Hotel Pierre heist culprits sentenced in New York
A pair involved in the Hotel Pierre predawn heist and a confessor who took part in the $3.15 million jewelry and cash robbery were ordered to begin prison terms. Sori cho Nalo and Robert Comfort received seven-year sentences after pleading guilty to second degree burglary, while Bertram Stern faced charges he denied. Two more men await trial next month on receiving charges as investigators pursue remaining suspects and recover missing loot.
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New York
Pierre
Soricho Nalo
The
Bronx
Robert Comfort
Fairport
N.Y
Stem
Nalo
Comfort
State Supreme Court
Andrew Tyler
Paris Talks Postponed as Protests Halt Peace Meetings
At the Paris peace talks, all four parties scheduled no session today due to Communist demonstrations over the North Vietnam bombing and a U S holiday break request. The interruption marks the first missed meeting in two months.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Farewell service marks Truman era circle of mourners
Notable guests from politics art and journalism gathered for Truman memorial events. Attendees included Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes and Kansas Governor Robert Docking, artist Thomas Hart Benton, Rita Gam, Gen. Harry Vaughan, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Sen. Tom Eagleton, and many others. Official memorials were planned in Washington National Cathedral and Kansas City.
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Missouri
Kansas
Warren E. Hearnes
Robert B. Docking
Thomas Hart Benton
Truman
Eddie Jacobson
Rufus Burrus
Margaret Truman Daniel
Rita Gam
Harry Vaughan
Harry Darby
Independence
James W. Porter
Kansas City Star
Sue Gentry
Independence Examiner
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Thomas F. Eagleton
Charles $. Murphy
Edwin W. Pauley
White House
Robert Weatherford
Washington
National Cathedral
Kansas City
Police halt Deep Throat screening. theater shut without license
New York AP report says police halted a showing of the pornographic film Deep Throat at the World 49th Street theater and charged manager Robert Sumner, 26, with operating without a license. About 300 patrons who paid $5 were asked to leave as the venue was ordered closed amid an obscenity case that began December 18.
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New York
Deep Throat
Robert Sumner
Alexander's Bronx store cleared over Sunday opening
New York AP report says Alexander's department store was cleared by Bronx Civil Court after it kept its Bronx location open on a Sunday to aid elderly and handicapped shoppers during the holidays. Judge Dorothy Kent dismissed the Sabbath-law summons as the city withdrew the case citing a provision for charitable purposes.
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New York
Alexander’s Department Store
Bronx
Dorothy Kent
Alexander's
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