Judge Brown Tees Up Ruby Murder Trial In Tiny Dallas Court
The Kennedy assassination case against Jack Ruby goes before Judge Joe B. Brown in a small Dallas County Records Building courtroom. The 58-seat chamber and Brown’s informal, relaxed style frame a highly watched murder trial with possible death penalty implications.
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John F. Kennedy
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West Virginia boards push 14 college projects with 10.8 million plan
The State Board of Education seeks legislative approval for a 14 building priority list costing 10.769 million for Marshall University and state colleges. Financing relies on the capital improvement fund and about 10 million in revenue bonds to be repaid over 10 years, with 1.4 million yearly from registration fees.
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State Board of Education
Marshall University
Board of Public Works
Ooes
Marshall
the Coleges
West Virginia Tech
West Liberty State College
Bluefield State College
Glenville State College
Concord
West Virginia State
Fairmont State
Glenville
Bluefield State
Shepherd
Pair Sentenced For Transporting Women Across States
Two Wheeling men Charles E. Whittington and Andrew McKee were sentenced by Judge Charles F. Paul in U S District Court for transporting young women across state lines for prostitution. Whittington received five years and McKee 30 months after pleading guilty. Whittington also faced a separate charge for transporting a young woman from Wheeling to Baltimore.
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Charles F. Paul
U.S. District Court
Charles E. Whittington
Andrew McKee
Whittington
McKee
Eeling
Guilford County
N. C
Baltimore
West Virginia Road Deaths Reach 397 This Year
State Police at Charleston report 397 people killed on state highways year to date, down from 403 at the same point last year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Couple's Prison Study Shocks British Public
Elizabeth Hodkinson reports Pauline Morris and Terence Morris spent 15 months in Pentonville Jail observing life inside Britains toughest prison The sociological study titled Pentonville critiques prison regime citing violence and brutality while suggesting reforms including more female welfare officers and managerial leadership with a business like approach Pauline Morris notes guards resemble prisoners in outlook and class and calls for modernization of the system.
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Nana
Pauline Morris
Morris
Terence Morris
Pentonville
Britain
London
University of London
London School of Economics
Ronald Marwood
Mrs. Morris
Elizabeth Fry
Hypsometer Altimeter Achieves Greater High Altitude Accuracy
Washington Air Force Instrumentation Laboratory develops the Hypsometer a precision altimeter using liquid butyl benzene boiling to gauge altitude. Dr Charles Tilton notes compatibility with three week flights and chemical purity requirements. At 120000 feet expected error drops to about 240 feet from 2600.
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Washington
Nana
Air Force Instrumentation Laboratory
Charles §. Tilton
Air Force
Jones & Laughlin President Succumbs
Avery C. Adams, retired president and board chairman of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., died of a heart attack in his Pittsburgh apartment at age 65. He stepped down as board chairman and CEO last May 1 and had relinquished the presidency April 28, 1960. Adams had joined J and L as president in 1955 after six years at Pittsburgh Steel Co. in a similar role.
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Pittsburg
Avery C. Adams
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Adams
J.&l
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Nubians Plan Resettlement Near Atbara River
The Nubians intend to relocate to lands near the Atbara River close to the Sudanese border once the Aswan High Dam is finished. Egyptians will move north toward the Kom Ombo region as part of the resettlement.
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Atbara
Egypt
Aswan
Kom Ombo
San Antonio Woman to Head Republican Women's Division
Mrs. Aileen OCallaghan of San Antonio Texas will become executive director of the Women's Division of the Republican National Committee on January 1 She succeeds Mrs Elly Peterson who becomes vice chairman Mrs Clare Williams resigns as vice chairman to marry Carl Shank at Syracuse University Chapel Syracuse N Y The couple will split time between St Louis and St Petersburg Fla and the Williamses will attend a January 8 to 10 Republican National Committee meeting in Washington D C.
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Nana
Aileen O'Callaghan
San Antonio
Tex
Republican National Committee
Elly Peterston
National Committee
Clare Williams
Carl Shank
St. Louis
Syracuse University Chapel
Syracuse
N. Y
Williams
Peterson
Florida
St. Petersburg
Fla
O'Callaghan
National Headquarters
Robert O'Callaghan
Veterans Administration
J. T. S. Brown Bourbon Gift Bottles and Decanter
The ad promotes a traditional J. T. S. Brown straight bourbon whiskey in a gift carton and a new decanter in a holiday box. It emphasizes the same price for both options and notes the bottle has 108 years of fame.
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