Fourth Ruby Juror Selected in Dallas Murder Trial
Luther E. Dickerson 27, a chem firm vice president, became the fourth juror for Jack Ruby’s murder case in Dallas. He testified he did not see the televised shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. Ruby’s lawyers vow to press new rulings on juror eligibility and witness competence, aiming to stay in Dallas for hearings before possible Supreme Court action. The trial enters its second jury-picking week with two men and a woman seated among 61 examined.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Luther E. Dickerson
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Melvin Belli
U.S. Supreme Court
Belli
Oswald
Kennedy
Mildred McCollum
McCollum
Joe B. Brown
Herbert Hoover Suffers Setback In Health
Former President Herbert Hoover, 89, has a serious health setback and is hospitalized at the Waldorf Astoria. Doctors describe his condition as fairly satisfactory, noting anemia from intestinal bleeding and a recent respiratory infection with bleeding from the right kidney likely linked to a kidney stone.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Hoover
Maj
Gordon Cooper Jr
Business Leaders See Sunny Mood As Johnson Reaches 100 Days
New York AP report finds business leaders across the country bullish about Johnson’s first 100 days. Capital spending plans rise with Southern Bell and Ideal Cement noting increases, while some executives worry the optimism may be illusionary and budget frugality could fade.
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New York
Johnson
Ben S. Gilmer
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co
Atlanta
Denver
Cris Dobbins
Ideal Cement Co
Cyprus Conflict Dominates U N Security Council Debate
The U N Security Council planned further Cyprus talks as six nonpermanent members pressed for a breakthrough while Cypriot President Makarios warned of a special General Assembly session. Delegates weigh Thant’s private peacemaking, an international peace force, and the split among permanent members led by the United States Britain the Soviet Union France and Nationalist China.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Cyprus
Makarios
General Assembly
Council
U Thant
Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
Brazil
Thant
Britain
Turkey
Greece
Bolivia
Czechoslovakia
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Norway
Ahmed Balafrej
Permanent Council
Unitedtates
Soviet Union
France
China
Security Council
United P Arasne
Jetliner Crashes Near New Orleans With 56 Aboard
Eastern Air Lines DC8 Flight 304 carrying 56 people from Mexico City to New York disappeared minutes after takeoff from New Orleans. No survivors found. debris scattered in Lake Pontchartrain about six miles south of the north shore. Coast Guard recovered seats, equipment, clothing, luggage and body parts. radar loss preceded by no distress signal.
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New Orleans
Eastern Air Lines
Mexico City
New York
Lake Pontchartrain
Coast Guard
Eastern
Atlanta
New Orleans International Airport
Trial of Pierce Begins
A former Coast Guard cadet, stripped of his commission for marrying while at the academy, goes on trial in Machias for murdering his wife's parents with two dynamite blasts at a Jonesboro cottage. Four jurors seated. Pierce indicted on two murder counts and five attempted murder counts. his wife Cynthia later divorced him. Policers say a tip from his mother-in-law preceded his commission denial. Pierce, 22, is son of a North Vassalboro minister. his victims include Larson N. Kelley and Alice Kelley. The couple’s infant son survived. Pierce’s wife and sisters injured. He had been under observation in a state mental institution before returning to Machias. He was valedictorian at Waterville High and ranked high in his Coast Guard Academy class. His father pastors a church in Vassalboro.
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Machias
Coast Guard
Academy
Paul D. Pierce
Coast Guard Academy
North Vassalboro
Jonesboro
Larson N. Kelley
Waterville
Alice
Kelley
Pierce
Cynthia
New London
Conn
Cynthia Pierce
Herbert B. Pierce
Full Gospel
Vassalboro
Couple Perishes In Blaze In Portland Home
Portland AP report of an elderly couple, Neilson 81 and Elizabeth 79, killed by smoke and heat in a two story home fire. Their son Donald, 40, escaped from a bedroom window to the garage roof, was treated for smoke inhalation and released. Fire Chief William H Johnson cited a cigar igniting an overstuffed chair and said flames affected the living room sun porch and house interiors with an $8,500 loss.
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Portland
Neils Neilson
Elizabeth
Donald
William H Johnson
Neilson
Johnson
Excise Tax Record Set In Saco Cars Registered For 1964
Saco city clerk reported yesterday set all records for excise tax collection. The office was crowded as citizens rushed to register their cars for 1964 before the March 1 deadline.
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Saco
Contempt Threat After Baker Refuses Testimony
Bobby Baker refused to testify about his duties as secretary to the Senate Democratic majority and invoked the Fifth Amendment. The hearing turned chaotic as Edward Bennett Williams accused the Rules Committee of a TV spectacle and asked cameras be removed. Baker had resigned last Oct 7 amid questions about outside business dealings and his testimony focused on documents subpoenaed by the committee.
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Washington
Bobby
Baker
Senate
Congress
Edward Bennett Williams
Rules Committee
Carl T. Curtis
R-Nebl
Williams
Fire damages Eastport plant
An explosion fed fire at the Mears Corporation plant in Eastport caused losses estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Five employees were inside the wooden frame paint building but all escaped safely as firefighters battled the blaze for six hours using foam manufactured by the firm.
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Eastport
Mears Corporation
Top Marine Sees Viet Cong Growing Stronger
In a lengthy interview from Washington General Wallace M. Greene states the Viet Cong have increased attack size and intensity as they believe the war tilts in their favor. He remains optimistic about ultimate anti-Communist victory with U.S. help and notes the war will be long.
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Top Marine
South Viet Nam
Washington
Wallace M. Greene
Associated Press
U.S
Greene
Marine Corps
Khanh
Viet Cong
Ho Chi-minh
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Neil Roberts
Denver U.S. National Bank
Edwin P. Neilan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Engstrom
Radio Corp. of America
Business Council
Engstrom
Jnson
Gen
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Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Clude
East Mediterranean
Alcide Gagne
Lake Pontchar
Webber Hospital
Saco United Baptist Church
Richard Carlson
Wilbrod Bedard
Edmund Fearon
Katherine Allen
Susan Stevens
Jane Stevens
Linda Lee Larochelle
Susan Gendron
Linda Lamontagne
Masonic Building
Hugh Scott
Heart Fund
Sokavakiaks Club
Richard Pike
Daniel Sanborn
Charles Tufts
Diane Lamarre
Kenneth White
Robert Hunt
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Burns School
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