Slaying of Nine in Saskatchewan Farm Family
Mounties say 21 year old Victor Hoffman will face murder charges in District Court for the farmyard massacre that killed nine members of the Peterson family near Shell Lake. A four year old girl survived. A .22 rifle was recovered and ballistics tests confirmed the weapon.
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North Battleford
Sask
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Victor Ernest Hoffman
Brian Sawyer
Hoffman
Shell Lake
Sawyer
Mounties’ Ballistics Laboratory
Regina
James Peterson
Phyllis
Evelyn
Jean
Mary
Dorothy
Pearl
William
Collin
Larry
Lee Hill
British Columbia
Body Believed Found of American in Prague
US officials say a body found in the Vltava River in Prague is believed to be Charles H. Jordan, 59, executive vice chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee. The cause of death is unknown. Jordan disappeared Wednesday night while on vacation with his wife and nephew. Embassy staff identified the body tentatively by clothing, jewelry, and general features.
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Washington
UPI
Charles H. Jordan
Prague
Voltava
State Department
CTK
Prague River
Jordan
Joint Distribution Committee
International Relief Agency For
Paul Kaplan
Theody
Norbert J. Krieg
Pet milk sale begins to bypass state price controls
Pittsburgh AP: A group of dairy farmers starts selling milk labeled for pets at 79 cents a gallon, below the state regulated retail price of 1.08 dollars. Ernest Hayes of United Dairy Farmers says the milk is processed like regular milk and must meet health rules, but buyers decide if humans drink it. He claims the move bypasses middlemen to raise farmer income.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest Hayes
United Dairy Farmers
Hayes
State Milk Control Commission
Commission
Ambassadors London Gun Attack Shocks British Capital
Bruce 69 the ambassador in London on annual leave, said the embassy came under attack for the first time since the 1920s. Police suspect a Sten gun or 9mm weapon as bullets shattered the consulate wall up to 20 feet high. Det. Supt Arsh Butler of the West End CID led the investigation into the Revolutionary Solidarity Movement. Grosvenor Square, near Oxford Street, houses a luxury district that was quiet at night during the incident.
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Bruce
London
Britain
Foreign Office
Scotland Yard
Arsh “Butler
West End
Soho
Bond Street
Revolutionary Solidarity Movement
Grosvenor Square
Oxford Street
Dean Says Police Made Scapegoat in Ghetto Problems
Boston AP report quotes Robert Sheehan dean of Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice. He says society blames police for ghetto issues while churches and schools fail to address root causes. He notes Boston’s relations program reduced riots and that the new program will enroll about 70 students studying five years part time after two years police experience.
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Boston
Ap) — Society
Robert Sheehan
Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice
Sheehan
WBZ Radio
College of Criminal Justice
Ford Foundation
Northeastern
22 Killed In Union Gun Battle In Acapulco
In Acapulco a coconut workers union fight broke out at the Copra workers union hall during a 25th anniversary banquet. Police report 22 killed and more than 70 wounded. about 600 inside and 1,000 outside. State police and soldiers detained many for questioning. Cesar del Angel, a state representative, was among the dead.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Coconut Workers
Santo Godoe
Associated Press
Copra Workers Union
Red Cross
Aca
Pulco
Cesar del Angel
A.atate
Rallies in Baton Rouge Quiet Amid Tensions
In Baton Rouge a Negro civil rights march and a Ku Klux Klan rally drew small crowds as 1,500 state guardsmen guarded the capitol. A traffic of threats and warnings preceded arrests for drunkenness. Leaders urged peaceful or violent change, with rhetoric from figures like H. Rap Brown and group organizer Deacons for Defense and Justice.
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Baton Rouge
Capitol
Charlie Sims
Bogalusa
Deacons For Defense and Justice
Louisiana
Sims
McKeithen
Big John
Thomas Burbank
State Capitol
Lynch
A. Z. Young
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
William Fowler
Los Angeles
National Knights of the
Gen Walter Krueger Dies Led Sixth Army
Gen Walter Krueger, veteran commander of the U S 6th Army in World War II, died at Valley Forge General Hospital at age 86. A doughboy at 17, he served across the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection and rose to full general in 1945. He credited infantry with decisive victory and led MacArthur’s spearhead from the Southwest Pacific to the Philippines.
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Valley Forge
Walter Krueger
America
Valley Forge General Hospital
Krueger
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Philippines
Arthur MacArthur
Reds Down Own Plane Near Hanoi Raid Report
United Air Force Thunderchiefs raided North Vietnam targets near Hanoi and Ha Gia, destroying rail cars and damaging a rail bridge and highway span. Phantom jets reported hits on yards, barges, and rail facilities while naval air forces from Tonkin Gulf carriers supported operations in the area.
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Ha Gia
North Vietnam
Indana
Thunderchief
Huong Vi
Hanoi
Navy
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Con
Mayor Barry Pickets After Traffic Ticket Trap Claim
Fort Lauderdale mayor Edmund R. Berry protests a traffic ticket by picketing a street corner with a sign claiming a police trap. About 20 tickets were reported at the corner as drivers complain of enforcement. The mayor paid his fine and says he may seek city car services. officials defend it as standard stop durations while planning changes.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Edmund R. Burry
Burry
Ft. Lauderdale
Barry
John Miller
Francis May
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Peterson
State Opticians
Albany Poy Ellis
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Troy-Defreestville
Dean
Reds
DU Pont Corjam
Bostonians
Pam
Wells & Coverly
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