Armored truck guard arrested in Michigan
A missing Purolator guard, Fred Dixon Jr., 28, of Pontiac, was arrested in Livonia after a note implied he fled with $1.5169 million from a Lakeport, Michigan truck. Three bags held cash from Michigan National Bank, with $148 unaccounted for in two suitcases. The guard faced federal bank larceny charges. money recovered.
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Lakeport
Mich
Detroit
FBI
O. Ranklin Lowie
Fred Dixon Jr
Moore
Michigan National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Lowie
Purolator
Chicago
Pasquale Charles Marzano
Arizona
Navy secretary rejects Proxmire critique of frigate program
Navy Secretary W. Graham Claytor Jr. told the Joint Economic subcommittee that congressional auditors are not experts on military matters and dismissed Sen. Proxmire’s criticism of the guided missile frigate program. He defended ship survivability, argued against midstream alterations, and said changes would delay deliveries and raise costs beyond initial estimates.
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Washington
Navy
W. Graham Claytor Jr
Congressional
William Proxmire
Claytor
Proxmire
Congressional Joint Economic Subcommittee
Dallas officer questions Kennedy tape source
Dallas police officer H B McLain says a recording used by the House committee could not have come from his motorcycle channel and likely came from a passerby. He recalls sirens on the ride to Parkland Memorial Hospital and notes the channel mismatch with the presidential motorcade.
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Dallas
House Assassinations Committee
Kennedy
H.B. McLain
McLain
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Parkland Memorial
Dealey Plaza
Jesse Curry
Channel 1
Gacy says victims had it coming amid alleged killings
Chicago reports quote John Wayne Gacy Jr claiming fear of retaliation and extortion led him to kill sex partners. He faces one murder count while police list 27 bodies found at his Des Plaines home and five more dumped in a river. Authorities seek ID for six victims. Zebulon Pike born 1779.
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Chicago
John Wayne Gacy Jr
Gacy
Des Plaines
North Side
Robert Piest
Piest
Des Plaines River
NEW York
Jacob Javits
Javits
New York Daily News
Jack Kemp
Buffalo Bills
Senate
Ex-mayor Alioto back on voter rolls amid mayoral speculation
In San Francisco ex-mayor Joseph Alioto regains voting status after changing his registration to his daughter's address. A Tribune report quotes advisers hinting at a 1979 mayoral bid, though Alioto denies a decision. He may face Dianne Feinstein following Moscone's assassination.
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San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Alioto
Registrar of Voters
The
Oakland Tribune
Dianne Feinstein
George D. Moscone
Ms. Feinstein
Wayne Newton Delays Vegas Show Over Frontier Food Policy
Wayne Newton remains a major Las Vegas draw but will not perform at the Frontier Hotel until Summa Corp ends its plan to stop dinner service in the main showroom. Hotel spokesman Red McIlvaine cites a shift of food service to better restaurants. Newton calls the move an effort to rip off the public.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Wayne Newton
Frontier Hotel
Red McIlvaine
Summa Corp
Howard
McIlvaine
Betty Ford open about mastectomy and Nixon era
Betty Ford recalls crying after mastectomy and the day her husband became president in an NBC interview with Betty Rollins. She says the surgery left her feeling loved and not ugly, and she calls Nixon’s resignation day the unhappiest of her life.
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New York
Betty Ford
Richard Nixon
CAB keeps plane smoking but splits pipes and cigars
The Civil Aeronautics Board votes not to ban smoking on U.S. airliners. It will segregate pipe and cigar smokers from cigarette smokers and non smokers, while seeking public comment on further rules. The plan stops short of a total ban, with vacancies and ongoing debate noted.
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CAB
Marvin S. Cohen
Elizabeth Bailey
Cohen
Richard J. O’melia
Bailey
Gloria Schaffer
O’melia
William Kloepfer Jr
The
Tobacco Institute
Action On Smoking and Health
ASH
Pete Georgiades
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Livonia
Dixon
Robert Moore
Table Top
Glenn Harper
Paul Pudlik
Lake Huron
Fred Dixon
General Accounting Office
GAO
Zebulon Pike
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Elvis
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Marian Cocke
Presley
Javits ‘Wouldn’t
Princess
Brave Heart’ Hearst
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Brave Heart
Bernard Shaw
John E. Hamilton
Grand Sachem
Rolling Cloud
Hamilton
Hearst
Wayne Newton Boycotts Hotel
Newton
Docks
Green Thumb Nursery
Center Point Road
Lee
Uae
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