Rights Worker Slain in Alabama Town
Younge, a forestry service employee from Atlanta, was shot near a gas station in a town with a Black majority. Police say a decaliber bullet struck him in the temple and a golf club was found in his hands. A preliminary hearing for the suspect was set in Grest, with kept custody in the Macon County Jail. A memorial service was held at Tuskegee Institute. Police intercepted a bus leaving the terminal after the shooting and questioned passengers in Atlanta.
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Younge
Temple District
Atty
Tom Young
Younge Sr
U. S. Forestry Service
Atlanta
Ing
Tuskegee Institute
Keever
U.S. Peace Push Demands Vietnam Accord Terms
The U.S. faces a demand to stop aggression and accept North Viet Nam’s four conditions, including withdrawal of all U.S. forces. While signaling peace, Washington reportedly readies to increase South Vietnam forces. Johnson seeks talks with Hanoi as peace emissaries roam Africa and the Middle East to build support and pressure for negotiations.
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North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U. S
South Viet Nam
Goldberg
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Hanoi
Harold Wilson
London
Alexei Kosygin
Southeast Asia
Johnson
NY Strike Continues as Commuters Fill Stations
On Monday the strike persists with about 2000 commuters jammed at Penn Station awaiting Long Island trains while Grand Central housed thousands of tired riders. Police report longer trips to suburbs and heavy traffic across bridges and tunnels, with hotels near capacity as stranded workers cope.
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Pennsylvania Station
Long Island
Grand Central Station
Manhattan
Uptown
Crosstown
Burglary Thwarted At Ronzone’s Department Store
John Wesley Barger and an accomplice were captured after allegedly trying to cut through the roof of Ronzone’s department store at 418 Fremont St. Officers heard a report of scraping noises at 9 p.m. and found John M. Davis, 33, on the roof. Barger was arrested at his home, 1905 Las Verdes Dr.
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Ronzone’s
Fremont St
John M. Davis
Yale St
Barger
Las Verdes Dr
U S Troops Report Fatal Friendly Fire Incident
U S forces in Vietnam suffer casualties from a misdirected artillery barrage during an early Mekong Delta sweep. Saigon HQ notes attackers wore standard uniforms and that the incident arose from coordination failures between paratroopers and artillery.
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U.S
Saigon
Mekong
Reagan enters California governor race with creative society pledge
Ronald Reagan formally declares candidacy for governor of California after a televised 4 minute show. He argues for a creative society driven by free enterprise, urges use of top minds from business labor finance and universities, and opposes heavy bureaucracy while calling for civil rights progress through goodwill and voluntary action.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
One Steel Company Backs Down to LBJ
Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp Pueblo, a small steel producer, postponed a planned price hike amid White House pressure. The move follows Bethlehem and Inland Steel raising prices, with U S Steel remaining the key player in the administration push to curb inflationary increases. CF&I said the reversal was for board review while noting its original rise was based on operating factors.
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Bethlehem
Inland Steel
U.S. Steel Corp
White House
Bill Movers
Cabbies Fall In Legal tangle with sheriffs and union officials
Mirin 51 a one man cab operator jailed after allegedly blocking a tax line and disobeying a deputy. Ford 45 arrested for shouting lets get them after being ordered to alternate cabs. Grace 29 picketer jailed for threatening a deputy with his sign. Thomas Teamsters official pleads innocent to disorderly conduct and awaits trial with $150 bail set. Irvine 50 charged with defrauding a non union driver after refusing to pay fare. Police hunt for a green paint vandal targeting a Yellow Cab.
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Mirin
Walter Butt
Gubser
Fortice Gus Ford
Vegas Valley
Ford 10
Ace
Joe Duane Grace
Teamster
Richard Thomas
Teamsters Local 831
Las Vegas
Thomas
Francis D
Horsey
John Raymond Irvine
Second
Fremont
Irvine
FBI Nabs One of Its Most Wanted in Auburn
Lawrence J Higgins age 52, listed among the FBI's 10 most wanted, was identified in Auburn California as the person in custody on a drunken driving charge after local police arrested him Monday. The FBI confirmed the arrest following a routine records check.
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Auburn
Calif
Lawrence J Higgins
FBI
Higgins
Fire at Feyzin refinery kills and injures many in France
A cluster of liquefied butane tanks at Feyzin refinery near Lyon erupted in flames and exploded, killing a fire captain and injuring scores of workers and firemen. Crews battled two blazes as windows shattered in Feyzin village and damage reached up to 2 million dollars.
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Lyon
France
UPI
Feyzin
Here
Rhodiaceta
Silverthorne Faces 27 Counts in Bank Collapse Case
Jury selection completed for banker Don C. Silverthorne and associate William S. Bennett. They face 27 counts tied to the collapse of the defunct San Francisco Bank. Alleged charges include conspiracy misapplying funds false entries and bank larceny. Conspiracy carries a $400,000 kickback claim tied to Bennett, a real estate promoter, from $700,000 in loan fees. Twelve counts were dismissed for duplication.
