Eight Murder Counts Faced by Speck
CHICAGO AP Eight indictments charging murder were returned by the Cook County grand jury against Richard Speck 24 held in the mass killing of eight nurses The indictments were presented to Judge Edward F Healey who is acting chief justice of the criminal division John Stamos assistant state's attorney said there were eight indictments and each charged murder Speck roving seaman and odd jobsman is in a jail hospital under treatment for safety related wounds his condition described as satisfactory Speck walked around his room for the first time State's Atty Daniel P Ward sought indictments for each killing to allow the state to proceed
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Eugene Tapialet
James Henry
Cook County
Chicago
Richard Speck
South Side
Speck
Chicago House of Correction Hospital
Edward F. Healey
Criminal Division of
Circuit Court
John Stamos
Daniel P. Ward
Missing Pilot Hal Grimes in Pacific Flight Disaster
Missing pilot Hal Grimes, 45, a veteran flier, commanded a plane with Brig. Gen. Joseph Stilwell as co pilot that left San Francisco Saturday night. After reporting engine trouble over the Pacific the aircraft vanished. Speck, held on a murder charge, is alleged to have killed Miss Gloria Jean Davy, 22, of Dyer Indiana, in a dormitory massacre involving eight student nurses on July 14.
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Hal Grimes
Vatteron
San Francisco
Joseph Stilwell
Pacific
AP Photofax
Speck
Missing C47 search widens in Pacific Ocean
The search for a missing C47 with Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Jr. aboard expands to 105000 square miles in the Pacific. The aircraft, piloted by Hal Grimes, last contacted Sunday after one engine failed. Grimes, president of Air Ferry International, reported the malfunction while en route from San Francisco toward Hawaii. A Coast Guard plane failed to locate the aircraft two hours after joining the search.
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Oan Franciscu
Pacific Ocean
Joseph W. Stilwell Jr
Stilwell
U.S. Army
Green Beret
Thailand
Pacific
Hawaii
San Francisco
Hal Grimes
Air Ferry International
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Grimes
Coast Guard
Three Gunmen Nab $60,000 In Armored Car Heist
In Jamaica Plain outside the Veterans Administration hospital three armed gunmen robbed an armored car of $60,000 as two guards were walking toward the hospital. Witnesses said the gunmen opened fire, seriously wounding one guard. It was the second armored car ambush in Greater Boston within four days.
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Boston
Veterans Administration Hospital
Jamaica Plain
Greater
Senate postpones airline legislation hearing a day
Washington AP reports a Senate Labor Committee hearing on airline strike legislation was postponed 24 hours at administration request. Sen Morse said testimony was delayed to allow time for possible settlement. officials indicated the administration sought more time to prepare. President Johnson reportedly backs congressional action, but Mansfield doubted action before Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Lawrence O'Brien
Morse
Joseph S. Clark
Dpa
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Mansfield
Davenport station robbed in morning hold up
In Davenport two bandits robbed a Clark Service Station of about 200 dollars. Attendant Terry White said the men entered, asked for cigarettes, then produced a pistol and fled on foot with the cash.
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Davenport
Terry White
Clark
White
Airmen hold line as Viet Cong attack peters out near Saigon
In Cha Chi area and around Saigon Viet Cong mortars and recoilless rifles attacked the U S command post but American artillery counterfire silenced the strike. Casualties among U S forces were reported minimal. Air and naval air power continued raids against Viet Cong targets as weather hampered operations and Marines chased remnants near the 17th Parallel.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nin
Cha Chi
U.S
25Th Division
Chu Chi
17Th Parallel Border
Laos
Hanoi
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Red
Gulf of Tonkin
China
7Th Fleet
Thant Opens Talks With Kosygin In Kremlin
United Nations Secretary General U Thant met Soviet Premier Kosygin in Moscow to discuss Vietnam and the international situation in a warm atmosphere. Thant planned to gauge Soviet views on a second term, with his term ending Nov 3 and a Sept decision pending.
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Moscow
U Thant
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Thant
Security Council
Soviet Union
U. S
Alexei V. Kosygin
United Nati
Invita
Balloonist Tracy Barnes Grounded By Clouded Skies
East central Town town near The Chester D C native Tracy Barnes remains grounded as foul weather delays his cross country flight. He plans a 4 am takeoff Wednesday while forecasters predict cloudy warm humid conditions with 50 percent tonight and 40 percent Wednesday thunderstorms. River stage is 3.5 feet.
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Usutie
Tracy Barnes
Chester
D.C
Ross
Explosion damages Henningsen plant in Atlantic Iowa
At Henningsen Steel Products Co the blast damaged the accounting office parts department reception room and purchasing area along Highway 6. Wayne LeRoy Adams 32 was charged with malicious destruction and faced a preliminary hearing set for August 15. He was held on 5000 bond after being arrested at an Atlantic hotel within an hour of the blast. Investigators said a dynamite charge likely caused the explosion. The firm based in Atlantic runs steel building fabrication and ready mix concrete operations. A Mason City plant suffered a similar blast about two months earlier.
Illinois Man Alan Sloan Appointed to Muscatine Bridge Commission
Alan L Sloan of New Boston Illinois has been named to a five year term on the Muscatine Bridge Commission by U S Secretary of Commerce John Connor on the recommendation of Congressman Gale Schisler. Sloan a 35 year old farmer was the first Illinois resident named to the commission in 16 years. The appointment increases Illinois representation on the bi state body and follows the expiring term of George Volger.
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Ilinoisman
Alan L. Sloan
Rt. 1
New Boston
Mussatine Bridge Commission
Sloan
Farmer
U. S. Secretary of Commerce
John Connor
Gale Schisler
Illinois
Schisler
Department of Commerce
Washington
George Volger
Muscatine
Volger
Walger
Iwineis
Iowa
Ilinois
Ilinois Sloane
Heisis Muscatine
The
Journal
John R. Schmidhauser
Gerald DB
Nelson
First’ National’ Bank of
Naan Volger
Bridge Commission
Als T
Department. of Commer
Men Seized With Masks Arms Under Heavy Bond
Davenport police seized two men after a car chase when a woman reported tampering with a vehicle. George Sotak and Alton Franks were held on bonds totaling 25,000. Weapons found included an M 1 carbine. Investigators linked the men to a murder inquiry and obtained hold orders from several states. Federal authorities may take custody due to the firearm.
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Davenport
George Sotak
Springfield
Galesburg
Keokuk
Iowa
Texas
Sotak
Franks
Mootor
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Kermit Greg
Des Moines
U.S. District Court
Roy L. Stephenson
United States
Syria
Israel
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U.N. Security Council
George J. Tomeh
Council
Michael Si Comay
Belfast
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Atlantic
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Tion
AP Phototax
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Pearis
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