FBI tops on the trail of Sinatra kidnapers
The article describes FBI activity and Los Angeles police reactions after the Sinatra Jr kidnapping ransom. FBI agents were seen in the San Fernando Valley area, checking houses and stopping cars, amid tensions with LAPD Chief Parker who urged cooperation but accepted FBI autonomy. The piece notes Parker’s frustration at being kept out of developments even as Sinatra Jr. was returned after a $240,000 ransom.
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Frank Sinatra Jr
FBI
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West Valley Division
Los Angeles
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Johnson named honorary chairman of Red Cross
President Johnson will serve as honorary chairman of the National Red Cross, continuing a WWI era tradition started by Woodrow Wilson in 1918. The White House announced Johnson's acceptance yesterday.
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Washington
Johnson
National Red Cross
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White House
Corry Chamber Faces Year End Deficit With Dues Drive
The Corry Chamber of Commerce reports a 1963 year end balance of 19.06 dollars, the lowest in its history, as membership renewals push a 200 member goal. Chairman Ace Bracken leads a drive that has yielded 13 new accounts and 4 total acknowledged, with $2,329 raised so far.
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Corry
Hostages in Bolivian Mine Dispute Seize Four Americans
In Catavi Bolivia Catholic officials seek release of hostages held by tin miners. Government troops stand firm amid a standoff with ties to jailed union leaders Irineo Pimentel and Federico Escobar. Monsignor Andrew Kennedy travels toward Catavi to mediate as authorities report 19 hostages total including Bolivian workers and two officials.
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Victor Paz Estensibro
Andrew Kennedy
St. Louis
Cuttolic Vlcar
la Paz
Catavi
Magr. Kennedy
Miners’ Union
Irineo Pimentel
Federico Escobar
Defense Ministry
Paz Estenagoro
Catayi
Comibol
Man Takes Own Life Near Findley Lake
A 21 year old Schenectady resident Jesse C. Bowers killed himself near Findley Lake early Tuesday by attaching a hose from his truck exhaust into the cab. Deputy coroner Ralph Wallace said the body was found about 9 am by John Gibbons of Findley Lake. Notes in the truck cited an unhappy love affair and a line saying I had no reason for stopping here just picked this spot. Final rites were planned in Hyattsville Maryland.
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N. Y
Findley Lake
Chautauqua County
Ralph Wallace
Westfield
Jesse C. Bowers
Wallace
Bowers
John Gibbons
Gibbons
Red Police
Hyattsville, Md
Kennedy Book With Millions in Orders Promises Revealing History
The Torch Is Passed, a lavish illustrated book on the Kennedy assassination, is announced by The Associated Press. Sixty AP member papers participate with a potential press run near one million. The 35,000 word text is by four AP writers, with new material and rare scenes from the White House to Arlington. The hard cover will feature over 100 pictures and deliver early January. Readers are urged to pre order via a journal coupon.
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Judes
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Texas
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Tomi Journal
Earth Slides Swallow Four Brothers in Quebec Disaster
A second earth movement in St. Tourelle Creek Valley near Ile St. Poachim de Tourel, Gaspe Peninsula, buried seven houses and swallowed four brothers in a truck. Quebec police evacuated ten more homes as mud and water from the St. Lawrence River engulfed structures, with fishermen rescuing at least six occupants from swept houses. Authorities feared additional fatalities amid near zero temperatures and reports of sinister noises prior to the slides.
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Be“Noit
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Snow General In Penn A Traffic Slow Snow General In Penn A
The first statewide snow storm of the season swept Pennsylvania on Thursday causing hazardous driving, delayed public transport and school closures. Western areas reports 2 to 6 inches of wet snow, Philadelphia about 2 inches turning to slush. turnpike speed cut to 34 mph. Major railroads saw slight delays and extra passengers, while central Pennsylvania faced 2 inches of snow turning to sleet and rain. Pittsburgh likely to enact a 10 percent occupation tax next year to help balance the 1964 budget. city council approved move in committee.
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Congressmen Beef Over Gov't Plan To Slash 75,000 Jobs
Washington lawmakers protested a Defense Department plan to cut or close 25 to 27 bases across about 16 states, with early word predicting up to 75,000 jobs lost. Officials indicated the closures may be phased in over three years and would not include naval shipyards in Boston Philadelphia or San Francisco.
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Wintry Blast Heads East Across Northern States
A vast snow storm spread white across the Rockies to the Northeast with subzero cold in the Midwest. No immediate break in weather in the North Central region as blizzard conditions loom in the Dakotas Minnesota and eastern Montana. Heavy snow and hazardous driving warnings affect northeastern New York Massachusetts Rhode Island and northern New England with up to a half foot. The storm, developing in the southern Rockies, has caused traffic deaths in Oklahoma Illinois and Town with multiple fatalities cited.
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Youth Choirs Plan Downtown Carol Sings
The Area Council of Churches seeks more youth choirs for nightly carol singing in downtown. Four choirs are scheduled in front of the Sears building from 7:30 to 8:00 pm during the Christmas shopping period, with dates set for First Methodist Junior Choir, First Methodist Junior High Choir, Columbus Community Church Junior Choir, and Assembly of God Youth Group Choir. Additional groups from Emmanuel Pigeonhole Church, First Presbyterian, and Evangelical United Brethren show interest.
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War Criminal Kawakita Leaves Prison for Japan
Tomaya Kawakita known as The Meatball, a WWII prisoner convicted of treasonous brutality, was released after 16 years in prison. President Kennedy granted leniency conditioned on exile. Kawakita, a former U.S. and Japanese citizen, traveled to Japan with consular help from Seattle.
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Kennedy
Kawaikita
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McNeil Island
Seattle - Tacoma
Philadelphia mayor vows appeal to save Navy shipyard
Philadelphia Mayor James Tate says he will appeal to President Johnson to rescind the Defense Department order to close the Philadelphia Navy Shipyard with 3100 civilian jobs at stake. Senator Scott Reynolds—no, Rep. Scott, and local leaders say not to close. they cite WWII work and ongoing defense needs.
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James H. J. Tate
Johnson
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Philadelphia
Keeton Arnett
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India and Pakistan exchange fire at two border points
At the Assan Baxi sector along the Pakistan border Indian and Pakistani forces fired at two points this week. One Indian border policeman was wounded as Parliament was briefed on the incident with the latest security update.
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Rzymek and Hill Push Short Courthouse Hours Plan
Erie County commissioners elect plan to curb long courthouse hours by cutting lunch to one hour and raising the work week to 95 hours. Officials clash with staff and department heads over enforcement while some officeholders question authority and legality of the push.
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Jenberg
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Moat
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