Beckwith Case Ready For Jury
Jackson Mississippi AP reports a second all white jury prepares to hear the Byron De La Beckwith case over the 1963 Medgar Evers murder. Beckwith faces a jury after a 10 day trial with 32 prosecution witnesses and 24 defense witnesses. The slaying occurred June 12. The first trial ended in a deadlock on February 7.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar W. Evers
Beckwith
Greenwood
Miss
Evers
Deputies Investigate Area Garage Door Break-In Reports
A damaged garage door and an attempted break-in were reported to Butler County deputies. Clayton Centers at 846 May Ave reported entry to a garage and tampering with a kitchen door but no entry to the residence. Mrs Maime Garrett at 407 Oxford State Road reported an unidentified vehicle backing into her garage door causing $50 damage and fleeing.
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Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Clayton Centers
May Ave
Maime Garrett
Oxford State Road
Gentle Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Ad
A drug store advert promotes a gentle all vegetable laxative Nature's Remedy NR tablets for easy relief. The notice offers a free family sample by writing to Lewin-Howe Co. Box 47 St Louis Missouri and promises NR tonight or tomorrow.
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Lewin-Howe Co
St. Lou's 2
Viet Cong Massing For New Mekong Assault On Kien Long
Reports from Kien Long in the Mekong delta say Viet Cong units mass for another assault on the district capital. Two airborne government companies defend the town as reinforcements pour in. casualties run high on both sides with civilian losses feared.
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Viet Cong
New Mekong
Kien Long
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Railroad Industry Needs Self Reliance
Negotiations in Philadelphia produced a delay until May 4 in any action by the Pennsylvania Railroad or the Transport Workers Union over the PRR plan to transfer TWU jobs.
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Columbus, Ohio
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transport Workers Union
PRR
TWU
Plane crash near Pleasant Hill Lake claims two lives
Witnesses recall a single engine plane swooping before crashing into Pleasant Hill Lake in Loudonville. Pilot William Bowden 32 survived with abrasions and shock while passenger Venice Estep 26 died after prolonged rescue attempts. Venus Estep McCray 25, another passenger, also died. her husband Jack McCray and her parents Cecil and spouse resided in Lancaster.
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Loudonville
Ohio
Pleasant Hill Lake
Clarence Stoner
William G. Bowden
Mount Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Venice Estep
Sandwich
Cleveland
Jack McCray
Lancaster
Cecil Barker
Twelve Sentenced in Great Train Robbery Case
In Aylesbury England Judge Edmund Davies sentenced 12 men for their roles in Britain's great train robbery. Sentences ranged to 30 years with seven men getting 30 years and others 25 24 20 and three years. The Glasgow to London mail train haul totaled 26 million pounds about 7.68 million dollars. Police recovered about 300000 pounds with the rest believed cached by three or four masterminds not yet caught.
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Aylesbury
England
Edmund Davies
Britain
Glasgow
London
Area USW Convention In Dayton
Over 300 United Steelworkers delegates from southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky gather at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton to review progress, plan for upcoming contract expirations at 36 area companies, and push organizing campaigns at National Cash Register Middletown Armco Hamilton and Cincinnati Milling Machine. A highlight is a $3,500 college scholarship awarded for a district competition.
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Dayton
United Steelworkers of America
Ohio
Kentucky
Biltmore
al Whitehouse
Whitehouse
National Cash Register Co
Labor Board
Middletown
Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co
Franklin Youth Arrested for Assault and Battery
Ronnie Roberts, 19, of 1105 Dale Ave, Franklin, was arrested by city police yesterday on a charge of assault and battery. Hugh Butler, director of Doty House, reported that a lost attache case has been recovered. A 1959 auto stolen from Finley Ward was recovered at Doty and Central. Mrs. Clara Enderb rook of 2610 Goldman Ave reported the theft of a hubcap yesterday.
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Ronnie Roberts
Dale Ave
Franklin
Hugh Butler
Doty House
Finley Ward
Franklin St
Doty and
Central
Clara Enderbrook
Goldman Ave
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Eaton Brooks
Darien
Ca Mau
Viet Nam
Middletown Journal
Bill Sims
South Main St
Franklin, Ohio
Venus Estep McCray
Eny
Wemsutta
Concord
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