Chicago Mobster Giancana Shot To Death
Sam Giancana a reputed Chicago crime syndicate leader linked to CIA plots to kill Fidel Castro was found shot to death in his Oak Park home. Police said bullets entered from the mouth and neck with six shell casings found. robbery suspected due to about $1400 on the body. FBI aid joined local cops in the probe.
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Oak Park, Ill
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Fidel Castro
Giancana
Oak Park
Wilbur Reichert
Reichert
Joseph DiPersio
DiPersio
FBI
Phyllis McGuire
Las Vegas
al Capone
John Roselli
CIA
Castro
Richard Bissell
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Fulgencio Baptista
U.S. Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Justice Department
Washington
William J. Campbell
U.S. District Court
William Hundley
Organized Crime Division
Hundley
Shopper's Coat Held More Than Cart
In Reno a man shopping with a coat stuffed with pockets was checked into the city jail after authorities say the coat could smuggle four one pound hams five ham packages four round steaks two razor blade bundles canned seafood and two cigarette cartons. The man claimed he went to buy bread but fled after clerks stopped him.
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Reno
Nev
Copeland Graduates From University of Illinois
Bruce R. Copeland of 1631 Meadow Lane earned a B S in liberal arts and sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in May. Diplomas will be mailed about August 1 after grades are reported and verified following commencement.
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Bruce R. Copeland
Meadow Lane
University of Ilinois
Urbana- Champaign
Cadwell Commits to Oil Field Work in Olney Ill
Warren D. Cadwell, a second year Missouri University at Rolla student majoring in petroleum engineering, earned a 3.82 GPA for spring and will work this summer in Union Oil Co. of California oil fields at Olney Illinois. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Cadwell of 1314 Kent Road.
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Warren D. Cadwell
University of Missouri At Rolla
Warren
Union Oil Co
California
Olney
Ill
John Cadwell
Kent Road
Honorary Degree For Solzhenitsyn
Exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn has been invited to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem North Carolina to receive an honorary degree on July 2 according to the university.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Wake Forest University
Boy's Robot Surprises His Geometry Teacher
In Wilmore Kentucky AP, Jimmy Coleman 15 and teammate Kathy McKain 16 built Bright Eyes, a 144 pound metal robot with flashing eyes that moves limbs and grips with 1500 pounds pressure. Powered by a car battery, the project cost 60 dollars and surprised his geometry teacher who expected only a table model.
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Wilmore, Ky
Jimmy Coleman
Jimmy
Kathy McKain
Kathy
Sobot
Bright Eyes
Coleman Family Auto
Audrain Bridges to Benefit from $52,490 Federal Fund
Audrain County will receive 52490 in federal Highway Trust Funds for roads and bridges from the Missouri Association of Counties meeting in Jefferson City. The county must supply 3047.71 and plans to use most for box culverts with a decision deadline of July 1, 1976. A highway department visit to Audrain County Court is slated for June 26 with a required county resolution and agreement.
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Audrain County
Glenn M. Barnes
John Jesse
Missouri Association of Counties
Knights of Columbus Hall
Jefferson City
Barnes
Highway Department
Tony Hiesberger
Missouri Senate panel weighs need for transit tax session
A seven member Missouri Senate committee will study whether a special session is needed to extend the mass transportation sales tax. Appointments by Senate President pro tem William Cason include two Kansas City Democrats, two St. Louis Democrats, and two St. Louis Republicans with transit as the first priority. The tax expires Dec 31 and Gov Bond has said he will not call a special session to extend it.
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Jefferson City
Senate
William Cason
Kansas City
St. Louis
Christopher S. Bond
James Spradling
State Revenue Chief
Mary Gant
Harry Wiggins
Donald Gratke
Franklin Payne
Frank Bird
George Murray
Creve Coeur
Miss Davis Named Missouri Library Intern at Mexico Public Library
Misa Viola Jacqueline Davis of R R 2 Aurvasse has been selected as one of 13 interns for Missouri State Library summer program. She will work through August 6 at the Mexico Audrain County Library while studying at William Woods College in Fulton.
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Misa Viola Jacqueline Davis
R.R. 2
Aurvasse
Miss Davis
Mexico- Audrain County
William Woods College
Fulton
Colby Doubts There'll Be Any CIA Convictions
Washington CIA chief William Colby says no CIA employees will be prosecuted for illegal domestic operations described by the Rockefeller Commission. He notes possible legal gray areas and urges continued supervision by Congress and the executive branch to reassure the public.
