Prison Cell Slams Shut On Ray
James Earl Ray arrived at Tennessee State Prison after pleading guilty to the King slaying in exchange for a 99 year sentence. He is to undergo security and mental tests for six weeks before decisions on his housing are made. Ray was transferred from Memphis in an eight car caravan and is housed near William Allen, a fellow inmate convicted of killing a policeman. Allen dismissed any bitterness about Rays proximity. The King case remains cloaked in mystery as Ray offered no motive or conspiracy details.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee State Prison
Ray
Shelby County
Memphis
Nashville
William Garvin Allen
Nevada weighs tighter controls on corporate gambling licensing
The Gaming Control Board and Commission press for stricter licensing rules under SB-353. They would force unsuitable stockholders to dispose of shares and bar profits from those interests. Executives claim tighter controls curb hidden interests and strengthen oversight over casino investment.
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Gaming Control] Board
Frank Johnson
Frank Daykin
Gaming Commission
Commission and Control Board
Donald Stephenson
del Webb Corporation
Renters Face Eviction Rift Over Repairs at Lawson Firms
Renters in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas anticipate eviction notices from the Lawson Investment Co over what repairs are reasonable. Tenants cite scattered inspections while council members demand action, threatening rent payments and possible legal steps. The Neighborhood Council seeks a full investigation of enforcement and a potential rent control reply.
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Lawson Investment Co
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
College Heights
Innocent Plea to Murder Charge in Local Court
Florence Pauline Kifer pleaded innocent in District Court to murdering her 57 year old husband John Kifer with a kitchen knife. Judge Thomas O'Donnell set a June 2 trial date. Kifer died at his home on Harmon Street December 17. Mrs Kifer is free on $12,500 bail with Tad Porter as her attorney.
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Thomas O'Donnell
John Kifer
Harmon St
All Not Well With Candace and Alleged Lover
Millionaire widow Candace Mossler filed an aggravated assault charge against her nephew Melvin Lane Powers in Houston. Powers, 32, and Mossler, 49, were previously linked romantically and found innocent March 6, 1966 in the death of her husband Jacques Messier. A warrant was issued. no bond was set.
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Houston
UPI
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
J. W. Kindred
H. A. Zoch
Jack Treadway
Powers
Chicago Businessman Surrenders in Las Vegas Dancer Murder
Samuel D. Laiken, 53, a Chicago businessman, surrendered at a city police station after being indicted for the November 5, 1967 murder of Ella Jean Scott, a Las Vegas dancer who used the stage name Tina Mumma. The indictment alleges he lured her from Las Vegas to Biological Research Products Co. offices, shot her in the head, placed her body in a steel drum, and shipped it to a Chesterton Indiana farm.
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Chicago
UPS
Samuel D. Laiken
Las Vegas
Saiken
Cook County
Ella Jean Scott
Tina Mumma
Laiken
Miss Scott
Biological Research Products Co
Chesterton
Ind
Won't Give Up Bid To Save Morford's Life
Reno attorney Samuel B. Francovich said he will file a new appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court by next Monday to block the April 1 gas chamber execution of Lester Morford. Morford’s family hired the Reno lawyer after Gov. Paul Laxalt refused clemency following a Pardons Board vote. Francovich indicated the result was anticipated but began the efforts anyway.
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Morford
Samuel B. Francovich
Reno
Santa Rosa
Calif
Paul Laxalt
Laxalt
State Pardons Board
Daley Machine Loses Ground in Chicago Voting
In Chicago special aldermanic elections Mayor Daley’s machine lost a seat to a reformer in the 2nd Ward and faces a runoff in the 44th Ward while winning in the 42nd Ward. The results mark another test in the Daley organization’s six race slate amid shifting North Side demographics.
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Daley
Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Focus Retina clash erupts at truce front near Panmunjom
The first post arrival clash in months erupted after the 82nd Airborne landed at Panmunjom for Focus Retina. North Korea denounced the exercises as a provocative act and fired across the DMZ around 12 30 p m as UNC delegates met. Maj Gen James B Knapp interrupted the meeting to report the fire fight and proposed a joint observer team.
