Africa Urges UN Aid for Rhodesia Boycott
African UN members press Security Council to back total economic sanctions on Rhodesia and target its oil exports while Britain pushes a soft draft resolution for selective mandatory sanctions. South Africa says it will maintain trade, and the United States is expected to back Britain with reservations as strategy centers on removing Smith’s minority rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Rhodesia
George Brown
New York
Council
Brown
South Africa
Harold Wilson
African Bloc
Iation Council
Smith
United States
Britain
U.S
Washington
FBI arrests brothers for Sharon bank robbery
The FBI seized Alfonso J. Conde 22 and Coleman S. Takacs Jr. 28 at their Niles residence for armed bank robbery of 6600 dollars from the Sharon bank Monday. Takacs allegedly demanded cash at gunpoint while Conde drove the getaway car across the state line. Both are jailed in Mahoning County pending charges. In Greensburg Pa a man named John Rough 64 died when a car slipped from a jack and crashed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, Ohio
FBI
Niles
Sharon
Alfonso J. Conde
Coleman S. Takacs Jr
U. S
Mahoning County
Takacs
Irvine Avenue
First National Bank of
Mercer County
Conde
State Line
Jack
Greensburg
John
Rough
Luxor
Ruby Trial Set for Wichita Falls Death Penalty Fight
Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade says he will again seek the death penalty for Jack Ruby. Defense argues the appellate ruling blocks premeditation testimony and could yield a murder without malice verdict. Trial could be in February 1967 in Wichita Falls, chosen for its accessibility and Fair-minded jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Wade
Lee Harvey Oswald
Wichita Falls
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Ruby
Dist
Louis T. Holland
Hse
Holland
Oswald
Bradford Sides With State Tax Exemption On Utilities
Bradford city council rejected a bid to tax public utilities locally under a state exemption. The move followed October 17 when council resolution aimed to levy local real estate taxes on all public utility companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Abbey Heir Won’t Sell Property To City For 7300
City Council fails to acquire Starr Memorial Works site on East Washington Street for off street parking after heirs of Guy E Abbey refuse 7800 offer. Daughter Mrs James Fisk of Alfred Station counters with 10500. Mayor Peiffer to present Fisk letter at December 19 meeting for council to decide if offer is reasonable. County solicitor Potter notes tax exemption and broad power to tax limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr Memorial Works
East Washington Street
David Johnson
Guy E. Abbey
Johnson
James Fisk
Alfred Station
William A. Peiffer
LBJ to Seek Extra Viet Nam War Funds Next Year
President Johnson said war costs through next June could surpass prior projections by 8 to 10 billion dollars and he would ask Congress next month for a supplemental appropriation. He noted the new estimate may influence tax decision timing but did not commit to a tax hike or timing. The defense budget would rise to 67 to 68 billion for the 1987 fiscal year, up from 58.5 billion forecast in January. The portion spent on the war remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Congress
Federal
Viet Nam
Treasury and Budget Bureau
Cashier Fights Off Bank Robber in Bagdad KY
Shelbyville AP report says cashier Bill Tingle confronted a bank robber at People's Bank of Bagdad. He hurled a stool, fired at the getaway car tires, chased the suspect, and held him until state police arrived. Richard King, 43, of Louisville, was charged with attempted robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Bill Tingle
People’s Bank of
Bagdad
Tingle
Richard King
Louisville
Politician Assassinated By Viet Cong Terrorists
A politician was assassinated by two Viet Cong terrorists near Pleiku in South Vietnam. A landing in a small clearing west of Pleiku occurred as a U S. Army helicopter from the 25th Infantry Division supplied troops on Operation Paul Revere TV near the Cambodian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleiku
South Vietnam
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Assassination of South Vietnamese Leader Shakes Ky Regime
In Saigon two gunmen on a motorcycle killed Tran Van Van, a wealthy landowner and leading Constituent Assembly member. One assailant confessed Viet Cong ties. a second suspect, Vo Van En, was detained and said to be ordered to kill Van. The killing highlights tensions between southern politicians and northern refugees who dominate the government as ground fighting near the front continued with limited action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Polite
