Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty in Barcelona Killing
In Barcelona Spain a prosecutor formally demands the death sentence by garroting for an American man and a Spanish woman accused of murdering a local businessman with a knife and hammer.
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1964
Page
2
In Barcelona Spain a prosecutor formally demands the death sentence by garroting for an American man and a Spanish woman accused of murdering a local businessman with a knife and hammer.
A British BOAC official linked an international crime ring connected to the Mafia based in London and Paris to a ticket fraud scheme. The group allegedly defrauded travel agents and airlines of about 2.5 million dollars over 15 months, with fraud concentrated in Toronto New York Florida London Milan Beirut Geneva and Paris. The syndicate reportedly uses agents to gain trust and then purchases blocks of tickets with worthless drafts.
The 1964 tax law introduces income averaging a new break open to many earners not just celebrities. It spreads large one year income over five years reducing spikes. Example shows a married taxpayer saving about 420 on a 20 000 year. Planning tips suggest deferring bonuses and future work to maximize the five year window.
Newport News police questioned Sailor Glenn Allen on drunken driving suspicions when he pulled a live 10 inch alligator from his blouse. He introduced the reptile as Homer and asked the sergeant to put him in a drawer. Both man and alligator were kept under watch through the night.
Washington UPI reports the Air Force and FAA will brief top technical officials from 10 U S air lines on a new All jet fighter in a restricted meeting Monday in Los Angeles A spokesman said the session will include a firsthand report on the All commercial application to a supersonic air liner. The titanium construction of the 2000 mile per hour fighters is a major breakthrough in heat resistant metal fabrication.
Charlie Chaplin's daughter Geraldine Chaplin performed with a Communist Chinese opera troupe and elephants at the Gala Des Artistes in Paris. The late-night charity show ended around 4 AM with a royal audience of $16 seats as Beijing troupe and elephants entertained. Proceeds benefit actors' charities.
A Dallas native proposed to a visiting reporter that Dallas be renamed in dispatches as What Next Tex, joking about the city’s situation. The anecdote captures local humor about Dallas coverage.
Lt Gen Leonard D Heaton Army surgeon general who led the MacArthur gall bladder surgery and the Eisenhower ileitis operation says both men are excellent patients Heaton notes MacArthur shows notable strength and humility with a remark about age and recovery while detailing gall stones size and jaundice expected to fade in weeks
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