Firestone Home Shootout Ends Kidnap Plot in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police shot and killed two men during a dramatic attempt to kidnap Leon ard K Firestone, son of Harvey Firestone, at his Alpine Drive residence. Investigators say three firearms were found, and the case ties to a prior burglary tip targeting the industrialist. Police Chief John Hawkins said investigators moved in after a weeks long warning from the tipster.
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Cal Bailey
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Los Angeles
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Rubber Empire
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Hawkins
Alpine Drive
Arrell, Pi aa Thye B old retired stealworker obituary
Pi aa Thye B Arrell, a retired steelworker, died at Mercer County Beach alt Staley Zhrowkl. The report notes a sad passing with unclear early details but confirms the death and identifies Arrell as a long-time local worker. Further specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
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Staley
Officer Finds Ear At Crash Seeks Reattachment
A 7 year old Lawrence Park woman suffered injuries in a crash on Bobange Way when a car driven by Robert Perry 24 crossed into a parked vehicle. Perry passenger Michael Dockery 21 and the woman were hospitalized at St Vincent's with facial and head injuries. An officer found a severed ear at the scene and handed it to a firefighter as rescue crews prepared to aid the victims.
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Bobange
Robert Perry
Erle
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Michael Dockery
St. Vincent's Hospital
Edward Jurkiewicz
Ewlex
Ike
Trim County Budget Critics Call Tax Increase Unnecessary
County Commissioner Fred Clapper argues budgets can be trimmed and tax increases avoided as 1965 ends with a 145000 cash balance. He cites overambitious spending and predicts steady tax lines with realistic budgeting while noting 1966 property tax collection assumptions may be optimistic and fat in the budget includes 50000 for road improvements and 445000 for data processing.
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Byron Clapper
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The
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Journal
Pa. Murder Trial Sees Guilty Plea From Youth
A year old youth in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and murder in a capital case. The defense and prosecution clashed over warnings of rights as the witness testimony emerged, with deliberations paused while attorneys conferred amid recent court rulings.
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William Glover
Donald Jamieson
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Justifiable Homicide Report From Ohio Shooting
A North Side man, Arthur Huff, was shot in the chest during a scuffle near Huff’s apartment. The incident occurred when authorities say the death resulted from a justified homicide after a confrontation with Davidale Wednesting.
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North Side
Arthur Huff
Davi
Huff
LBJ Says Transit Settlement Too Far
Mayor John V. Lindsay criticizes the Johnson backed transit settlement as excessive under wage price guidelines. Government economists pegged the cost at 52 to 70 million over two years, while critics debate public interest and inflation risks amid a reopened city after a costly transit strike. The toll is estimated between 300 and 500 million dollars, with further legal actions and arrests noted.
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John V. Lindsay
Washington
Layer Leesman
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Johnson
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Fersike
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Five Children Die In Fire In New Castle Pa
Five children of Norman and Elsie May perished in a New Castle residence fire. One child burned, others suffocated. mother locked out as fire started in the living room. Victims were Norman 8 Debbie 7 Darrell 4 Timothy 15. Neighbors recall a child calling for help.
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New’ Castle
Norman Mayone
Lawrence Counte
John A. Meehan
Elsie
Babcock Wilcox Co
Beaver Falls
Methan
Norman
Debbie
Timothy
Ie Toraner
Major Aa
Police mull next move in illicit rifle case
Police investigate an 18 year old Corry youth who allegedly obtained a rifle under false pretenses. Three principals, John Freebourn, Raymond Courtney, and Francis Dyer, reported the affair after Freebourn said Courtney kept the weapon. Chelootz claimed Freebourn authorized him to use it. Dyer bought the rifle from Chelootz for 42 dollars along with a clock radio and a model car. Police tie Chelootz to a Phoenix phone report and a possible Arizona job, with officers awaiting further details.
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John Freebourn
South Center Street
Raymond Courtney
West Church Street
Francis Dyer
Fran
East Main Fee
Poice
Freebourn
Courtney
David Chelootz
Chelootz
Oyer
Dyer
Arizona
Phoenix
Arit
Frank Carnegie
A. Peiffer
Johnson Sees Small Gripes Over Restoring Tax Cuts
President Johnson says there is minimal opposition to restoring excise tax cuts on cars and phone bills to fund military costs from Viet Nam. He notes most lawmakers prefer revenues from these cuts to new taxes and expects hearings on the package led by Secretary Fowler with an estimated 4.8 billion dollars in new revenue for the coming fiscal year.
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White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
House
Union City project first for new Erie agency
The Erie County Redevelopment Authority approved a $1.2 million Union City rehabilitation plan to be funded by a Housing and Home Finance Administration grant. The area, containing 320 homes and 16 nonresidential buildings, faces clearance of 40 to 60 percent of structures, utility relocations, street widening, and possible new street openings.
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Erie County Redevelopment Authority
Erie
County Planning Commission
Union| City
Erie-Lackawan
O'Dell
Union
Housing and Home Finance Adminis
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Pittsburgh
Uthority
Louis J. Rzymek
William C. Hill Jr
Millcreek
George S. Pulakos
U S To Help County Find Undeclared Investors
County tax official Clark Lord of Corry campaigns for federal aid to locate undeclared investors in Erie County. The State Justice Department says the Internal Revenue Service will share investor lists, potentially adding 200000 to 300000 dollars annually in undeclared investments. The county board seeks cooperation to improve property tax collection.
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Viet Cong Attacking Bases near Quang Ngai
Viet Cong activity continued on a reduced scale in South Viet Nam as government militiamen repel an assault near Quang Ngai killing 40 Communists. Two US Marines were wounded when a Skyraider crash occurred west of Qui Nhon on the central coast amid ongoing clashes and misfortunes for American forces.
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South Viet Nam
Quangigai
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Oui Nhon
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