Pentagon studies hint at more base closures in election year
The Pentagon, led by Thom as Morris and McNamara, announced 33 base shutdowns and cutbacks aiming to save about 424 million dollars annually, with total savings projected to reach 600 million in three years. The action would affect 8,500 civilian jobs and 7,800 military personnel across 400 eliminations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Thomas D. Morris
Defense
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Morris
McNamara
Associated Press
Defense Department
Sinatra Jr Kidnap Story Marks 54 Hours of Terror
Hollywood report details the high profile 1963 kidnap of Frank Sinatra Jr from Lake Tahoe. Two young masked men abducted him at Harrah's Club, triggering a massive FBI and federal investigation across Nevada and California. He was released near Bel Air after a $240000 ransom.
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James Bacon
Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Jr
Nevada
California
Hollywood
Foss
Gene Evans
Evans
Lake Tahoe
Sierra
Reno
U.S. 50
Sacramento
U.S. 99
Los Angeles
Bel-Air
Frank Sr
Palm Springs
Charlie Mapes
Mapes Hotel
FBI
Stateline
Nev
U.S
Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
FBI Movies Are Viewed in Sinatra Kidnapping Case
An informant claiming to be Frank Sinatra Sr. ally says the FBI photographed ransom pick up and identified possible kidnap suspects. FBI distributed serial numbers from the $240000 ransom and raided a Canoga Park home, but no arrests were announced. Neighbors linked the raid to the case as the search continued.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra Sr
FBI
Frank Jr
Oakland Tribune
Sinatra Sr
Washington
Canoga Park
Sinatra
Tribune
Associated Press
Bel-Air
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area
Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
California - Nevada
Paul Belford
Frank Long
Cletus Scollon
Rusk Heads to Paris for NATO Foreign Ministers Meet
Secretary of State Dean Rusk flies to Paris to join NATO foreign ministers in a three day session with defense and treasury aides. The agenda covers the international situation military research civil emergency planning and East West relations.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Conference of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Police Advice Comes Too Late
Tucson City Atty Calvin Webster cites police guidance to curb auto thefts while noting his own car was stolen and recovered with the ignition unlocked. Chief Bernard Garmire urged drivers to lock ignition switches after a spike in thefts.
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Tucson
Ariz
Calvin Webster
Bernard Garmire
Webster
Garmire
Feeding Birds In Hard Weather Spurs Local Effort
Local Game Protector Herbert Conner coordinates Clinton County Farmers and Sportsmen to supply feed for song and game birds when food is scarce. The club uses hunting and fishing license fees to fund the effort, with donations of shelled or cracked corn welcomed from farmers and grain handlers for pickup and distribution to feeding stations.
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Herbert Conner
Clinton County
Conner
Local Officers Help Capture Armored Robbery Suspect
Clinton County law officers aided in arresting 27 year old Chester Leroy Maddox of Kentucky after he hid in a tree trunk near Bellbrook Greene County following a high speed chase. Detectives tracked footprints 2000 feet in snow from a bridge to the hollow tree where Maddox surrendered dropping a .38 revolver into a creek. Police recovered about 320 dollars from Covington hold ups and Maddox was jailed in Greene County awaiting transfer to Covington. An accomplice, Henry Davis, was arrested at the scene by a Lebanon officer.
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Clinton County
Bellbrook
Greene County
Wilmington
Stanley Irwin
Sabina
Robert Morris
Marvin McCollum
Charles Alexander
Clin
SR 725
Maddox
Covington
Xenia
Henry Davis
Lebanon
Mason
Kettering
Miami Township
Long Prison Term Faces New Ohioan
Susan Jane Creech, 21, formerly of Fort Wayne Indiana, is found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Robert Lee Grimes 22 near Convoy Ohio. A three judge panel imposes life with parole eligibility after 10 years, rejecting self defense claim.
