Poison Plot Involving Mrs Hoffinger Testimony
Mrs Vanda Hoffinger testified before the Grand Jury in San Francisco about a nephew allegedly plotting to harm aides. Police seek William Cootes on a carbon tetrachloride poisoning warrant and for grand theft after money and jewelry vanished from Unger’s safe deposit box.
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Vanda Hoffinger
Grand Jury
San Francisco
Manley Piotner
William Cootes
Cootes
Unger
Eb Tihedan
Autumn Drought Grips Nation Across Regions
The AP reports widespread drought turning hundreds of communities into emergency areas. Water shortages hit wells and streams as federal aid becomes available, threatening farmers with multimillion-dollar winter wheat losses and turning forests into fire hazards, notably in Colorado where the winter-wheat crop is near destruction.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
California
Colorado
Socialites Convicted Of Liquor For Minors Party
Four Darien socialites and a bartender at a debutante party were convicted of serving liquor to minors in Stamford Connecticut. Several others pleaded innocent and were ordered to appear in court on November 17. Sentences included fines from 150 to 500 dollars.
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Stamford, Conn
Darien
Dudley P. Felt
Marguerite
Hughes
Henry K. Clem
Norwalk
Clem
Toscano
Wee See Zoomale Diener
Nancy Hitchings
Smith
Chou Enlai Proposes All-Nation Nuclear Summit
London AP report says Premier Chou Enlai sent Harold Wilson a message proposing a summit on nuclear disarmament. Wilson states Britain will consult with Allied nations before replying to the Chinese proposal.
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London
Harold Wilson
Chou Enlai
Red
China
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor
Teachers Boycott Schools Strikers Demand Pay Increases
In Louisville AP report teachers protest for higher pay and improvements, acting individually not as a union. A court order halts picketing as the Board of Education enforces duty. The boycott mirrors last week with 100-200 teachers out, linked to a failed school tax referendum.
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Louisville
Board of Education
Wit Hall
Robert Sanders
Oklahoma
Georgia
Cascella
Belleville
N.J
Associatin
LEA
Mudslides Hit California Areas
Rainy conditions in Southern California trigger mudslides in Burbank Verdugo Hills destroying the Miller home and damaging eight other properties. Fireman rescued a husband swept from his car as a daughter escaped to safety. Santa Barbara and inland areas report further slides as forecasts call for afternoon showers.
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Los Angeles
California
Alshee Miler
William
Frank Sinatra
Meredith
Miller
Verdugo Hills
Burbank
Santa Barbara
President Seeks Savings In U.S. Military Budget
President Johnson reviews U S military commitments for possible savings to fund other programs. Secretary McNamara and Secretary Rusk meet at the ranch for a high level conference to trim the budget target toward under 100 billion. Aides say Johnson aims to keep the final budget around 97.2 billion while considering 103 to 105 billion as a possibility.
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U.S
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
U. S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
McNamara
Morals Cited as Baptists Tack Complacency at State Convention
Dr. W. Perry Crouch urged Tar Heel Baptists to abandon complacency and press for stronger fellowship and action against national moral decline. He cited failures to curb home breakups and rising alcoholism, warning five key evils of ignorance disease low vention and urging immediate church reform and brighter moral leadership.
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W. Perry Crouch
Tar Heel
Crouch
Woman Relates Common Law Husband Killed Seeley In Gastonia
Charlotte woman Laurenia Griffey Lester tells Gaston County police that she and Thomas Whitworth buried Bailey after a prolonged argument and fist fight. Bailey was killed with a butcher knife in Charlotte, his body later buried in a wooded area near Power Co River Bend. Whitworth, a 34 year old welder, is jailed in Charlotte. Lester to be moved there for questioning. The case involved prior trouble with Elmo Lester of Kentucky and five children.
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Gastonia
N.C
H. J. Autin
Gaston County
Whitworth
Charlotte
Lester
Autin
Bailey
Mai
Ae Pane
Power Co
Bendeeaoe
Ges
Kentucky
Lee Testifies on 18 Suspects in Hit Run Case
CELINA Tenn AP Lee Relates investigation of 18 suspects over 18 years in the hit run death of his father Newt Lee. Grover Jones is indicted in connection with the New Year's Eve 1944 death. Jones, a 55 year old Indianapolis grocer, faces second degree murder charges. Lee testified Jones grew angry when confronted and later he brought the case to a grand jury.
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Celina, Tenn
Welby Lee
Grover Jones
Tompkinsville
Jones
Indianapolis
Lee
Newt
Newt Lee
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William Miller
Losngeles
Mere
Congress
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