Dimes Thieves Face Disposal Problems
New York AP report details a hijacking of a five million dime shipment weighing over 12 tons from West Point to Oklahoma City. Three or more thieves seized the Railway Express truck near Fort Lee New Jersey, released driver Charles Depew in Esopus, and abandoned the empty truck at Blue Point. FBI and state police investigate as timing and disposal options loom.
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U.S. Silver Depository
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Federal Reserve Bank
Oklahoma City
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Esopus
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Kingston
Nigeria Biafra cease-fire talks collapse in Uganda
Nigerian and Biafran negotiators abruptly ended cease-fire discussions in Kampala as a Biafran spokesman stated the side would leave. Delegates, after 1% hours with minutes reviewed, held separate talks with Arnold Smith and Sam Odaka. President Obote attended but did not speak.
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British Commonwealth
Arnold Smith
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Milton Obote
Viet Woman Slain- Marine's Sentencing Set Today
Marine Cpl. Stanley J. Luczko Jr., 22, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 1966 fatal shooting of Nguyen Thi Co near Chu Lai Vietnam. The eight officer court martial meets today to set sentence, with potential max of 10 years hard labor and dishonorable discharge. Luczko admitted shooting but claims automatic reflex as the woman squatted near a haystack. he also acknowledged burning the body as a warning to the Viet Cong. The defense cites neighbors' references and his service record as mitigating factors. prior conviction for premeditated murder was overturned on review.
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Frank J. McGee Jr
Marshfield
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Casper
Wyo
Billie Don Eakins
Houston
Tex
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Eakins
Moore
Charles W. Keenan
Nitro
W. Va
Parley Room Readied At LBJ Ranch
JOHNSON CITY Texas AP President Johnson completed a news conference room at his LBJ Ranch transforming a former plane hangar into a plush space. It features carpeting paneled walls acoustical ceiling colors and a fully equipped projection room for color television and recording. The hall can host parties lectures and film showings with a lectern flags and seating for guests and family.
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Texas legislators to hear school needs in upcoming sessions
Texas lawmakers will be told that improving public education requires more than higher salaries. A governor committee report based on a 30 000 survey of 67 625 seniors in 118 districts shows minority students lagging behind, with Anglo seniors leading in most subjects and high dropout rates among Latin American and Negro students.
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Odessa
Texas
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