Kennedy book fight and Ruby cancer dominate week
Jacqueline Kennedy sued to block publication of Death of a President by William Manchester citing inaccuracies and breach of interview agreement. In Dallas Jack Ruby was diagnosed with inoperable cancer after his Oswald killing trial was overturned, hindering any likely retrial. The week also saw Vietnam bombing claims, Moyers resigning, Ford and AMC cutbacks, Hoffa conviction upholding, and Disney’s death in California.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
New York
Jacqueline
William Manchester
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Manchester
Look Magazine
Harper Row
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Texas
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
American Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Supreme Court
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Howard H. Callaway
Ellis G. Arnall
Maddox
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sheriffs Seek Contingency Fund for Extra Investigations
Minnesota Sheriffs Association meeting in St Paul voted to ask the 1967 Legislature to expand the contingency fund for liquor violation investigations to cover all criminal cases. Sheriffs currently cover extra-duty expenses, such as prisoner escorts, out of pocket and seek reimbursement from county boards. Bernard J. Coufal, Steele County sheriff, was elected president. he has eight years as sheriff and twelve as deputy.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Minnesota Sheriffs Association
Bernard J. Coufal
Steele
Owatonna
Coufal
Doctor Coppolino Free After Months in Seclusion
Dr Carl Coppolino, just released from jail, is secreted with his wife in a hidden location in Tampa. He hopes for acquittal in a second murder trial set for February in Sarasota over the 1965 death of his former wife Carmela Coppolino. The case involves exhumed remains showing anesthesia traces and a prior acquittal in the 1963 Farber death.
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Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Burbank
Calif
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Poland
Washington
Carl Cappolino
Freehold
N.J
Marjorie Farber
Cappolino
Florida
Carmela
David Merrick
Tampa
Fla
Carl Coppolino
New Jersey
Coppolino
Sarasota
Carmela Coppolino
Mary
Army
William
Farber
Cuban Shoppers Told Not to Fudge in Havana Lines
Miami AP reports Christmas toys go on sale in Cuba as Havana radio urges orderly queues. The Commerce Ministry warns that those who push in line will lose advantage. Each child under 14 may receive three toys, one over $3 and two under. items under 30 cents sell without rationing.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Havana
Commerce Ministry
NATO Eyes East as Talks Open for Better Soviet Ties
NATO ministers outline a detente with the East, seeking reciprocal trust with the Soviet bloc. The communique notes mixed approaches, France drives a seven nation nuclear group for allied input, and aims to balance force levels while pursuing a potential U S Soviet arms accord.
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Stephens Broening
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Sovie
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
East
NATO
Soviet Union
Europe
France
Commissioner Moves to Tear Down House in City
In St Paul Commissioner Victor J. Tedesco submitted a routine resolution to condemn a house and order its demolition within 20 days. fellow commissioner James Dalglish praised razing old buildings but confessed he lacked the address. Reading clerk Albert Olson provided 1667 Conway as the property, and Tedesco, who lives there, signed the document minutes before the meeting.
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ST. Paul
Victor J. Tedesco
James Dalglish
1667 Conway
Council
Albert Olson
Tedesco
1667
Conway
Minneap olis Symphony Names Skrowaczewski Director
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, 43, signed a three year contract to continue as music director of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. The group also announced a 1967 68 West Coast tour the first since 1960.
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Minneapolis
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Cleveland
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Aussin
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Decorator Service
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