Kidnaped Cash Heist Nets Five Arrests in Brooklyn
Five men were seized after the New York Daily News plant robbery in Brooklyn. One suspect, Benjamin Briganti, 25, admitted involvement as $59,000 recovered and weapons found. Police linked the group to earlier $40,000 and $17,000 Manhattan robberies, with a cashier kidnapped and payroll stolen.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
New York Daily News
Benjamin Briganti
Long Island City
Queens
Briganti
Bronx
Manhattan
West Side
Soviet Submarine Tender Captain Seeks Asylum in Sweden
The captain of a Soviet submarine tender anchored near Gotland asks for political asylum in Sweden after the 200-ton vessel with 10 crew members sent distress signals. A Soviet submarine reportedly followed. commander, a Lithuanian-born lieutenant, spoke in German as he declared asylum.
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Hemse
Sweden
UPI
Gotland
Swedish Supreme Command
Naer
Coast Guard
Louisiana WMU adjourns as Kirkpatrick re elected president
The Louisiana Women’s Missionary Union wrapped up its 61st annual convention in West Monroe with Mrs. Claude Kirpatrick of Baton Rouge re elected president for a second term. The afternoon featured reports and officer elections at First Baptist Church, with a keynote address by missionary Mrs. William David Lockard from Southern Rhodesia. About 1100 delegates attended, and next year’s meeting is set for Baton Rouge.
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Claude Kirpatrick
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Women’s Missionary Union
West Monroe
Kirpatrick
Department of Public Works
First Baptist Church
Parkview Baptist Church
Monroe
Kathryn Carpenter
Alexandria
WMU
Parkview Church
William David Lockard
Southern Rhodesia
Bossier City
Sam Dunbar
Fred Hamilton
Downsville
Community Missions
John Causey
Denham Springs
First Baptist
Parole Granted Axis Sally of World War II
The U S Parole Board grants Mildred Gillars parole effective July 10 after she has served 12 years of a 20 to 30 year treason sentence. She will live in seclusion in a convent and must report to a parole officer until 1979.
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Washington
U.S
Richard A. Chappell
U.S. Parole Board
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
Women’s Reformatory
Alderson
W.va
Miss Gillars
Chappell
Sally
Mildred E. Sisk
Portland
Maine
Dresden
Germany
Mildred Gillars
Missionary Guild Rally Set at Trinity Church
About 75 women are expected at the zone rally of the Women’s Missionary Guild at Trinity Lutheran Church starting at 9 30 a m tomorrow. Lutheran churches from Shreveport Alexandria Vicksburg Miss Greenville Miss and Jackson Miss plus Monroe will attend. Rev Edwin Coyner of Vicksburg will give a speech with two panel discussions and luncheon as the program highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Guild of Lutheran Churches
Trinity Lutheran Church
Shreveport
Alexandria
Vicksburg
Miss
Greenville, Miss
Jackson, Miss
Monroe Church
Edwin Coyner
West Monroe Officials Inspect City Street Sweepers
West Monroe Mayor J. Allen Norris and aldermen visited Minden to inspect a street sweeper and then flew to Shreveport to view another in operation. Norris said the city may buy a similar machine after seeing the units in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Minden
Shreveport
Norris
Cool, Partly Fair Weekend Forecast in Louisiana
Partly cloudy and cool weekend forecast for northeast Louisiana with a low near 40 tonight and Saturday night. Highs around 66 today and Saturday. Selman Field recorded a 38 degree low at 6 am Friday, Thursday highs ranged 44 to 59 with a trace of rain.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Hightower Trial Set in Fourth District Court
Fourth District Judge Paul Stephens set the trial date for Sam W. Hightower of Monroe on a second offense drunk driving charge. Defense motions were overruled and defense counsel immediately filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. The case has been before the court since September 1958.
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Paul Stephens
Fourth District Court
Sam W. Hightower
Monroe
Hightower
Supreme Court
District Court
State Supreme Court
High Court
David I. Garrett
Turkey hunting set in Louisiana April 8 to 18
Louisiana sportsmen may hunt gobblers April 8 through 18 across Morehouse Madison Tensas Franklin parishes and part of Concordia. Each hunter may take one gobbler. a $2 big game license plus regular license is required. Check stations will operate in Madison Franklin and Tensas parishes with permits for GMA Madison Tensas Franklin areas.
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Louisiana
Morehouse
Madison
Tensas
Franklin
Concordia
Louisiana Wild Life & Fisheries Commission
Chicago Mills
GMA
Ferriday Wildlife Office
State Commission
Ferriday
Dewey Wills
Lake 1
Hunter Bend Rd
Warsaw
Tensas River Bridge
Clayton
Troopers Deny Lying About Trapping Atlanta Lawyer
Louisiana state police denied claims that troopers waited to trap Atlanta attorney James Venable and private investigator Earl Wright. Venable alleged officers had their car description and planned arrest after a Monroe trial of the Nation of Islam. Police said Venable and Wright were speeding and weaving through traffic at 75 mph before their Tallulah arrest.
