Nationwide manhunt for Chicago killer Speckhurst
Chicago police linked fingerprints to the suspect at a residence and noted he used aliases including Richard Franklin Lindberg. The manhunt centers on Richard B. Speckhurst, suspected in Speck’s Chicago murder case, with prior Texas prison terms and a 1965 assault conviction. Authorities say he was seen near North Dearborn Street and may have left the city after a police sketch was published. Speck’s family ties and prior burglaries are mentioned, along with a pattern of work as laborer and trucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speck
Richard B. Speckhurst
Richard Franklin Speck
Richard Benjamin Speck
Richard Franklin Lindberg
Texas
Mlinois
Monmouth
Dallas
Chicago
Wilson
Miss Amarao
North Dearborn Street
Loop
Crain
Lubbock Country Club
Texas record Speck identified as murder fugitive in Dallas case
Police traced Richard Speck to Texas where he lived at an address with amet La Speck and worked construction at Ferguson and Wynn units north of Huntsville. He faced parole revocation, later sent to Darrington. Dallas records show theft and assault charges, tattoos, and aliases Richard Lindberg and Richard Speck. The Chicago warrant prompted a nationwide manhunt.
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Speck
Texas
Ferguson
Huntsville
Wynn
Darrington
Houston
Dallas
Monmouth
Bill Decker
Chicago
Decker
H. L. McGee
Dallas Police
Sarah Wadsworth
Penitentiary
Rescue Effort From Page One At Copper Country Mine
An unemployed electrician recounts a deadly accident near Calumet Michigan in the copper country. Ruth Ann Taylor 16 and her 10 year old brother Gary fell into an old mine shaft during berry picking as crowds watched. The shaft reportedly dives over 2300 feet deep and rescue crews scaled the area with a crane while officials fenced the site during the Calumet & Hecla centennial festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ooutside Calumet
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Houghton County
New York City
Taylor
United Press ‘International
Ruth Ann
Gary
Calumet & Hecla Mining iCo
Mobilization orders threaten Hanoi airmen trial
A partial mobilization order from North Viet Nam threatened to try captured U.S. airmen, drawing sharp international reactions. Thant urged restraint and adherence to the Geneva convention, while U.S. officials warned of severe consequences if trials occurred, including potential escalation of the Viet Nam war and jeopardizing postwar reconstruction plans.
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Fee
Viet Nam
U.S
Thant
Berlin
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Hanoi
George D Aiken
R-Vi
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
North
Russell
U. S
W. ‘Averell Harriman
Hubert H.humphrey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
States Department
Cairo
United States
United Arab Republic
Harriman
Hianoi
Southeast Asia
Mansfield
Frank Church
Idaho
Chicago unrest cools after two nights of clashes
Crowds of up to 5,000 looted, burned, and hurled rocks since Tuesday night, but by Saturday streets were quiet with minimal hostility as troops patrolled. A teen cited demands for more basketball courts and pools, while residents continued daily life amid the disruption. Cairo plans streetcar tracks.
Traffic lanes and underpass near Lub bock described
A staff aerial photo credit notes Pauline Warner and Town and Country Aviation. The image shows approaching Lub bock from the north with two main traffic lanes beneath and two east west lanes for through loop traffic, plus access roads crossing.
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Lubbock
Pauline Warner
Town and Country Aviation
Births and highway plans mix in Lubbock brief
The notice lists numerous newborns at Methodist and Highland Hospitals with parent occupations and addresses, followed by Crain discussing Tahoka interchange projects, two level circle plans for U S 87 over U S 8, an underpass flood control system, and warnings about the Tahoka highway’s danger zone with a multi million dollar reconstruction proposal slated for 1967 plus related airport access concerns.
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Tohoka Circle
Oan
Lubbock
Crain
Tohoka
U. S. 87
Lubbock County
Tahoka
Taal volcano erupts for seventh day with ash columns
Manila reports Mt Taal roaring for a seventh straight day as tremors shake nearby towns ash clouds reach 3000 feet at ten minute intervals volcanologists say. The dramatic activity continues to disrupt life while experts monitor changes.
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Manila
UPI
Mt. Taal
Taal
Marines Clash With Guerrillas Near Vietnam Border
In a large Hastings operation near the 17th Parallel south of the no man’s land, Marines and government troops engage Communist guerrillas. Casualties are light for Marines, but five supporting helicopters crash. total Viet Cong dead reported at 91.
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Saigon
U.S
North Viet Nam
Leathernecks
No Man’s Land
North
Calf-Roping Accident Fatal To Borger Man
Amarillo AP report says Larry Siefkin 38 of Borger died Saturday from injuries suffered Thursday when a horse rolled on him during calf roping practice at Johnson Park rodeo arena Borger He was taken to an Amarillo hospital for surgery. Russia will make champagne.
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Amarillo
Larry Siefkin
Borger
Johnson Park
Siefken
Air Mishaps Halt Florida National Guard Flight
A C119 carrying Florida National Guardsmen to two weeks of active duty lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Cecil Field Jacksonville. The plane went down in a pasture 17 miles west of Jacksonville, killing the pilot Maj. Howard Cole. All aboard were Miami Guardsmen from a green beret Special Forces company heading for Mississippi training. The worst injury was a sprained ankle.
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Florida National Guardsmen
Howard Cole
Mi‘ami
Gerald Lewis
Lewis
Miami
Green Beret
Mississippi
Gloria Davy Requiem Mass Held for Slain Nurse in Dyer
About 130 relatives and friends attended a requiem Mass for Gloria Jean Davy at St. Joseph Church in Dyer Indiana. Six fellow student nurses led the procession to a black limousine for burial after the service. The procession paused traffic on U.S. 30 as it moved to the cemetery amid a bright Indiana day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose E. Switzer
Gloria Jean
Kennedy
Switzer
U.S. 30
Indiana
Miss Universe contestants reveal mixed feelings after semifinal loss
Miss India, surprised to be in the top 15, says she aimed to show national spirit and hopes to become a surgeon. Miss Israel, exhausted and tearful, longs to sleep and go home, saying her week was controlled by a chaperone and she cannot be herself.
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Thailand
Miss India
Emily Cirlin
Miami Beach
Sweden
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Tates
Amet
Richard Franklin ‘Speck
Mon‘mouth
Mary Margaret Speck Lindberg
Otto Kreuzer
FBI
Lubbock Association of Credit Managers
Pioneer Hotel
James Gross
S&t
States
Mexico
Korea
Humboldt State College
Arcata
Calif
Gross
Frank Ball
26Th St
Ball
Amarillo Road
Conny Tynn Chance
Abernathy
West Texas Hospital
First State Bank
James R. Lowe
49Th St
University Hospital
Allstate Insurance. Co
Tahora
William Rice
43Rd St
Observers
Methodist Hospital
aw-Hill Book Co
T & Ral
McGraw-Aut
Ieee
Paul Hastings
27Th St
Cook Auto Sales
Jack. Campbell
Morton
Aberardo Trevino
Lubbock Rt. 6
Lubbock Mfg. Co
Fred Louis Graff
Highland Hospital
USDA
82Nd St
94Th St
114Th St
Lynn County
Lubbock Municipal ‘Airport
Rai
Big Spring
Philippine Volcano
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Austin
Salt Lake City
Denver
Ave. Q
19Th St
Russia
Levelland Hwy
Lubbock Christian College
Gloria Davy
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