Bank guard killer details bank robbery and slaying
Bobby One Eye Wilcoxson testified in the Peter Curry trial about planning the $32,763 Lafayette National Bank heist in Brooklyn on December 15, 1961. He recounted taunting guard Henry Kraus, prompting Kraus to draw his pistol and be killed by four shots. Curry fled with cash while Wilcoxson and Albert Nussbaum awaited outside.
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New York
UPI
Bobby
Wilcoxson
Henry Kraus
Kraus
Peter C. Curry
Lafayette National Bank
Brooklyn
U. S. Atty
Joseph Costa
Curry
Albert Nussbaum
Lafayette National
Wyatt Earp
Nussbaum
California April employment up by 51 000
The State Chamber of Commerce says civilian employment in California rose 51 000 in April to 6,310,000. Personal income for 1963 is projected near 53 billion dollars, up from 49 billion last year, driven by gains across seven key industries including services government trades and manufacturing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
State Chamber of Commerce
California
First
Dwight M. Cochran
Usonis Named Airman of the Month at Nellis AFB
A2C Albert C. Usonis of the 4521st Aircraft Maintenance and Electronics Maintenance Squadron at Nellis AFB is honored as Airman of the Month. Officials cite his ongoing efforts to improve job performance and pursue education. He is 22 and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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4521St Armament and Electronics Maintenance Sq
Albert C. Usonis
Nellis Afb
Nellis
Usonis
Novy Mir appeals for fair criticism of Soviet writers
The Soviet literary monthly Novy Mir urged fair criticism and official tolerance for writers who deviate from the party line. The editorial defended Ilya Ehrenburg and other controversial figures while reaffirming lines of party supervision and realistic art.
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Moscow
UPI
Novy Mir
Ilya Ehrenburg
Alexander Tvardovsky
United Press International
Ehrenburg
Stalin
Four thieves steal $600000 in daylight London bullion heist
London police hunted four masked robbers who seized 80 bars weighing 27 pounds each from Rothschilds Bank vault in a daylight raid. They tied guard Charles Houghton, 55, and fled in a dark blue Ford delivery truck, as officers questioned whether the gang remains in Britain amid plans to melt and smuggle the gold.
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London
UPS
Rothschild’s Bank
Charles Houghton
Houghton
Britain
New $100 Deductible Rule Reins In Theft and Accident Deductions
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a new tax rule limiting deductions for losses from thefts or accidents to the amount above $100. The deductible cap applies separately to each loss and excludes trade or business cases, aiming to raise about $60 million annually.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Kennedy
Torpedo bombs found in weeds near Opelousas Louisiana
About 206 torpedo bombs weighing 12 tons were found on isolated private land near Opelousas. Each 120 pound bomb was crated and labeled California. Sheriff Doucet said bombs appeared untouched for some time and may have been bound for Lake Charles. He noted no link to the Baton Rouge explosions.
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Opelousas
Doucet
California
Lake Charles
D. J. Doucet
Saint Landry Parish
Cuba
New Threat to Tiny Town in East Germany
West Berlin and US officials prepared countermeasures as East Germany built new barriers on the mile road to Steinstuecken, a 26 acre hamlet of 139 residents linked to the American sector. Authorities feared the zigzag concrete blocks could block traffic and impede emergency services.
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East Germany
West Berlin
Steinstuecken
Berlin
East
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