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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1964

Page

7

New Lawyer Confident He Can Save Ruby Life

In Houston Texas AP report Percy Foreman the famed Dallas lawyer takes over Ruby’s case after the family fires Melvin Belli Foreman vows to save Ruby from the electric chair and contends he can win a new trial for the condemned man Ruby’s high profile trial follows the alleged JFK assassination link with Lee Harvey Oswald’s slaying last November 22 1963

Ruby Houston Tex Texas Melvin M. Belli Percy Foreman Dallas National Association of de Ig Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy Foreman Belli California

Wheat-Cotton Bill Sparks House Filibuster Fight

Washington reports Democrats accuse Republicans of filibustering House action on the wheat cotton bill and food stamp plan as Senate backed measures aim to aid textile and cotton growers and provide stamps for the needy. House Rules debate halted by three GOP quorum calls, delaying passage before spring planting season.

Washington UPI House Johnson House Rules Committee

DPW Hit by Late Winter Storm in Massachusetts

Boston reports the late winter storm worsened DPW finances as Massachusetts faced up to a foot of snow. The state had already spent about 1 million on snow removal and warned the ice and snow control fund may be exhausted. Officials called it a crisis and urged emergency funds from the legislature.

Boston UPI New England Massachusetts Department of Public Works DPW Massachusetts

Navy Yard Jobs Cut Protest Led by Saltonstall

Washington AP Navy civilian employment at East Coast yards will be trimmed from February 28 levels of 8,125 at Boston Navy Yard to an estimated 7,800 to 8,108 by end of June. Senator Leverett Saltonstall R Mass protested to Secretary Nitze demanding reassessment of yard work assignments.

Washington East Coast Navy Yards Leverett Saltonstall R-Mass Navy Bureau of Ships Saltonstall Boston Navy Yard Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze

Council meeting draws four as bingo jackpot swamps hall

In East Grinstead England the local council held its first public Meet Your Council gathering in a downstairs hall. Only four citizens attended while upstairs bingo drew a packed crowd for a record jackpot prize of 196 dollars.

East Grinstead England UPI

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