Tran van van
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Van
Tan Son Nhut
Vo van En
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
Constituent Assembly
Curfew Citations Charge 4 Local Youths With Looting
A city report tags four local youths with larceny in a summer bakery goods theft spree from two North Center street supermarkets and summons them to appear before aldermen. Twenty four other boys aged 11 to 15 face curfew citations for the same looting string, and three more under 16 not linked to the thefts will be cited later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center Street
Clogged EL Switch Drops Two Boxcars at Corry Jamestown Plant
An Erie-Lackawanna switch engine at the CJ Maple Avenue plant pushed two boxcars through an open switch at 5 p.m. snow prevented the switch from closing, causing minor damage to the switch and no damage to cars. Meadeville crews re-railed the cars by 2 a.m. Traffic was briefly halted as gates were cut and raised. In other items, local juveniles involved in bakery and water melon thefts totaling 153 dollars will restitution via parents. four youths named in larceny summonses and three curfew cases tied to earlier incidents surfaced during the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie-Lackawanna
Corry Jamestown Corp
Maple Avenue
Ajax Tron Works
Meadville
Center Street
IGA
Erie County Juvenile Court
Frank Carnegie
Paul Stolz
Marion Street
William Peiffer
North Center Street
James Hepler
East Main Street
Gary Eddy
East Irving Street
Concord
Fire Destroys Four Homes In Harrisburg
Harrisburg fire destroyed four homes on Green Street leaving 17 people displaced. Chief Robert Houseal said three brick buildings were struck by fire, only one remained habitable after control at about 1 am. No injuries were reported and the cause was not determined, with a hall closet at 1603 Green Street cited as the probable origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Green Street
Robert Houseal
Houseal
Son, 7, Receives Service Awards For Viet Victim
In Fort Monmouth New Jersey a seven year old boy Thomas Patrick Lyons received a Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster and a Bronze Star posthumously for his father Staff Sgt Frank E Lyons a 39 year old weapons squad leader mortally wounded clearing a Viet Cong bunker. Maj Gen William Latta pinned the medals as Lyons widow Marga and daughters Margie Laura and Nancy looked on. The veteran had served eleven years and died June 16 after arriving in Vietnam two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Monmouth, NJ
Thomas Patrick Lyons
Thomas
Frank E. Lyons
Viet Nam
William B. Latta
Ft. Monmouth
Lyon
Marga
Margie
Laura
Nancy
Thirteen Hurt In CTA Elevated Train Derailment
Thirteen people were injured when a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train derailed near the Fist Street and Indiana Avenue station on the South Side. An eight car train en route from downtown to Jackson Park during the morning rush left one car dangling on the overhead tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Fist Street
Indiana Avenue
Jackson Park
Reward Ad Nets Burglary Suspects in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh AP report: Eugene Connelly offered 1000 dollars for information leading to arrests for burglaries at his suburban home during a Spain trip last October. Police seized 12000 dollars in jewelry and clothing, arresting Gilbert Gaughlar 40, his son James 21, and Barbara Enose 25, who were charged with burglary and receiving stolen goods. Most items were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Eugene Connelly
Connelly
Spain
Gilbert Gauglar
James
Barbara Enseoe
Pearl Harbor 25th anniversary recalls the attack
A Pearl Harbor remembrances piece details the 1941 surprise attack, the burning Arizona and other battleships, the 2,409 sailors who died, and survivors led by Gene Lindsey to Hawaii for the 25th anniversary. It notes the lasting impact, the memorial, and witnesses recalling the moment and planes above Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Eil
U.S. Navy
Gene Lindsey
Jefferson City
Hawaii
Lindsey
Chew
Battleship Row
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orm
expoliCy Eet
ATE Sman
Africa
Abbey
Milton E. Lopus
McKean
Lopus
Potter
McKean County
Commissioners
Sandy
Santa
Randy Dieter
Mansfield News Journal
Mansfield
Ohio
LBJ
Son
Ford Island
Korea
Mili
California
Maryland
Nevada
Oklahoma
Penn
Sylvania
Utah
Tennessee
West Virginia
Honolulu
Martin Vitousek
The
University of Hawaii
Walanae Mountain Range
Vitousek
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!