Bank robbery attempt in Toronto ends with fugitive flight
Two men in Halloween masks entered a Toronto Dominion Bank branch. One drew a revolver and blocked doors while the other, attempting a counter vault, crashed to the floor. The accomplice fled. the employee restrained the attacker as a shot rang out. Edward Kotaposki, 33, of Montreal, was later charged with attempted robbery.
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Toronto
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Edward Kotaposki
Montreal
Death penalty urged for Washington drifter in spree killings
A seven woman five man jury recommended the death penalty Thursday for Thomas Braun 20 in a August 1967 crime spree that killed Timothy Luce 17 in Ukiah paralyzed his girlfriend Susan Bartolomei and implicated Leonard Maine 20 sentenced for second degree murder. Maine admits fear of Braun and awaits sentence while Maine and Braun’s cases proceed in Mendocino County with district attorney Arthur Broaddus pressing for capital punishment.
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San Jose
UPI
Washington
Timothy Luce
Ukiah
Susan Bartolomei
Thomas Braun
Bailly
Braun
Leonard Maine
Ritzville
Wash
Luce
Maine
Kelly
Oregon
Four Arrested in Draft Card Fraud Case
Federal agents announce the arrest and arraignment of four men on charges linked to manufacturing and selling false selective service certificates. Certificates were recovered in connection with the arrests. Dennis B. Prince, 33, Hollywood. Roy L. Wilson, 20, Hollywood. Charles W. Hooper, 18, Hollywood. and Curtis Gentry Harris, 20, were arrested in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
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Los Angeles
UPI
FBI
Dennis BD. Prince
Hollywood
Roy L. Wilson
Charles W. Hooper
Curtis Gentry Harris
Turned Self in as Killer in Hall of Administration Shooting
Ronald Keith Broughton, 23, a former Hall of Administration janitor in South Central Los Angeles, surrendered to police at Fonthill division and was taken to Central division for questioning in the security guard shooting death at the hall.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Hall of Administration
Ronald Keith Broughton
Fonthill Division
Central Division
Two Vie for No.2 Spot in Assembly
At Asilomar Republican leaders meet to pick a successor to the speaker pro tempore role. Badham claims 25 votes. Conrad aims for a win as party strategists map the 1969 session. Monagan expects Speaker while 80-member body shifts control after election. The piece notes a two-day GOP meeting at Monterey County resort.
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Asilomar
UPI
Robert E. Badham
Charles J. Conrad
Assembly
California
Robert T. Monagan
Tracy
Jess M. Unruh
GOP
Monterey County
Badham
Conrad
Cranston Sees Peace as Top Need for 1969 Congress
Sacramento Newswire Lenore Cranston said the top task for the 1969 Congress is achieving peace in Vietnam. He pledged to work with Nixon administration, aim to mediate Democratic Party feuds, and push for de Americanization while negotiating. He noted Democratic unity aided his election and emphasized not carrying vendettas with GOP candidate Raferty.
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Sacramento
UPS
Alan Cranston
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Cranston
Ronald Reagan
Max Rafferty
GOP
Senate
UPI
Democratic Party
Democratic
Republican
South Vietnam
New York Museum Replaces Whale After 60 Years
The American Museum of Natural History places a 94 foot long blue whale model in Ocean Life, replacing a 76 foot plaster statue from 1908. Built over two years with a steel skeleton and foam skin, it features a larger eye and bulge detailing. Public viewing begins February 26.
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New York IF
Tom O'Toole
American Museum of Natural History
Ocean Life
Richard G. van Gelder
Museum
Department of Mammalogy
Ex-Maryland Governor McKeldin Appointed to Indian Claims Commission
President Johnson named Theodore McKeldin former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor to the Indian Claims Commission. The 68 year old will fill the vacancy left by Commissioner T Harold Scott with the recess appointment effective immediately.
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Washington
Johnson
Theodore 2. McKeldin
Maryland
Baltimore
Indian Claims Commission
White House
McKeldin
T. Harold Scott
Pound Plunges as BOE Steps In to Stabilize
The British pound sank to a ten month low around 2.3830 dollars as the Bank of England rushed to shore up the pound, amid weak October trade figures and rumors of European currency revaluations. Gold rose to 40 dollars an ounce on the free market while Frankfurt's market figures fluctuated under speculation. The Deutsche mark revaluation talk prompted the German central bank to intervene at 3.9725 marks per dollar, with a 700 million dollar one hour buy.
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London
Bank of England
Britain
Frankfurt
U.S
Tme
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