London’s Slayer Charged with Police Murders
John Edward Witney of Fernead Road London, 36, charged with the murder of three un armed detectives on a West London street last Friday. The case follows an extensive citywide manhunt and prompts renewed calls for weapon carry or death penalty debates.
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London
UPI
John Edward Witney
Fernead Road
West London Court
West London
Witney
Geoffrey Fox
Christopher Head
David Wombwell
Warwood Scrubs
Thant Proposes 1967 UN Budget At $128.2 Million
U Thant submitted an estimated 1967 United Nations operating budget totaling more than $128.2 million, up $6.6 million from 1966. An advisory committee suggested cutting $1.7 million, reducing expenditures to about $126.4 million. The plans will be debated in the General Assembly’s administrative and budgetary committee as the 21st session opens September 20.
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United Nations
UPI
U Thant
U.n.’S Advisory Committee
General Assembly
Green Beret B Gong Shunned by Springfield Bar
Springfield police closed a tavern and arrested the bartender on civil rights charges after a Green Beret veteran and 20 fellow Fort Bragg soldiers were allegedly refused service near the Illinois State Fair. Lt. Col. Baldwin and M/Sgt. Jones declined to discuss the incident, citing possible career consequences.
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Springfield, Jr
UPI
Viet Nam
Springfield
Lester W. Jones
Washington, D. C
Korea
State Fairgrounds
Fort) Bragg
Baldwin
Eric Schmidt
Jones
Green Berets
William H. Morris
Big cross battle in Oregon
Trial opened in Eugene over removing a 51 foot lighted cross on Skinner Butte. Ten citizens led by Carl Nelson sue to bar the cross tied to eight tons of concrete and wired into the Eugene Water and Electric Board. Defendants include Mayor Edwin Cone and city officials.
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Eugene, Ore
Skinner Butte
Eugene
Carl Nelson
Eugene Water and Electric Board
Herman Hendershott
Citizens For Religious Liberty and Civil Authority
Edwin Cone
Eugene Sand and Gravel
Hamilton Electric
J. E. Oldham & Son, Inc
Harriman's Journey Is Hopeful Despite Cambodia Tension
The State Department said it hopes roving ambassador W Averell Harriman will visit Cambodia in September. No official word on cancellation. Sihanouk reportedly sending a message. U.S. denies bombing Cambodian territory and cites South Viet Nam locations for attacked villages.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
W. Averill Harriman
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Harriman
Department
U.S
South Viet Nam
Lightning Kills Five Swiss Climbers in Alps
Lightning struck across three Alpine points killing five French climbers near Pralognan and injuring others. An Austrian and a Czech-born alpinist died in separate incidents while Switzerland reported additional fatalities bringing July end tolls to 33. A trainee guide and youths were among the victims.
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Chamonix
France
UPI
French
Swiss Alps
Dent du Geant
Giant’s Tooth
French Alps
Switzerland
Allalin Horn
Black Hollow Ridge
Heni Windelschmitt
Hearings Set on Viet Nam News Coverage by Senate Panel
Senator Fulbright announced Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Viet Nam news coverage. Leonard H. Marks of the USIA will testify as chief witness, prompted by a Washington Post article alleging USIA sponsorship of foreign newsmen visits to Viet Nam.
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UPS
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Leonard H. Marks
U.S. Information Agency
Washington Post
USIA
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