Father daughter slain in Florida home tied and gagged
In Tallahassee a Florida Department of Education official Robert W. Sims 42 and his 12 year old daughter Joy Lynn were found bound gagged and shot in their home. Sims wife Helen lay bound gagged and shot. Sheriff Joyce said no motive and no sign of disorder with valuables intact. Another daughter Norma present during the incident.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Joyce
Norma
Judith
Russell Bevis
Rocky
Georgia Line
Florida State University
Florida A. & M. University
Parkside
Sims
Meridian
Mass
OConnor Grand Jury Appearance Dominates Gov Race
In New York City Democrat Frank D. OConnor testifies before a Queens grand jury on a missing file about union racketeering, while Governor Rockefeller campaigns with UN Day events and labor outreach. The race also features Roosevelt Jr. and Adams stumping in the metro area as both sides clash over tax policy and labor issues.
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Queens
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Rockefeller
O'Connor
State Building and Construction Trades Council
Executive Mansion
O’connor
New York
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U.N. Day Assembly
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Connor
Blake escapes prison amid political storm in London
Britain faces a political uproar after double agent George Blake, jailed at Wormwood Scrubs for 42 years, allegedly fled England within hours of escaping. Police monitor eight Communist ships and embassies while Conservatives urge a censure of the government for lax security. Blake’s escape involved breaking a window, climbing a rope ladder, and a possible getaway car, with two clues: a geranium plant and knitting needles.
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Harold Wilson
George Blake
Scotland Yard
Blake
Britain
Wormwood Scrubs
Daily Sketch
Hammersmith Hospital
Soviet Union
British Foreign Office
Europe
Middle East
Viet Reds Attack U S Post Amid Monsoon Offensive Fears
North Vietnamese troops hit a U S Marine command post near the DMZ in monsoon conditions as Gen Westmoreland warned of a major Red offensive before the U S elections. A pistol wielding Viet Cong killer killed two officials in a Mekong Delta village and Australian forces destroyed a hidden enemy group near Saigon.
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Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Manila
Sampans
Episcopal bishops clash over Pike heresy charges in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia the Episcopal bishops meet amid a looming floor battle as Rt Rev Henry I Louttit accuses Rt Rev James A Pike of heresy. Pike claims invitations were withdrawn and a broader investigation looms with clergy supporting him.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Henry I. Louttit
South Florida
James A. Pike
John Birchers
Jim Pike
Louttit
Winterhaven
Fla
House of Bishops
Pike
Wilburn C. Campbell
West Virginia
Aes Trank Brunton
Phoenix, Rz
Association of Episcopal Clergy, Inc
California
Father Brunton
Arizona
Bookies wired Coventry and Rai linked to raid
State police say a raid uncovered 15 pieces of radio equipment used to supply information to New England bookmakers. The report notes a thermometer built in Florence Italy about 300 years ago.
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RAI
New England
Florence
Italy
Spirit for St. Louis Award Given to Truman in Absentia
Former President Harry S. Truman was awarded the Spirit for St. Louis Award in absentia by Saint Louis University students for pioneering achievement benefiting mankind. Sen. Stuart Symington accepted the honor at the founder’s week dinner with about 1500 attendees. The inscription praised Truman as a leader and champion of human freedom.
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ST. Louis
Harry S. Truman
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