil Firms
Algeria moved to nationalize five American oil companies Esso-Standard Algerie Esso-Africa Esso Saharienne Mobil Oil Nord Africaine and Mobil-France under state control after severing relations with the United States during the June Middle East war. Indemnities were to be decided later by decree. The status of Shell Veedol and Phillips in Algeria remained unclear.
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Algiers
UPI
Algeria
Esso-Standard
Shell
Veedol
Phillips
U S observers arrive in Saigon under heavy security
The 22 man U S delegation sent by President Johnson to observe South Vietnam elections arrives in Saigon amid monsoon rain and a major traffic jam. Ambassador Bunker and Gen Westmoreland greet the group as security sweeps the airfield and lounge for threats.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Johnson
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Thomas McCall
Oregon
Muskie
Maine
Civil Service Work No Bar To Candidacy
Cedar Rapids attorney David McGuire says Senate File 484 does not invalidate civil service employees from filing nomination papers for public office. He notes the bill grants no council power to grant leaves of absence, which are automatic under current law. McGuire urges potential candidates to verify civil service rules with an attorney general opinion or the civil service commission.
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Cedar Rapids
David McGuire
Senate
Civil Service
Charles Schmitt
Public Safety
Vaude Fellwock
McGuire
Civil Service Commission
Belle Plaine Driver Killed in Accident
Charles D. Andrews 23 of Belle Plaine died at the scene when his car struck the west end of a bridge on highway 212 three miles west of Belle Plaine about 8 45 p m He suffered fatal head injuries and was alone in the vehicle He is survived by his wife Beverly Novot iny a son Russell his mother Winifred Pearson Erie Illinois his father Jack Andrews Cedar Rapids and a brother Jack San Fernando California The body was taken to the Hrabak funeral home.
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Belle Plaine
Charles D. Andrews
Charles Maplethorpe
Tama County
Andrews
Beverly Novotiny
Russell
Winifred Pearson
Erie
Jack Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Jack
San Fernando
Calif
Hrabak
Florida Teachers Resign En Masse as School Year Opens
Pinellas County schools begin the new year with about half of 3,500 teachers planning resignations. The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association reports 1,606 resignations submitted and expects more. Superintendent Thomas Southard vows to replace staff if needed despite shortages. The action follows sanctions by state and national teacher groups over funding and pay.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Pinellas County
Pinellas
Clearwater
Thomas Southard
Southard
Florida Education Association
National Education Association
FEA
Orlando
Phil Constans
State Association
Constans
County Association
Newcomb
Series of Pre-Ballot Onslaughts in South Vietnam
Communist forces struck across five provinces near the North Vietnam border aiming to disrupt South Vietnam’s presidential elections. Quang Ngai jail freed 997 prisoners as part of a broad campaign. other targets included a power station, a helicopter field, an advisory compound, a Seabee camp, and a radio station. Casualties totaled 70 Vietnamese and 3 Americans killed, with many wounded. U.S. pilots continued heavy raids on North Vietnam, reporting 151 missions and a missing pilot after a Skyhawk loss.
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Saigon
Quang Ngai
Red
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
1St Corps
Tam Ky
Dalat
U.S
Phu Bai
da Nang
Lynda Johnson Ends Romance With George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson tells close friends the romance with actor George Hamilton is over after more than two years. She has not seen Hamilton since July in London and has begun spending weekends with White House aide Marine Capt. Charles Robb in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lynda
Hamilton
London
Columbus
Warren
Ohio
George
Philadelphia
Washington
LBJ
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G.O.P
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