Ellinwood arson charges against night marshal
Larry Davis 20 night marshal of Ellinwood Kansas is charged with three counts of arson for fires at a bank and two trucks this week. Police chief Les Lloyd and Sheriff Marion Weese arrested him after witnessing a truck fire fueled with lighter fluid. Davis held on $7,500 bond awaiting a November 13 hearing on arson counts.
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Davis
Les Lloyd
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Jockey Allen Young to Wed on Horseback at Pocono Downs
Jockey Allen K. Young and Laura Fae Walton plan a horseback wedding at the Pocono Downs finish line on Saturday with Mary Bacon as matron of honor. A postnuptial party at the track will feature a four tier cake weighing 80 pounds for the guests.
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Laura Fae Walton
Pocono Downs
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Nixon gets four to one backing in telegrams on Vietnam policy
Washington reports that telegrams and mail reactions to the Vietnam Moratorium Day show strong support for President Nixon's policy. Ziegler said the replies are not tied to the protests but mirror the moratorium week. In Seoul, South Korea’s referendum on Park Chung-hee’s third term reports 68.8 percent turnout with 10,355,162 votes cast at 8,471 stations amid alleged irregularities.
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South Korea
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Peace in Death in Camden County Teen Suicides After Rally
Camden County medical examiner says Jean Fox and Craig Badiali, both 17, killed themselves by inhaling car exhaust after a Vietnam Moratorium Day rally. He cites 24 notes to parents and friends expressing unhappiness about lack of love and world peace.
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N.J
Camden County Medical Examiner
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Craig Badiali
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Daley
Huntley Expected to Leave NBC News Next Year
After 13 years of pairing with David Brinkley Huntley may leave NBC News between February and June next year The New York Times cites NBC News President Reuven Frank suggesting a later date after the 1970 midyear elections Huntley 57 says departure depends on finalizing plans for a $15 million resort development in Montana.
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Zodiac killer taunts as police fear school bus attack
The killer who calls himself Zodac boasts of five deaths and threatens to wipe out a school bus full of children. In San Francisco authorities link multiple Bay Area slayings to a single suspect, with detectives describing the killer as a dangerous white male, about 40, heavy build, short brown hair.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Zodiac
Paul Stine
San Francisco Bay Area
Intercepted letter hints at year round watermelon growth
An intercepted note to Cha suggests a method or desire for continuous melon production at the Watermelon Capital. It hints at agricultural strategy but provides no specifics. The fragment preserves a personal tone and context without detailing plans or outcomes.
Watermelon Growers See Bright Prospects After Pilot
The Watermelon Capital of Kansas gains optimism as Farm Products Management Inc wraps a successful 80 acre pilot. Don Duff notes his Osborn field grossed $200 per acre with a $450 bonus, reflecting community support and a favorable harvest season.
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Kansas
Farm Products Management, Inc
Don Duff
David Osborn
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Duff
FPM
Aide Suspended On Stock Charge Involves SEC Case
Washington AP report describes Martin Sweig 46 top aide to House Speaker John W. McCormack suspended after allegedly arranging a May meeting to seek lifting a stock sale ban. Parvin-Dohrmann stock involved with $50 000 paid to Nathan Voloshen. SEC suit filed in New York. McCormack claims unaware of Sweig’s conduct. Sweig on leave without pay pending resolution.
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SEC
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Nathan Voloshen
Sweig
D-Mass
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Parvin-Dohrmann
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Soviet Troika Mission Lands Second Crew Including Three Cosmonauts
The second spacecraft from the Soviet troika landed safely today returning three cosmonauts to Earth while two remain in Soyuz 8. In Washington the Defense Secretary says thousands of U.S. troops may stay to advise and train South Vietnamese forces after the war ends. Also in Washington the Nixon draft lottery plan for 19 year olds appears likely to pass the House next week though Senate fate is uncertain. In Saigon South Vietnamese battle deaths over five months are double American deaths, highlighting the growing role of Vietnamese forces.
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Earth
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U.S
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Nixon
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Senate
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United Fund Drive Reaches $6713.35 Toward $24615 Goal
The United Fund drive here hits 6713.35 dollars today with a goal of 24615 dollars. The report notes progress toward the overall fundraising target and outlines the remaining amount to be raised.
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United Fund
Tentative Auto Strike Settlement Aims at AMC Plants
AMC and UAW announced a tentative wage and pension package covering 11 000 AMC workers with a three percent wage rise and extra pension contributions aimed at aligning terms with Big Three contracts. The strike continues at three plants with optimism talks will resume production next week.
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