Manhunt Expands for Tattooed Ex-Convict Killer
FBI joins nationwide search for a tattooed ex convict named in a murder warrant as the methodical butcher of eight student nurses. Police say fingerprints from the blood splattered town house tied him to the massacre prompting the coast to coast pursuit.
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Chicago
O. W. Wilson
Maritime Union Hall
Speck
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Monmouth
Wilson
North Dearborn Street
Loop
Manhunt For Richard Speck After Nurses Slaying
A nationwide search was launched for a 25 year old man who called himself born to raise hell and is charged as Richard B. Speck with the slaying of eight Chicago nurses. He faced a long list of felonies and misdemeanors in Chicago.
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Tom Stuckey
Dallas
Tex
Hell
Chicago
Richard B. Speck
Speck
Shirley Annette Speck
Mary Margaret Speck
Darrington
Houston
Estelle Miller
Monmouth
Ill
Decker
Texas
Rioting Ends as National Guard Maintains Chicago Peace
National Guard units on West Side Chicago patrols ended two nights of violence with orderly streets. About 2,000 troops wearing helmets and carrying rifles restored calm after looting, arson, and attacks earlier in the week. Residents described the scene as quieter, with some noting demands for better playgrounds and facilities rather than racial strife.
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Chicago
West Side
Inside the Red Steel Box Hidden Deep in Montana
A Red Steel box fastened to a wall in a Montana room holds the potential for global conflict if unlocked. The piece hints at a secret defense or war staging scenario with the implied gravity of unlocking the device.
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Montana
New Hassle Interrupts Airline Strike Session
Washington AP reports an IAM accusation that Northwest Airlines improperly solicited passengers for military charter flights derailed Saturday talks to end the airline strike. Labor official Reynolds urged both sides to reconvene Sunday, while IAM Vice President Ramsey warned of possible actions if violations continue. The 35,000 IAM members at Eastern, National, Northwest, Trans World and United are striking over wages and benefits.
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Washington
Northwest Airlines
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Ramsey
Northwest
IAM
Eastern
National
Trans World
United
Air Force C123 crash near Cape Lisburne
Anchorage dispatch reports an Air Force C123 with nine aboard crashed near Cape Lisburne about 600 miles northwest of Anchorage. First reports indicated no known survivors. A CH-9 transport plane carrying 30 servicemen crashed and burned in Jacksonville but all jumped or bailed out before impact, the Navy said.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Cape Lisburne
Anchorage
Air Force
Alaskan Air Command
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Hanoi
U.S
Won't Quit Says North Viet Radio
NHK quoted Hanoi radio with Ho Chi Minh ordering partial mobilization in North Viet Nam and vowing no surrender. The broadcast claimed steps for mobilization throughout Viet Nam and rejected peace talks as out of the question.
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North Viet Radio
Tokyo
Japan Broadcasting Corp
NHK
Hanoi Radio
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
North May Be Flattened If Reds Execute
The article reports Senate and House Democrats warning Hanoi that any executions of American fliers would trigger severe U S retaliation and end hopes for any negotiated peace. Sen Richard B Rus sell and other leaders demand harsher actions while diplomats warn of grave consequences. The split over military options reflects pressure from 18 Senate doves and 12 House Democrats backing the appeal.
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Senate
Hanoi
House
Jets Smash Missile Sites in Hastings Offensive
Marines and government troops surged south of the 17th parallel while U S jets hunted missile sites and truck convoys north of the border. The Hastings operation, begun at dawn Friday, saw 62 Communist dead counted and light Marine casualties, with five helicopters lost.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Bob Gassaway
Weather and Vietnam War update mix in Middle town area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair skies and mild temperatures for the Middle town area today and Monday with highs in the upper 80s and a low near 65 tonight. In Vietnam, reports cite several fires and explosions near Dong Hoi as U S forces defend territory along the 17th Parallel while a Skyhawk is listed as destroyed and several U S and Vietnamese units engage in near surroundment near Cam Lo.
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U. S
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FBI
W. Wilson
Ferguson
Huntsville
Wynn
Corazon Amarao
Middletown
Valley News
Joseph W. Ramsey
William J. Curtin
Bulletins
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Haiphong
United States
Border
U.S. Air Force
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Lewis W. Walt
Cam Lo
Quang Tri City
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