Cincinnati Strangler Case Ties to Series of Slayings
A Cincinnati newspaper notes a likely connection between a murdered 1 year old spinster named Lula Kerrick and a string of strangulation deaths. Police linked a suspect, Laskey Jr., to an assault charge and probation violation as Lt. John McLaughlin discusses the investigation.
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Cincinnati
VPS
Miss Kerrick
Lula Kerrick
Pulice
Brittany
Kerrick
Central
Lam
Mass
Laskey Jr
Laskey
Anj
John McLaughlin
Cincinnati Crime Bureau
Probe on Athlete Draft Status Sparks congressional inquiry
Washington reports that Defense Secretary McNamara was asked to investigate alleged favoritism in Army Reserve and National Guard enlistments by pro athletes. Rep. Nedzi pressed for a probe after Life magazine cited only 16 of 960 pro football players drafted. Gen. Wilson promised review as Nedzi sought reports from all states on possible enlistment bias.
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Washington
APS
Robert McNamara
Army Reserve
National Guard
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Nedzi
Life Magazine
Winston Wilson
Defense Department
National Guard Bureau
Wilson
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Summer Smog Returns to New York Area
New York weather covered the metropolitan area with smog conditions similar to Thanksgiving. Air pollution officials reported a smog index averaging 22.6 over 24 hours ending Friday noon, well above normal. The city had issued an alert for the coming weekend as authorities cited a lingering warm air mass.
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New York
New York Metropolitan Area
Averhee Mh
Weather Bureau
Bormudia
Go West Trend Slowing Reported by Census Bureau
Census Bureau findings show western population growth slowed from about 500000 yearly in 1960s to roughly 179000 in the 1964-68 period. Migration to the Northeast and other regions also declined, reflecting a broad easing of interstate movement.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Northeast
Yule Spirit Santa’s Letters Reach New York Post Office
New York dispatch notes thousands of Christmas letters addressed to Santa Claus arrive at the New York Post Office. The first batch is on display at the main office, inviting donors to fulfill varied requests from children and adults alike, including family gifts and even a draft-delay request.
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New York
UPI
Zip Cole
America
Santa Claus
Santa
New York Post Office
8Th Avenue
Zambia Pushes for Force to Oust Smith Regime
In a United Nations Security Council session, Zambia’s Foreign Minister Simon Kapwepwe urged force and a total trade ban as the only sure way to remove Rhodesia's white settler regime led by Ian Smith. He accused Britain of backing a limited sanctions plan that would fail without a comprehensive oil and southern Africa ban, while British Foreign Secretary George Brown rejected the charge as untrue and urged aid to back the rebel regime.
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United Nations
UPD
Rhodesia
Zambia
Finlay
Salisbury
Jan Smith
Security Council
Forengn
Simon Kapwepwe
Britain
Smith
Kapwepwe
Africa
George Brown
London
Brown
German Students Parade in West Germany Demonstration
About 2,000 German students marched in Erlangen carrying black banners in silent protest. The protest followed fears of a resurgence of Nazism amid mounting youth demonstrations against neo Nazi influence in West Germany.
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Erlangen
Germany
West Germany
Corpsmen Deferment Confusion Over Draft Status
In Austin a state board official said many Peace Corps entrants are deferred by local boards but this does not exempt them from the draft. Col. William Sinclair noted local boards can defer those serving in the Peace Corps if in the national interest, yet a Peace Corps duty deferment does not guarantee avoidance of conscription.
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Sinclair
Baman
Arts Academy invites five writers to join its membership
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has invited Katherine Anne Porter Henry Steele Warder Kenneth Burke John Crowe Ransom and John Hall Whelock to its membership in a committee’s announcement.
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New York
UPI
American Academy of Arts
Ana Letters
Katherine Anne Orter
Henry Steele
Ammager
Kenneth Burke
John Crowe Ansom
John Hall
Negro Youth Riots Protest Acquittal At Tuskegee Institute
About 700 Tuskegee Institute students rioted for three hours in Tuskegee Alabama to protest the acquittal of Marvin Segrest in a slaying near Macon County. They smashed a liquor store, burned leaves, and painted a Confederate monument black shouting Black Power. Police and fire crews answered false alarms as the crowd moved back to campus after three hours of speeches and chants.
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Tuskegee
Ala
UPD
Tuskegee Institute
Institute
L. He. Foster
Marvin
Segrest
Samuel Youngey
Opelika
Here
Lee County
Macon County
Alton Taylor
City
Taylor
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