Scotland Yard hunts for mail train loot in London
Scotland Yard races the Flying Squad through London after a tip that the $5 million in stolen mail train loot is hidden there. Nine suspects remain in custody or under questioning as arrests and searches widen in Britain and Italy for Bruce Reynolds James White Roy John James and others tied to the Aug. 8 robbery.
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London
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police Force
Italy
Rome
Grosseto
Bruce Reynolds
James White
Yard
Roy John
the Weasel
Jackson band director confessed bank robberies in Missouri
Richard Burton Partridge, 38, director of the Jackson High School band, admitted robbing the Advance Bank of $9,637 on Oct 15 and the Chaffee Bank of $12,780 on Aug 5. He was arrested after witnesses identified him at a concert he conducted. More than $7,000 from the Chaffee haul was recovered in a high school strong box.
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Jackson
Missouri
Jackson High
Richard Burton Partridge
Bank of Advance
Chaffee
Highway Patrol
C.L. Wallis
Patridge
John Crites
Cape Girardeau County
Chaffee Bank
Crites
Norman Swan
Pocahontas
Jackson Consolidated
Partridge
Wallis
Middle Of Road Vote For NLC In Honolulu
Southern and Midwestern delegates at the National Legislative Conference backed a middle-of-the-road resolution on three proposed U S constitutional amendments. It avoided endorsing or opposing the amendments, leaving action to states. The vote passed 26 to 16, with Ohio Democrat State Sen. Frank King leading the unsuccessful faction.
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Honolulu
National Legislative Conference
U.S
Frank King
Ohio
Amish Use 1564 Ausbund Hymns in Pennsylvania Worship
The Amish farming communities in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country sing church services from the Ausbund, a 1564 Protestant hymnbook that remains the oldest hymnal still in use in the United States.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Insurance at 96 ends with Wallace’s unusual payoff
Eugene M. Wallace, founder of a Richmond manufacturing business, reached age 96 and became his own life insurance beneficiary. He received five figure checks and a president’s letter from Northwestern Mutual Life, with the amount undisclosed. The event occurred at his daughter’s Windsor Farms home.
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John F. Daffron
Richmond, Va
Eugene M. Wallace
Windsor Farms
Howard D. Goldman
Northwestern Mutual Life
Wallace
State Librarian Walter Brahm to take new job in Ohio
State Librarian Walter T. Brahm will start January 1 as a $15 000 a year executive secretary for the Ohio Library Trustees and Ohio Library associations. After 21 years in the post, rumors spread that he might resign amid reports from the Little Hoover commission on state government relocation of library operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Walter T. Brahm
Ohio Library Trustees
Ohio Library Associations
Little Hoover’ Commission
Brahm
Pressure Delays U S Students Return From Cuba
A group of 58 U.S. students led by Philip Luce reports further postponement of their return from Cuba. He says Cuba has applied for landing permits via Jamaica and other nations, all denied without explanation. State Department denies blocking return, cites passport suspensions for unauthorized travel. The article notes U S efforts to isolate Castro include pressuring Caribbean allies. Zanzibar produces 80 percent of the world's cloves.
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Havana
U.S
State Department
Cuba
Philip Luce
United States
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jamaica
British Guiana
Bahamas
British Honduras
Trinidad
Canada
Ohio State University
Washington
Department
Castro
Kennedy
Hemisphere
Secrecy Lifted On Polaris Missile Launches
The Defense Department ends a 29 month secrecy on submarine Polaris launches. Navy and reporters greet the move as 45 of 61 launches by 12 submarines have been successful since the blackout ended.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
Navy
Theavy
Fugitives Caught in Canton After Escape from WV Camp
Two West Virginia prison camp escapees were captured in Canton at 4 15 am Garland Seabolt 30 formerly of Canton and two accomplices fled Bobby Ray 32 of South Charleston and Glenn Earl White 25 of East Sparta White later escaped a Republic Steel guard detained Ray was captured White remained at large Seabolt and White had previous burglary sentences and were on parole when held at Fairchance Honor Camp near Moundsville WV
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Canton
Ohio
West Virginia
Stark County
Garland B. Seabolt
Pennsylvania
Bobby Ray
South Charleston
W. Va
Glenn Earl White
East Sparta
Republic Steel Corp
Ray
White
Seabolt
Fairchance
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Ex-Ohioan Sought In Bank Losses In Hyde Park Case
Chicago bank officials and FBI seek Estley Maglott 32 former Richland Trust assistant VP in charge of consumer loans after irregularities found in his accounts. Possible loss up to 200000. exact amount undetermined as investigation continues. John F. McKnight, Chicago National Bank president, confirms details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Bank of Hyde Park
Estley Maglott
Richland Trust Co
Mansfield
Ohio
John F. McKnight
Chicago Bank
Maglott
FBI
Tunnel Breaks Ground for $6.9 Million Wheeling Hill Project
Ground is broken for a 6.9 million dollar Wheeling Hill tunnel to improve east west traffic on Interstate 70. State Road Commissioner Bur A Sawyers says the twin tubes will run 1,425 feet through Wheeling Hill and provide rapid transit.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Hill
Tansit
Bur
A. Sawyers
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Manchester
Roy John James
the Weazel
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Utlives Insurance
Miller Insurance Inc
Verity
Marty Willer
Paul Deger
Vic LeRoy
Tony
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs
Denver
Robert J. McCloskey
Zanzibar
Reeves Jewelers
Central Ave
Barton’s Sales & Service
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Armstrong
Alsco Aluminum
Spus
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