American Book Seller Newcomb Mott Dies En Route to Soviet Camp
Newcomb Mott 27 a Sheffield Mass book seller serving 18 months after illegally crossing the Norwegian Soviet border was reported by the Soviet government to have killed himself by cutting his throat on a train en route to a forced labor camp near Murmansk. The U S Embassy said two consular officers would go to Kirov to arrange burial and notify his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Mott. The State Department voiced deep regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
Newcomb Mott
Mott
Sheffield
Mass
Arctic
Murmansk
Kirov
Howard Mott
Foy D. Kohler
Washington
State Department
U.S.S.R
Ural Mountains
Siberia
William T. Shinn Jr
Howard S. Mott
Newcomb
Radioactive N-Device Missing After Spanish NATO Rift
Spanish officials brief NATO envoys over Gibraltar tensions and restrict overflight rights while a U S bomber wreckage near Almeria prompts claims of radioactive traces. Local doctors report slight contamination as crews search sand dunes and coastal Garrucha area for a missing nuclear device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almeria
Spain
Madrid
U.S
Spanish
Nuclear Energy Board
16Th Air Force
Torrejon
Garrucha
Cuevas de Almanzora
Vera
U.S. Air Force
Italy in Search of New Premier
Premier Aldo Moro resigned after a secret ballot vote showed defections from his own Christian Democrat party. President Giuseppe Saragat began consultations to name a caretaker and potential successor, while Fanfani's reshuffle stance kept the center-left coalition under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrat
Giuseppe Saragat
Deci
Sion
Moro
Saragat
Amintore Fanfani
Christian Democrats
Fanfani
Socialist
Democrat Socialist
Republican
National Party
U.N. General Assembly
Hanoi
Christian Democrat Party
Ironsi Unveils Two Pronged Nigeria Military Rule
General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi announces a two pronged military government with himself as president and supreme commander. He names army navy and air force chiefs as top advisers and creates the Supreme Military Council and the Federal Executive Council serving on both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi
Air Force
Ironsi
Supreme Military Council
Council
Estranged husband kills wife and two others then takes life
Police traced a morning call from Lodi Point to a band of shootings at a Seneca Lake area home. Charles Saunders, Ruth Saunders, and Robert E. Tracy died from shotgun wounds. Saunders shot his wife and Tracy then killed himself after contacting authorities. Tracy, formerly of Norwich, had lived at the home since last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
Charles Saunders
Ruth
Robert E. Tracy
Waterloo
Here
John C. Miller
Troon D
Lodi Point
Seneca Lake
Miller
Tracy
Saunders
Tracy Jand
Norwich
Theodore
Wealthy socialite's villa looted of half a million in gems
The oceanfront Miami villa of Frederica Emert was rifled of jewels worth about $500 000 while she attended the Hialeah Race Track. Emert, 56, calmly ate dinner before police and FBI questioned her. She wore about $150 000 in jewels at the track, part of an estimated $1.5 million in jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
New York
Hialeah Race Track
Frederica Emert
FBI
France Plans Powerful Rockets For Intercontinental Reach
France plans a series of powerful rockets to lift heavy satellites and possibly deploy intercontinental range ground-to-ground missiles as part of its Strategic ballistic missile program. Air and Cosmos notes France may also develop a hydrogen bomb to test in the Pacific within a year or two, forming an independent nuclear deterrent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Air and Cosmos
Pacific
Bomb hits Saigon U S billet during Tet cease fire
A 25 pound bomb blasted a U S Signal Corps billet near Tan Son Nhut Airport killing a U S sergeant and injuring two soldiers and several civilians. A Vietnamese woman died and two children were hurt as cease-fire violations rose during Tet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Signal Corps
Tan Son Nhut
Viet Nam Hostilities In Brushfire Class
Washington reports that U S forces in Viet Nam total about 191 000 with roughly 35 000 Marines while Korea peaked at 3 685 000 including six Army divisions and one Marine division During the Korean War 494 000 fought on the ground and 33 629 were killed In Viet Nam as of Jan 17 casualties stood at 1 750 dead and 8 337 wounded Secretary McNamara sought to raise Army divisions to 17 and eight brigades and add a fourth active Marine division to bring total Marine strength to 278 000 making it higher than Korea 249 219 at its peak The article notes Vietnams 250 000 regulars of 16 million population and Koreas 27 million with larger armed forces at the height of conflict
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rusk
Washington
da Nang
Saigon
Tuy Hoa
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
United States
Korea
South Korea
U. S. Army
Secretary of Defense
Senate
McNamara
Two-Alarm Fire Ravages River Street Office Building
A two story building at 217 River St housing the offices of attorneys Seymour Fox Frank J DeCotis and Marvin I Honig was struck by a two alarm blaze early today. Firemen fought heavy smoke and flames from high pressure hoses and an aerial ladder, with authorities estimating substantial losses. Fox and police spotted the smoke leading to a rapid response and the fire was brought under control within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River St
Seymour Fox
Frank J. DeCotis
Marvin I. Honig
Fox
Stephen Mulinio
John F. Hourigan
Marvin Iler
Detective Bureau
River Street
Iler
Russell E. Sheehan
Sheehan
Front Street
Stalled Car Death Trap Claims Rochest er Man
Earl A. McNally aged 72 of Rochester died from smoke inhalation and facial and body burns after his stalled car burst into flames in Cheektowaga. The fire engulfed the rear seat while his body lay in the front seat.
Troy High Sex Tet Leads League
Troy High tops the league standings with a decisive win as the team strengthens its position at the top. The victory, highlighted by strong offense and disciplined defense, secures key points for the season standings and signals continued title contention.
Lindsay Gains in Polls After New York Transit Strike
New York City's 12 day transit strike left a psychological stir with Mayor John V. Lindsay gaining political strength while Lyndon Johnson, Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Wagner, and Robert Kennedy faced backlash. Voters praised Lindsay for ending the strike and resisting union pressure, calling him the people's man who kept the city from collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John V. Lindsay
President Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Wagner
Robert Kennedy
Lindsay
Michael Quill
Quill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheffield, Mass
Newcome Mott
NATO
Britain
Gibraltar
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Foreign Ministry
London
U. S
Woman's
Rocket Series
Soviet Union
Japan
Etsusaburo Shiina
Shiina
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
John J. McNamara
Kennedy Towers
Troy High Sextet
Hollyhock
Samuel Lubell
Qutfll
Johnson
Brooklyn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!