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82Nd U.S. Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Seoul
U.S. Air Force
James B. Knapp
UNC
U.S. Army
Gilbert H. Woodward
Chung-Sung
Good Autopsies Vital, Medic Tells Delegates
A waitress found dead in a hotel room registered to a sailor led to his arrest for murder, but he was later cleared. Autopsy showed death by a brain bleed with high alcohol content in the blood clot. The delay in effects followed a fall at work three days earlier. The piece notes autopsy accuracy and cites 8,000 to 10,000 murders undetected annually.
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Jachimczyk
The
SUN
Hughes Bid To Buy Air West Faces C A B Hearing
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened hearings on approval for Howard Hughes to purchase Air West formed by a Bonanza Pacific and West Coast merger. Air West leadership cited divisiveness and money loss while Bank of America warned of dwindling loans unless the airline resolves issues.
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Air West
Washington
UPI
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Airlines
Bonanza
Pacific
West Coast Airlines
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Canada
Mexico
G. Robert Henry
Henry
Bank of America
Inferno in Bronx six story building leaves child dead
Fire trapped between 25 and 30 families in a six story Bronx building last night. One child died and at least four others were injured. Firemen evacuated residents via fire escapes and ladders. the blaze apparently started in a first floor apartment.
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New York
UPI
Bronx
Liz Taylor declares cancer report false after hospital release
Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor, released from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, dismissed rumors of spine cancer as rubbish. She insisted tests showed only a bad back and walked outside with husband Richard Burton, amid reporters and photographers.
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Liz Taylor Spikes
Hollywood
UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Miss Taylor
Israel Warns of Unprecedented Retaliation Over Canal Fighting
Israeli and Egyptian forces clash across the Suez Canal for the third time in four days as U N observers cite ceasefire violations. Egypt reports wounded troops and fires in Ismailia and Suez City, while Israel hints at new, unseen retaliatory measures if attacks continue.
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Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Strippers Approve Strike At All Strip Hotels Except Hacienda
Performers across Las Vegas Strip hotels vote to strike after six months of talks. The union seeks a six day work week and a rise from 193 to 246 weekly, with a 5:30 p.m. reportback tomorrow and a final vote if no deal is reached. Penny Singleton and AFL-CIO support note wider industry impact.
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Las Vegas
United States
George Meany
Afl-Cio
AGWA
Spacemen Target Splashdown After 151st Orbit
The Apollo astronauts aim to return from their 151st earth orbit with a splashdown set for 10 25 a m est tomorrow. Spacemen David Scott James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart request a calm sea and bright sun for a safe recovery. Weather officer Dick Siler says prime area shows acceptable winds 15 to 20 knots seas 4 5 feet and 10 foot swells with rough conditions noted yesterday aboard USS Guadalcanal reports 15 foot seas.
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Earth
David R. Scott
Himself
James A. McDivitt
Russell L. Schweickart
Dick Siler
Apollo Weather
Houston
Space Agency
Masked Gunmen Rob Two Bars In Walter County Robbery
Stocking masked gunmen struck twice yesterday at local bars, stealing more than 7 800 dollars. At Ernie's Bar Earl Wilson reported a snub-nose revolver wielding robber demanded cash from the safe, escaping after a floor warning and chase by an off duty deputy. Sallie's Liquor also said a robber demanded only bills with a double barreled derringer.
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Earl Wilson
Ernie’s Bar
Tonopah Highway
Hijack attempt ends in death at Crespo airport siege
At Crespo airport Cartagena Colombia an 18 year old passenger disarmed hijacker Juan Gabriel Caro Montoya after a three hour siege. Flight mechanic Carlos Reyes Caceres was killed in the gunfight and hijacker Ricardo Davila Armenda wounded and captured. Pilot Capt Mario Cadavid and others aided the takedown as chaos spread aboard the DC4 from Medellin to Barranquilla.
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Colombia
UPI
Cuba
Crespo
Juan Gabriel Caro Montoya
Ricardo Davila Armenda
Caro Montoya
Carlos Adolfo Reyes Caceres
Reyes
Luis Carlos Degreiff
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Degreiff
Medellin
Barranquilla
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