Mossler Children Face Murder Trial Portrait of a Family
In Miami AP report details the Mossler siblings Martha 15 Danny 14 Chris 12 and Eddie 11 who survived their banker father Jacques Mossler’s killing by his wife Candace in 1964 and later confront trial of Candace Mossler their adopted mother. The piece notes the siblings coping with trauma and Eli-like past violence in Chicago.
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Ben Funk
Miami
Fla
Martha Messler
Danny Mossler
Martha
Danny
Chris
Eddie
Jacques Mossler
Candace Mossler
Mossler
Chicago
Leonard Glenn
Candace
Eddie i Danny
Snowstorm Drops Snow and Ice Across North Texas Streets
A cold front brought snow sleet and freezing drizzle across Texas with heavy falls near Seymour and Wichita Falls while Abilene reports ice on roads. Snyder Hermleigh Ira and Fluvanna schools faced closures or limited bus service as a Coca Cola truck overturned near Sweetwater. Parade postponed at Fort Worth Livestock Exposition.
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Texas
Panhandle
Snyder
South Plains
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Hermleigh
Ira
Scurry County
Fluvanna
Fort Worth
Cross pleads innocent in twin UT sorority slayings
James C. Cross Jr. appeared for arraignment in Austin on charges he strangled Shir ley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby of the Chi Omega sorority. Trial set for Feb. 14. Judge Mace Thurman overruled defense motions and allowed access to statements but denied autopsy reports.
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Lee Jones
University of Texas
Fort Worth
Miss Rigsby
Thurman
Cross
Pretty Chi Omega
Year's Search City Resident Finally Finds Birth Proof
Howard A. Smith, 49, of 2614 41st St., born May 26, 1917, in a half dugout on a New Mexico homestead. He had no birth certificate and sought a birth witness, contacting Santa Fe authorities and tracing a midwife after trips to Fisher County, Texas, and Bleek New Mexico areas.
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Howard A. Smith
41St St
New Mexico
Pat A. Smith
27Th &J
Santa Fe
Fisher County
Tex
Mossler Jury Set for Murder Trial in Miami
Circuit Court Judge George Schulz denied defense motions for mistrial and separate trials as jury selection completed on the tenth day of the Mossler murder case. Attorneys accused each other of prejudicial statements to influence the trial, and the judge said the jury would be sworn in that afternoon.
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Miami, Fla
George Schulz
Mossler
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Schulz
Decision On Raids Is Near
President Johnson said there is no peace in Viet Nam while fanatical leaders pursue rule or ruin. He spoke to 100 youths in the White House East Room and gave no clear sign on ending the bombing lull. A secret White House meeting with top advisers discussed the pause and peace talks. Johnson doubted peace hopes as Hanoi showed no responsive mood after a 36 day halt.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
U.S
Vietam
United States
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
William F. Raborn
Central Intelligence Agency
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hanoi
J. W. Fulbright
North
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Army and Marines to draft 32,900 in March
The Army and Marine Corps will draft 32,900 men in March, with 277,900 from the Army and 5,000 from the Marines. The Navy and Air Force plan no draftees, a rise from February's 29,400 and a note that college students may be drafted if quotas stay above 30,000.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Selective Service
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Woman in Court Proclaims Love for Convict Seeks Quick Marriage
Dolores Dutra a slender divorcee in San Rafael announced in court she loves Robert Glover the man she helped convict of robbery. She asked Judge Jose Wilson to marry them immediately but the judge refused noting Glover lacks civil rights and is behind bars at San Quentin.
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San Rafael
Calif
Dolores Dutra
Jose Wilson
Robert Genson
Glover
Melas
Dutra
Hind
San Quentin
Hedy Lamarr Arrested for Petty Theft in Los Angeles
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr was arrested on a petty theft charge after security said she placed goods worth 86 dollars into a shopping bag and walked out of a department store. She posted 550 dollar bond, awaits arraignment February 2, and officials note valuables totaling at least 14,000 dollars were found in her purse.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Helen McGarry
Miss Lamarr
Sybil Brand Institute For Women
Arthur Lawrence
Maurice Inman
Inman
US Troops Press Viet Cong On Dual Fronts Near Saigon
U S para troops and air cavalrymen clash with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regulars on two fronts along the coast of the South China Sea. Night fighting continues as a helicopter is pursued. A third force advances in Operation Buckskin, with 87 enemy killed so far.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South China Sea
Missing Texas Tot Found In Lake Worth
The body of 2 year old Andrea Dailey was found floating in Lake Worth six hours after she wandered from her Lake Worth home. Parents Bruce and (Mrs) Dailey reported her missing and a large search used floodlights. Medical examiner awaiting cause of death pending investigation.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Andrea Dailey
Lake Worth
Bruce Dailey
Rusk Defends Bombing North Vietnam as Senate Probes Aid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testifies on a $415 million foreign aid request while Sen Joseph Clark warns the United States is moving toward nuclear perils. The Foreign Relations Committee questions policy on Viet Nam amid talk of resuming raids and calls from lawmakers for a collective Johnson judgment.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Joseph
Clark
D-Pa
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Five Pullman Cars and Diesels Derail on Side Track
Five Pullman cars and two diesel units of the Silver Meteor derailed on a side track in Henderson North Carolina early today. No injuries reported as passengers were transferred to another train at Raleigh and continued to Richmond after about a two hour delay.
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Henderson
N.C
Miami
New York
Raleigh
Richmond
Four Strikes And Youre Out
Randolph G. Whittle Bluefield city manager cites four incidents leading to firing of two street department workers. The men operated a scraper to clear snow, rammed five cars hit a hedge became stuck in a ditch ran out of gas and abandoned the scraper on a street.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
Ex Playboy Bergdoll Dies at 72 in Virginia
Richmond AP reports Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, famed WWI draft dodger, died at 72 after a stay at Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital. The Philadelphia socialite fled the 1917 draft, evaded authorities for years, and was court martialed as a technical deserter before his release to Maryland claiming a buried pot of gold.
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Richmond
Grover Cleveland Bergdol
Philadelphia
Westbrook
Bergdoll
Maryland
Onoe Bergdoll
Imother
Fort Worth Man Reclaims World War I Chateau Key
Lon D. Minier of Fort Worth writes Saumur mayor admitting he stole a key to a local chateau during a 1918 World War I visit. He says the intent was to return it to France, but decades passed and he now seeks guidance on proper delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saumur
France
Fort Worth
Lon D. Minier
Minier
Lucien Cudet
Flames Claim Six Children In Memphis Fire
Six children ages 7 years to 5 months died when a wooden frame house burned in northeast Memphis. Five other occupants escaped as firefighters fought the blaze and investigators looked into the cause. The victims were identified as Johnnie Miller 7, Larry Miller 3, Helen Seay 2, Willie Hodges 5 months.
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Memphis
Tenn
Larry Miller
Hee Helen
Willie Hodges
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Henry Carr
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Clyde Woody
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