Robbery at Sophia Loren’s New York Apartment
FBI arrests two New Jersey men in the October 1 1965 robbery of actress Sophia Loren in her New York apartment. Three gunmen took 2000 dollars and jewels valued at 508000 dollars. a fourth held hotel staff at gunpoint. Loren and her infant son were unharmed, but her secretary was wounded. Identified suspects are Vincent M. Morris 36 of Fort Bergen and Joseph Fernandez 41 of Jersey City.
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Sophia Loren
New York
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Vincent M. Morris
Fort Bergen
Joseph Fernandez
Jersey City
Princess Anne Undergoes Ovarian Cyst Surgery
Princess Anne remains in satisfactory condition after surgery to remove an inflamed ovarian cyst. Doctors expect her to leave hospital in a week to 10 days. A London specialist said the ovaries will be unaffected, implying fertility is not impaired. Sir John Peel led the operation at King Edward VII Hospital. Palace sources indicate the cyst was found during the royal family's trip to Canada.
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Elizabeth
London
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Princess Anne
King Edward VII Hospital
Canada
Canby flyer disqualified after midair clash in London race
Roger Hannagan of Canby Oregon, 22, was the last plane to land as the London Victoria Air Race ended in Victoria British Columbia. He and co pilot Francine Johnson of Montreal faced disqualification after an airborne fistfight with Dr Lawrence Dennis of Milwaukee.
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Canby
Ore
Victoria
B.C
Hannagan
Francine Johnson
Montreal
Quebec City
Portland
Roger
Lawence Dennis
Milwaukee
Ove
Dennis
Prest
Alaska’s first lady fire crew returns from woods mission
Alaska’s 2 percent female firefighters served as a six day mop up crew after a dive near Wickersham Dome outside Fairbanks. They faced obstacles from Helicopters hovering during bath time. Caroline Peters spearheaded the effort to gain official support and approvals.
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Bath
Wickersham Dome
Fairbanks
Caroline Peters
Miss Peters
Bureau of Land Management
Bob Krum
Dan Rotley
Huckleberry Finn Fans Complete Mississippi Raft Journey
Five readers from varied states and Yale graduate Robert Wheeler arrived in New Orleans after a 21 miles down the Mississippi from Hannibal Missouri. They began June 13 at Hannibal and said locals were friendly in Baton Rouge and along the river. The trip was inspired by readings of Huckleberry Finn and a Vietnam era idea by Grayson and Mosely who planned the voyage.
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Mississippi River
Robert Wheeler
Yale
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Wheeler
Joseph Welch
Bruns Grayson
Alameda
Calif
Arthur Mosely
Panama City
Fla
John Tilson
Boston
Grayson
Mosely
Vietnam
Guerrillas and Israelis clash on two fronts near Tel Aviv
Guerrillas and Israeli forces fought on two fronts as police and troops hunted suspects in Arab villages after rockets struck near Tel Aviv nine miles west, killing a child and a woman and wounding twenty. A Gaza border attack near Petah Tikvah also caused casualties and damage to a hospital and a school.
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Syria
Golan Heights
Zarit
Petah Tikvah
Gir
Thousands view body of Satchmo
Thousands of jazz fans and mourners filed through Manhattan's 7th Regiment Armory to view Louis Armstrong's body. Doors opened at 10 am amid hot weather as crowds awaited. A private funeral is planned for Friday at Corona Congregational Church in Queens with Peggy Lee singing The Lord's Prayer and traditional New Orleans music.
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Manhattan
7Th Regiment Armory
Louis “Satchmo
Armstrong
Karge
Park Avenue
66Th Street
Nelson Brooks
Corona Congregational Church
Queens
Peggy Lee
New Orleans
Bey feted at Monday ceremony in City, July
Bey was honored at a July ceremony in the city with attendance from notable figures and a reception marking achievements. The event highlighted community support and featured brief remarks from local officials.
Illinois Sues to Seize Estate of Late Official Powell
Springfield reports the State of Illinois filed a suit to acquire a 2.4 million estate of the late Secretary of State Paul Powell, including 800000 in shoeboxes, arguing public officials hold a public trust and their estates are subject to suits to investigate violations. Powell died October 10. Shoebox cash found in his hotel room.
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Springfield
Paul Powell
J. Waldo Ackerman
Mitmois
Powell
Ex-L.B. attorney Lucas named to federal bench
Judge Malcolm M. Lucas, 44, a former Long Beach attorney and Los Alamitos resident, was appointed to a new federal judgeship created by legislation signed by President Nixon. The announcement was made at Nixon's San Clemente summer White House. Lucas is brother to Norwalk Superior Court Judge Campbell Lucas and was a partner at Lucas Detikmejian and Lucas.
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Lucas
Los Angeles
Nixon
San Clemente Summer White House
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Campbell “Scotty” Lucas
Long Beach
Lucas, Detikmejian and Lucas
Nader charges some toothpastes stain teeth
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told FTC Chairman Miles Kirkpatrick that toothpastes using stannous fluoride stain teeth rather than clean them. He cited studies from England and the United States and urged a public warning plus action against Colgate ads claiming a toothpaste fights cavities.
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UPI
Ralph Nader
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Federal Trade Commission
Nader
England
British Dental Journal
United States
Journal of Public Health Dentistry
FTC
Food and Drug Administration
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