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Louisiana
Atlanta, Ga
James Venable
Atlanta
Monroe
Venable
Earl Wright
Marietta
Tallulah
M. E. Kidd
Kidd
Mr. Venable
James Martin
Venable and
Wright
Marian Jordan of Fibber McGee and Molly Dies at Home
Marian Jordan known as Molly on Fibber McGee and Molly died of cancer in Encino California. She was 68 and would have turned April 16. Jim Jordan her husband and costar stayed at her bedside with their two children Jim Jr and Mrs Kathryn Newcomer. The family said an ovarian tumor was found about a year earlier. The Jordans had limited appearances on NBC Radio in recent years.
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Encino
Calif
API
Marian Jordan
Molly
Comedienne
Jim Jordan
Jim Jr
Kathryn Newcomer
NBC
Monitor
Trunked Bail Jumper Nabbed After Police Chase
In Lynwood California a bail jumper Kenneth Beasley six three two fifty was placed in a car trunk by Clyde Childers a Kosciusko County Indiana deputy bail bondsman. Beasley was arrested for jumping bail on a misdemeanor check charge after witnesses saw him forced into a car trunk during a motel pursuit.
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Kenneth W. Beasley
Indiana
Los Angeles
California
Kenneth Beasley
Beasley
Lynwood
Clyde W. Childers
Childers
Kosciusko County
Ind
Three Georgia children jailed for truancy and escape threats
In Colquitt Georgia a 10 year old boy and his sisters aged 12 and 14 have been jailed for two weeks after fleeing school and threatening to run away from their grandmother. Sheriff Tabb says they were abandoned by their mother and their father died in 1959. A judge ordered transfer to state training schools, with the sheriff unsure how long the process will take. The children appealed to the reporter to avoid another fall or a training school.
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Georgia
W. Felix Tabb
U N Resolution Demands End to South African Racial Policies
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a sharply worded resolution urging South Africa to end its racial discrimination and terror campaigns in South West Africa. The 99 nations voted 82 to 0 with nine abstentions, with the U S voting yes, and the Special Committee urged urgent steps to remedy the situation.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
South West Africa
Security Council
U. N
Special Committee On
United States
South Africa
League of Nations
Assembly
Standoff in Talks Over Nuclear Test Ban Continues
In Geneva the Western powers and the Soviet Union clashed anew as talks stalled with neither side ready to concede. British delegate David Ormsby-Gore said the West has shown monumental patience while Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin warned patience can match theirs. Ormsby-Gore stated Britain and the United States do not intend to quit negotiations at this time.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
David Ormsby- Gore
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Ormsby-Gore
Tsarapkin
Britain
United States
French police hunt Algerian executioners in terror sweep
French authorities launched a nationwide sweep against Algerian and French extremists as violence rose after peace talks stalled. A hit-and-run assault at a suburban hospital killed two and wounded twelve, while US interests in Algiers faced bombings. Police questioned suspected radicals as talks in Vienne-Les-Bains stalled with rival rebel groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Algiers
U.S
vian-Les-Bains
National Liberation Front
National Liberation Movement
MNA
FLN
Alterians
Corrective measure under way on Forsythe Avenue repairs
City Commissioner W D H Rodriguez described Forsythe Avenue work near Park View Baptist Church as corrective. A cement manhole and drainage canal under the street caused cracking when paved to it. crews replace the section at about 600 dollars with proper joints. Traffic rerouted. Forsythe remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Forsythe Avenue
Parkview Baptist Church
Rodriguez
Bentz & Elmore
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Forsythe
Deportation row as rackets czar Marcello recounts kidnap claim
In Guatemala City Carlos Marcello, once deemed New Orleans underworld kingpin, says immigration agents kidnapped him to force his deportation. He complains of lack of contact or discussion and alleges a sudden transfer on a large plane. Officials cite documents showing Guatemalan citizenship.
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New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Marcello
Guatemala City
States-Item
Semile Comar
Guatemala
Immigration Office
Citizens Study Land Bids For Prison Location
A private meeting of 4 citizens committee members reviewed bids to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury for land to extend the jail. Chairman Lee Vanderpool noted proposals would be opened and studied with recommendations at the next meeting. The panel helps draft plans for a farm type prison before a May 9 bond issue. Parish owners face a $300,000 construction plan with a half mill maintenance tax as the Grand Jury backs expansion due to overcrowding. Members include W A Calloway Conwy Crossland J R Fuller and J W Roberson.
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Citizens Committee
Ouachita Parish
Lee Vanderpool
Monroe
M. W. Montgomery
Vanderpool
W. A. Calloway
Conway Crossland
J. R. Fuller
J. W. Roberson
Tallulah Traveler Dies In Boxcar
A traveling man suffocated after starting a fire from cardboard and paper in a sealed box car in Greenville Mississippi. Larry Regan Houston 45 of Tallulah Louisiana was found near the car door by railroad workers and authorities.
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Greenville
Miss
UPISA
Larry Regan Houston
Tallulah
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Columbia Ave
FORD
Kirkpatrick
Twin City
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Colquitt
Ge.ap
Superior Court
Walter J. Geer
U.N. Resolution
By Tom Hoge
Crew and
Citizens Study
Tallulah Traveler
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