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San Francisco
UPS
Don C. Silverthorne
William S. Bennett
Silverthorne
Bennett
Floods Prompt National Guard Aid in California
In FUREKA California and nearby areas National Guardsmen were mobilized to assist evacuations as heavy rains caused rivers to overflow. Over 1,000 residents fled homes during a ninth day of rainfall in the region where 43 people died and damage nears 300 million dollars. Weather forecasters warned of heavier rains but officials voiced cautious hope no large disaster loomed.
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Fureka
Calif
UPC
California
Oregon
William Denney
Grand Jury Probes Fire Contaminated Foods and Immunity
Grand jurors hear testimony from a local food concern employee and Dr Otto Ravenholt as they probe fire contaminated foods linked to a Sept. 16 blaze. Dist Atty Ted Marshall promised immunity to a reluctant witness while Burton Corwin and Jack Crise faced questioning before deliberations on possible indictments.
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Atty Ted Marshall
Otto Ravenholt
Food and Drug
Burton Corwin
Jack Crise
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Editorial Team
The Las Vegas Sun announces its staff and masthead details with names and titles including Ruthe Deskin as assistant to the publisher Bryn Armstrong executive Vince Anselmo managing editor FitzGerald city editor Gerry Appleby women's editor Jack Davenport advertising director William Sherwood circulation manager Burt Bay classified director Haney Womack national retail advertising manager H M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president Ruthe Deskin secretary Barbara Greenspun treasurer.
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Ray Germain
Barbara Green
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National Briefs Highlight Court Rulings and Biographical Work
Phoenix newspapers won a state supreme court fight over contempt after printing murder case stories. A former Lebanon physician sues for impartial krebiozen testing and end to interstate drug shipments ban. Negro voter registration protests in Bessemer fizzled due to low turnout. John Bartlow Martin to write definitive Adlai Stevenson biography with access to private papers.
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De Gaulle Considers Super Ministry in New Cabinet
Paris sources say President Charles de Gaulle may create a super ministry as part of his new cabinet. The post could be offered to former prime minister Michael Debre, who led government from 1959 to 1962.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Michael Debre
de Gaulle
Police Reinforcements Patrolled Dunmore East After Sea Violence
In Dunmore East heavy police reinforcements patrolled the harbor after violence at sea between Northern and Southern Irish fishermen that prompted the navy to fire warning shots. Michael Orpen, skipper of the Southern trawler Ardent, is jailed on a charge of ramming the Northern trawler Victory with intent to disable it. his case set for court Friday.
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Dunmore East
Southern Ireland
UPI
Michael Orpen
Teachers Stage Unprecedented College Strike at St John’s
The United Federation of College Teachers led a historic walkout at St John’s University across Jamaica and Brooklyn campuses, claiming 200 of 651 faculty were absent and calling for investigations into degrees and accreditation. The university disputed the numbers, noting most instructors reported for work.
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St John's University
United Federation of College Teachers
UFCT
St. John’s
Israel Kugler
Peter O'Reilly
St. John's
New York City
University of California At Berkeley
Rugier
Father O'Reilly
New York State Board of Regents
New York State Department of Education
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Brooklyn
Would Klansmen Take Funds for Themselves
A congressional investigator accused Louisiana Ku Klux Klan leaders of taking a percentage of dues for personal use and forming wrecking crews to suppress ex members. The House Un American Activities Committee examined over twelve thousand dollars paid to Klan leaders as it continued hearings into the hooded group. Murray H. Martin of Winnsboro, La., declined to answer, while a witness named Swenson said he burned Klan records to prevent Communist access.
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UPI
Louisiana
Ku Klux Klan
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Prospec
Donald Appel
Knights of the
Lousina
John D. Swenson
Martin
Viet GI's Wife Is Strangled In Manorhaven
Suffolk County police disclosed that the wife of a Viet Nam airman was found strangled in Manorhaven New York. The 38 year old Mrs Shirley Phillips had been staying with her husband's parents in Bellington West Virginia before returning to Long Island December 28 and checking into a Riverhead Motel. Detectives said her husband Norman Phillips is stationed in Viet Nam.
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N.Y
UPI
Suffolk County
Viet Nam
Shirley Phillips
Manorhaven
Phillip
Norman Phillips
Bellington
W. Va
Long Island
Riverhead
George Raft Visits Jury in Mafia Stocks Case
George Raft, 68, appeared before a federal grand jury in New York investigating Mafia financial transactions tied to stock dealings of the Genoese family. The actor, wearing a polo coat and snap brim hat, gave no comment as he left after a brief appearance.
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George Raft
Cosa Nostra
Vito Genovese
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