White tells detectives on Great Train Robbery case
London AP reports Scotland Yard says James White, captured Thursday, confessed to involvement in the 1963 Great Train Robbery. His statements aim to revive efforts to locate four remaining gang members felled by the $7.2 million loot heist and related arrests.
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Eisenhower to Travel by Train from California to Gettysburg
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie will leave their Palm Desert winter home April 30. They will drive to a California rail station to board a train for Gettysburg Pennsylvania where the Eisenhowers plan to visit the farm.
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World Affairs Forum hears caution on Vietnam readiness
Fulbright and Gen Wheeler present views on the war. Taylor warns on possible splits in Vietnamese forces while noting enemy losses and rising casualties. Ford defends the news coverage amid criticism, calling examples misjudgment and bungling.
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G. C. Murphy Co. Opens New Store After Remodel
Mrs. William A. Peiffer cuts the ribbon to start a three day grand opening at the newly remodeled G. C. Murphy Co. store. The event drew attention from local figures including Thomas Fusia of Erie, assistant to the district manager.
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Mystery of Fronczak Baby Abduction Deepens
In April 1964 a ruddy faced woman about 40 dressed as a nurse took a two year old baby from Dora Fronc zak in a Chicago hospital maternity ward. The infant was returned to the nursery for examination and vanished after a cab ride, with police and FBI tracing a back stair escape and offering a $20,000 reward.
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Talks In Coal Strike Deadlocked In Pittsburgh
The soft coal strike idles about 48 000 miners across Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Alabama and Ohio entering day 12 with negotiations in Washington failing to show progress. United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association offer no contract updates while miners seek wage gains and eight holidays added to the prior $26.25 base pay. The Washington Post tops the Ayer Cup for typography and printing among 896 newspapers.
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IRS raids arrest 32 in Pittsburgh gambling sting
The IRS arrested 32 people across eight Pittsburgh sections on charges of failing to obtain federal wagering tax stamps. About 100 special agents conducted the operation led by Cresson C. Davis. Each detainee posted $1,000 bond after arraignment. nine others had warrants.
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