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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1964
Page
3
Washington report notes Rep. Henry Gonzalez accuses Dowdy and Alger of backing a meeting to draft strategies to kill urban renewal and slum clearance programs, while Dowdy and Alger deny opposition to renewal but criticize administration methods.
In a tense U N Council session, the Soviet Union indicated it would vote for a Cyprus peace plan, a move seen as paving the way for a multinational force to operate on the island. Delegates clashed over provisions as France, Greece, and others voiced reservations while protests and political tensions flared in Athens and Athens area.
Los Angeles reports defendant John William Irwin prepared to testify in his own defense at the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping trial. The 42 year old house painter is accused of aiding and abetting the abduction, transporting Sinatra from a Canoga Park hideout, and releasing him after a $240,000 ransom was paid. FBI statements note Irwin kept about $50,000 and later surrendered in San Diego County. Co defendants Amsler and Keenan are named in the plot with Keenan described as the mastermind. Amsler testified that Keenan called the kidnapping a publicity stunt and Sinatra knew of it. Sinatra disputes this in his denial from the stand.
Sir Patrick Renison of the British Red Cross said at a news conference that about 46,000 Cypriots need relief. He cited 16,000 Turkish Cypriots as refugees and 16,000 Greek Cypriots also needing aid, with the remainder being jobless workers, welfare cases, and dependents of men killed or wounded amid the island's fighting.
In Guayaquil, AP reports Julio Luna, 32, who received a right hand transplant from a deceased laborer, can move the hand in a circular motion and bend multiple fingers after the graft in early February following a grenade explosion. Hospital informants confirm progress amid ongoing recovery and rehabilitation.
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