Armored car scare ends with hired escort reveal
In Alden Massachusetts an armored car guard detail followed by a mysterious car led to a police chase and the disclosure that Armored Banking Service Inc. had hired Blair Meehan to ride along. The company had suffered two holdups earlier totaling $158,000 with two guards wounded.
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Associated Press
Alden
Mass
Malden Trust Co
Blair Meehan
Lynn
Armored Banking Service Inc
Bromley Cook
Meehan
Armored Services
Greater Boston
Rising Costs Push Shoppers To Change Habits
A national United Press International report from Princeton based Opinion Research Corp shows 84 percent of Americans fear inflation and 67 percent feel hurt by rising prices. Shoppers cut back, switch to cheaper foods, and drop home milk deliveries as meat and butter prices rise.
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United Press International
Rinceton
N. J
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
National Assn
North Central
Land Prices Bid and Ask Far Apart in LBJ Park Row
A San Antonio real estate man opposed condemnation to include his 16 acre tract in the LBJ Park buffer zone. Other owners faced valuations of 62 500 for 55 acres and 152 440 for 5 acres with sales and tax figures debated. The hearing paused with valuations and no date set for remaining acreage.
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Associated Press
Redericksburg
San Antonio
Johnson
LBJ
Joe Chapman Jr
Gillespie County
Lyndon Johnson
Chapman
Earl
Martha Sweeney
Richard Hoerster
Sweeney
W. C. Brown
Austin
LBJ Park
Brown
Brison
College Station
Texas ‘T
A&m University
Reds Stage New Attacks As Monsoon War Intensifies
North Vietnamese forces launched mortar attacks on two key American positions in the northern provinces of South Viet Nam as monsoon conditions hindered operations. U S jets and naval gunfire repelled one assault near the demilitarized zone while helicopters faced crashes in heavy rain. Air and sea units then pounded Communist positions and gun emplacements in the buffer area. Civilian casualties rose when a mine struck a bus south of the U S Marine base at None Ha. American air activity was limited by monsoon weather, with only 51 missions flown.
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United Preas
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
7Th Fleet
North
South
Viet Nam
FAC
U.S
None Ha
Inaugural Dr Grover Murray List For Area Notables
Lubbock and area list notables tied to Dr. Grover Murray's inaugural ceremony. Also mentions former Tech presidents among those due to attend. Related items show in regional pages and sections.
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Lubbock
Area
Tech
Grover Murray
Sec. B
Seven Feared Dead as Gulf Tanker Burns Off Coast
A gasoline tanker Gulfstag burned off the coast of Louisiana near Morgan City with 7 crewmembers feared dead. Thirty survivors were rescued by two tankers and a Coast Guard helicopter, while seven others remained missing in the 10 square mile danger zone amid rising flames and diesel smoke.
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Organ City
Gulf of Mexico
Gulfstag
Coast Guard
Prayer Note Urges Safe Return for Troops
A wartime prayer asks God to protect soldiers in battle and keep loved ones safe, reflecting shared faith and hope during conflict. The anonymous message invokes biblical lines about Jesus calming a storm to bless returning sailors and fighting servicemen.
Rail Fees Slow Abern Sibal Campaign in Norwalk
Abern Sibal's campaign claims the New Haven Railroad is forcing a $50 charge for each appearance at station platforms to greet commuters. Campaign staff say no such fees existed before and object to restrictions on campaigning aboard trains near New York City.
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Norwalk
Conn
Cap
Abern Sibal
New Haven
Sibal
Marjorie Campbell
Campbell
New York City
New Havens
Transportation Displays Inc
New York
$70,000 Home Relief Check Falls Short of Utilities
Mrs Dolores Robison, 40s suburban matron in Northbrook, faces a $70,000 home and ongoing utility needs despite relief funds. Her Cook County Circuit Court case seeks separate maintenance as her husband John H Robison remains missing for nearly two years. She relies on minimal income and aid, with no electricity or heat until relief workers paid a $240 bill. the home remains without heat and hot water.
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Dolores Robison
Northbrook
Robison
Cook County
John H. Robison
Ao Health
Go-Go Girl Pleads Innocent in GI Allotment Fraud Charge
Pandora Cooke, a statuesque go-go dancer known for marrying servicemen for their allotment checks, pleaded not guilty to 10 federal counts. The indictment accuses her of receiving 10, or 100, dollars, and defrauding the government of 1,358 in allotments. FBI records list 14 marriages to servicemen. Cooke says she is legally a widow with three children and remains free on bail.
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Pandora Cooke
Coghe
Viet Nam
Harold Thomas Cooke
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cooke
Allies Keep Firm Terms At Viet Nam Summit
Seven nation leaders near final communique show unity and no major shifts in allied demands on Viet Nam. South Vietnamese insist on assent to terms and retention of ability to target Viet Cong. Foreign ministers work long hours as Manila talks aim to persuade communists of allied resolve.
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William L. Ryan Anitsa
Viet Nam
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Manila
Crucial Test Flight Sets Stage for Lunar Missions
Cape Kennedy reports a hydrogen Centaur upper stage atop an Atlas booster preparing a final test flight. The mission aims to validate orbital launch techniques ahead of Americas next unmanned moon landing in January. A new comms satellite will follow to enable live telecasts across the Pacific region for the first time.
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Cape Kennedy
Amernes
Satellitte
Cermtaur
Dan
Manila summit riot as anti US students clash with police
About 3,000 Asian students protested near the Manila hotel housing President Johnson and other leaders. Police fought rioters with 150 officers. one student wounded by a homemade gun. Five students arrested for assault and breaches of the peace. Two American students among embassy demonstrators said to oppose continued bombing of North Vietnam.
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Hy United Prose International
Johnson
Iimbassy
Johnsoor
Miss Blattenberger
Miss Brown
North
Viet Nam
Prison Officials Bit Hook Line Sinker
Prison officials fell for a fishing trip prank when two Indian Reformatory trustees Russell Williams and Homer Willoughby went beyond the walls to fish and did not return, prompting a hunt by Pendleton and CupL authorities.
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Pendleton
CUPL
Stenday
Russell Williams
Homer Willoughby
Reformatory
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
Sunny and mild today with a high near 60. Clear and cool tonight with low in the mid 30s to low 40s. Winds light and variable early, rising to fresh levels from the southwest later.
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Lubbock
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