Trial Reveals Speck Used Aliases in Nurses Massacre Case
In Peoria Illinois Richard Speck 25 listened as witnesses testified he used an alias and discussed leaving Chicago after the July 14 1966 nurses massacre. A hotel clerk said he signed David Slayton and paid two weeks rent, aiding prosecutors who tie his registrations to the crime, while finger prints and survivor nurse identification anchor the case.
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Richard Speck
Chicago
Speck
Circuit
Odin Hullinger Romer
Raleigh
Near North Side
William J. Martin
David Slayton
Martin
Corazon Amarao
Philippines
Claude Lunsford
Skid Row
Clark
Erie
Lunsford
Dallas
Starr Hotel
P. Bryan
Burns
Cook County Hospital
Liz Taylor Scofield Win Awards At Oscars
The Oscars celebrate Matthau's triumph with a cast injury tale, while Sandy Dennis wins for Best Actress as Mike Nichols accepts. Claude Lelouch earns Best Foreign Language for Virginia Woolf, and Irene Sharaff claims costume design honors as a TV network strike ends minutes before airtime.
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Warner Bros
Virginia Woolf
Claude Lelouch
Patricia Neal
Hollywood
Lelouch
Pierre Uytterhoeven
Festival Air
Irene Sharaff
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Bob Hope
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Hope
NBC and Bob Newhart Sign Television Pact
New York AP report states NBC signed a television agreement with comedian Bob Newhart. NBC said the deal has no relation to Johnny Carson’s resignation from Tonight last week, and Carson is expected to return for the duration of his contract, which runs nearly three more years.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
Bob Newhart
NBC
Johnny Carson
Carson
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Newhart
T Hat
Youth, 19, Plunges 14 Stories To Death
A 19 year old California youth, Verne Greenlee, leaped from a 14 story Brooklyn YMCA building after checking into the facility. Police reported he planned to produce television sets and had arranged plants in several countries to assemble 400 to 500 sets monthly. A note found in his room withheld contents.
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New York
California
Karachi
Pakistan
YMCA
Brooklyn
Verne
Greenlee
Sepvulveda
Calif
Ger- Police
Bis Many
Japan
Britain
Hollith
Bronx Boy’s Death Leap Unsuccessful
New York reports a Bronx youth, Anthony Davis, 20, who after his mother’s death attempted suicide by leaping 17 floors from his apartment. Police safety net caught him, breaking his fall near 11:30 AM, but he may have internal injuries. Neighbors tried to reach him after the door was locked and he threatened with a gun.
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New York
Bronx
Anthony Davis
Davis
Chemist Surrenders Over Wife Stock Theft Case
New York AP reports James Sumner Wood 41 of Red Bank New Jersey surrendered to District Attorney Frank Hogan on charges of forgery and grand larceny after stealing about 1.2 million dollars in blue chip stocks from his wife. Wood appeared at Hogan's office and his address listed as Molly Pitcher Hotel 88 Riverside Ave.
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New York
Frank Hogan
Hogan
James Sumner Wood
Red Bank
N. J
Wood
Molly Pitcher
Riverside Ave
Voter Form Urges Early Return For Registration
A public notice instructs voters to fill and return a form to the Board of Elections in Troy New York to speed up permanent personal registration. It emphasizes personal registration this year and designates Rensselaer County with dates to be announced.
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Board OF Elections
Court ‘House
Troy
N.Y
Register in person to vote in November Rensselaer County
The Rensselaer County Board of Elections asks voters to use registration worksheets to speed up in person registration under the new Permanent Personal Registration program. Central registration starts May 1 and runs to September 5. October registration days will be announced and polling places will be open. Every one of the county’s about 80,000 voters must register in person this first year.
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Board of Elections
PPR
State Police Mark 50th Anniversary With Events
The New York State Police, established April 11 1917 by Former Gov Charles S Whitman, grows from 232 to 2966 officers and marks its 50th year with open houses from May to September at stations across many towns and a Syracuse State Exposition exhibit "Fifty Years of Service" Aug 28 to Sept 4.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State Police
Charles S. Whitman
Department of State Police
Rockefeller
New York
Liverpool
Loudonville
Oneida
Malone
Newburgh
Plattsburgh
Saranac Lake
Watertown
Peeksill
Sidney
Ferndale
Horseheads
Weilsville
Fredonia
Wrights Corners
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rockefeller Signs 20 Year Sanitation Aide Bill
Gov. Rockefeller signed a 20 year retirement bill for New York City's about 10 000 sanitation workers. The measure sought by Mayor John V. Lindsay sparked a clash with police and fire unions who feared parity with sanitation workers. Previously only police and firefighters enjoyed the plan.
