Top Cosa Nostra Figures Arrested in Raid at Forest Hills
In New York 13 Cosa Nostra figures were jailed on $100 000 bail each totaling $1.3 million after a Thursday raid described as the biggest since the 1957 Apalachin conference. They were held as material witnesses in a Queens countercrime probe as investigators map gang hierarchy.
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New York
Supreme Court
Cosa Nostra
Joseph Valachi
Joseph M. Conroy
Queens County
Sanford Garelik
Apalachin
N.Y
la Stella
Forest Hills
Queens
Manhattan
Garelik
Seven Die in South Side Fire. Father Saves Baby
A South Side apartment fire in Chicago killed seven people including two children a woman and four men. Four others were injured. A young father escaped with his infant son leaping from a second story window through smoke and flames.
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Chicago
South Side
Decision Flurry Clears Path to Adjournment Push
On October mid-session momentum grew as key bills moved to floor action after rapid committee approvals. Major items include anti inflation measures eased for investment credits and depreciation, gun control restrictions in mail order sales, voluntary packaging standards, and truth in packaging provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Commerce Committee
Intercepted Letter Foretells Busy Congress Pre-Election
An intercepted note suggests Congress will rush to pass business before recess during the tense pre election period. The fragment hints at legislative urgency and political timing influencing upcoming actions.
Half a Million Attend Hutchinson Kansas Fair
Attendance at the six day Kansas Fair in Hutchinson, Kan. closed Thursday night with estimates placing the crowd at more than a half million.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Addington Firm Grain Shortage In Testimony
Hutchinson Kansas AP a shortage of 494000 bushels of wheat showed up in a preliminary report of a November 1965 examination of Addington Grain Co elevator here a state grain official testified today Royal Cox director of the State Grain Inspection Department said this was a difference in stocks reflected on books and the measured grain in the elevator Cox was the first witness in a preliminary hearing for William H Addington onetime Kansas political figure charged with five counts of wrongfully issuing grain receipts He said the Addington warehouse here was inspected by four representatives of his department It was a routine six months inspection He read from a summary sheet admitted in evidence noting bookkeeping stock of wheat at that time 1639075 bushels and measured stock 1144655 He said the Commodity Credit Corporation and a bonding company were notified of the shortage but he did not know if Addington was notified He did not know whether a registrar authorized to issue grain receipts was notified Registrars over the state are authorized to examine and stamp receipts before negotiability`
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Hutchinson
Kan
Addington Grain Co
Royal Cox
State Grain Inspection Department
Cox
William H. Addington
Kansas
Commodity Credit Corporation
Addington
Soviets Press U N on Vietnam War Peace Plan
At the United Nations, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko denounced U S peace proposals and called for immediate U S troop withdrawal and bombing cessation. He urged all nations to back Hanoi and pledged Soviet aid to the Viet Cong. The U S said it would wait for a more considered reply and continue seeking peace.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
U.S. Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
Gromyko
Assembly
Washington
Democratic Republic of
South Viet Nam
FBI Enforceme nt Conference to Be Held Here
An FBI sponsored enforcement conference on The Law Enforcement Image will be held next Thursday at the Kansas Highway Commission building. The program features Karl Dissly and James Reeves with panels on public relations in law enforcement and legal standards.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Commission
FBI
United States
Karl W. Dissly
Kansas City
James H. Reeves
Kansas Highway Patrol
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am Friday September 13 1966 with 3 fatalities. Comparable figures show 1965 total deaths at 472 and 1966 at 517.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hospitals Meet To Address Medi Care And Legislation
Thirty two representatives from thirteen southeast Kansas hospitals attended a meeting of District No 2 of the Kansas Hospital Assn at Neosho Memorial Hospital yesterday. They discussed Medicare issues legislative concerns and common hospital problems as stated by Glen Dormois administrator.
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Kansas
Kansas Hospital Assn
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
Weather outlook for Kansas holds mild, few storms possible
Weather area forecast shows fair conditions with little temperature change through Saturday. Tonight's low near 50 and Saturday's high around 80. The Weather Bureau notes slight warmth in the east and a remote chance of thunder showers in the northwest, with top temps in the 80s and lows in the 50s across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Wamego
Goodland
Abilene
Dodge City
Banks Adopt Electronic Banking System in Chanute
Chanute banks announce a new electronic banking system with six digit customer numbers printed on checks and deposit slips. Patrons will receive a personal code by mail in coming weeks as the First National Bank and Bank of Commerce introduce faster, more accurate service.
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Chanute Bank
Rhodes Danehower
First National Bank
W. G. Bodley
Bank of Commerce
Chanute Banks
B52s Launch New Raid Amid North Viet Nam Skirmishes
U S B52 bombers strike ammunition dumps storage depots and truck parks in North Viet Nam near the southern Panhandle as Air Force Navy and Marine forces press a new aerial offensive. Vietnamese 22nd Division reports heavy Viet Cong losses 150 killed in three hours near jungle mountains northeast of Saigon. Seven Americans die and 14 wounded when mines explode during a field operation near Phuc Vinh.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Panhandle
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Old Traffic Laws Targeted by Kansas Officers
Kansas law officers prepare a broad assault on 25 year old traffic statutes led by the Kansas Peace Officers Association traffic law committee. The group met thrice this year to push changes including lower BAC limits, tighter beer transport rules, redefining careless driving, muffler rules, drag racing curb, and dual reflectorized license plates.
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Wichita
Kansas
The
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Galena City Clerk Clings to Office After Dismissal Vote
Mrs Mavis Williams refuses to leave as Galena Kansas city council votes to dismiss her and hire Dorothy Chandler. She stays in the office claiming valid reappointment and vows to await legal action or a county attorney opinion.
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Galena, Kan
Mavis Williams
A. M. Moeller
Williams
Dorothy Chandler
State Attorney General
Kenilworth Bayonet May Have Armed Valerie Percy Killing
Kenilworth police chief says a bayonet found in Lake Michigan could be the weapon used to stab Valerie Percy 21 times. A Chicago crime lab tech found no blood hair or fingerprints on the bayonet and noted it was not new but nicked. Coroner’s aide cites double edged blades and a fireplace poker type head as possible tools in the case. Capt Dragel says lab exam found no physical link to the crime.
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Kenilworth, Ill
Kenilworth
Lake Michigan
Valerie Percy
Chicago Police Crime Laboratory
Irwin Haviland
The
Crime Laboratory
Valerie
Daniel Dragel
Damage Suit Goes to Jury in Erie Trial
ERIE The traffic accident damage suit, moved to Erie from Montgomery County, went to the jury late yesterday and remained under deliberation at 1 p.m. today after an overnight recess. The case is in its fifth day of trial.
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Erie
Montgomery County
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