Defense Seeks On Call Status for Sinatra in Kidnap Trial
Frank Sinatra Jr. faces further cross examination as prosecutors seek to release him after he testified in the Lake Tahoe kidnapping case. Defense counsel urges the singer remain on call in case recall is needed, while Sinatra hopes to rejoin a European tour. He identified Barry Keenan as the gunman who dragged him from a motel room, while naming only two other defendants.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Tommy Dorsey
Sinatra
Gladys Towles Root
John William Irwin
U.S
William F. East
Thomas R. Sheridan
Sheridan
Barry Worthington Keenan
Lake Tahoe
Irwin
Joseph Clyde Amsler
Best Argument For Goldwater Found In GOP Election Returns
The piece argues the case for a Goldwater style conservative as 1964 Republican nominee, using 1936 to 1962 election returns. It notes GOP congressional gains often outpace presidential results, showing voters reject soft boiled or liberal nominees, suggesting a unified conservative ticket might fare better.
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Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Rogers C. Dunn
Dunn Survey
McLean
House of Representatives
Republican Congress
Congress
Dunn
Pennsylvania
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Soviet Solons Eye Divorce Laws Easing
Soviet legislators move to replace the 1944 family law with a more liberal code to ease divorce, end publishing delays, and reduce fees. The reforms aim to protect illegitimate children by establishing paternity and expand maternal rights while maintaining birth record wording.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
O. P. Kolchina
Legislative Committee
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Kolchina
Hart pushes VA court to handle veterans appeals
Senator Hart proposes a dedicated court of veterans appeals to decide cases stemming from dilatory VA claims. He argues current appeals rely on a VA officials board, and the new court would provide veterans with an independent body for appeal rights.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Court of Veterans’ Appeals
Hart
Senate Judiciary Committee
Savings and Loan Bill Up For House Action
The House moved to consider a bill sought by the S&L industry to ease pressure on lenders by allowing S&Ls to invest in state and local bonds and mobile home mortgages. It would raise the home improvement loan limit to 5 000, while consumer financing on furniture was dropped. Industry leaders doubt major shifts from home mortgages will occur, noting S&Ls still target 4 1/2 to 6 percent mortgage yields. Also notes Bow proposes closing small post offices to aid economy, citing many with receipts under 500 dollars annually.
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Washington
UPI
House
Savings and Loan
S&l
S&L’s
S&L’'S
S&l's
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
John A. Gronouski
Young Litterbugs Write Their Way Out Of Jug
Four Lincoln County teenagers who pleaded guilty to depositing debris on a highway were released from jail after completing a 2,500 word essay assignment. They tossed a stuffed dummy onto U S 62 near Meeker on Feb 9 causing near collisions. Judge R L Foster ordered weekend jail time court costs and essays on why not to litter.
Woman 104 who never missed a vote dies in Ponca City
Mrs. Rosana Wolf, age 104, who never missed voting in a state or national election since women gained the vote, died Saturday. She had lived on a farm near Ponca City since 1889.
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Ponca City
Rosana Wolf
Here
Couple Remarried After 43 Years
John H. Patterson age 70 and Rosa Bell age 63 were remarried at the home of their son George H. Patterson in Jackson Mississippi after divorcing in 1921 following their first marriage in 1917. They had lived apart with Patterson moving to Detroit until both spouses died, prompting their reunion and remarriage. The couple plans to live in Jackson after a brief honeymoon.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
John H. Patterson
Rosa Bell
George H. Patterson
George
Patterson
Detroit
Opening Date Set for Lake Elmer Near Kingfisher
Oklahoma City AP reports a March 2 Wildlife Commission meeting may set an opening date for Lake Elmer near Kingfisher. Commissioner Elmer Vieth said Kingfisher Sportsmen's Club is preparing for the opening as the lake nears full capacity and was funded by state and federal money.
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Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
State Wildlife Commission
Elmer Vieth
Elmer
Kingfisher Sportsmen's Club
Fires Claim 18 Lives In Nation
The Associated Press reports multiple fatal fires across the United States. In Cleveland a mother and five children died, a husband escaped by jumping from a second floor window. Baltimore saw five children perish in a brick home fire. Dallas lost four firefighters in a three story blaze. Thorofare New Jersey fire killed three young children.
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Cleveland
Baltimore
Dallas
Thorofare
N.J
The Years Teach Much Hidden By Quiet Days
A reflective piece notes that time reveals lessons not visible in the bustle of daily life, as years offer insight beyond immediate events and memories fade. The author muses on restraint, patience, and the long view.
Communists Bring Czech To Freedom
Austrian Communist union officials returning from Czechoslovakia unwittingly carried a Czech refugee into Austria seeking asylum. The 19 year old William Hudec clung to a bus differential to reach Austrian territory as police noted the incident occurred over the weekend during their visit to oil refineries on the tour.
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Vienna
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Wiliam Hudec
Marriage pep talk at Bonnybridge vows service
More than 100 married couples attended a St Valentine service in Bonnybridge Scotland where Rev John Robertson gave a pep talk on marriage vows. Only wedding hymns were played at the gathering reflecting a focus on matrimonial commitment.
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Bonnybridge
Scotland
UPS
John Robertson
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