Rooftop hero McGrath jailed again after rescue praise
Scotland Yard says Mark McGrath, once hailed as a rooftop hero and Queen's commendation recipient, is returned to Tun prison while three officers and the scene at the London Upton duck Club are featured on the front of The Job. McGrath, 28, escaped Kirkham Open Prison for housebreaking and larceny, then moved from Union Jack Club before being recaptured.
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Mark McGrath
London
Upton Duck Club
McGrath
Kirkham
Union Jack Club
Brampton
Landon Opposes Secret Service for Candidates Says It Marks Banana Republic
Landon Secoffs ai Guards for Candidates Alf Landon 1936 Republican nomi nee opposed protecting presidential candidates saying it proves we are a banana republic in a New York interview. He would mingle with crowds and take his chances if running today. He favors Rockefeller for the GOP nomination over Nixon and pins Vietnam policy on Johnson-Goldwater line. He also notes Nixon’s unclear Vietnam stance.
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Secret Service
New York
Dan’s Review
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Landon
Nixon
Vietnam
Eisenhower reported improving after heart attack
Washington reports former president Dwight D. Eisenhower aged 77 is making very encouraging progress after a major heart attack. Walter Reed Army Hospital bulletin says no chest pain recurrence and progress in 24 hours, with activity limited to brief family visits. An official bulletin is planned for Wednesday.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
California
Law Would License All Gun Buyers
California considers a strict gun control plan requiring licensing of gun owners and registration of all firearms. Assembly Speaker Jessa M. Unruh backs the measure. The proposal targets 15 to 17 million guns in the state and would fingerprint license applicants and require firearms safety courses from the state attorney general.
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Jessa M. Unruh
California
State Attorney General's Office
Extradition Demand Sought for James Earl Ray in King Killing
The United States formal ly demanded the extradition of James Earl Ray, accused assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A British court set a hearing date as security was tight at Bow Street. Ray, captured June 8 in London, appeared under heavy guard and faced technical charges over forged passports and a loaded gun. Extradition could take weeks, with potential delays up to months. Also, ex Birmingham mayor Arthur J. Hanes was named defense counsel if Ray is extradited. The Agriculture Department designated 20 processing plants as endangering public health under the Wholesome Meat Act.
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United States
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Scotland Yard
Frank Milton
King
Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
FBI
Arthur J. Hanes
Hanes
University of Alabama Law School
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Washington
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Department
Ilinois
Michigan
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Delaware
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Actors Strike Locks 19 Broadway Shows and 9 Road
Broadway theaters fall silent as Actors Equity strikes closed 19 shows on Broadway and nine traveling productions from Wilmington to San Francisco. Pickets marched Times Square areas while off Broadway survives. Union seeks higher minimum pay, shorter contracts, bonus protection, road show premiums, and limits on alien actors.
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New York
Cally
Fiddler
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George MI
Wilmington
Del
San Francisco
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Times Square
Waitre D'S
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Equity
City Hall
Sweet
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State Mediation Board
Wation
Two Harbor Commissioners Denied Separate Trials in Bribery Case
Superior Court Judge Keene refused motions for separate trials for Karl Rundberg and Robert Starr amid bribery charges tied to a $12 million World Trade Center lease. Prosecution alleges each received $6,500 in office furniture and equipment from Keith Smith of San Pedro developer San Sebastian Development Co. A pool of 50 jurors was summoned for the trial.
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Superior Court
William B. Keene
Los Angeles County
Grand Jury
Karl L. Rundberg
Harbor Commission
Robert N
Nick) Starr
San Pedro
Keith Smith
San Sebastian Development Co
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