28 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1966
Page
1
A six story New York factory building in lower Manhattan collapsed after a loud blast of noise. Twelve Puerto Rican seamstresses on the third floor were injured as plastic and machinery piled up, two workers were trapped for over an hour, and rescuers evacuated others as crews halted further searches to avoid new collapse.
MOSCOW UP I The Soviet Novosti agency said American Matt Mott swallowed pills from a parcel sent by the U.S. embassy before slashing his throat on a Russian prison train. Novosti cited a note that the pills’ effect was not yet known and said Mott carried drugs and blades with his belongings. The United States rejected Soviet charges and urged evidence-based action while awaiting a Soviet report on the death. Mott’s body was prepared for return to the United States, with plans to fly from Moscow to London then New York and finally Sheffield, Massachusetts.
United Press International reports Negroes in Bogalusa Louisiana plan a march marking the first anniversary of a violence marred civil rights campaign. James Farmer, retiring director of the Congress of Racial Equality, was to lead and speak at a rally before heading to New Orleans to back a Negro candidate for the Louisiana legislature.
Los Angeles reports actress Hedy Lamarr, a Viennese-born star, charged with stealing 86 dollars worth of merchandise from a department store while in possession of cash. She posted bail and faced Municipal Court, claiming the incident a sudden mistake and saying she bought a pair of shoes.
Jackie Kennedy, wife of the late President, planned to arrive in Rome for a private weekend visit hosted by Antonio Guarrigues y Diaz Canabate, Spain's ambassador to the Holy See, and to meet friends including designer Princess Irene Gulit zine. She has been vacationing in Switzerland with John and Caroline Kennedy and was to see several Rome associates during the stay.
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