Valachi to Reveal Bloody Gang Wars Before Senate Panel
Joseph Valachi appeared before congressional crime investigators under heavy guard to disclose details of La Cosa Nostra and a gangland war for power dating from the 1930s. He named Vito Genovese as boss of bosses and said he aims to destroy the syndicate after receiving a death threat and a large price on his head.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
Capitol
Senate
U.S
Valachi
Underworld
la Cosa Nostra
Vito Genovese
Jerome Adlerman
Peter Morello
Genovese
Nun
Atlanta
Justice Department
British cautious assent to 18 nation disarmament summit
British Foreign Secretary Lord Home gave guarded approval to the USSR proposal for an 18 nation summit on disarmament before June 30. He warned clear directives must be drafted in advance and backed preliminary discussions to raise chances of results.
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United Nations, N.Y
Lord Home
Soviet Union
Home
General Assembly
Imany
Gromyko
Andrei Gromyko
Consular Talks Aimed at Easing Cold War Strain
Washington reports a quiet push for a U S Soviet consular treaty to expand consulates and possibly boost trade. If agreed, Senate ratification would be required. State Department aide Warde M Cameron leads talks in Moscow following Soviet proposals on Sept 14.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Mos
Warde M. Cameron
State Department
Moscow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinov
U.S
U.S.S.R
Allied Chemical Plant Struck in Ohio Walkout
TRONTON Ohio AP United Steelworkers Local 3687 members walked out of the Allied Chemical Corp nitrogen division plant at South Point shortly after midnight after a two year contract expired. They planned a vote later today on a new company offer with details unavailable.
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United Steelworkers Union
Allied Chemical Corp. Nitrogen Division
South Point
3687
Kennedy aims new laws after Valachi testimony
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy and committee leaders push Congress to legalize tapping mobsters phones and compel testimony from key witnesses by granting immunity. Senator Brewster suggests making interstate murder conspiracies a federal crime plus other interstate offenses to be addressed.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Committee
Valachi
Congress
Daniel KB Brewster
D-Md
It's a Woman's World Chuckle
Humorous tidbit notes shifts in expectations from birth to death. The quip contrasts the praise of a wife at marriage with the question of a surviving spouse's sum after a man's death. The joke underscores gendered social focus across life events.
Youth Misses Wedding Over False Age Claim
Melvin Rahrig, 17, faced arrest after listing his age as 18 to marry Betty Miller, 17, in Sandusky Ohio. Judge Donald J Young Jr ordered his probation violation arrest and six to eight weeks at a child diagnostic center in Columbus.
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Monroeville
Ohio
Columbus
Betty Miller
Sandusky
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
Nished Home
Miss Miller
Melvin
Donald J Young Jr
Rahrig Theda
Child Diagnostic Center
Alabama Bombings Tie Two Men to Racial Attacks
Police hold R E Chambliss and Charles Cagle on open charges tied to racially motivated bombings in Birmingham. Chambliss, 59, was picked up Sunday and denied warrants beyond 72 hours. an attorney plans habeas corpus unless a warrant swears out. Cagle, 22, was arrested in Tuscaloosa before University of Alabama desegregation. The bombings have damaged Negro neighborhoods and churches, with deadly Sept 15 blast at a Negro church killing four girls.
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Birmingham
Ala
Steel City
Chambliss
Charles Cagle
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Lingo
Senate To Vote On Civil Rights Group Today
The Senate moves to extend the Civil Rights Commission for one year as debate continues over Kennedy civil rights legislation. President Kennedy’s package would broaden the commission’s powers, with key figures like Dr. John Hannah urging approval and Roy Wilkins warning against delay.
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Senate
Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Georgia
Commission
Congress
Kennedy
Cambridge Vote on Race Issue in Public Accommodations
Cambridge Maryland voters faced a divided Negro leadership as they decided on a city charter amendment to ban racial discrimination in public places. Officials predicted 80 percent turnout among 5,282 registered voters, while opponents expected about 60 percent. The outcome hinged on Second Ward with 1,535 voters and unity among leaders including Gloria Richardson and Charles Cornish amid a broad integrationist push.
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Cambridge, Md
Cambridge
Chesapeake Bay
Gloria Richardson
Charles FE. Cornish
City leaders campaign for amendment amid recent violence recalls
Mayor Calvin W. Mowbray and the council campaigned vigorously for the amendment. They argued its defeat would worsen the city’s reputation from last summer’s integration protests. Six whites were wounded by gunfire and several buildings burned after a July 11 demonstration as guardsmen and state police patrolled polling areas.
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Calvin W. Mowbray
Frank Casino Arrested in New York Grand Jury Case
Frank Casino aged 59 is held in Toms River New Jersey after a Monday arrest on a warrant charging refusal to testify before a Queens grand jury. Prosecutors say he may know details of the September 25 1959 slaying of Anthony Little Augie Carfano and that he appears in information supplied by Joseph Valachi about the Cosa Nostra.
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Soviet Union
West
United Nations
Toms River
N.J
Frank Casino
Joseph Valachi
New York
Casino
Beach Haven
Frank D. O'Connor
Queens
New York City
Anthony
Little Augie Pisano
Tax Cut and Rights Bill Face Shared Push in Congress
Democratic leaders guided by the president said both the tax cut and civil rights bills can pass this session. McCormack warned that without the eleven billion dollar tax cut the economy cannot meet job demand, while Mansfield stressed the aim to pass both measures before adjournment.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dominican Republic Offers Anti Castro Bases Amid Diplomatic Push
Dominican Republic provisional government signals possible anti Castro bases to win U S recognition and resumed aid. Officials say anti Communist sentiment is strong and a base offer could be offered to a responsible Cuban exile group. Prime Minister Castro denounces Bosch overthrow and US suspends relations and aid. Bonilla Atiles heads to Washington to seek recognition.
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Dominican Republic
Havana
Fidel Castro
Juan Bosch
United States
Weather Ohio forecast reports mild tomorrow in 40s
The forecast says tomorrow will be fair and mild in Ohio including this area with temperatures in the 40s. Yesterday’s high reached 7 and the low this morning was 41.
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Ohio
Ou El Hadj Opposing Ben Bella in Kabylie Uprising
Algerian army units join dissident Col Mohand Ou El Hadj as Berber rebels prepare a decisive struggle against President Ahmed Ben Bella. In Kabylie near Tizi Ouzou villages, troops deserted and convoys moved to the mountains while Ben Bella mobilizes crowds and accuses Morocco of backing the revolt.
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Ben Bella
Algiers
Col
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Ahmed Ben Bella
Tizi Quzou
Kabylie
Ou el Hadj
9U el Hadj
Tizi Ouzou
Algeria
Algiers Forum
Morocco
Moulay Hassan
Sahara
Mother Tosses Baby From Window and Leaps With Other
In Chicago a navy Air Force wife threw her 2 year old son from the 21st floor of Twin Towers Apartments, then jumped with the 3 year old in her arms. Police and military police investigated as Lt. Col. Routledge and Capt. Tunnell reported the scene and background of the family.
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Chicago
Lawrence Tunnell
Lawrence E. Tunnell
Ann Scott Tunnel
Scott
Twin Towers
Lawrence
Rodham Routledge
Tunnell
San Angelo
Tex
University of Chicago Graduate School
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
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