Russians Ignore U.S. Protest Over Downed Airmen
United States and Soviet tensions rise after Moscow ignores a diplomatic protest over three downed American airmen in East Germany. An Air Force surgeon visits a Magdeburg hospital but is blocked from treating the injured flier as Russian officers oversee the exchange.
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U.S
East Germany
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Air Force
Magdeburg
Harold W. Welch
Detroit
U.S. Air Force
John A. Hennessen Jr
Freeport
N.Y
Welch
Ques
FBI arrests two Nashville women over threat to Governor Connally
The FBI charged Christine Burke and June McGriff, both 34 and 38, with threatening bodily harm to Texas Governor John Connally on the same day Jack Ruby was convicted. The call claimed it related to Ruby’s conviction and sentencing, and did not specify the exact threat. Connally had received several threats since Ruby’s trial.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
FBI
John Connally
Texas
Jack Ruby
Connally
John F. Kennedy
Austin
Tex
Rubi
Lee Harvey Oswald
Christine Burke
June McGriff
Nashvile
Ruby
Dallas
Gin Rummy Finalists Vie for $12,000 Prize
Four players reach the final rounds of the eighth International Gin Rummy tournament. The event, sponsored by major hotels downtown and on the Strip, offers a $12,000 first prize as Raiders meet competitors for the title.
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Leslie Schwartz
Las Vegas
Sunfoto
Oilers in First Pro Game Here
The article previews the Oilers first professional game at home with page references for full sports coverage.
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Oilers
Accused Killer Returned to Idaho for Murder Charge
John Dee Larsen, 21, former Pocatello resident of North Las Vegas, waived extradition after arrest Sunday night. He was turned over to Bannock County Sheriff for transport to Pocatello to face a murder charge in the April 14 1962 slaying of Vicki Quinn 16 whose body was found on Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Larsen was silent when asked if he committed the crime though he allegedly admitted being with the slain girl on the reservation.
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Pocatello
Fort Hall
Dick Butcher
North Las Vegas
Mike Hughes
Larsen
Parker
Nevada Parole Board to Fill Post as Sessions Begin
Members of the Nevada State Parole Board open a two day session at the Convention Center to consider applicants for the vacancy created by the resignation of Ted Cupit, state probation officer. The board will hear Synanon Foundation representatives, with meeting topics yet undisclosed.
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Nevada State Parole Board
Convention Center
Ted Cupit
Parole Board
Synanon Foundation
Viet Cong ambush near Saigon prompts Khanh mobilization vow
Viet Cong guerrillas attacked a 300 man government convoy 5 miles south of Saigon. Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh pledged to mobilize the public and warned of shooting or imprisonment for slackers. Casualties reported include 6 killed and 26 wounded with unknown missing. Communist losses unclear.
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Saigon
Khanh
Viet Nams
Kien Hoa
Firemen Get Cut Hours In Las Vegas
The Las Vegas City Commission approved a shift to 24 hours on, 48 hours off for firefighters, replacing the prior 24 on, 24 off. The compromise with the International Firefighters Association raises next year’s fire budget by 112000 dollars and adds 16 firefighters, funded from the capital improvements fund. The city had planned 33 new posts, bringing total to 49.
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Las Vegas
Commission
International Firefighters Association
Assassination Plot Against De Gaulle Reported
Police tightens security around French President Charles de Gaulle after reports a French terrorist arrived in Meadow to kill him. The suspect Louisoncrat de Conde, a 125 year old student, linked to a prior 1962 Petit-Clamart attempt, was said to have arrived from Brazil. Mexican police said they were warned to watch for a poison dart camera device. An intensive manhunt followed as de Gaulle continued his schedule amid crowds.
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Menmoo City
Upt
Charles de Gaulle
Meadow
Louisoncrat de Conde
Wille
Petit-Clamart
Supurb
Brazil
Surete
de Gaulle
de Conde As Gaulle
Cassius Clay Reported Unfit for Service for Second Time
The Louisville Times citing its Washington bureau said Cassius Clay failed the arithmetic section of a Selective Service aptitude test again and was ruled unsuitable for military service. The Army deemed the world heavyweight champion unable to perform basic addition and subtraction.
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Louisville
UPI
Cassius Clay
Louisville Times
Washington
Army
Clay
Three Major Los Angeles Brush Fires Cause Millions in Damage
Fire officials watched three large blazes from Monday Whiting Woods Chevy Chase Canyon and Weldon Canyon amid gusty winds. About 126 men treated for fire injuries or smoke inhalation with 51 hospitalized. Containment declared for two fires. Weldon Canyon remained active with hot spots. Evacuations affected Glendale Eagle Rock and Burbank as winds continued to threaten.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Keith Klinger
U.S
Weather Bureau
Whiting Woods
Verdugo Hills
Chevy Chase Canyon
San Rafael Hills
Weldon Canyon
Newhall
Glendale
Eagle Rock
Burbank
Klinger
Arrester Whitman Arrested In Hotel Parking Lot
Morris Whitman, 47, was arrested at the Thunderbird Hotel parking lot on a vagrant prowler charge after allegedly trying to enter parked cars. He claimed to know Al Capone and had a prior history with jails, with officers noting his 98th arrest attempt.
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Whitman
Thunderbird Hotel
al Capone
Hitman
98Th Ar
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