Desert Island ordeal by Robinson Crusoe couple
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam survived 40 days on a small uninhabited South Pacific island three miles by five, two miles southeast of Suva. They lived on coconuts and crabs, ate fish sparingly, and signaled rescuers with fire. They traveled from Los Angeles last October, endured hunger, and plan to write a book after reviewing underwater footage shot with a 16 mm camera.
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South Pacific
Suva
Bruce Johnson
Shari Quam
Miss Quam
Rock
Johnson
Io A Leanto Bute
Shiri
I Island
Hawaii
catedyAdam
Eve Crusoe
Los Angeles
California
Parolee Arrested in Charleston Child Murder Case
Police report a recently wed parolee Charles G. Plantz 22 was arrested on a murder charge in Charleston after the body of Helen Louise Muller was found 200 feet from the Miller home. Investigators tied a bone-handled knife to the crime and linked Plantz to acquaintances of the family. He was held at the city jail after an earlier robbery arrest.
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Charleston
Sylvia Miter
Helen Loukses
Miller
Plante
Feds Probe Arsenal In Chicago Police Context
Federal investigators examined an arsenal found in the apartment of a Chicago policeman accused of ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Submachine guns rifles and grenades were in Donald Heath's home as officers investigated potential federal gun law violations. Heath claimed leadership of a sixman unit. several officers resigned or were excused. The report ties to a larger pattern of Klan activity among police in the era, citing Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton and historical cases in Indiana and elsewhere.
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Chicago
Treasury
West Side
Heath
Tonskik
Aga
Crosy
Beralazs Ole
Imperial Wizard
Ivaney
United Kuna of
Stephens
KKK
Ed Fackansy
KLAN
Dowaeall Bat Stephenson
Indans Klan
Nealway Bay
Indians to Display at Austin Boat Show
The Alabama Coushatta Indians, living on a 4200 acre Big Thicket reservation, plan a display at the Austin boat show January 1. The feature covers misreported stories, tribal ceremonies, and migration trends, noting education draws youth from the reservation and a shift in population.
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Austin
Texas Trails
Stiewell Tate
Puller
Mera
Ball
Big Thicket
Alabama
Fia
Lhea Fing
Maigaite Tory
Resah
Lett
Sway
Indians Mave Myopia Boys Rob Woman At Gunpoint
A 12 year old girl told police two youths about 12 and 13 robbed her of a purse at gunpoint as she sat in her car in the 2100 block of EF Houston. The elder boy stepped behind the younger and brandished what appeared to be a pistol, taking about $0 before fleeing.
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Teo Boy
Posie Fulton
E. Crochet
Houston
Britain to Modernize Police Uniforms and Badges
London officials discuss radical police modernization including name badges as experimental alternatives to number codes. A police advisory board urges a new uniform designed by a top couturier featuring a softer cap and more comfortable attire, while name recognition gains favor over numbers.
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Charles A. Smutiu Heras
Scotland Yard
Tong
Home Department
Police Advisory Board
Queen Anne Marie Recovers From Greek Miscarriage
Rome reported Queen Anne Marie of Greece is described as entirely satisfactory and recovering well after a miscarriage suffered Friday night. She and King Constantine, who fled Greece after a December coup attempt, are at the Greek embassy, with royal secretary Stelios Harmousios stating her spirits remain high.
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Rome
UPI
Anne Marie
Greece
Constantine
Hellenes
Ballétin
Stelios Harmousios
George Papadopoulos
Junta Mader
Gonantine
Big Plans for New Year’s Up to $100
New York and other cities map New Year’s Eve plans with liquor laws loosening Sunday sales in places like Washington Nebraska Pennsylvania and Colorado. Hotels and clubs advertise packages from $25 to $80 per couple with dinner dancing and live entertainment as crowds prepare for a noisy 1968 countdown.
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New York
Ag Albuquerque
NUM
Washington
Nebraska
Pensylvania
Colorado
Denver
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Pri
Georgia
Honolulu
Times Square
Tapady
Miami
NewYear
Hilton Plaza
Harry
Bellavonte
As-St. Paul
Michigan
Cyprus crisis report as Turkish Cypriots move toward independence
Nicosia reports troops placed on alert as Turkish Cypriots set up their own administration to govern affairs except justice. UN peace envoy Gunnar Jarring flies in from Cairo while Greek Cypriots denounce the move as illegal and a step toward partition. Both sides mobilize amid long standing tensions after clashes and a November crisis.
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Nicosia
UPI
Ateth
Turkey
Askata
Cyprus
Gunnar Jarring
United Nations
Cairo
SI Pets
Charend
Makarios
Cyrus Vance
U.S
Jorvey
Greece
Athens
Ankara
Britain
Borg
Absoente
Enosiiunion
Lnvessots
Rave
United Mayons
Fair Plans Worker Drive For HemisFair Jobs
A statewide recruitment effort opens this week to hire 1500 workers for HemisFair in Austin Houston and Dallas with interviews conducted by Texas Employment Commission offices. Positions include ushers, ticket sellers, hostesses and security staff with work beginning March 15 and a second wave for April 6.
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ENE Austin
HemisPatt
Texas Employment Commission
P.fair
M. Kapoor
Austin
Houston
Dallas
HeisFair
HemisFair
Colege
B. F. Agee
HemisFair Per
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