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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1964

Page

3

Perjury Hinted by GOP In Baker Case Conflict

Washington AP Republicans press for deeper probe in Baker matter and possible perjury. Senate Rules Committee officials weigh Jenkins testimony and Reynolds claims about selling Johnson family TV advertising time in Austin. The Baker case centers on whether his dealings conflicted with duties and raised improprieties. Jenkins denies knowledge of arrangements, while Reynolds and Young implicate discussions of TV ad sales tied to insurance deals.

Gop Baker Washington Senate Robert G. Baker Cne Walter Jenkins Jenkins Johnson LP. McLendon Senate Rules Committee White House Johnson Family Austin Tex Miller William E. Miller Don B. Reynolds Reynolds Ienkins Albert G. Young Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel Corp Silver Spring U.N Indonesia Malaysia Atty Robert Kennedy United Nations UW Thant New York Kennedy

New York Drivers May Skip World’s Fair Plate Slogan

A New York state supreme court justice ruled that motorists need not display the World’s Fair slogan on 1964 license plates if they choose. Judge Harold J. Tessier said present plates may be improper, with no immediate effect until Motor Vehicle Commission appeal. The slogan reads World’s Fair on plates already issued. installation deadline nears and Kenneth Froslich, a 32 year old editor, filed suit.

New York Supreme Court Harold J. Tessier Commission Kenneth Froslich Magazine

Five Whites Chosen For Jury In Beckwith Murder Trial

In Jackson Mississippi the jury pool for Byron de La Beckwith's murder case remained all white as five men were selected. Beckwith, 43, ex Marine from Greenwood, is charged with lying in ambush to murder Medgar Evers, NAACP field secretary, shot outside his home last June. A dismissed prospective juror cited a relative killed in a 1948 robbery ambush and another noted Beckwith’s segregation letters as too extreme. The defense used five peremptory challenges, leaving seven.

Jackson, Miss Byron de la Beckwith Beckwith Greenwood Medgar Evers National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Evers J. E. Conic Jr Conic Leon Hemdrick

Budget Appendix Confirms Johnson Budget Cuts

The Budget Bureau released the 1965 budget appendix, a 1,165 page document showing every dollar of government income and outlay. It marks a 20 page shrink from the prior year and weighs over five pounds, underscoring the president's fiscal cut.

Washington Johnson Budget Bureau

Councilor Sentenced For Bribery

Massachusetts Executive Councilor Ernest Stasun, Democrat of Fairhaven, got two years in jail and a $1400 fine after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy and bribery in a case involving a New Bedford man seeking State RMV lease approval. Co-defendants Richard Rymszewicz and Michael Manning received lighter or concurrent sentences. Manning appealed.

New Bedford Massachusetts Crime Commission William P. Grant Stasian Richard L. Rymszewicz Stasign Merchant’s National Bank Michael J Manning Boston Amedeo Sgarzi Rymszewicz Paul R. Vermette Executive Council Vermette Stasiun Atty Walter J. Skinner

GOP Hits Johnson Aplomb Will Revive Truth Squads

Washington AP Republicans prep for 1964 rare battles by branding Johnson a wheeler dealer and promising to restart truth squads. Miller Dirksen and Halleck labeled Johnson boastful and fiscally reckless while noting GNP gains against a heavier government cost.

Gop Johnson Truth Squads Washington William E. Miller Miller Senate Everett M. Dirksen Ilinois House Charles A. Halleck Indiana Halleck

Hoffa Trial Witnesses Recount Bribe Attempt

In Nashville a police officer testified that he was offered at least $10,000 to contact a juror in the 1962 Hoffa labor leader trial. The witness said Thomas Parks sought contact with juror Gratia Fields, describing cash to be paid and arranging meetings, while defense objections to the testimony were overruled.

Chattanooga, Tenn Jacques Schiffer Walker Schiffer Thomas Parks Hoffa Teamsters Local 299 Detroit Gratia Fields Nashville Parks Fields John J. Hooker Sr Osborn Halleck Sen. Dirksen Asia Africa America Europe Z.T. Osborn Jr United States Carl Fields Young Fields Hooker

Federal Jobholders Drop in Month

Federal civilian employees declined by 5,526 in December, a congressional committee reported today. The December total reached 2,487,853, down from 2,493,379 in November, per the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures.

Washington Congressional Joint Committee On

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