Mafia Leader Genovese Dies in Missouri Prison Medical Center
Vito Genovese, a longtime underworld figure and former “King of the Racketeers,” died at age 71 at the medical center for federal prisoners in Springfield Missouri. The Justice Department said he died at 2 30 a.m. EST from congestive heart failure after more than two months of treatment during his 15 year narcotics sentence. Genovese wielded Mafia power from prison and was linked to orchestrating rival killings in the 1950s. His death ends a career that shaped La Cosa Nostra’s US reach and sparked investigations including Valachi’s testimony about internal codes.
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Vito Genovese
Springfield
Justice Department
Genevese
la Cosa Nostra
Mafia
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Costello
Albert Anastasia
Costello
Genovese
Treasury Department
Bureau of Prisons
Atlanta
Joseph Valachi
Valachi
Senate
Stocks Show Irregular Trend In Early Trading
New York AP reports the stock market moved unevenly with about 30 more decliners than advancers as the session progressed. The Dow Jones average stood at 952.26 at 1 p.m., up 0.44, continuing a drab, nearly trendless period for the market.
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Stock market advances and declines on noon AP average
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon slipped 1.0 to 359.8 with industrials 0.9 lower rails 0.8 lower and utilities 0.9 lower. Volume leaders included Control Data down about 4 points and Twentieth Century Fox up over 1. United Aircraft rose about 1 percent while major autos edged down. Goodyear fell a full point and Avco preferred dropped 6 on high volume. Other notable movers included Benguet Thrift Drug International Minerals American Tobacco and Eversharp up one point or more.
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du Pont
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Goodrich
Avco Corp
Benguet
International Minerals
American Tobacco
Eversharp
Mother of modern teen-ager reflects on expectations
A mother tells a friend she always wished for the mother of a child with soft long blond curls and had imagined a daughter. The remark centers on gender and future identity in adolescence.
Peruvian gunboat fires on two U.S. tuna boats off coast
Rep. Thomas Pelly reports a Peruvian gunboat opened fire on two U.S. fishing boats 23 to 40 miles from Peru. One vessel, the Mariner, was captured and taken to a Peruvian port while the San Juan chased toward Ecuador. Pelly seeks Navy protection. Sen. George Murphy and President Nixon aides express concern.
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U.S
Thomas M. Pelly
R-Wash
Ecuador
Pelly
State Department
Navy
Mariner
San Juan
Sen
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R-Calif
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peru
United States
B52s Rain Bombs On Vietnam Reds
Saigon reports say American B52 bombers dropped about 5,000 bombs along a wide arc from northeast to northwest of Saigon. Over 1,200 tons hit huge camps and supply depots in 48 hours, with targets up to 75 miles from the capital and near the Cambodian border. Tet cease-fire looms as Viet Cong orders a renewed attack, while U.S. commanders brace for possible Tet fireworks.
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U.S
Radio Hanoi Today
United States
Twin Cities Specialist 4 Rejoins 61st Aviation Company
Kenneth R. Matthews son of Mr and Mrs James A Godwin re joins his company after a 40 day furlough. He serves with the first platoon of the 61st Aviation Company. Lt Cora Donaldson WAC Recruiting Officer will be at the Army Recruiting Office March 5 from 8 am to 5 pm to discuss joining the Women s Army Corps.
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James A. Godwin
S. Riverfront St
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61St Aviation Company
Cora Donaldson
WAC
Army Recruiting Office
Donaldson
Women's Army Corp
FBI Expert Testifies At Trial Of Shaw
An FBI photographic expert testified that the Kennedy assassination film shows bullets coming from the rear as Kennedy’s head snaps back. The testimony supports the state’s theory of multiple shooters, with Oswald’s supposed role also addressed by witnesses.
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Shaw
New Orleans
Clay Shaw
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Kennedy
Lyndal Shaneyfelt
Alexandria
Shaneyfelt
F. Irvin Dymond
Texas School
Shaney Felt
Buell Frazier
Irving
Tex
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dymond
Frazier
Oswald
Wilson Reaffirms Freedom Pledge In West Berlin
Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived in West Berlin from Bonn and pledged Britain will do all in its power to preserve the city's freedom amid pressure from the Soviet Union and East Germany. He called the Communist wall a dramatic demonstration of the system’s bankruptcy at a Charlottenburg castle luncheon hosted by Mayor Klaus Schuetz.
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Harold Wilson
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Klaus Schuetz
Congress Flooded With Advising U S Tax Reforms
Washington reports a flood of mail to Congress on federal tax reform. Letters urge taxing the rich and foundations while targeting middle and low income filers. Citizens from Illinois Minnesota Tennessee Alabama Ohio Texas New Mexico press for fair, simpler taxes and relief for retirees.
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Sirhan in a trance during Kennedy shooting defense
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's lawyers argued he was in a trance with no voluntary control as Kennedy was shot. They described him as immature, emotionally disturbed, and mentally ill, aiming to use diminished responsibility to limit guilt.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
Emile Zola Berman
Berman
California
Showers In Northeast Louisiana Today Likely
The Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies with showers in Northeast Louisiana today. Sunday’s outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 51 Thursday and 46 this morning, with no rain on Thursday. Today's highs 52 to 58 and tonight's lows 44 to 50, with easterly to southerly winds. Probability of rain is about 80 percent today and Saturday.
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Monroe
Grand Jury LL&T Probe Nears End
A federal grand jury in New Orleans nears closing its probe into Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp. Indictments are expected as U.S. Attorney and figures including Gov. John McKeithen and Attorney General Jack Gremillion testified or were cited for related legal services and loans. The probe ties to Arkansas sister firm AL&T and surety arrangements.
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Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp
Atty Tnnis T.aCour
John McKeithen
Jack Gremillion
Ll&t
Fort Smith, Ark
Arkansas Loan & Thrift Corp
L&t
Bruce Bennett
Arkansas
Earnest Bartlett
Justice Department
Baton Rouge
Gremillion
Attorney General
A&t and
Bartlett
Dudley Guglielmo
Louisiana
Savings Guaranty Corp
Al&t
Ken Jewell
Legislative Council
William P. Guste
Savings Guaranty
U.S. Treasury
Fort Smith
Houston Area Winds and Flooding Hit Coastal Towns
UNOFFICIAL winds to 83 mph drove tides eight feet above normal along the upper Texas coast. Baytown evacuees number about 200 as waters inundated homes near Seabrook and Kemah, while cars and planes suffered damage at Hobby Airport and other fields. The storm also blasted other regions with heavy snow, rain, and debris.
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Tex
Hoover Plans to Step Down as FBI Director
Miami report says J Edgar Hoover will retire on his 75th birthday January 1 as discussed in Washington by state attorneys general. FBI spokesman denied retirement plans and said Hoover has not indicated any intention to retire.
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Marriage License Fee Waived Today
A small Connecticut town waives the marriage license fee for couples who come in on February 14. In Aztec New Mexico Clyde and Fannie Ransom celebrate their 73rd Valentine’s Day wedding anniversary. Markham Grade School students in Portland Oregon offer singing valentines for 15 cents to support a Vietnamese orphan, raising 11 dollars in one day. Postmaster Warren Thompson of Loveville Maryland handles heart themed postmarks for Valentine cards.
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Aztec
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Ransom
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Ore
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Queens
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Loveville
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