Convicts hijack SP train menace in 10 minute surrender
Two Florence State Prison trusties Edward Schiffauer 28 of Tucson and William McCallister 21 hijacked a Southern Pacific train near Kelvin forcing hostages and the engineer to move the caboose for about 15 miles. A 70-man posse along with an Arizona Highway Patrol plane surrounded the scene. Sheriff Coy De Arman talked the pair into surrender after 10 minutes. Both were due for release next March and faced new charges.
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Yeswir
Edward Schiffauer
Tucson
William Henry McCallister
Flagstaff
McGowan
Arizona Highway Patrol
Florence
Coy de Arman
Elderly Couple Found Dead in Silverbell Apartment
Police identify Trimbell J Porter and Mabel Porter aged 60 to 70 found dead in their Silverbell apartment. Initial rule out lists murder suicide. manager used pass key after papers piled up outside 3050 N Silverbell Rd. One body on floor, other propped on a couch pillow.
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Mabel Porter
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Rain Likely Tonight In Tucson Forecast
Moisture from the Northwest Mexico area may bring rain to Tucson tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms. The official forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a cooling trend, highs around 85, and a tonight low near 64 to 70 with current conditions noted at noon.
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Mexico
Tucson
Johnson warns of explosive crises without global poverty fight
President Johnson told the American Legion convention that the U S may face explosive crises if poverty spiritual blight and curbs on liberty are not addressed with other nations He urged understanding of world events and pledged aid for development and defense in Asia and Viet Nam He did not address the American Veterans Committee protest over Legion segregation claims.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
AVC
Farm Prices Rise Moderately in Mid Summer Report
The Agriculture Department said farm product prices rose 2 percent from mid July to mid August and stood Y percent above August last year. Higher hogs wholesale milk and cattle prices drove the gain while new crop upland cotton prices fell sharply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Inside Today's Citizen Bridge and Comics
A compact page summary highlights sections including Bridge puzzles Comic strips and a crossword. It lists editorial and financial news items, movie listings, sports coverage and TV radio dials, with features in Women's View.
Viet Cong Kidnaps Two Americans Amid Saigon Attacks
UPI reports two American soldiers were kidnapped by Viet Cong raiders near Hue on August 13 as Viet Cong assassination teams were offered bounties to kill high ranking officials. Saigon faced attacks on an outpost near the city as guards tightened and curfews extended.
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UPI
U.S
Ber
Phu Tau
Hue
Tom Corpora
Harlem Voices Challenge Government Jobs Probe
Two Harlem men confront policy in a Senate subcommittee investigation into government hiring. Brown and Dunmeyer argue criminal records bar almost all ghetto youths, while Ribicoff presses for equal opportunity and notes white society avoidance. They frame Harlem life as a war against external norms and describe illegal careers as survival.
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Washington
Harlem
Hughes Falcon contract boost drives Tucson jobs growth
The Department of Defense increased Hughes Aircraft Co Falcon missile work in Tucson by 16.7 million dollars, lifting total local Falcon contracts to over 53 million. Tucson plant employment rises from 3100 to about 3500 by year end as hiring continues at roughly 50 people per week.
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Schiffauer
Superior
Chicago
Department of Defense
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hughes
Hughes Tucson
Louis L. Reasor
Air Force
Reasor
Hughes News
Rusk Defends Measured U.S. Response to Threats
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified before the Senate preparedness committee defending a cautious approach to potential war, insisting the United States remains powerful enough to avoid escalation. He rejected claims of a no-win policy and denied CIA usurping policy, while arguing against North Vietnam seizing South Vietnam by force.
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United States
Sen. Strom Thomond
R-3.c
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
CIA
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