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van Wert
Ohio
Susan Jane Creech
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert Lee Grimes
Here
Creech
Daryl Creech
Eugene R. McNeill
Ford G. Warren
Putnam County
Henry L. Bozarth
Seneca County
McNeill
Common Pleas
Former liquor store operator convicted of embezzlement
Mary Sebring 36 of Dillonvale was found guilty by a Jefferson County Common Pleas Court jury of embezzling 8216 dollars from the Steubenville area liquor store where she once worked.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Mary Sebring
Dillonvale
Jefferson County
Too Docile Dog Loses Police Job
Boston AP report: Anka a three year old German shepherd hired to scare criminals proved friendly and affectionate, prompting Deputy Supt. William A Bradley to order her dismissal. City officials decide whether to sell or destroy the dog.
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Boston
Anka
Boston Police Department
William A. Bradley
Pentagon cuts draw mixed cheers and jeers in Congress
In Washington the Pentagon announced 26 domestic bases to close or shrink and seven foreign bases, affecting 33 locations. Senate leaders voiced caution and support for economy, noting payroll losses of about 8 500 civilian jobs while urging defense posture maintenance.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert S. McNamara
House
Mansfield
Department of Defense
Congress
Richard B. Russell
Dga
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Johnson
Boost and Setback Hit Space Plans
The Titan 2 rocket completed a 5,800 mile test flight confirming its role as booster for the Gemini program. Saturn 1 two stage launch delayed until late January due to cracks in pneumatic line fittings. NASA also plans to orbit an improved Tiros 8 weather satellite next Tuesday.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
United States
U.S
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Boss Nabbed
FBI agents arrested Angelo Bruno 53, reputed Philadelphia boss of Cosa Nostra, as he arrived on a Pan American flight at Boston Logan Airport. He had been indicted October 31 in Philadelphia for conspiring to violate federal travel to commit extortion.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Cosa Nostra
FBI
Angelo Bruno
Pan American World Airways
Boston
Logan International
Bruno
Italy
U.S
Accused Bank Robber To Get Sanity Hearing
Ohio man George E Obrist Jr of Bellbrook faces a sanity hearing after being linked to six bank robberies. He was returned from Springfield Federal Hospital Missouri and implicated in five other holdups in Columbus and Dayton following an October Chillicothe bank robbery.
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Dayton
Ohio
George E. Obrist Jr
Bellbrook
Obrist
Springfield Federal Hospital
Missouri
Chillicothe
Columbus
Russian family to spend Christmas in Portsmouth Ohio
A four member Russian family will visit Portsmouth for Christmas as part of a Junior Chamber of Commerce project to promote better understanding between the Soviet and American people. They arrive December 19 and will stay about a week in a private home.
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Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth
Chamber of Commerce
Missing Bank Bag Stolen from Night Vault
FBI and Cincinnati police probe after a bag with 84031 dollars vanished from a Fifth Third Union Trust Co night deposit vault on the North Side. The vault itself was undisturbed and seven other bags were found intact. Dwight McKinnley, 30, of Superior Chevrolet, claimed he deposited the bag. a lie detector test indicated he did so. The bag held 81677 in checks and 2354 in cash.
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Cincinnati
FBI
North Side
Fifth Third Union Trust Co
Dwight McKinnley
Superior Chevrolet Sales Co
McKinnley
Latin Alliance Shakeup Seen
Johnson plans a sweeping reorganization of the Alliance for Progress to boost U S relations with Latin America. A congressional source predicts a complete shake up in top leadership and operational methods with possible replacement of Teodoro Moscoso. Rumors name Thomas C Mann for a new high level post overseeing Latin American policy.
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Teodoro Moscoso
Salinger
Johnson
Moscoso
Thomas C. Mann
U.S. As
Mexico
U.S
America
Oswald Widow Seeks to End All Russian Ties
Marina Oswald, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, in Dallas area under Secret Service guard, vows to build a future for her two daughters while severing ties with Russia. She has visited her husband’s grave in Fort Worth and undergone a postnatal checkup at Parkland Hospital.
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Oswald
Dallas
Kennedy
America
Marina Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marina
Russia
United States
Secret Service
Irving
June
Rachel
Parkland Hospital
Fort Worth
Weather Summary for Southern and Central Ohio
Mostly cloudy and a bit colder through Saturday with a few snow flurries mainly in the eastern central area. Highs in the 30s and tonight’s lows 10 to 18 degrees.
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Ohio
East Central
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