Jury acquits Candace Messler and Melvin Powers in Miami
A 12 man jury found Candace Messler and Melvin Lane Powers not guilty of the murder of 69 year old Jacques Messler in his Miami apartment on June 30, 1964. The verdict ended seven weeks of lurid court proceedings causing tears in the county courthouse. The net estate value was about 22 million with 8 to 10 million to be distributed within 30 days.
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Jury clears Candy and Mel in Mossler case verdict
After long trial and hours of deliberation the jury found Candy and Mel not guilty of conspiring in the Mossler murder. Spectators filled the courtroom as Candy reacted with sobs and Mel showed restrained relief. Powers hoped to return to Houston to resume real estate work amid questions of his holdings and finances.
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Taxi strike talks reach tentative deal with cab firms
Teamsters Local 88 plans ratification by members next Thursday after a tentative settlement with Yellow and Checker Cab companies covering major points of the long dispute. Key issues remain on daily minimum driver guarantees and the pension plan, to be settled by arbitration.
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Wrecks Leaves One Dead Eight Hurt in Two Las Vegas Crashes
One man, Leof Oscar Beaver, 41, died in a head on crash on Tropicana Road at Spencer. Linda Terre, in a rear end collision on East Lake Mead Boulevard, was seriously injured with major chest injuries. Three others in the Terrell party were pinned and two brothers and two friends were injured. Nevada Highway Patrol identified few details and did not identify all drivers.
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37 Hours of Basketball Marathon Sets Frat Record
Chi Sigma Chi at Nevada Southern University played nonstop from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday 7 a.m. in a 37 hour marathon, breaking the prior 36 hour mark. The Bad Guys edged the Good Guys 2 481 to 2 072 as Ron Wielochowski led scorers with 803 points.
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Clue Sought in BOAC Jet Crash Over Mt Fuji
Aviation experts today disclosed they have found the key flight recorder from the British 707 jetliner that crashed near Mt Fuji killing 124 people. Sir Giles Guthrie of BOAC arrived to head the probe and said the device would be studied in London. Officials privately consider sabotage or high winds as possible causes. Eighty nine Americans perished, many from Thermo King sales tours.
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Public Opinion Divides on Viet Nam Escalation Limits
Harris survey shows 7 to 1 back resume of bombing after pause and 2 to 1 favor a naval blockade, yet 4 to 3 oppose bombing Hanoi and 5 to 1 oppose bombing population centers. A 53 to 47 split favors more military effort for peace, with many hoping to end bloodshed without widening the war.
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Trapped North Vietnamese Face Annihilation by Yanks
U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces trap a North Vietnamese regiment in a narrow valley near Quang Ngai, with estimates of Communist deaths reaching up to 1,000. Across 35 miles north of Saigon, 1st Infantry Division troops kill 188 Viet Cong and capture five, as air action reports the first Soviet SAM launch since Jan. 31.
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Kennedy urges direct talks with Viet Cong in South Vietnam
Sen Edward M. Kennedy breaks with Johnson aides urging the United States to open direct contacts with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. He argues the Viet Cong are a separate entity from North Vietnam and may seek interests conflicting with Hanoi.
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