Las Vegas Hotel Fears Hughes Kidnap Plot Fails
A temporary restraining order sought to shield Hughes Nevada operation from interference by William Frank Gay and Chester Davis after they fired Maheu. Maheu claimed a power of attorney signed by Hughes was forged. Davis called the move nonsense as Gay and Davis faced questions about gambling licenses in Nevada. Franklin later said they were approved to operate Hughes Tool Co. casinos.
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Hughes
Nevada
Wiliam Frank Gay
Hughes Tool Co
Houston
Chester Davis
New York
Davis
Maheu
FBI
Franklin
Gay
Hughes ‘Tool Co
Laxalt
Las Vegas
Boston
Tool’ Company
San Francisco
UPI
Alvin
Duskin
Ian
Francisco
Refinery blast near Newark prompts sabotage theories
Witnesses described a deliberate act with a potential aircraft drop while Humble officials raised possible equipment failure. The Linden refinery explosion injured six workers and scattered fire and debris across Linden Elizabeth Staten Island and nearby towns as 700 firemen fought the blaze.
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Reedix
Mike Sweeney
Linden
Elizabeth
Staten Island
Humble
iThe
Rockefeller
iNewseer Turnpike
U.S. 1
Arthur Kill
New Jersey
S.S. Manhattan
Newhore New Jersey
Connecticn
Newsman Check by Military Unit in Vietnam
The U S 101st Airborne Division is checking civilian correspondents for bias while denying a blacklist. Spokesman Maj Edward Smith says inquiries cover background and prior articles. no formal rating system exists. Background checks followed anti military stories cited by Col Donald Seibert, with few procedural details.
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Donald Seibert
A. News Magazine
Pentagon
Draft violators rise as Supreme Court ruling takes effect
UPI reports that draft law violations climb after a Supreme Court decision outlawing reclassification and prompt induction of antiwar protesters. Prosecutors say 325 to 350 cases of refusal were pursued monthly, tied to higher draft calls and ongoing enforcement.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Ee
Lund
Judson W. Bowles
Judson W. Bowles, A. ‘Criminal - Division
Sare An
Bowles
Supreme’ Court
Eccet
Lewis B. Hersh
Rulli Oiaea
Fire Alarms Prompt Five Runs Sunday
Firemen made five runs Sunday including a service call. A small fire started at the residence of Mrs Bertha Vaughn on 4th Street with minor damage. An abandoned car caught fire at Broadway Street and Brownfield Road with no damage reported. A trash fire occurred in the 100 block of Toledo Avenue with minor damage.
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Chivaren
Bertha Vaughn
Brownfield Road
Demane
Toledo Avenue
Ol Za Emaen Oo
24Th St
Meteorite fragments found near Plainview under historical search
An old account notes meteorites found by farmers southwest of Plainview after a 1933 search. Personal letters from 1913 and 1914 mention Meteorites and fragments, with later activity by Nininger in correspondence about the Plainview region.
Ford UAW talks speed to avert strike at Ford plant
Detroit detail where Ford Motor Co and United Auto Workers press toward a three year deal before a Ford Council vote. Union seeks retroactive wage boosts. dispute centers on timing of raises as 166,000 Ford workers face midnight strike.
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Detroit
UPS
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford Council
Ford
General Motors Corp
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Malcolm Denise
Suspect Shot During Chase Near Wolfforth
A 23 year old Levelland man was shot in the left side of the back during a highway patrol pursuit from Wolfforth toward Lubbock. Officers said warning shots were fired as the car fled, swerved into a field about a mile north of Wolfforth, and he was hospitalized in unknown condition.
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Levelland
Methodist Hospital
Wolfforth
Lubbock Hospital
Pearl Harbor Attack Revisted in Historic Account
A wartime summary recalls Pearl Harbor with 18 of 46 ships sunk or damaged including Nevada California and Arizona. Over 2,000 Navy dead. Japan loses 29 planes 55 fliers and five midgets. U.S. planes limited to 38 of 39 percent in the air. Later historians deem the strike a great mistake for failing to sink carriers or submarines.
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Nevada
California
Arizona
U.S
Pacific
Three City Fires Cause Heavy Damage Across Lubbock
A trio of Sunday fires in Lubbock hospitalized one man with burns to face arms and legs. At 4:30 a.m. Mrs Rosalie Griffin's Magnolia Avenue home burned with roof collapse. A second blaze at the Rose Hotel room of Clyde Hines caused second and third degree burns. A third fire at 2807 McGuire Street garage caused heavy property damage while the occupants were away.
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Lubbock
Rosalie Griffin
Magnolia Ave
Rose Hotel
13Th St
Clyde Hines
Carlisle
Hines
West Texas Hospital
Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital
W. C. McGuire
Brother predicts LBJ run in 1972
Samuel H. Johnson, LBJ’s brother, speaking from Johns Hopkins Hospital, says Lyndon B. Johnson may seek the presidency in 1972 if Nixon falters and Democrats lack a strong candidate. He notes no major policy differences with Nixon and cites health as his reason for hospitalization in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Baltimore News American
Johns Hopkins
Samuel H. Johnson
Nixon
Johnson
Hopkins Hospital
Lowly toad blamed for warts not hereditary claim
Dr. Leon Goldman says warts spread mainly from person to person, not from handling toads. He warns of rising family epidemics and urges early intensive treatment and covering warts to prevent transmission. Treatments include cauterization cryosurgery and chemical methods with experimental laser and ultrasonic options.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Leon Goldman
Goldwan
American Academy of Dermatology
Armed Forces
Goldman
Homecoming Surprise On Page One Flight And Threats
Fragmentary OCR describes a homecoming feature and a special flight noted on page one. A quoted line mentions a soldier threatening robbery, with unclear context and missing details.
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Mt. ‘Vesuvius
Europe
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Oil Company
Linden N.J
John Gregorio
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Teteorites
Norfleets
Nininger
the Plainview
Leone
Pearl Harbor
Los Angeles
Mexico
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