FBI Eyes Hoffa Dig Site At Newark Bay Dump
FBI agents stake out Moscato's Dump near Newark Bay awaiting Justice Department orders to excavate in the Hoffa disappearance case. A new informant isolated a possible burial area at the 47 acre landfill as Detroit grand jury proceedings continue and three New Jersey Teamsters named as suspects remain under scrutiny.
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Jersey City
N.J
UPI
FBI
James R. Hoffa
Washington
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Federal Organized Crime Task Force
Moscato
Newark Bay
Hudson River
New York City
Justice Department
Hoffa
New Jersey
Michigan
Stephen Andretta
Little Ferry
Grand Jury
Organized Crime Task Force
Newark
Trenton State
Double crimes rock city stations and Knight slaying case
At an E Z Go station in Chicago attendants were bound and robbed as customers helped themselves to gas and cigarettes over two hours. In Philadelphia, John S Knight 3rd was slain. suspect Melendez was found shot dead and a second suspect Malono surrendered, with a third at large.
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Chicago
UPS
Michael Fry
Kenneth Harris
David Olsen
Olsen
Fry
Harris
Philadelphia
UPI
John S. Knight
Issiah ‘Felix’ Melendez
Pinehill
N.J
Melendez
Steven Malono
Knight
Salvadore Soll
Philadelphia Daily News
Rittenhouse Square
Stanley Anderson
Camden County
Edward Bandock
Suspect Linked To Slay Victim Near Prospect Farm
Florence County authorities identified Diane Neely as the wife of Walter Neely among eight victims found near a farm community. Walter Neely Donald Gaskins and James Judy face murder charges as officers search swampy areas and pine thickets where bodies were discovered. The case involves decomposed remains and a sequence of killings with no motive disclosed.
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James K. Judy
Barnes
Diane Neely
Neely
Speidel Grants $12,000 for UNR Journalism VDT
The Speidel Newspapers Charitable Foundation awarded $12,000 to the University of Nevada Board of Regents for a video display terminal and electronic writer device. Ronald H. Einstoss presented the grant to campus president Max Milan and Theodore Conover as the journalism foundation funds civic projects.
Audie Murphy's Kin Win $2.5 Million Crash Verdict
A California jury awarded Audie Murphy’s widow Pamela and two sons Terry and James 2.5 million dollars in a wrongful death action against aircraft owners linked to Murphy's 1971 death. The Denver jury verdict came after a Claremont California notice of action.
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Claremont
Calif
UPI
Audie Murphy
Murphy
Henry Santo
Denver
Colo
Pamela
Terry
James
San Francisco tenement fire claims twelve lives
A five story Mission District apartment fire about 4 am killed 12, injured many, many of them firemen, in a suspected arson case. Witnesses said the blaze exploded through the building as residents fled, with 120 asleep inside and ladders used for rescue. Coroner reported 11 victims badly burned. identification was nearly impossible.
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San Francisco
UPI
Mission District
Keith Calden
Hhe
Fire Department
Ernest Capper
Gregory Nagle
Christmas Shopping Bonanza at Home Interiors Spree
Don Carter leads 320 Home Interiors employees in a one hour shopping spree at two Dallas Safeway stores with each person filling a cart up to the limit. No fresh meat, frozen turkey given at checkout, estimated bill around 70 thousand dollars. The event aims to boost morale amid tough times and features shop staff assisting with the huge checkout task.
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Dallas
UPS
Don Carter
Carter
Ira Riker
Ford repeal ends fair trade laws lowering prices nationwide
President Ford signs a bill repealing state fair trade laws, claiming it will restore competition and let retailers set prices freely. Officials say the change will cut consumer costs, with about 2 billion dollars annually now freed for price competition across all 50 states.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Supreme Court
Congress
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