Kidnaper Paid $50,000 Kills Gans Couple in Mercedes
In Miami the ransom kidnapper shot Sydney Gans 64 and his wife Lillian 60 after receiving $50,000. The gunman, Thomas Knight 23, was captured after a five hour manhunt. Knight admitted warehousing the severed crime and the ransom. Authorities say Gans sought the money to protect his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
FBI
Sydney Gans
Lillian
Gans
Thomas Knight
Ken Whittaker
Whittaker
Dade County
Russ Kubik
Sevenman
Kubik
Knight
John Shapiro
Harriet
Mount Siam Hospital
Israel
Migrant Farm Labor Stir Worsens in New Jersey
Migrant workers from Puerto Rico and other regions flood into southern New Jersey to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers, living in battered vehicles and paying inflated prices at company stores. Labor officials report underage workers and poor wage records as clashes with officials draw attention. Foreman Marcos Portalatin defends workers while lawmakers press for better conditions amid public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedesboro
N.J
Puerto Rico
Okies
California
New Jersey
Garden State
Byron Baer
Baer
Newark Star-Ledger
Marcos Portalatin
Associated Press
Angel Sanabre
Michael Sorbello
State Department of Labor and Industry
Joseph A.hoffman
Marking Prices On Shelves Draws Consumer Ire
Safeway announced it would stop remarking an item to reflect higher wholesale costs on new shipments. The practice drew criticism from consumer groups and industry experts who say it misleads shoppers and causes confusion at checkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cook
Associated Press
Safeway Stores Inc
Ellen Zawell
National Consumer Congress
Safeway
Kent Christensen
National Association of Food Chains
Wood's Market
Richmond
Livestock Loan Bill Advances to Nixon for Signature
Washington AP reports the emergency program guarantees up to 80 percent on private livestock loans, with a two billion ceiling and a 250 thousand per operation cap for one year. Senate approved by voice vote after compromise, House had narrow win, aims to stabilize beef prices and support small ranchers amid rising costs. Groundbreaking on a 7.6 million Ellis Fischel Cancer Hospital wing set for Sunday at 1 30 p m in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
House Conference Committee
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Columbia
Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital
Anthrax outbreak prompts Texas cattle quarantines
The AP reports anthrax thrives in hot dry weather as Falls County Texas is quarantined and surrounding seven counties urged to vaccinate. Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas act on suspected cases and bans on Texas cattle movements. Vaccine supply tight and farm penalties in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southwest
Midwest
Texas State Animal Health Commission
Falls County
Seven County
Oklahoma City
Okla
Texas
Kansas
Gerald Gurss
Oklahoma
Gurss
Arkansas
Richard Thomas
John Jesi
U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Paul Becton
USDA
Washington
Denver
Colo
Francis J. Mulhern
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Mulhern
Miss Sims to Teach at Lebanon High
Marilyn Jean Sims has earned a bachelor of arts in education from Southwest Baptist College in Boliver and will teach at Lebanon High School this fall. She is the daughter of Fred and Mrs. Sims of Centralia Route 3 and a graduate of Centralia High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Jean Sims
Southwest Baptist College
Boliver
Lebanon High School
Sims
Fred Sims
Route 3
Centralia
Centralia High School
Inflation Worst Say Bank Leaders
Three Federal Reserve bank presidents told the House Banking Committee that interest rates will stay high and unemployment rise to fight what they called the worst peacetime inflation in U.S. history. They urged reduced government spending and tighter money, while noting the burden on lower income groups and proposing social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
House Banking Committee
David P.eastburn
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Eastburn
Alfred Hayes
New York Bank
John J. Balles
San Francisco Bank
Federal Reserve
Hayes and
Balles
Chalmers P. Wylie
Ohio
Nixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fairgrounds
W. Boulevard
Richard Vance
Jersey
Los Angeles
Maxwell House
Ralph Pena
Ment of Consumer Affairs
Department
Lakeview Park
Chens Cove
Chen's Cove
Miss Sims
Lebanon High
Mexico
Missouri
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!