Policeman Admits Trial Bribery Attempt in Hoffa Case
Nashville police officer James T. Walker testified in the jury tampering trial of James R. Hoffa and five co-defendants that he knew of an offer to pay a juror up to 10 000 but did not report it to his superiors. He said he alerted federal authorities and explained the absence of voluntary reporting claimed no illegality occurred in his presence.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
James R. Hoffa
James T. Walker
Teamsters Union
Thomas Ewing Parks
Walker
Parks
Jacques Schiffer
New York
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Hoffa
Oswald Widow to Be First Inquiry Witness
The presidential commission plans to question Marina Oswald within two weeks as its first witness in the Kennedy assassination inquiry. Chief Justice Earl Warren heads the panel and will allow Oswald's lawyers to be present, while the widow and her two daughters remain in seclusion under Secret Service protection.
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Washington
Presidential Commission
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Oswald
Marina Oswald
Dallas
Secret Service
Marguerite Oswald
Kbox of
Dalas
Marina
Lee
Warren
Serpico Seeks GOP Nomination For County Commissioner
Samuel Serpico of 8 Marshall Ave Biddeford announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county commissioner in the June primaries. He is a Biddeford High School graduate and former armed forces member who later worked in the family grocery business and now trains as a truck sales engineer. He is married to Florence P Worcester with two children and holds memberships in St Marys Church the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks and local officiating associations.
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Samuel Serpico
Marshall Ave
Biddeford
Serpico
Biddeford High School
Armed Forces
Boston College
South Portland
Florence P. Worcester
Webber Hospital
St. Mary’s Church
Biddeford - Saco
Soviet Union urges destruction of all bomber forces
The Soviet Union proposed at the 17 nation disarmament conference that all nations destroy their bomber forces as a step toward wide arms control. Semyon Tsarapkin outlined the plan as part of a nine point memorandum. Johnson had pushed a five point program and NATO force issues remained a sticking point.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Tsarapkin
Johnson
Russia
NATO
Senate Panel Probes Baker Investment Ties
The Senate Rules Committee examines former aide Robert G. Baker amid allegations of outside business links and possible conflicts with his duties. Witness Max H. Karl of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. testified as investigators probe insurance, advertising deals, and a KTBC TV sale tied to Baker associate Don B. Reynolds and White House aides.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Milwaukee
Max H. Karl
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Baker
the Post
Young
Don B. Reynolds
Walter B. Jenkins
Reynolds
Johnson
Jenkins
Austin
Red China presses two China policy clash with France
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping demanding Paris break with Nationalist China to establish diplomatic ties. Paris rejects break with Chiang Kai-shek regime while U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk backs Nationalist China. Rusk accuses Peiping of violating Southeast Asia pledges and urges continued ties with Taiwan.
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Tokyo
Red China
France
China
Peking
Charles de Gaulle
Red Chinese Foreign Ministry
Radio
Paris
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Japan America Society
United States
Taiwan
Missionary Rescue Efforts Continue in Congo Uprising
U N helicopters and a missionary panel press on to rescue Christians threatened by rebels in the southwest Congo. Four missionaries are confirmed killed including American Miss Ferrel. About 150 Americans and Canadians at missions. 21 Americans and 14 Canadians rescued by embassy. Rebels led by Pierre Mulele advance, with Red China feared to arm them.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
U.N
Congo
U.S
Leopoldville
Pierre Mulele
Peking
Mulele
Cairo
Stanleyville
Antoine Gizenga
Red China
Vietnam Setbacks and McNamara Plan to Withdraw Troops
Secretary of Defense McNamara told a House committee that more U S troops may be withdrawn from South Vietnam this year despite Viet Cong reverses. He described the war as grey and noted signs of hope including popular support for the new government and plans to intensify operations and civil administration. About 115,500 U S military personnel remain in Vietnam with roughly 1,000 already pulled out.
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Washington
Robert S McNamara
South Viet Nam
McNamara
House
Defense
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
McNamake
Milimara
Mili- Pentagon
United States
Fuel Line Mistake Delays Saturn 1 Launch at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Saturn 1 two stage rocket remains on the pad after a blind flange was not removed delaying the countdown. The error, a routine step overlooked by a 200 man team, postponed the test launch to Wednesday and cost taxpayers thousands including about 18 000 in salaries and up to 20 000 per hour for range operations.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National
Aero-nautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Atlantic Missile Range
The
Space Agency
Ing
Rocco Petrone
Biddeford City Clerk Seeks GOP York County Sheriff Nomination
Paul A. Deshaies of Biddeford announced his candidacy for York County sheriff on the Republican ticket in the June primaries. A Notre Dame Institute alumnus and World War II veteran, he has served as city clerk, worked at Pepperell Mfg Co, and chaired the Republican City Committee. He is affiliated with Le Voltigeur Club AMVETS Rochambeau Club and Merton Ira Staples Post.
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York County
Biddeford
Deshaies
Notre Dame Institute
Alfred
le Voltigeur Club
Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Rochambeau Club
Republican City Committee
Pepsperell Mfg. Co
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Roger Sherman
Edwards
Saco-Lowell
David Spear
New England
Peter D'Errico
Bangor
Hugh Marshall
Clayton M. Cartmill
Biddeford-Saco
KRLD
Jack Ruby
County Commission
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Watkin’s Products
Old Orchard Beach
John F. Higham
Elm St
Washington Post
Baker l
Advertising Time
Austin, Tex
Ktbc TV
Lyndon, Johnson
Albert G. Young
Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel Corp
Red
Peiping
Japan
Republic of China
Indochina
Laos
India
Subcontinent
South Asia
Latin America
Africa
Mainland
St. Louis
Richard Agreste
Ralph Jacques
Steven Girard
Richard Gagnon
Kwilu
Kasai
Kwango
Angola
Kisandji
Kisangji
Jone Ferrel
Jerome
Ida
Dartmouth Street
Ned
Paul A. Deshaies
Hill Sr
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