End of 12 Hours Horror in Festus as fake bomb is disarmed
In Festus Missouri a 19 year old youth Gary L Miller was subjected to a device strapped around his neck by a high school teacher Rupert M Johnson. Bomb experts later found the device contained only a battery string and wood. Johnson was detained as Miller described the man’s claim that the device would explode if touched. The investigation involved multiple agencies and an attempted X ray failed before the device was opened to reveal its simple contents.
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Festus
Gary L. Miller
Burl Rudisiale
Miller
Ft. Leonard Wood
Granite City
Army Depot
St. Louis
Seven Arrested in Portsmouth Welfare Protest
In Portsmouth seven Negro women were charged with trespassing after staying inside and outside the welfare office during a protest over a one day delay in payments. Police arrested them as others inside refused to leave during locking up.
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Portsmouth
Delores Jacobs
Fannie Lee
National Welfare Rights Organzation
Welfare Building
NWRC
Dolores Briggs
Lee
Hamfest Opens as Shenandoah Valley Club Welcomes Guests
The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club hosts its 19th Hamfest in Winchester with a banquet at the Holiday Inn East tonight featuring Philip N. Hunter as master of ceremonies and FCC official William S. Grenfell as speaker. Sunday events at the Winchester Armory include equipment displays Swap session MARS FM meetings QSL contest and a Swan 500 CS SB Transceiver prize.
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Farether
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Holiday Inn East
Philip N. Hunter
Hagerstown
Potomac Edieson
William S. Grenfell
Amateur Citizens Division
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
George W. Toal
Berryville
Ono
Believed Escaped Auto Thief After Frederic County Chase
A 5 ft 9 in African American man sought for auto theft led officers on a chase through Frederic County Thursday and is believed to have escaped. He was last seen in West Virginia after a stolen car tied to Capon Bridge and Prince Georges County, Md. The companion Robert Lewis Williams was arrested. the suspect vanished before capture. Williams waived extradition and was returned to Maryland on the charge.
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Frederick County
West Virginia
Capon Bridge
Lacy Anderson
Prince Georges County
Hayfield
S. L. Lee
Robert Lewis Williams
Fairfax
Maryland
Water surge damages Mission and J C Penney Store
Eighteen out of town fire companies assisted local units in pumping basements and businesses after rising water heavily damaged the Mission area and the J C Penney Store. An AP Wirephoto accompanied the report.
Prices rise at Virginia Yearling Sale despite market dip
The Virginia Summer Yearling Sale at Farmers' Livestock Exchange yesterday saw steers average $29.23 and heifers $26.08 with overall averages near $28.94. A total of 692 head sold for $151,055.92. top buyers included R. H. Mullinex, Leo Westrick, Alvis E. Johnson, Donald R. Johnston, and Gayle Locke. Sale sponsored by Virginia Extension Service and Beef Cattle Association with management by P. T. McIntire, Victor duPont, and I. Fred Stine.
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Virginia
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
R. H. Mullinex
Woodbine
Leo Westrick
St. Clair
Mich
Alvis E. Johnson
Boyskins
Donald R. Johnston
Mercerenburg
Gayle Locke
Kataba
Ohio
The
Virginia Extension Service
Virginia Beef Cattle Association, and
Northern Virginia Livestock Inc
Navy Launches $3.2 Billion Anti Sub Plane Program
The Navy announced a 3.2 billion program to develop S3A carrier based antisubmarine planes. Lockheed will build six prototypes and a navy option for 193 more aircraft. The project targets 400 mph speed and 2000 nautical mile range with payloads including torpedoes and depth charges.
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Navy
Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
U.S
Nixon
Virginia drug law overhaul urged to curb urban crime
Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr urged a drastic revision of Virginia drug laws at the Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys meeting in Virginia Beach. He called for making LSD possession a felony, harsher marijuana penalties, and allowing first offenders to receive up to 20 years in prison to boost convictions. He noted surging drug use among suburban youths and urged early school programs to dispel misconceptions about drugs.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia Commonwealth
Robert F. Horan Jr
Commonwealth
Fairfax County
General Assembly
Horan
Association of Commonwealth
Enouh
Man hit by gunmoll loses everything but his shirt
A 25 year old Atlanta television repairman said a hitchhiking woman flagged him down and pulled a gun after forcing him to park in a vacant lot. She made him remove his wedding ring and clothes, leaving him with only his shirt and one sock. He identified himself to detectives. He warned his wife would be angry. A separate note cites a study tying parking meters to up to 12000 dollars yearly retail sales, 38 dollars per space daily for six days, per Rockwell Manufacturing.
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Atlanta, Ga
C. D. Fayling
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Dinis Seeks Inquest in Kennedy Chappaquiddick Case
District Attorney Ed Dinis turns to Massachusetts District Court for a full inquest into Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Chappaquiddick accident after Superior Court Chief Justice Tauro rejected the bid. Kennedy previously pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne on Chappaquiddick Island.
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New Bedford
Mass
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
Edward M. Kennedy
Wich
Washington, D.C
Dinis
G. Joseph Tauro
Superior Court
Kenneth L. Nash
Massachusetts District Court System
James A. Boyle
Dukes County District Court
Edgartown
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Boyle
Lucerne County
Blyth Evans
Mary Jo Kopechne
Plymouth
Evans
Dukes County
Dints
Walter D. Steele
Donald R. Mills
Mills
Justice Tauro
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Creek St
Fred Stine
P. T. McIntire
Clarke County
Victor duPont
Loudoun County
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Rom
K.C. Williamson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Martin Strate
Virginia Beef Cattle Association
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
Air Force
Army
Chevrolet
Eeks
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South Ward Plaza
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Sinclair
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