Boston Strangler Suspect Albert DeSalvo Escapes
Two brothers Richard and Joseph DeSalvo were arrested as accessories in Albert DeSalvo escape from Bridgewater State Hospital. Police, FBI and Canadian authorities hunted DeSalvo who may be armed and hitchhiking toward Williamsburg Ontario.
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Boston
Albert DeSalvo
Richard DeSalvo
Joseph
Massachusetts
Albert
Richard
Chelsea
Everett
Williamsburg
Ontario
DeSalvo
Bridgewater
Cornwall
Conn
FBI
Bridgewater State Hospital
North Carolina Sees Record Low Temperatures
A frigid North Carolina spell produced record low temperatures for the date. Charlotte hit 7 degrees while Wilmington rose to 18 and Raleigh Durham to 9 amid snow in the mountains. Snow flurries appeared near Asheville with 3 inches in Canton as winds gusted to 30 mph.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Raleigh
Durham
Wilmington
Raleigh-Durham
US Weather Bureau
Asheville
Canton
Ashe
Congress Shows Narrow Lead But Faces Strong Opposition
With 411 of 520 House races reported, Congress held 224 seats while Swatantra had 37 and Jan Sangh 30. Independents and others held a few seats as Indira Gandhi defended democracy amid reversals. State results show Congress short of majorities in seven of 17 states and only Kerala as a previous loss aside from Communist strength.
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New Delhi
India
Congress Party
Indira Gandhi
Congress
Swatantra
Deputy’s Son Charged in High School Senior Rape Murder
William Billy Early, son of a Onslow County deputy, is charged with rape and murder in the death of Jacqueline Marie Ellzey 17. Ellzey, a high school senior and dramatics club president, was found beaten and stabbed near the woods after a club meeting. Autopsy notes rape. coroner described extensive injuries. Early’s father found the body after a pocketbook was located on the roadside.
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Jacksonville
N. C
William Billy Early
Jacqueline Marie Ellzey
Woods
Dramatics Club
Onslow County
U S Infantry Thwarts Viet Cong Push In War Zone C
U S infantrymen flushed a Viet Cong company in War Zone C in the first sizable contact since Operation Junction City began. About 115 enemy troops fled into jungle as a U S battalion from the 1st Infantry Division struck. U S casualties were light. enemy losses unknown.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
U.S
Junction City
Garrison declares JFK case solved though arrests loom
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison says the JFK murder inquiry is solved with key figures identified and the cities involved, though arrests and convictions may be months or even 30 years away. He cites Ferrie's death as unclear evidence and maintains investigators have solid proof.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
David W. Ferrie
Nicholas Chetta
Ferrie
North Carolina lawmakers weigh end of capital punishment
In Raleigh, Rep. William R. Britt says state sentiment toward abolishing the death penalty is shifting. The House Judiciary II chair backs public hearings as bills proposing to curb or end capital punishment move to House Judiciary I for consideration.
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Raleigh
Canada
Michael Putzel
Associated Press
House
William R. Britt
D-Johnston
House Judiciary II
Britt
E. M. McKnight
Ervin
House Judiciary I
Thomas D. Bunn
A. A. McMillan
D-Wake
What It Means To Be An American In Fifth Grade
A fifth grade class at Hasty School has spent a month exploring the question of what it means to be American. The Sunday Enterprise presents the students’ thoughtful answers.
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Hasty School
Sunday Enterprise
China Rebels Seize Seed Stocks in Kweichow Uprising
In Kweichow Province peasants backed by Maoist rebels swept into cities and seized seed stock, selling it and sharing profits. Authorities warned against reactionaries and ordered peasants back to farms as production risks grew. Reports also mention a possible Sinkiang nuclear base seizure influencing purges.
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Tokyo
China
Kweichow
Mao Tsetung
Tanjug
Peking
Provincial Revolutionary Committee
Hong Kong
Sinkiang
Wang En-mao
Mao
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