Big Four hold secret Middle East talks in New York
United States Soviet Union Britain and France wrapped their second Middle East talks in tight secrecy at the Soviet Mission in midtown New York. The four ambassadors began discussions last Thursday and issued a communique calling for private confidential consultations to continue.
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United Nations
UPI
Middle East
New York
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Armand Berard
Man offers money after failed robbery at Eat-A-Go-Go
Arthur Howard, 26, demanded cash at the Eat-A-Go-Go Hamburger Stand in Houston. Clerk Mrs. Mary Franklin, 43, refused and told him she was broke after a prior robbery. Howard offered her money. police arrested him for attempted armed robbery.
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Houston
UPI
Arthur Howard
Mary Franklin
Lady Clementine Churchill Suffers Fractured Thigh
Lady Clementine Spencer Churchill widow of Sir Winston Churchill aged 84 grew weaker after a fall Friday at Westminster Hospital London. Doctors said she had another restful night though her general condition remained a little weaker.
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Clementine Weaker
Clementine Spencer- Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Westminster Hospital
London
Munitions Factory Explodes in Swiss Mountain Town
A munitions plant in Dottikon, Switzerland, erupted in explosions and flames at 7:15 a.m. Police report at least nine dead, including three plant workers, with dozens more injured or missing as shock waves traveled 12 miles.
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Dottikon
Switzerland
UPI
Coast Guard searches fail to find Union Faith crew
Coast Guard crews, planes, and helicopters scoured a 90 mile river stretch from New Orleans for 25 missing Union Faith sailors after the Formosan freighter sank in the Mississippi River following a barge collision. Twenty six crewmen survived by leaping to safety, while 25 remains unfound.
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New Orleans
UPI
Coast Guard
Weather and local notices from Norwalk area
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the 70s and cooler 60s near Lake Erie. Showers possible tomorrow afternoon and cooler Thursday. southeasterly winds today, turning northeast near Lake Erie, then south on Wednesday. Norwalk temperatures show 67 high and 35 low with no precipitation. births include two Willard births and deaths list Reverend Power, Pearl Fisher 75, Helen Kieffer 75, all in area obituaries.
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Lake Erie
Norwalk
William Power
Frazersburg
Pearl Fisher
Chestnut St
Helen A. Kieffer
Willard
French zookeeper drives tiger home with llamas
Zookeeper Jean Marcade 43 drove a tiger in a panel truck with two llamas. The tiger killed one llama and rode in the cab during a two hour, 95 mile per hour return trip from near Paris to Royal Zoo. He then calmed the animal back into a cage and began recovery after a nervous crisis.
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Royal
France
UPI
Jean Marcade
Marcade
Paris
Royal Zoo
Zoo
Michel Gaille
Off-Duty Cleveland Detective Killed in Dress Shop Shooting
An off duty Cleveland detective, John R. Apanites Jr., 26, was killed while escorting two shoplifting suspects from Petries Dress Shop. Patrolman John M. McNamara, 50, was wounded. two suspects also injured. The incident followed an attempted theft of an $18 jacket.
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Cleveland
UPS
Dowtown
John R. Apanites Jr
John M. McNamara
Lutheran Hospital
Apanites
McNamara
Petrie
Metropolitan General Hospital
Heart transplant saves Karp in landmark surgery
Haskell Karp, a 47 year old Skokie salesman, received the heart of Barbara Ewan of Lawrence Massachusetts after a total artificial heart kept him alive 63 hours. Dr Denton A Cooley performed the transplant at Houston and Karp expressed relief at finally moving toward life. Shirley Karp, his mother, spoke of the emotional appeal surrounding the donor’s death.
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Barbara Ewan
Lawrence
Mass
Karp
Shirley Karp
Prosecution Will Not Demand Sirhan's Death
The Los Angeles case states the prosecution will not seek the death penalty for Sirhan B. Sirhan in the Kennedy slaying. The jury will decide between death or life, with final arguments set as the trial nears verdict.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Atty
Lynn B. Compton
Bernard Olinger
Olinger
Norwalk Postmaster Gfell Plans 28 Year Retirement
Norwalk Postmaster Russell T. Gfell will retire April 30 after 28 years on the job. A temporary administrator will be appointed while a permanent choice is made under a new Nixon era hiring policy. Gfell, 61, says he notified the regional director in Cincinnati last month.
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Norwalk
Russell T. Gfell
Nixon
Gfell
Cincinnati
Post Office Department
Grell
Homer P. Stall
Eisenhower
County Central Committee
Jackson Betts
U.S. Senate
Courthouse
Seminary Street
Baseball GM Fired After Short Columbus Tenure
John Clapp was fired as general manager of the Columbus Jets after only three months with the International League club. Jets president Ralph Anderson cited a disagreement in business management principles and declined to reveal details, while Clapp said his major league style did not fit a triple-A operation and offered no severance.
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Bradenton
Fla
UPI
John Clapp
Columbus Jets
Ralph Anderson
Jets
Clapp
Houston Astros
Columbus
Brooklyn Marine Defects to Communists in Vietnam
Hanoi broadcast identifies John F. Lowney a 19 year old U S Marine from Brooklyn as defecting to the North Vietnamese side on February 22 citing opposition to the war and Washington leadership. He denounced U S air raids and destruction in Vietnam and called U S troops Nazi like.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hanoi
Brooklyn
N.Y
Vietnam
Washington
John F. Lowney
9Th Regiment
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Lowney
South Vietnam
U.S
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Eldorado
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Axum
Arkansas
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Tex
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William Houser
John R. Apanites Sr
Compton
Cooley
Ewan
Strategic Air Command
Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Cooley Friday
Domingo Liotta
Argentina
D.C
Ted Williams
Bowie Kuhn
UPI Telephoto
Ohio
Sandusky
Mansfield
Myrtle
State St
Lawrence Gfell
Dave
Marjorie) Hoffheinz
Toledo
James
Joyce) Buderer
Joseph
Mary Lou) Vivinano
Huron County
U.S. Army
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