Extortion charges dropped in Reno case involving bag left for ransom
Oregon man Antone Souza, 50, from Halfway, was freed after extortion charges were dismissed in Nevada. A bag containing a grilled cheese sandwich and three candy bars was left at a Reno site instead of $50,000 in an extortion plot tied to threats against Harrah’s Club and its antique auto collection.
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Stafford Named Youngest U S General at 42
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, veteran of Gemini 6 Gemini 7 and Apollo 10, was promoted to brigadier general after Senate confirmation in March. He serves as deputy director of flight crew operations at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The notice notes his rapid rise and current post. Separately, an estate in New Britain Conn. lists Hortensen Leiselle Loiselle as deceased, valued at about 3.2 million with ITT and Stanley Works holdings, to be split between her nephew and his two sons.
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Senate
Manned Spacecraft Center
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Conn
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Leiselle
International Telephone and Telegraph
Connecticut General Insurance
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Stanley Works
Treasury
Miss Leiselle
Emma B.loiselle
Hartford Mire Insurance Co
ITT
Miss Loiselle
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IRA Provisional truce talks reportedly considered by Heath
British Prime Minister Edward Heath said he was approached by various individuals claiming the Provisional IRA might seek a truce in Northern Ireland. A Provisional statement denied any cease-fire offer and urged avoidance of British military targets. Clady violence wounded a man, while Belfast and Lurgan suffered bomb damage as the campaign neared its third year with 645 deaths reported.
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Northern Ireland
Edward Heath
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Lurgan
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Dublin
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Last medical check up for Apollo 17 crew before launch
At Cape Kennedy three moon pilots Eugené Cernan Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt underwent a final medical examination at 8 30 am EST under the care of Drs Lapinta Ruechon to confirm health and gather data for post flight comparison They have lived in quarantine two weeks and followed a high potassium diet to reduce heart risk as weather forecasters predicted favorable conditions for the 9 53 am EST launch while a labor dispute loomed as a potential obstacle and Kennedy Space Center director Debus advised workers how to avoid picket lines.
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Kenney Space Center
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Paul Ruechon
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Ronald E. Evans
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Kurt H. Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Federal pay raises face delay urged by Mahon
Washington columnist reports Chairman Mahon of the Appropriations Committee criticized planned civilian and military pay boosts as inflationary and urged President Nixon to delay a 3.1 percent across the board plus raises for cabinet members and Congress. He said delaying may curb inflation and warned of a potential $32 billion federal deficit despite Nixon’s economy drive.
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UPI
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Wause Appropriations Committee
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Mahon
Feeling for cancer patients cooperative rumor board
George St Daniels, an 83 year old retiree, announced a $1000 donation to Oakland hospitals to establish a cooperative rumor board. He said his wife and other family members suffered without sympathy. He later disclosed he has cancer himself. His wife Pantel died after a 15 year battle with cancer.
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