Surprise Witness Links Weapon to Slaving Case in Osborn Trial
A prosecution witness testified that Roy Warren Osborn possessed the long barrelled 38 caliber revolver used in the shooting deaths of Mrs Inez Alley and her daughter Norma Widdick in the desert off Blue Diamond Road. The witness also identified a distinctive weapon grip, while ballistic tests tied shell casings to the claimed murder weapon.
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Roy Warren Osborn
Inez *Alley
Norma Widdick
Alhambra
Calif
Blue Diamond Road
Ventura
Osborn
Attys
Neil Galatz
Rex Jemison
Marshall
Dist
Clarence Sundean
Dorothea Howell Dies Here at 87 in Las Vegas
Dorothea Johnson Howell mother of former North Las Vegas Mayor Dorothy Porter died in Las Vegas at 87 after a long life that included an Aeolian Hall organ recital in New York. Born in Stockholm in 1878 she moved to the U.S. as a child and later married Alfred Howell in Newcastle, Pa. Surviving are her daughter Ann Richardson and grandson Robert Richardson Jr. Funeral and interment are set for Palm Mortuary and Mausoleum.
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Dorothea Johnson Howell
North Las Vegas
Dorothy Porter
Aeolian Hall
New York
Las Vegas
Mrs. Howell Was
Dorothea Johnson
Mrs. Charles Johnson
Stockholm
United
New York Times
Jesse Crawford
Howell
Guidelines On Mergers Clarify Antitrust Enforcement
Washington officials announce that the new head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division aims to issue enforcement guidelines to help business people gauge when mergers invite prosecution. Assistant Atty. Gen. Donald Turner says many guidelines will guide U.S. business practices and emphasize predictable enforcement. Turner, sworn in by Justice officials, vows fair, dispassionate application of antitrust laws and a continuing process to clarify the Sherman Act.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Donald F. Turner
U. S
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Atty
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Turner
Nevada Eyes Best Crop Year Since 1958
Reno report notes UPI states the U S Agriculture Department predicts this year will be the best Nevada crop year since 1958 marking a banner season for farmers statewide.
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Reno
UPI
Nevada
U. S. Agriculture Department
Nev gaming winnings rise in second quarter
Nevada gamblers won 69.3 million dollars in the second quarter, paying 3.4 million in state taxes, per the Nevada Gaming Commission. Executive Secretary Edward E. Bowers said the total was more than a three percent gain from a year earlier, with eleven counties posting gains and six showing losses including Churchill Esmeralda Lincoln Lyon Nye and Pershing.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Nevada Gaming Commission
Commission
Edward E. Bowers
Churchill
Esmeralda
Lincoln
Lyon
Nye
Pershing
Weather Summary From San Francisco U S Weather Bureau
United Press International presents a 24 hour temperature and precipitation table ending at 4 a m. as prepared by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco. The data covers major climate readings for the period and notes any measurable rainfall or snowfall.
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United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Recording high and low temps across the U S
The U S Weather Bureau logged the day’s high temperatures reaching 106 degrees at Needles Thermal and Red Bluff California. The coolest reading was 42 degrees recorded at Greenville Maine.
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Albuquerque
Anchorage
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Needles
Thermal
Red Bluff
Calif
Greenville
Maine
Hunger Strike Wins Release for Conscientious Objector
Pvt. David R. Ovall, 3-year draftee from Los Angeles, was discharged from active duty after a 17-day hunger strike to press for discharge as a conscientious objector. An army board reviewed his case but he waived further action, leaving Fort Monmouth with his father. He began fasting June 20 after being denied discharge and was force fed on July 7 at Patterson Army hospital.
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Fort Monmouth, NJ
UPJ
David R. Ovall
Army
Los Angeles
Ovall
Vincent
Patterson Army Hospital
Secrecy Paid to Protect GI Escape From Viet Cong
Sgt. Isaac Camacho, 27, of El Paso Texas, was evacuated from Vietnam after escaping Communist forces who captured him in 1963. Officials withheld full details to protect other prisoners. Camacho appeared to be in good condition after more than a year in guerrilla captivity. his family expressed relief.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Isaac Camacho
el Paso
Tex
Viet Nam
Camacho
John Losaya
Greeks Protests Erupt Over King Constantine Crisis
In Athens a small march against King Constantine occurred after he dismissed Premier George Papandreou and installed George Athanassiadis Novas. Police dispersed crowds as the 25 year old monarch reshaped the cabinet amid the 17 month reign crisis.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Constantine
George Papandreou
George Athanassiadis Novas
Papendreou
Neferse
Peter Garoufalas
Novas
Pope Paul VI Praises Mariner IV Mars Photo in Latin
Pope Paul VI expressed wonder at Mariner IV by inscribing the Latin phrase Vidimus et admirati sumus on the UPI copy of the Mars image. The remark translates to We saw it and we were amazed, marking the first Mars photograph with papal praise.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Mariner IV
Mars
United Press International
Mariner
Stevenson Dies in London of Sudden Heart Attack
The U S Embassy in London announced the autopsy showed Adlai E Stevenson died from a coronary thrombosis a heart artery blockage. He collapsed on a London street and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital making it the first official report of the cause.
