Trial opens in slaying of nurses in Chicago townhouse
The July 14 murders on Chicago's South Side move to trial with defendant John Speck facing jurors. Attorneys Getty and Martin present contrasting styles as Judge Herbert Paschen oversees the case after a venue shift from Cook County Circuit Court to Peoria.
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Chicago
Martin
Cook Coun
Getty
Cook County
Herbert C. Paschen
Ilinois Supreme Court
Peoria
Canadian Pilot Survives Arctic Ordeal Return Home
A Canadian bush pilot named Gauchie survived an Arctic crash after two months stranded on a frozen lake near Yellowknife. He endured frostbitten feet, wolves at the aircraft, and minimal food with only three gallons of fuel left. He was flown to Yellowknife for treatment and reunited with his wife.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ray Johnson
Gauchie
Yellowknife
Cambridge Bay
Johnson
John
North Vietnam
Canada
Fort Smith
Here
San Bruno
Calif
Brooklyn
N.Y
Yukon
Ralph Flores
Helen Kla
Seattle
Bourdens
Darwin
Betty Jane
Bathurst
Bour
Deas
U S Ships Bombard Shoreline in Vietnam Operations
U S air and naval forces launched air raids from Thailand and carrier strikes in the Tonkin Gulf targeting truck parks storage areas anti aircraft sites and supply routes around Dien Bien Phu and Dong Hoi. Enterprise Hancock and Ticonderoga naval crews reported sinking barges and damaging others while Marine units fought small enemy forces and called in artillery as action near the Cambodian border waned.
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Vietnam
Thailand
North Vietnam
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Dong Hoi
Navy
Enterprise
Hancock
Ticonderoga
Tonkin Gulf
Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Trail
Junction City
Waddell
Cunningham
Turner Joy
Vinh
Panhandle
Hon Mat
Hon Nieu
Providence
Duncan
Foundation Supports TV Satellite Expansion for CPTV
The Ford Foundation backs a Carnegie Commission plan for a vast noncommercial telecast network via satellite. It urges Congress to tax US TV sets, boost HEW funding, and finance CPTV while preserving station independence and reducing overall costs compared with existing networks.
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The
Foundation
Carnegie Commission On Educational Television
Carnegie Commission
Congress
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Corporation For Public Television
CPTV
McGeorge Bundy
Commission
BNSC
Ford Foundation
Edccation Television
Lindsay Says NYC Success Would Be Costly Politically
New York City Mayor John Lindsay told U S News that if he makes New York City run well he would be so spent politically that he could not be considered for national office. He said success would exhaust his political credit and force him to focus on governing rather than national ambitions.
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Washington
New York
John Lindsay
U.S. News & World Report
Lindsay
New York City
Couple Rescued After 15 Day Desert Island Ordeal Near Bathurst Island
The Bourdens and their kayak raft drifted off Bathurst Island near Darwin for six weeks surviving on sea snails and one small kangaroo. They faced mangrove swamps, crocodiles, and sharks as they struggled to reach safety after leaving a letter for their son and daughter.
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Bathurst Island
Darwin
Bourdens
Blaze Damages Three Story Brunswick Hotel in Wellsville
A three story Brunswick Hotel in Wellsville sustained heavy damage from a blaze. Two people were injured one a firefighter and the other a hotel guest, both in good condition at Jones Memorial Hospital. The fire occurred in the Allegany County structure housing twenty two rooms.
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Wellsville
UPI
Allegany County
Brunswick
Jones Memorial Hospital
Thailand fully aware of risks in base raids on North Vietnam
New York AP report quotes Thai Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman saying Thailand is fully conscious of the dangers and implications of hosting U S Air Force units for raids on North Vietnam. He adds about 2,300 Thai volunteers will soon join South Vietnam fighting and predicts 1967 could be crucial.
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New York
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
U.S
North Vietnam
Khoman
ABC
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U N Mission To Aden Under Guard
A U N mission arrived in Aden under heavy guard after anti-British demonstrations, sniping, and bombings. The three-nation team aims to advise on independence for the South Arabian federation as Britain promises by next year. The mission is led by Dr Manuel Perez Guerrero and includes Abdul Sattar Shalzi and Moussa Leo Keita. Nearly 100 Adeni police guard the Seaview Hotel, while British troops stand by in the background as crowds clash in the Crater district.
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Aden
U.N
South Arabian
Britain
Crater
Manuel Perez Guerrero
United Nations
Abdul Sattar Shalzi
Afghanistan
Moussa Leo Keita
Mali
Adeni
Seaview Heel
Teamsters Strike Talks Hit Snag In Nationwide Dispute
AP reports talks to end the national contract dispute with the Teamsters Union faltered as workers authorized a strike across the country. The main obstacle centers on wages in a conflict involving about 450,000 employees. In Rochester New York Rene Fox age 5 died from head injuries after being struck by an automobile on Route 21 near her home.
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Teamster
Snag
Washington
Teamsters
Rochester, N. Y
Rene Fox
Wayland
Strong Memorial Hospital
New ADA Head Criticizes Viet War Policy
Washington AP The new president of Americans for Democratic Action John Kenneth Galbraith Harvard professor and former ambassador to India warns a prolonged Vietnam War could devastate the Democratic Party He says the conflict is unnecessary and questions officials who foresee a long war and its political costs
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Vietnam
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
India
John F. Kennedy
Galbraith
State Department
Lottery and Medicaid Cost Debates Span New York Assembly
The piece outlines anti strike measures and amnesty for social welfare workers in New York City urged by Speaker Travia after a strike. Gov Rockefeller aims to push mandated health insurance and a power bill next year, with opposition from both sides. Medicaid costs receive $2.5 million aid to upstate counties, while the power bill envisions doubling state power outputs in ten years, a move opposed by Democrats led by Senator Kennedy who fear privatization and reduced state atomic oversight.
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Anthony J. Travia Wrung
Republican
Senate
New York City
Rockefeller
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Labor
Robert F. Kennedy
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