Slayings of Two 14-Year-Olds Baffle Police in Rockford
Police hunted a woman with a Southern accent who phoned in a tip about two youths shot to death at a park shelter near Levings Lake. Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendore were found near a concrete wall after a late evening call, with investigators tracing a single anonymous lead.
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UPI
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Chuck) Johnson
Wayne Mullendore
Rockford
Levings Park
Frank England
Sam Ritter
Snd
Willam Wertman
Levings Lake
la Johnson
Ronalt
Heal
Larry
Mullendore
Village Bombing by Error Kills Hundreds in Vietnam
UPI reports two American or Vietnamese warplanes dropped American style anti personnel bombs on a Montagnard village Thursday night by mistake. Estimates say about 100 civilians were killed and at least 200 wounded in what is described as the war's worst accidental air strike.
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Saigon
Unidentified Aircraft Bomb Lang Vei Village Near Laos Border
U S military spokesmen said they could not positively identify the bomber over Lang Vei village near the Laotian border. Both U S and Vietnamese warplanes operate in the area. Communist aircraft rarely venture into North Vietnam.
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Lang Vei I
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Hunger strike by three American prisoners in Vietnam jail
Three emaciated U.S. prisoners vow to continue a hunger strike begun Feb 1 to protest alleged corruption and bribe payoffs. Bernard Elman and W. K. Char grow gaunt, refuse liquids, while Merle V. Brown remains weakest but better. In the DMZ region, heavy fighting continues as U.S. forces shell and clash with a Communist battalion. The Canberra seeks to destroy coastal SAM sites amid ongoing air operations over North Vietnam.
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Bernard Elman
New York City
W. K. Char
Honolulu
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Char
Merle V. Brown
Worthington
Ohio
Petite
Tole
Nguyen Cao
Mayors accused by Mao plot rattles Hong Kong press
Hong Kong Star reports six Chinese city mayors formed an anti Mao pact. The article says Shanghai mayor Tsao Tchiu was arrested and later held under house arrest after Premier Chou En-lai moved against him. Weather brief notes then follow.
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Hupeh
Yili
Hainan Island
Sheyang
Mukden
Liaoning
Star
Tsao Tchiu
Tsao
Chou En-lai
Chou
Scottsdale advisory group backs plan for school facilities
Citizens advisory committee recommended a point plan for Scottsdale schools include wiring for closed circuit TV and carpeting, expansion of technical vocational programs, multistory buildings to save space, and strengthened elementary and summer programs headlined by Rev. Locke Bowman. It urges continued equal educational opportunities and improved coordination across elementary to high school curricula.
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Scottsdale
Locke Bowman
Apache
Cottadale High School
North Central Accrediting Association
Scottsdale High School
Garrison hints at more arrests in JFK slaying probe
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison said additional arrests are likely in his investigation of a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy. He cited figures connected to Lee Harvey Oswald, Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, and others, with Castro links rumored.
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Saga Lee Harvey Oswald
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David W. Ferrie
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Orleans
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Garrison
Filea
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Murer
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Cuba
Castro
Shaw
Wid
New Orleans International Trade Mart
Six youths linked to sixteen burglaries in Arizona case
Six youths arrested in Tempe and Phoenix are said to admit involvement in seven additional burglaries, bringing total linked cases to sixteen. Suspects Miller, 19, and Lyon, 19, of Tempe, Richard Tidwell, 21, of Phoenix, and three juveniles are named along with an armed robbery in Tucson and a Tempe $1,000 gun claim. A Tempe middleman allegedly sold stolen property, including a nearly new guitar, to the youths. Police review a report of burglaries at El Burger, Ball Park Plaza medical center, and Fourth Street locations.
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Lyon ‘Burnebe
Tempe
Richard Tid
Phoenix
Barnalde
Tucson
Mesa
Samuels
el Burger
Scottedale Na
Ball Park Plaza
Fourth &T
Friday in the News Friday in the News
United Press International and the Progress Staff compile a weekly digest summarizing notable events. The piece highlights political developments, economic updates, cultural milestones, and notable local stories from the period.
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Illinois Supreme Court dismisses Tribune suit
The Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a Chicago Tribune suit challenging new coverage rules for the Richard Speck murder trial. The opinion precedes other political and national notes on Powell and reservist calls pending Page 3.
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Tribune
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
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Chicago Tribune
Richard Speck
Goldwater urges action on Haiphong port and Hanoi MIGs
In Pittsburgh Barry Goldwater pressed for drastic moves against North Vietnam. He urged closing Haiphong harbor and removing MIG aircraft near Hanoi while criticizing Robert Kennedy's air raid pause plan as stupid. Meanwhile memorial services are set in New York for Henry R. Luce Time editor who died in Phoenix at 68.
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Pittsburgh
Barry Goldwater
United States
Haiphong
Hanoi
Transportation Industry
Robert Kennedy
North Vietnam
New York
New York City
Henry R. Luce
Time, Inc
Phoenix Hospital
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Trappist Abbey
Charleston
D.C
Woman survives Scottsdale two car crash admits to hospital
A Phoenix woman, Laura Blake, was admitted to Scottsdale Baptist Hospital in satisfactory condition after a two car collision at Scottsdale Rd and McDonald Dr. Police continue investigation. Meanwhile Scottsdale artist Agenes Udinotti reported burglary of painting and jewelry worth 175 dollars from her home on Vernon Street.
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Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Scottsdale Rd
McDonald Dr
Laura Blake
N.ith Pl
Scottsdale
Agenes Udinotti
Udinotti
E. Vernon
Farmers may find CAP water too costly for crops
University of Arizona economist Robert A. Young says CAP water could run $25 to $990 per acre foot, yet farmers would pay $10 while municipalities and industry cover the deficit. He notes extra costs for distribution and pumping, with many farmers unable to cover total costs and risking failure.
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Robert A. Young
University of Arizona
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Young
U of A
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