Life Quits Plans on Excerpt From Hughes Hoax
Life magazine cancels plans to publish excerpts from an alleged Howard Hughes autobiography after deeming the manuscript a hoax. Time Inc dropped its deal with McGraw-Hill, which was reconsidering publishing the transcript, amid new information from investigator James Phelan and others. A handwriting analysis questioned authenticity, and a police expert supported fraud claims.
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Clifford Irving
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McGraw-Hill
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Hoge
Noah Dietricr
Pholatt
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Osborne Associates
New York County Grand Jury
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Life
Expect Dock Strike Vote To Take a Week
San Francisco AP reports longshoremen from Seattle to San Diego meet to discuss a tentative settlement of the 127 day dock strike and plan a ratification ballot by about 13,000 West Coast members. A Sunday session is likely and the vote on the settlement could take a week or more as unions prepare for the ratification.
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Mills Enters Democratic Campaign Amid Primary Moves
Rep. Wilbur Mills, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, signals a presidential bid. He confirms Arkansas will nominate him and plans to seek Miami support, after his name appeared in Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries. Mills says he cannot sign affidavits to remove his name from ballots.
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Three Chicago businessmen found slain near Gary
Three Chicago businessmen identified as Lawrence Foley Daniel Tobias and James Biederman were found shot to death within seven miles of Gary Indiana after disappearing Tuesday night Police considered corporate finagling as a motive though robbery remained possible Their bodies were discovered in a snow covered car with a bullet hole in the rear window and the men were partners in Lincoln Educational Institute Chicago detachment notes ongoing investigations and follow up reports on the case.
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Tional Liberation Front
Wives Change Paces At Paris Anti War Assembly
A trio of American wives seeking news of missing husbands in Indochina disrupted the Paris World Assembly of Peace and Independence of Indo Chinese Peoples. Two wives tried to become delegates but were denied due to nonalignment with antiwar groups. The women, dressed plainly, faced tight security and drew attention from reporters and delegates alike.
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Millions in Britain Paralyzed by Power Disruption
London AP reports millions of British homes faced a dark cold weekend as power cuts, extended to factories, sparked industrial turmoil. Former PM Harold Wilson accused the Conservative government of sabotage, urging Edward Heath to urge miners to end their five-week strike that disrupted coal supply and threatened jobs for up to five million workers.
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Harold Wilson
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Britain
Turner Named to Advisory Panel on Uniform Rules
Des Moines AP Aug Gen Richard Turner was named to an advisory committee to oversee a proposed revision of uniform rules for criminal procedure. He will testify in Washington on federal criminal law expansion, opposed by Iowa officials and the National Association of Attorneys General.
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Faulkner Appeals Protestants to Back Campaign
Belfast AP Prime Minister Brian Faulkner urged Protestants in Northern Ireland to fund a campaign against what he called vicious Catholic propaganda seeking to merge the province with the Irish Republic. He stressed publicizing Ulster’s determination to stay British. Catholic leaders announced a third Sunday demonstration in Enniskillen to protest provincial government policy.
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U S Launches Major San Vietnam Bombing Campaign
US forces mount the largest serial campaign in over a year across South Vietnam aiming to crush a communist buildup along the western frontier. About 200 strikes by fighters and bombers hit northern and central areas as Tet cease-fires loom, with 20,000 fresh North Vietnamese troops reported in the central highlands and border regions.
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