Man acquitted in 1954 slaying faces peril in court
Samuel H. Sheppard, freed last month in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case, said he would have shot himself if convicted and sent back to jail. In a TV interview he stated he wasn't going back and defended freedom of the press. A school district halted use of his book Endure and Conquer in some classes. Supt. Robert Cawrie declined to judge the case.
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New York
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
National Broadcasting
Compa
Robert Cawrie Steetet
Greek ship sinks in storm. 200 feared drowned
In a furious Aegean storm a Greek passenger liner sank with 281 aboard. Only 47 rescued as divers and patrols search for the missing in the rough seas near the Greek coast. Authorities fear a large loss of life amid the chaotic rescue effort.
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Athens
Aegean Sea
Greece
Europe
Irish
Marine Ministry
Aegean
Heraklion
Glasgow
Scotland
Warwickshire
Typaldos Brothers
Iraklion
Piraeus
Battle Hero Faces Forced Retirement
Grosse Ile Michigan AP reports a battle hero may remain on active duty past the mandatory retirement date as a review board selects officers to retain. The case involves Lt Col House, Burlington Iowa native, amid disputed judgments and international reactions.
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Agg Sarre Dagen Sone
Pentagon
House
Burlington, Iowa
Romney Busy Sounding For 1968 Nomination
Michigan governor tours public events in Charlotte and Reno to test support for a presidential bid. Romney may privately contact Nixon and Lindsay as Western Republicans weigh backing. Nevada Governor-elect Laxalt reports Hall courting Romney with Carter. Rockefeller met Romney in Puerto Rico after election but offered no pledge.
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Romney
National Association of Manufacturers
United Jewish Appeal
Richard M. Nixon
New York
John V. Lindsay
Reno
Nev
Leonard Hall
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Hall
Jack Carter
Laxalt
Washington
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Las Vegas
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Puerto Rico
Grudge Nurse Says Long Grudge Won't Improve Condition
A local opinion notes that holding a grudge, regardless of duration, does not improve personal or social wellbeing and urges forgiveness for better outcomes.
Bombers Hit Viet Cong Base Near Saigon
U S and allied forces continued operations around Saigon with a bombing raid 25 miles northwest of the city targeting a Viet Cong jungle base. The week saw 44 American dead and 521 wounded with 18 missing or captured, while enemy casualties were reported high. Pope Paul VI urged joining Christmas and Vietnamese New Year truces to push for peace talks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Saigon
Manley
Vatican City
Paul VI
Poverty Factory in Cowing West Virginia Closes
The Wood Turning Co. in Cowen West Virginia shuts down after 10 months of operation. It received 631236 in loans from federal state and private sources and blames inadequate financing for the failure. The plant made television and kitchen cabinets and other wood products.
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Cowen
W. Va
Clyde Leslie
The
Wood Turning Co
Leslie
West Virginia
Economic Development Administration
Small Business Administration
West Virginia Industrial Development Authority
National Seating and Dimension Co
Williamson
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Grosse Ile, Mich
Marine Corps
Ray
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ABA
Michigan
Charlotte
N.C
Ann Landers
Dr. Crane
Valley News
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Navy
Pope
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