Utah man tied to Connecticut murder and kidnapping
Able Aragon, 36, a Utah coal miner and former Marine who killed himself when confronted by FBI agents, is linked to the highway murder of Denise Sullivan, 15, and the kidnapping of her mother and friend in Connecticut. Authorities say the motive and full scope are under investigation.
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Jerry Martin
Moab
Utah
FBI
Connecticut
Able Aragon
Here
Denise Sullivan
Aragon
John Stocks
Sullivan
Denise
Charles Boothroyd
Utah Badlands
Price
Boothroyd
Salt Lake
Car Found Abandoned Near Lucas in Abduction Case
Iowa highway patrolman Robert H. Wilke 31, of Chariton, vanished after 11 p.m. Friday. His car was found on highway 65 four miles south of Lucas with an empty gun belt nearby. A statewide search by up to six patrol cars and three planes focused around the Grand River forest preserve. Wilke is described as 6 feet 1 inch, 175 pounds, brown hair and eyes, wearing his uniform and badge 289.
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Lucas, Ia
UPI
Iowa
Carl Pesch
Robert H. Wilke
Chariton
Wilke
Highway 65
Lucas
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Grand River Forest Preserve
Girl Dies After Dad Mistakes Her For Prowler
Detroit is shaken as 15 year old Arletha Payton dies from shotgun wounds suffered when her father, 59, mistook her on the back porch for a prowler. He fired at a shadow on the porch screen, and police call the incident accidental.
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Detroit
Arletha Payton
Grandparents Score Double Grand Slam in Maternity
Cedar Rapids couple Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kurka became grandparents twice in under an hour. Their two children, Charles Kurka and Alexandre Wery, welcomed a daughter at St Luke's and a son at Mercy Hospital, both early Saturday morning with Dr Robert C Locher in attendance.
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Cedar Rapids
Anton Kurka
Phillips
Wis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kurkas
Charles Kurka
Twenty-fifth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Alexandre Wery
St. SE
Robert C. Locher
Conrad resigns as director of Iowa Municipalities League
Max Conrad 63 of Burlington resigns after 16 years as executive director of the League of Iowa Municipalities. The board will interview candidates for a successor while Conrad remains legal adviser and the league shifts its headquarters to Des Moines from Burlington. He cites his wife's health and a wish to return to Burlington as reasons.
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DES Moines
Max Conrad
Burlington
League of Iowa Municipalities
Conrad
Charles F. Iles
Clear Lake
Iles
League
Iowa
Blaze in Czech Mine Kills 108
Fire swept through a Czechoslovak coal mine in the Carpathians killing 108 miners. The Dolnásucha mine near Ostrava, a major Moravian town, was reported by Ceteka the official Czech news agency.
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Czech
Prague
Carpathian Mountains
Ceteka
Dolna
Sucha
Ostrava
Moravian Section
Czechoslovakia
DeLess Sentenced In Anamosa Robbery Beating Case
Jon DeLess, 21, of Chicago pled guilty to three charges in district court for the robbery beating of Ray Lawrence, 57, a coin collector in Anamosa. Judge Maxwell sentenced him to 25 years for robbery with aggravation, 5 for carrying concealed weapons, and 10 for larceny of a motor vehicle. he was taken to Anamosa reformary. Douglas Hobert, 26, of Thornton, Colorado, was arrested with DeLess and remains jailed on $30,000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Anamosa
Jon DeLess
Chicago
Iin
Ray Lawrence
B. J. Maxwell
Tipton
DeLess
Anamosa Reformaheey
Douglas Charles Hobert
Thornton
Colo
Discoverer 26 Put into Orbit Over Earth
At Vandenberg Calif an air force satellite named Discoverer 26 weighing 300 pounds of secret gear now orbits the earth every 95 minutes. The capsule in the nose of the second stage was fired Friday making this the 19th Discoverer to orbit. A recovery attempt near Hawaii is planned within four days.
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Vandenberg Air Base
Calif
Air Force
Hawaii
Farmer buys $6100 Cadillac to mock farm subsidy programs
William Smith of Big Flats New York drove a gleaming Cadillac purchased with farm subsidy funds to a Washington news conference. He claimed the $6100 car evidences the foolishness of farm programs while detailing his May and fall receipts from the feed grain plan. He argued subsidies force participation to stay competitive.
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Sociated Press
William Smith
Big Flats
N. Y
Cadillac
Sen
Javits
Keating
R-N. Y
Washington
Bronx
N.Y
Sen. Keating
R-N.y
Smith
Tractors-for-Freedom Committee Returns Unopened Mail
The Tractors-for-Freedom Committee decided to return unopened all mail from contributors. About 70,000 letters piled up at the Detroit post office. The project sought to swap farm tractors for Cuban invasion prisoners but was ill fated.
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Detroit
Tractors-for - Freedom Committee
Gold rings found inside cigarette in Italian factory mishap
Mameli Codecasa lit a cigarette at a Viareggio factory and, after a failed puff, found four tiny gold rings hidden in the tobacco. The rings, linked to a missing bracelet, likely mixed in by a female worker is under investigation.
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Viareggio
Italy
Mameli Codecasa
United Fund Living Above Means Hess
Cedar Rapids and Marion United Fund announced a higher campaign goal and reorganization. Jay Hess, new executive director, said the fund has been living beyond its means and outlined a proposed raise to about 630 000 to 635 000, with reserves used to offset up to 20 000 or more of the total.
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United Fund
Cedar Rapids
Jay Hess
Robert E. Yaw
John Shea
Hess
Khrushchev: USSR boosts defense spending amid world tensions
Premier Khrushchev announced Russia suspended planned armed forces reductions and will raise defense allocations by 3 144 000 rubles, bringing total military spending to 12 399 000 000 rubles. He urged allied leaders Kennedy de Gaulle and Macmillan to pursue a peace treaty with Germany and sign with East Germany, while stressing no desire for war.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Russia
North Atlantic
Kennedy
de Gaulle
Macmillan
Kremlin
Moscow Radio
Germany
West Germany
East Germany
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Hearing Set on Water Problem in Cedar Rapids
A public hearing on Cedar Rapids water problem was set for July 20 by Dr Edmund G Zim SAIGON South Vietnam. The hearing aims to review water tests and the musty taste reported. No injuries occurred when a grenade was thrown at U S Ambassador Freder Nolting's car Saturday. a bodyguard fired at the attackers in Des Moines. Authorities believe Communists were involved.
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Cedar Rapids
Edmund G. Zim
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Freder
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Land
Hoffa Vows Victory as Teamsters Reelect Him
James R. Hoffa, 48, reelected to a five year term as Teamsters president, says critics should quit and let the union operate. He boasts of vast membership and aims to top 2 million, seek AFL-CIO return, and downplays investigations as unthreatening.
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James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Detroit
Teamsters
Bobby Kennedy
Secretary of
Senate Select Committee
Goldberg
Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
iTeamsters
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