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Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Po Mce
Lindsay
Police Lose Scent of Stolen Garlic
New York AP report says Sidney Goldstein planned to sell Mexican garlic stored in a railroad freight car. When the bin was opened the entire 414 tons vanished, worth $6,000, and police struggle to track the thieves as garlic scent is blocked unless cut or crushed.
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New York
Sidney Goldstein
Brydges Calls for Dropping Blaine Amendment During Convention
Brydges says state should drop Blaine Amendment as delegates show cross party coalition potential on specific issues. He supports a shorter constitution but warns past attempts failed and length alone isn’t bad. He notes Democratic convention committees lean NYC and many delegates are loose in party loyalty.
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Albany
Brydges
New York City
McNerney Named Deputy Fire Chief in 1966
McNerney was promoted to deputy fire chief on February 5 1966 and has led Battalion 1 on the third platoon since. He succeeds Russell E Sheehan, the temporary deputy chief, as the third to hold the post. Zapf praised his duty performance and welcomed him at a Central Fire Headquarters gathering.
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Russell E. Sheehan
McNerney
Sheehan
Edward M. Moore
Zapf
Naval
Mustin, Field
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia
New York City
Navy Fire Instructor Training School
Public Safety Department
Sanvidge
S51
Fifth Ave
Leontine Terry
Green Island
Debra
Catholic Central High School
James
Siena College
Central Fire Headquarters
Interest Rates Expected to Drop on Mortgages
Washington AP report cites Federal Reserve signals of easier credit. Savings and loan representatives forecast mortgage rates dipping about a quarter of a percent in coming weeks. FHA insured mortgage rates, currently at 6 percent, may fall as a result.
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Washington
Federal
Savings and Loan Industry
National League of Insured’ Savings Associations
Federal Housing Administration
Whitman’s Dad Still Has Troubles
Lake Worth Florida AP eight months after Charles Whitman Jr faced family tragedy. He now faces court actions with two women: Ellen Ward Whitman seeks separate maintenance alleging cruelty and mental anguish. Whitman counters claiming she pursued his money and hid a prior marriage. Mary Burmester sues for 3500 dollars alleging fraud. Whitman counters with 10000 dollars for damage to his reputation claiming she handed him funds to pay her bills.
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Lake Worth, Fla
Charles A. Whitman Jr
Charles III
University of Texas
Whitman
Austin
Tex
Ellen Leota Ward Whitman
Mary Burmester
West Palm Beach
Polish daily condemns Warsaw hospital over concealed founders tablet
AP report notes the government daily criticized hospital management in Warsaw for hiding a marble tablet that listed the hospital founders. The Communist paper said the tablet bore names linked to princely families and that the manager ordered the site obscured as an unwanted reminder of history.
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Warsaw
Voters must register in person under new PPR system
Rensselaer County voters in two cities and 14 towns must register in person for the November election under Permanent Personal Registration. About 80,000 voters are affected as worksheets are distributed to collect required data and speed future registration at the Court House. Central registration runs May 1 through September 5, 9 am to 4 pm, weekdays, with later October dates for in-person registration at polling places. Voter status becomes permanent unless relocation or two-year no vote triggers removal.
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Rensselaer County
Board of Elections
Court House
Troy
Rensselaer
Sharp Quake Rattles Denver Area
A sharp Denver area quake noon yesterday rattled dishes and windows with six second tremors. Dr. Maurice Major of the Colorado School of Mines estimated magnitude near 5. Legislators fled chandeliers in the Capitol, Lt. Gov. Hogan urged caution before resuming sessions.
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Denver
Colo
Maurice Major
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado
House
Senate
Mark Hogan
Whitmore Granted New Trial In Rape Case
George Whitmore Jr, once linked to three killings, won a new trial on the remaining case, an attempted rape conviction from 1964. The Appellate Division reversed the Brooklyn jury verdict against Elba Borrero, a nurse, and Whitmore was freed on $9,000 bail awaiting further action.
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New York
George Whitmore, Jr
Appellate Division of State Supreme Court
Whitmore
Brooklyn
Elba Borrero
Asst
Elliott Golden
Small Pox Epidemic Hits Gauhati Region
In India a small pox outbreak over two weeks near Gauhati has caused 59 deaths, according to AP reports. The deaths occurred about 300 miles northeast of Calcutta.
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Calcutta
India
Gauhati
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