Bodies Of Infants Found In Trunk In Manhattan Basement
A trunk in a Washington Heights building basement hid three mummified infants with one possibly dead 47 years. Autopsy to determine cause of death. police linked trunk to Anne Solomon, whose husband Jacob attended the scene. A second trunk with Solomon name was empty. detectives checked 25 other trunks with no further findings.
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New York
Manhattan
Paul Herman
John Hartnett
West 181St Street
Washington Heights
Hartnett
Anne Solomon
Jacob Solomon
Anne
Solomon
Department of Buildings
Rarick Proposes Independent School System
Rep. John Rarick of Louisiana pitches an independent school system to replace the present public system as a means to oppose desegregation. He favors using tax free foundations to back private schools and would distribute state funds to public private and parochial students. He cites discussions with George Wallace and criticizes Gov. McKeithen as a desegregation quitter.
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Baton Rouge, la
John Rarick
D-La
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Rarick
Alabama
George Wallace
Raids Result In Drug Charges In New Orleans
Police raided an apartment in New Orleans and arrested Cynthia Salvo aged 20 and Judson Harmon aged 36 on drug possession charges including marijuana and peyote. Officers seized stolen checks multiple credit cards and an opium pipe. A related line on freedom of choice was quoted from a federal official.
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New Orleans
Cynthia Salvo
Judson Harmon
Griffin seeks Senate probe of NRA surplus rifle sales
Sen. Robert P. Griffin proposes a Senate inquiry into Pentagon policy toward the NRA amid gun control debates. He cites Detroit police joining the NRA to buy surplus carbines and argues law enforcement should purchase surplus weapons directly from the Pentagon. Hart supports direct police purchases and may back rival bills to curb mail order sales.
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Washington
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Pentagon
National Rifle Association
Senate Armed Services Committee
NRA
Johnson
Griffin
Detroit
Detroit Police Department
Philip A. Hart
Hart
Subcommittee
Roman L. Hruska
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Improvement Pacts Approved for New Orleans Drainage
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board approved contracts totaling 5.4 million dollars for drainage system improvements. The projects will be financed from part of a 15 million dollar bond issue negotiated last month. The board has raised sewage and water rates by up to 300 percent to fund the work.
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New Orleans
State Operated Auto Inspection System Proposed
The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission approved a state owned auto inspection plan costing seven million dollars annually as part of a ten year highway safety program. The plan would not go to the 1963 legislature and builds toward a uniform statewide system including New Orleans, with private garages currently handling inspections. Additional items include a statewide ambulance service, driving training tracks, alcohol testing labs, and an implied consent drive for license applicants.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
Commission
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish Signs 1.6 Million Causeway Overpass Contracts
Jefferson Parish officials sign engineering contracts for a $1.6 million Causeway Boulevard overpass on Veterans Highway. Construction is to begin late next year and be ready when the second Lake Pontchartrain crossing opens in 1970.
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Gretna, la
Veterans Highway
Jefferson Parish
Lake Pontchartrain
Salinger Backs Warren Report
Pierre Salinger press secretary to the late President Kennedy says Jim Garrison’s New Orleans Kennedy probe is not regarded outside the city. He endorses the Warren Commission finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and sees no attack on its central conclusions.
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New Orleans
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
Dist
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Salinger
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Inter-Act Club States Meeting at Highland Park
West Monroe High School Inter-Act Club hosts a dinner meeting at Highland Park Country Club on October 10. Club pins will be presented and officers introduced. Rotary sponsors organize the event. Herbert Moffett, president of West Monroe Rotary, spoke at the previous Inter-Act gathering.
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West Monroe High School
Highland Park Country Club
James Osborn
Rotary Au
Herbert Moffett
West Monroe
Rotary Club
Southern Baptist Convention site shifted to Houston in 1968
The Southern Baptist Convention moves its 1968 annual meeting from New Orleans to Houston after a Rivergate roof collapse delays Rivergate construction. The 1969 convention will return to New Orleans. James Monroe, committee chair, said Rivergate may not be finished by the April 24 date, with the project now about 18 months behind schedule.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Rivergate Convention Hall
James Monroe
Rivergate
Miami Beach
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Germany
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Marie Skou
Victoria
N.B
Canada
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LTD
Ford
Warren
Mary's Flower Shop, Inc
Monroe
Plum St
Southside Shopping Center
Southside
POLY
Kotex
Morgan & Jones
Twister
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