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London
UPI
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
United Nations
Monkey Gets Shocking Snack On Brief Flight
A monkey named Piki escaped its Milton Massachusetts home and walked onto a 30 foot high power line. The animal bit the wire and received a shock, tumbling to the street where a policeman promptly secured it with a dog chain.
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Milton, Mass
UPI
Piki
South America Winter Months Begin in July
In South America the winter season starts in July and ends in September. The note contrasts this with North American heat and the appeal of cooler regions or skiing.
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New York
UPI
South America
Haiti accuses exiles massing for invasion from Dominican Republic
Haiti told the Organization of American States that about 2,000 Haitian exiles are gathering in Barahona, Dominican Republic, including around 100 hard core pro Castro Communists. The emergency session adjourned without action.
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Washington
UPI
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
Fern D. Baguidy
Ister
Rene Chalmers
Chalmers
Barahona
Hispaniola
United States
Air Crash Kills Seven in Virgin Islands Route
Seven people died when a Virgin Islands Airways charter plane crashed on takeoff from St Thomas en route to San Juan Puerto Rico. An eighth person was missing and presumed dead while four survived including James A Rich and James J O'Brien. The pilots name was Capt Albert Malone and victims included Mrs James J OBrien of Brooklyn and George Sooway Sr of Connecticut. Surviving passengers included a New York police officer and husband of Mrs OBrien on their honeymood voyage and executives from Texas Oil Company Puerto Rico.
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Albert Malone
James J. O'Brien
Brooklyn
N.Y
George Sooway, Sr
Connecticut
James A. Rich
Conecticut
F. D. Rich Corp
New York City
Earthquakes Rock Southern California Region
Two minor quakes measuring 3 and 4.1 on the Richter scale rattled parts of Southern California overnight. The 4.1 quake struck around 12:46 a.m., near Castaic and Newhall area. no damage or injuries were reported as residents in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Newhall felt the tremor.
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Pasadena
Calif
Los Angeles
Palmdale
Newhall
San Fernando Valley
Johnson pushes budget cuts to keep spending under $100 billion
President Johnson again urged budget officials to trim costs as the 1960s era drive for Great Society programs faces higher Vietnam costs. He cited a current year budget of 99.7 billion with a 5.3 billion deficit and urged a realistic bare bones approach to defend in year end reviews.
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President Johnson
Johnson
United States
Stewart L Udall
Orville L. Freeman
Sargent Shriver
Dr Sam Sheppard Seeks Bond Pause Amid Appeal
In Cincinnati Ohio an attorney for Dr Samuel H Sheppard asked Federal Court to allow him to stay free on bond while he appeals his wife-staying conviction to the U S Supreme Court Ohio Attorney General William Saxbe said he would seek to have Sheppard returned to the Ohio penitentiary to resume his life sentence for the 1954 slaying A state petition to reclaim the former osteopathic brain surgeon was to be filed in Columbus the day after the briefing.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
U. S. Supreme Court
William Saxbe
Saxbe
Columbus
C. Tuesiday
David L. Kessler
Kessler
Sam
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Alfred Vincent Howell
Newcastle, Pa
William H. Orrick
California
Richard Walsh
Operating Engineers Local 12
Reynolds Engineering & Electric Co
Nevada Test Site
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Reeco
Carpenters
Mac Morris
Carpenters Local 1780
Las Vegas General Contractors
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Carpenter
Reynolds
Painters and Decorators of America
Southern Nevada
Edward Tarr
Edward George Tarr
Woodlawn
Mr. Tarr
Detroit
Mich
Lewis
Bunkers Brothers Mortuary
Rachel Haller
Rachel Hope Haller
Mountain View Gardens of Memories
Rachel
Frederick Haller
N. Main St
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