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Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Colby
Justice Department
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Rockefeller Panel
Ford
Levi
U.S
Commission
CTA
Congress
Executive Branch
America
Langley
Stockholm
Rome
Saigon
Here
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
John F. Kennedy
Robert
House
Senate
CIA Inspector General
Wright City Raid Seizes Marijuana and Cash in Federal Sweep
Federal agents seized half a ton of marijuana and $36,000 in cash in a Wright City raid. Edward A. Ockel and William J. McMurtrey Jr. were arrested and charged with possession of a federally controlled substance. Three bales were found in McMurtrey’s car and seven at Ockel’s home, with a street value of about $240,000. Both suspects had prior bond and a June 26 hearing was set in US Magistrate Court.
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St. Louis
Wright City
Edward A. Ockel
William J. McMurtrey Jr
Whiteside
McMurtrey
Ockel
Florida
New National Appeals Court Is Proposed
A congressionally created commission told President Ford that its plan for a National Court of Appeals would add clarity and stability to federal law without hindering the Supreme Court. The seven member court would transfer cases from 11 circuits and handle about 150 yearly, with Supreme Court review remaining available. Warren Burger and four other justices supported the idea, while three opposed.
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Washington
Ford
National Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Commission
White House
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Warren&. Burger
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Hruska Commission
Sign up figures announced for Red Cross swimming lessons
Recreation director Joe Bailey says over 250 residents enrolled for Red Cross swimming at Plunkett Park pool. Schedule released shows age and gender groups across Monday to Friday sessions with a dedicated life saving instruction block on Fridays. Registrations include 143 girls, 11 ladies, and 98 boys.
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Red Cross
Plunkett Park
Joe Bailey
Pope May Use Helicopter for Audience this Summer
Vatican official says the surge of Rome pilgrims for the Holy Year could overwhelm the Castle Gandolfo audience hall. To address crowding, Pope Paul VI, aged 77, may use a helicopter to reach Rome for weekly general audiences.
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Vatican City
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
Castle Gandolfo
Men Rescued From Gulf After 2 Weeks On Raft
Richard Lebo and Gary Gillespie, ages 34 and 21, were rescued 13 days after drifting in an eight foot rubber raft from a sunken cabin cruiser off the Yucatan coast. They survived on urine and limited food after their vessel sank en route from Key West to Belize. Andy Car Mone remained missing.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Richard Lebo
Gary
Gillespie
Coast Guard
Caroline
Yucatan
Key West
Fla
Belize
Andy Car Mone
Lebo
Yucatan Coast
Egypt Syria reject Israel map plan and borders
The Associated Press reports Egypt and Syria dismissed an Israeli formula to annex Gaza and the Golan Heights as unacceptable. Egypt called the move a vacuum, while Syria offered no comment and its media rejected the proposed borders. Cyprus leader Makarios urged Arab backing for Palestinian rights. Libyan PM Jalloud warned against future war, saying no peace talks now.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Syria
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Yitzhak Rabin
Labor Party
Israel
Middle East
Kamal Abdul Magd
Damascus
Cyprus
Makarios
Hafez Assad
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Alloud
Beirut
Tripoli
Saudi Arabia
Mexicoans Work On Nutrition Workshop at NMSU Kirksville
Terry Kleeman Jimmie Utterback and Loretta Sigler of Laddonia and Kathleen Houf of Mexico joined a five day June workshop at Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville on Basic Nutrition For Children for elementary teachers. The course covered major nutrients food groups and teaching methods for nutrition education. Mr and Mrs Gary Jones bought 427 W Love from Mr and Mrs Robert Keeling via McCue Decker Realty.
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Terry Kleeman
Jimmie Utterback
Loretta Sigler
Laddonia
Kathleen Houf
Mexico
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
W. Love St
Gary Jones
W. Love
Robert Keeling
McCue, Decker Realty
Prison Clash In Carolina Injures 25
In Raleigh 25 guards and inmates were injured after a clash at the Corrections Center for Women as about 150 helmeted guards moved in to restore order following an eight p m lockup. The unrest stemmed from five days of protest over medical and counseling services and a prison laundry closure. Most injuries were heat or excitement related. one inmate was hospitalized. 15 inmates were moved to other prisons and 40 to 50 placed in maximum security cells.
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Raleigh
N.C
Ralph Edwards
Jim Holfhouser
C. Gene Anderson
Holfhouser
Edwards
Inmtes
Woman Bank Robber Will Be Sentenced
A 19 year old Brookfield woman Marcie Fisher pleaded guilty to robbing the United Missouri Bank of Brookfield last month and will be sentenced July 25. She was one of three indicted in the May 28 holdup. Two men James R. Lane 29 and James E. McKinney 33 also of Brookfield face trial July 14. The charges carry up to 25 years in prison and fines.
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ST. Louis
Brookfield
U.S
James H. Meredith
Marcie Fisher
United Missouri Bank of
James R. Lane
James E. McKinney
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Stoudust Drive-in
Centralia
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Clint Eastwood
Watt Dienay
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