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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1967
Page
1
Bolivia issues final note on Ernesto Guevara death citing multiple bullet wounds in the thorax and limbs. Earlier heart wound claims and timing after capture fueled murder speculation not clarified in the document.
Charles E. Horner of Miami won release after 29 appeals ending in a U S District Court order by Judge William A. McRae. Horner, 48, had served five years for extortion following a 1962 Miami trial. The judge cited prosecutorial conduct as tainting the trial and sentencing and ordered Horner freed after a two year investigation.
Washington lawmakers debate converting the Maritime Administration into an independent agency. Rep John Murphy cites aging U S merchant fleet and Russia betting on sea power while noting aging ships and reactivating World War II Liberty ships at a cost of 500000 dollars each.
Hong Kong authorities completed a barbed wire fence along the 17 mile frontier with Red China in a bid to stop cross border abductions. Four Hong Kong men have been seized across the border in two weeks including police inspector F G Knight. All surface traffic from China was halted and Man Kam To border crossing was closed. Construction began two months earlier amid reports of refugees fleeing turmoil in Guangdong province.
A 23 year old model and key witness in an international cocaine smuggling case is missing from her Manhattan penthouse amid claims she may have been kidnapped or killed to silence her. Prosecutor Grunewald said the woman, German born Euke Rita Bunne, disappeared after threats were reported and an earlier police raid yielded $600,000 in cocaine.
Two year old Melissa Kay Chelette, missing for over five months, was found abandoned in a downtown Portland hotel. Stepfather Robert Gann of Houston identified the child for juvenile authorities. The father, Robert Chelette, stole Melissa using court visiting privileges and is still sought by police.
Heavy rain and gales lash Britain with Aberfan the hardest hit as floodwater from the Taff River threatens mine waste heaps near the village. Emergency crews rush to the Welsh town near the first anniversary of the coal sludge disaster that killed 144 people.
Moscow diplomats assess a Soviet position on ending the Vietnam War. Ko sygin favors stopping North bombing and recognizing the Viet Cong while Moscow seeks to split the problem into two parts to push negotiations with the Viet Cong and avoid Hanoi blocking a settlement.
Australia will raise its Vietnam troop level from 6300 to 8000 by December 31, 1967, a political risk for Prime Minister Holt. New Zealand plans to deploy 1700 more troops, boosting New Zealand forces in South Vietnam to 546 men, announced by Prime Minister Holt and Prime Minister Holyoake.
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