Hoffa Denies Plot To Kill Bob Kennedy
Federal records reveal a judge suppressed testimony about an alleged plan by James R. Hoffa to assassinate Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Hoffa called the claim "stupid nonsense" and denied any plot while his Chattanooga jury tampering trial proceeded. he was convicted on two counts and awaits appeal.
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Tenn
Oph
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Hoffa
Edward Partin
Louisiana
Partin
Frank W. Wilson
Wilson
Will
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry Berke
James F. Neal
James Hoffa
FBI
Mr. Neal
Reynolds Claims He Was Muzzled In Testimony
Reynolds, a Silver Spring insurance man, testified to the Baker probe that George E. Reedy urged him last fall to refrain from discussing alleged Washington scandals. Reynolds said Reedy warned of a broader cover up and claimed other payments for TV advertising were similarly pressured. He sought another chance to testify before the Senate Rules Committee as it plans its final report.
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Baker
Washington
Bobby Baker
Johnson
Don B. Reynolds
Silver Spring
Senate
George E. Reedy
White House
Reedy
People—Radio Press International
Senate Rules Committee
LBJ Co
Tioners
Rules Committee
Congress
Office of Rules Committee
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Reformed Criminal Weds Reformer in Newton Ceremony
Joseph A. Flaherty once Boston's Public Enemy No. 1 married Frances McKearney, the Canadian woman who spent nine years rehabilitating him. Flaherty, 41, starts today as a linotype operator at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy. The couple wed Saturday night at a private home in Newton's Auburndale.
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Newton
Mass
UPI
Joseph A. Flaherty
Boston
Frances McKearney
Flaherty
Patriot Ledger
Quincy
Miss McKearney
Auburndale
Six New York Banks Bilked by International Swindle Ring
Five New York City banks and one on Long Island lost 221000 dollars to a Latin American and European gang. Post Office and Interpol investigations proceed as ringleader reports emerge in Davos, Switzerland. The scheme spanned late January to mid February and targeted wealthy Brazilian and Argentine deposits. Forgeries used forged signatures to authorize transfers from New York banks to European accounts.
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Berkshire Eagle
Kes! Post Office
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
New York
Washington
New York City
Long Island
Latin America
Europe
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Interpol
International Police Organization
Davos
Switzerland
Brazil
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Paris
Brussels
Zurich
Consumer Unit Gets a Chairman Named in Massachusetts
Gov. Peabody appointed Dermot T. Shea Granby town moderator as executive director of the Massachusetts Consumer Council. Shea, son of the late Mayor Michael J. Shea, is a military aide to Peabody and has been active in Democratic party affairs. He announced the move Sunday during a Chicopee Democratic City Committee meeting.
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Chicopee
Mass
UPI
Peabody
Dermot T. Shea
Granby
Massachusetts Consumer Council
Shea
Michael J. Shea
Democratic City Committee
Boston Restaurant Robbed of $40,000
Three masked men armed with pistols robbed Anthony's Pier Four restaurant in Boston early today. They forced open a safe and escaped with $40,000, targeting the fashionable pierfront eatery in a remote section of the waterfront.
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Boston
UPI
Anthony
Kennedy Library Plans Widened by American Architect
Boston reports the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library will be much larger than first planned and designed by an American architect. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said a June 1 selection is anticipated after conferences with an advisory committee. The project may require more land along the Charles River to accommodate a broader institute for student study.
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Kennedy Library
Boston
John F. Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cambridge
Hyannis Port
Charles River
Harvard College
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Eunice Shriver
Jean Smith
Patricia Lawford
MacArthur Crypt Viewed By Thousands
In Norfolk the MacArthur Memorial Museum extended hours to accommodate crowds paying last respects to General Douglas MacArthur. More than 61,000 people viewed the commander’s body during a tribute week ending with last rites attended by hundreds of dignitaries and representatives from ten foreign governments.
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Norfolk
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur Memorial Museum
Kennedy Papers Center to Open at Hyannis Port
The $10 million building at Hyannis Port Cape Cod will house President Kennedy’s official papers and a vast collection of material on his life and times. British architect Sir Basil Spence praised the project, noting Kennedy’s directive that “We do not imitate for we are an example for others.”
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Hyannis Port
Cape, Cod
Basil Spence
Coventry Cathedral
Coventry
England
Pericles
B. C
Spence
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Franco Albini
Italy
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