Thief Bandits Hijack $1 Million In New York Jewels
Five bandits in New York hijack a car carrying $1 million in jewels and gold. Two wore police disguises, but a fear of danger forced an early escape. Loot partly found abandoned near West 41st Street. eight gold bars left behind. Police say the haul is insured and the crime marks the largest jewel theft in city history.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Louis Moots
Ridgefield
N. J
Moots
AAA Jewelers Service
West 41St Street
Pompano Beach
Fla
Man Dies in Fire Near Utica After Remodeling
One man, Niles M. Grinnell, about 28, perished early today when a one story cinder block and frame home west of Utica caught fire. He was alone in the building being remodeled for his family. Officials cited possible causes as a cigarette or an overheated stove pipe in the basement.
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Oneiday
Niles M. Grinnell
Utica
Grinnell
Relief From Drought Storm Brings More Rain to New York State
A new southern storm moves north to replace the coastal system, promising a moderate rainfall under an inch Sunday night or Monday. The weeklong downpour has topped four inches in southeastern New York and boosted rivers and reservoirs while delaying Niagara Expressway work and a Syracuse water main break after over two inches fell in the city.
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Albany
New York State
Cap Cod
Weather Bureau
New York City
Syracuse
Poughkeepsie
Long Island
Binghamton
Newburgh
Rochester
Rome
Utica
Buffalo
U.S. Geological Survey
Pepacton
Delaware River
Neversink
Geological Survey
State Public Works Department
Rockefeller Rests At Home After New Hampshire Trip
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller returned to his Westchester home after a two day campaign swing in New Hampshire for the 1964 Republican presidential nomina tion. He campaigned in Manchester Nashua and Concord in rainy weather and set up headquarters in Concord while declaring he would fight for the nomination.
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New York
Rockefeller
Westchester County
New Hampshire
Manchester
Nashua
Concord
New England
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
High Heels Not Cause of Back Pains
In Independence Missouri a 28 year old mother of three believed her severe back pains were from wearing high heels. She quit her job but the pain worsened. A doctor examined her and announced she was about to have a baby. Two hours later she delivered a son at a hospital.
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Independence
John R. Roach
Utica man killed cleaning gun
A 46 year old man, Robert F. Bechard, was accidentally killed Friday when a shotgun discharged while he oiled the weapon at his Utica home. The shell in the chamber was a .16 gauge. Bechard’s son, Robert Jr., an Air Force sergeant on leave from Japan, had left the gun there.
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Utica
Robert F. Bechard
Robert Jr
Air Force
Japan
Disasters Hit Japan in Twin Tragedies At Once
A mine explosion in Kyushu's Mitsui Mikawa mine at Omuta killed 171 miners and trapped hundreds. Eight hours later a Yokohama train derailment killed 114 and left 100 injured as two passenger trains collided with a freight car. Royal visit context noted with Emperor and West German President Luebke witnessing events. Police reported power outages hampering rescue efforts. Roosevelt Raceway riot in Westbury left security chief dead and dozens injured after a six horse accident disrupted a large betting crowd.
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Japan
Westbury
Roosevelt Raceway
Conrad Rothengast
Frank O'Neill
Jack Lee
Long Island Press
Knight Deposit
Lee
Tokyo
Kyushu
Yokohama
Mitsui Mikawa
Omuta
Heinrich Luebke
Berlin Opera
Miike
Broistedt
Germany
Buddhists To Aid in War On Viet Nam Reds
Saigon reports Buddhist leaders promised aid in fighting the Viet Cong. Officials say Buddhism can shape national psychology and support the new government while reforming a militia through education and welfare programs. On the battlefield, a U S Army sergeant was killed and another wounded near the Cambodian border as Viet Cong machine gun fire hit a mountain patrol.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Thich Due Niep
Due Niep
Ka Loi
Ngo Dinh Diem
Darlac
Firemen Rescue Two Boys From Muddy Play Hole
A mother called the fire department after her sons Charles seven and Richard four wandered into a construction site in the rain and sank into deep sticky mud. Firefighters freed them hand to hand. both were chilled but unharmed. The rescue followed the mother’s six block dash to the site and her rope aid before responders arrived.
