DeLong ruby ransom ends as gem heads home to New York
The 100 carat DeLong ruby, stolen with 23 other jewels, was recovered in a Palm Beach Gardens telephone booth after a $25,000 cash ransom. financier John D. MacArthur, Francis Antel, and law officers arranged the swap. the ruby will be returned to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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West Palm Beach
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American Museum of Natural History
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New York Daily News
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New York
Thomas’ Bank
Miami Beach
Miami
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Sing Sing
Ossining
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Chicago
Helen Hayes
New York Museum
B52s Bombing Reported On Target Near Saigon
U S forces report heavy Viet Cong ammunition and about 1000 uniforms found in a swept area 20 miles north northwest of Saigon after a B52 strike. A helicopter was shot down by guerrilla fire with no survivors. Marines land at Chu Lai as Da Nang buildup rises to 31,200 troops. A grenade attack at a U S Army installation gate injures a guard.
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Soviet defense chief cites U.S. Viet Nam interference
Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky says the Soviet armed forces have been strengthened in response to American interference in Viet Nam. He issued an order to all Soviet troops but gave no details of the buildup.
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Rodion Malinovsky
Soviet Union
U.S
Viet Nam
Planes Downed By Indians In Kashmir Clash
India says its forces shot down two American made jets flown by Pakistani pilots in dawn fighting in southwest Kashmir. One F86 Sabre was shot down in air combat and another crashed after ground fire. A defense spokesman billed mosque strafing near Chhamb.
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India
Kashmir
Defense Ministry
Chhambat
Sprinagar
Kosygin Urges Restraint Over Kashmir Crisis
A Pakistani news agency cites an official spokesman saying Soviet Premier Kosygin sent a letter to President Ayub Khan urging restraint in Kashmir. The report also suggests a similar message was sent to Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Pakistan
Today
Alexei N. Kosygin
Mohammed Ayub. Khan
Kashmir
Kosygin
la Bahadur Shastri
Moslem Mosque Destroyed in Kashmir Air Raid
In southeast Kashmir the third air clash since Wednesday occurred over the Aknoor Chhamb sector with casualties reported. A mosque in the Jaurian area was destroyed and 30 to 40 civilians killed, according to local accounts. Indian officials gave few casualty details. No Indian planes were lost, while two had been missing or damaged from prior strikes on Pakistani forces. Reports indicate American officers travelled to Kashmir to review India's claims on Pakistan use of American equipment.
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Kashmir
Aknoor-Chhamb
India
Pakistan
Marine Corporal Writes Letter to Johnson After Friend’s Death
In Da Nang, Marine Cpl. Dennis L. Stefanacci of Ambrose Pennsylvania praised President Johnson for letting him serve his country after a master sergeant friend was killed by Viet Cong. He told his fiancé he aimed to even the score but later said he loved his country and God. Johnson shared the letter with Rep. Hale Boggs who read it in the House. Stefanacci said he wished there were no war but was proud to fight as repayment.
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Viet Nam
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Dennis L. Stefanacci
Ambridge
Beverly Westwood
Pittsburgh
Stefanacci
Rep
Hale Boggs
D-La
House
House of Representatives
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Singapore Crisis Talks Between Bell and Lee Kuan Yew
U S Ambassador to Malaysia James D Bell and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew held a half hour meeting at Lee's office amid tension over Lee's accusation that the U S offered a 3 million dollar bribe in 1960 to silence him about CIA activities.
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Malaysia
James D. Bell
Lee Kuan Yew
United States
Lee
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Schweitzer Aided By Specialist In Gabon
An American heart specialist joined efforts to save Dr. Albert Schweitzer 90 who has been ill since Sunday in Lambarene Gabon. Dr. David Miller of King City California flew in after being summoned to Schweitzer's bedside. Miller, a former assistant to Dr. Paul Dudley White, spent seven months in Schweitzer's hospital in 1960.
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Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
David Miller
King City
Calif
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America
Paul Dudley White
Schweitzer
Senate approves 4.7 billion higher education bill
The Senate passed a broad higher education package totaling 4.7 billion, with federal scholarships for needy students and a National Teacher Corps. The bill, supported by 54 Democrats and 25 Republicans, faces House conference where provisions for classroom construction funding and audio-visual equipment may be reconciled.
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Senate
House
Weekend Weather Outlook Checks Gentle Springlike Hues
A Labor Day weekend forecast promises warm and fair weather with a low around 72. Saturday should remain mild and pleasant while Sunday and Monday may bring showers. Yesterday’s high hit 78 with the current low around 56.
Betsy Bypasses Bahamas. forecasters see possible open Atlantic path
Hurricane Betsy veered past the Bahamas with 150 mile per hour winds not yet threatening land. Forecaster Sam Pierce of the Miami Weather Bureau said there is a better than even chance Betsy will not hit the Bahamas or the U S East Coast, as residents from Cape Kennedy southward were given an all clear by the Weather Bureau.
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Landing Device For Spaceship Is Successful
Space officials reported a successful test of a new landing device for spaceships at Edwards Air Force Base California. North American Aviation aims for 12 to 15 tests as part of a 30 million dollar program. Test pilot Donald F. McCusker guided the Gemini mockup to a smooth touchdown, a contrast to a prior December test that ended with injuries.
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Space Center
Houston
Khrushchev Hospitalized. Health Improves Reported
Nikita Khrushchev was in a Moscow hospital last month for tests and has returned to his country dacha in good health according to daughter Rada Adzhubei. She said he feels well and declined to give further details amid reports of circulatory treatment and his ouster last year due to age and health. Official Soviet spokesmen provided no comment.
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Nikita
Khrushchev
Rada Adzhubei
Izvestia
Alexei Adzhubei
Soviet Foreign Ministry
New Lures Introduced Each Season Bait Fishermen
The article notes that new lure types appear each season and fishermen keep biting, showing ongoing interest and adaptation in fishing tackle trends.
Steel talks show movement toward settlement gaps 5 to 6 cents
Washington AP reports both sides in steel negotiations may have adjusted positions as deadline looms. Moyers said Johnson was told negotiators are working hard to reconcile differences. Union and industry still faced a 5 to 6 cent gap as talks continued with about 450,000 workers earning 4.40 dollars per hour in wages and fringe benefits.
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Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Johnson seeks progress report after 15 hour negotiatio
Johnson, eager to fly to his Texas ranch Thursday night if a tentative agreement is reached, remained awaiting a progress report from an 8 am session. He urged negotiators to settle before Labor Day and warned a brief strike could harm the economy more than a long recession.
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Johnson
Texas
Petition completes signature to force House floor vote
The 218th signature was placed today on a petition to compel a House floor vote on a measure allowing Washington residents to elect their own officials.
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Washington
Woman in Ohio first degree murder charge in boy shooting
Mrs Mariann Colby 40 of Shaker Heights sits in Cuyahoga County Jail and says the Aug 24 shooting of 8 year old John Cremer Young Jr was an accident She pleaded innocent and signed conflicting versions altering who fired the shot The county coroner and police say the gun could not be fired by the boy and authorities cite possible premeditation without bond set in Shaker Heights Municipal Court
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Mariann Colby
Cuyahoga County
Colby
Shaker Heights
John Cremer Young Jr
Dane
Samuel R. Gerber
Carl Longstreet
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Gerber
Gerald Gold
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