JFK backs Puerto Rico vote on destiny
President Kennedy endorsed letting Puerto Rico voters choose among independence statehood or enhancing the present commonwealth. In a letter delivered by Vice President Johnson, Kennedy voiced support for the island to pursue self determination as Governor Munoz Marin urged a law submitting alternatives to the electorate. The timing marked the 10th anniversary of the commonwealth. Auction tonight, West Wilson St. Adv.
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Washington
Kennedy
Puerto Rico
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Luis Munoz Marin
Johnson
United States
Munoz
Commonwealth
Congress
Mystery man surrenders in $1.3 million stock theft case
Alan Jack Pomeranz, named as the elusive Mr. X, surrendered to Dist Atty Frank Hogan amid a high profile Wall Street theft from Bache & Co. The 33 year old, charged with receiving stolen property, gave only name age and address. Hogan said Mr X had contracted to dispose of stolen blue chip stocks. federal officials announced Pomeranz’s alias and arrest news alongside a 13th defendant, Edward Schoenberg.
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New York
Alan Jack Pomeranz
Mr. X
Bache & Co
Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Pomeranz
Hogan
Wall Street
Fedral
FBI
No Change In Berlin Situation
Geneva AP Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko return home after thorough talks on Berlin and disarmament with no significant progress. They discussed a German peace treaty and West Berlin rights, while no breakthrough occurred on general disarmament or a nuclear test ban.
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Geneva
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Rusk
Gromyko
U.S
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Berlin
Nazi Germany
Senator Bowers shoots raider at his chicken coop
State Senator Bill Bowers ended a chicken raid at his 1236 West 7th home after shots echoed and the intruder fled. Investigators identified the culprit by a missing front foot and found two ducks and several chickens missing over the prior weeks.
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Bill Bowers
W. 7Th
Bowers
Living costs rise to new high on higher food prices
Washington reports June CPI at 105.3, a 0.1 percent gain. Food prices hit record highs with fresh fruits up 9 percent, groceries up 1 percent, and restaurant meals up 0.5 percent. Nuns aided evacuation of 295 patients from St. Mary's Hospital Brooklyn as a three-alarm fire caused no injuries and was controlled in 20 minutes.
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Washington
Labor Department
New York
St. Mary’s Hospital
Brooklyn
Larry Osius Washington
Pan American World Airways
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Flight Engineers International Association
Transport Workers
Northeast Airlines
Pan American
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
Soblen Lawyer Seeks Israel Return for Convicted Spy
Dr. Ari Ankorion filed an request with Interior Minister Moshe Shapiro to allow 61 year old Soviet spy Soblen to immigrate to Israel. Soblen is in a British prison awaiting his appeal after fleeing bail two days before surrendering to a New York court.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Robert Soblen
United States
Ari Ankorion
Moshe Shapiro
Soblen
Britain
New York
Voter Registration Push Warns of July 27 Deadline
Tanly's Toot You urges residents to register to vote at city hall before the books close at 9 p.m. on Friday July 27, stressing last chance to be eligible.
Have you registered for the primary voting now
Deadline July 27 for voter registration. If not registered in the primary, call CH 2.2895 for a free ride to City Hall. No obligation. Adv.
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City Hall
School Levy Down As Ottawa District Expands
The Ottawa District No. 30 plans a budget of 938125.23 for 1962-63, with a levy of 26.92 per 1600 assessed value down from 30.53. Expansion raises district valuation to 15997620 and increases transportation, salaries, and new hires, while the recreation levy falls to .86 mill.
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Ottawa
H. L. Larson
Larson
Recreation Commission
The
Herald
Ottawa Board
May Halt Race Demonstrations In Albany Ga
Negro leaders weigh suspending mass demonstrations after violence erupted during a protest march in Albany Georgia. About 170 officers faced 2,000 marchers near a bus terminal with rocks bottles and injuries. The incident followed a federal judge action clearing the way for renewed nonviolent desegregation protests and King indicated a temporary halt if nonviolence cannot be sustained.
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Albany, Ga
Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Albany
Claude Hill
Tifton
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Robert Elliott
Tuttle
Elliott
Cuba Is Accused of Interference in Dominican Affairs
The Dominican Council will formally accuse Cuba of subversion and interference. President Bonnelly cited Havana shortwave broadcasts daily inciting violence and subversion. Foreign Minister Bonilla Atiles in Washington to protest at international bodies. Havana radio has urged overthrow of the government and action by students peasants and laborers, with vandalism reported after recent flareups including store break-ins.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Dominican Council
Cuba
Rafael Bonnelly
Havana
Jose Antonio Bonilla Atiles
Washington
Havana Radio
Dominican ‘Liberation Movement
Three Arrested in Jail Break from Colby Kansas
FBI agents report the capture of Charles Wolfe 33 Plymouth Ohio Norman Brandt Garden City Kansas and Richard Stegeman 30 Colby Kansas all suspects in the July 21 escape from Thomas County Jail Colby. They were nabbed in Detroit and face arraignment in U S District Court today. The escape involved breaking a steel cell door lock and an outside steel door.
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Detroit
FBI
Thomas County
Colby
Kan
U.S
Charles Wolfe
Plymouth
Ohio
Norman Brandt
Garden City
Richard Stegeman
Colby, Kan
Weather county forecast fair through Thursday warmer this afternoon
The county forecast calls for fair skies this afternoon through Thursday with a warmer day today and cooler tonight and Thursday. Highs in the mid 80s today, 80 to 85 Thursday, and lows near 60 tonight. Yesterday's high 73, low 62. Record highs and lows for the date noted as 111 in 1934 and 31 in 1911. Hourly temps provided for today ending at 8 a.m. with multiple readings across the day.
Hoffa Accused of Ties With New York Mobster Corallo
The Senate investigations subcommittee accuses James K. Hoffa of corrupt ongoing ties with Antonio Corallo. It portrays Hoffa as a labor leader indifferent to union theft and payoffs, citing evidence from 1961 hearings and wiretap records. The report charges Hoffa ignored efforts to clean the union and details multiple cases of alleged misconduct among Hoffa allies and local leaders.
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James Hoffa
New York
Ate Investigations
James K. Hoffa
Teamsters
Antonio
Tony Ducks
Corallo
New York Supreme Court
J. Vincent Keough
Elliott Kahaner
U.S
Brooklyn
Hoffa
New York City
Bernard Stein
Washington
Senate
Samuel Goldstein
Federal Court Board of Monitors
Houseclean
Joseph
Joey) Glimco
Chicago
Glimco
D. Harold Gross
Gross
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R. B. Wellington
Elmentary
General County
Beth Staley
Altoona
George Staley
Kansas State College
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Beth
King
Elbert P. Tuttle
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Tony Pro) Provenzano
Teamsters Local 560
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