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Syracuse
Charles
Richard Hodge
Richard
Rita Hodge
Steve
Richie
Charlie
Jury Frees Wells Of Murder Charge
An Onondaga County jury acquitted 27 year old Ernest W Wells of first degree murder in the death of Agnes Pensbene a Syracuse woman whose partially clad body was found April 30 in a city park Her skull had been crushed The eight men and four women on the jury were polled after their unanimous verdict Wells an ex convict had admitted he enjoyed being with her but denied killing her He was paroled earlier in April after more than three years for burglary The trial opened Oct 14.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Ernest W. Wells
Wells
Agnes Pensebene
Government allows private sale of grain to Soviet bloc
Washington placed negotiations for a large wheat sale to the Communist bloc in private hands after issuing an export license for 100000 tons of wheat to Hungary through Grant Cargill Inc. The deal could signal broader U.S. grain shipments to the Soviet Union and satellites, with 2.5 million tons sought by May 31 and potential total 4 million tons worth over 250 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Commerce Department
Hungary
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
U.S
Soviet Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Grant Cargill, Inc
Congress
Canada
Austalia
Oswego Historian Dr. Corey Injured in Thruway Crash
New York state historian Dr. Al bert B. Corey 64 of Schodack Center was listed in critical condition after a Friday night three car wreck on a rain slicked Thruway east of Herkimer. He suffered a crushed chest skull fracture facial injuries and eye injury. Corey was admitted to Herkimer Hospital and showed some morning improvement recognizing family. Starnes of Detroit escaped serious injury and no one in the third car was hurt as traffic was halted for about five miles.
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Albert B. Corey
New York State
Here
Corey
Schodack Center
Albany
Harold R. Starnes
Detroit
Mich
Starnes
Herkimer Hospital
St. Lawrence University
Waynesburg College
Pennsylvania
Fort Ontario
Two RPI Students Sentenced for Obscene Pictures
Two seniors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received 90 day jail terms after pleading guilty to distributing obscene pictures to children on Halloween. Michael Bass of Woodbridge New Jersey and Arthur Frederickson of Westfield New Jersey admitted placing semi nude magazines in a bag labeled Happy Halloween and hanging it on their door. Parents complained to police.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Michael Bass
Woodridge
N.J
Arthur Frederickson
Westfield
Joseph F. Daly
Bass
Frederickson
Two Die In Separate Niagara Falls Accidents
Two women died in separate Friday night accidents in Niagara Falls. Mrs Annie Clingersmith 63 of Niagara Falls was struck by a car near her home. Another woman a passenger in a car died in a two car collision at a street intersection in the north side of the city.
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Niagara Falls
Annie Clingersmith
Wilson
Bishop Carinci 101 Celebrates Birthday in Rome
The world's oldest Roman Catholic bishop, Most Rev Alberto Carinci, marked his 101st birthday in Rome. He attended daily sessions of the Ecumenical Council alongside 2,300 other council fathers.
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Rome
Alberto Carinci
Kennedy Receives Family of Man Award From New York Protestants
President Kennedy, a Roman Catholic, was guest of honor at a Protestant Council of New York City event attended by about 3,500. He received the Family of Man Award and a gold medal inscribed for creative leadership and dedicated service. Rev. Arthur Lee Kinsolving praised Kennedy for helping people overcome suspicions and realize unity.
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Protestant Council of
New York City
Council
Family of Man
Arthur Lee Kinsolving
Kennedy
Two Teens Struck by Car on Rainy Gates Road Die
Donald Terranova, 15, died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking with companion Charles Alesi, also 15, who is in poor condition at Strong Memorial Hospital. Driver William B. Prussia, 47, faces a driving while intoxicated charge. accident happened Friday night amid rain.
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Rochester
Donald Terranova
Gates
Charles Alessi
Strong Memorial Hospital
William B. Prussia
Youth killed pulled into paper machine at mill
Gouverneur resident Gary H. Morse aged 18 was fatally injured when his arm was caught in a paper making machine at a Natural Dam mill where he worked. Investigators reported the accident occurred Friday as he was pulled between the rollers and guard rail.
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Gouverneur
Gary H. Morse
Natural Dam
Morse
Miami Beach overturns heavyweight draw decision
The Miami Beach Boxing Commission reversed a Friday night heavyweight bout result between Tony Alongi and George Chuvalo, declaring the fight a draw after finding referee Cy Gottfried’s scorecard wrong. The panel nullified Gottfried’s card, leaving two judges as the basis, and ruled no purse changes.
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Miami Beach Boxing Commission
Tony Alongi
George Chuvalo
Alongi
Cy Gottfried
Chuvalo
Toronto
Cy Godfrey
William Bunny Lovett
James Ruby
W. Bill Gr Ick
Commission Five
Ralue
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