Judge Won't Halt Probe Into Car Used By King Escort
A federal judge refused to block a state grand jury in Dallas County from investigating the Justice Department's rental car used to transport Martin Luther King Jr. The Dallas County probe proceeds as the 5th Circuit weighs an injunction. Subpoenas target six DOJ attorneys led by Burke Marshall and John Doar. they did not appear.
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Mobile
Ala
Justice Department
Martin Luther King Jr
Dallas County
Selma
James A. Hare
U.S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas
Dallas
Department
Asst
Burke Marshall
John Doar
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Thomas
Montgomery County Grand Jury
King
Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies
Justice Dept
Justice
Motorist Killed In Car Truck Smashup
A Pocahontas County motorist Floyd L. Dorman 73 of Buckeye was killed Tuesday in a U S 60 crash east of East Rainelle West Virginia state police said he was blinded by the sun and lost control Three others were injured including his wife Emmie Wheeler Dorman daughter Geneva Hinkle and granddaughter Nila Jean all of East Rainelle Dorman was a retired watchman for Meadow River Lumber Co The death raised West Virginia 1963 traffic toll to 35 367 at the same point last year
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East Rainelle
W.va
Pocahontas County
U.S. 60
Here
Floyd L. Dorman
Buckeye
Dorman
Emmie Wheeler Dorman
Geneva Hinkle
Nila Jean
Meadow River Lumber Co
West Virginia
Gem Robbery Fails as Driver Freezes Gear Shift
In New York a $3 million diamond courier hijack started with professional tempo but stalled when the getaway car's driver could not operate the hand shift. On 40th Street demolition workers helped themselves to the gems as bandits fled, triggering a major citywide treasure hunt.
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New York
Manhattan
Ible
Diamond District
40Th St
40Th Street
Unfolding Jewel Heist Ends in Demolition Yard Loot
Five hijackers seized six mail cars near the Lincoln Tunnel, taking 3 million in gold and jewels from a Diamond Center. Police say two wore police uniforms, three masked. the getaway stalled, demolition workers diverted the vehicle, and loot was scattered and housed at a demolition site. FBI joined the hunt at dawn.
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12Th Ave
41St St
Lincoln Tunnel
47Th St
Mills Trial Begins Shows Bluefield Murder Case Ahead
Mills 65 of Princeton goes on trial for murder in Mercer County with jury visiting Vito's Lunch scene in Bluefield. Prosecution seeks first degree verdict and death penalty. defense argues Mills acted under duress in a deadly confrontation. Jury chosen after rigorous voir dire and will hear witnesses today.
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Walther D. Mills
Princeton
Mercer County
Paul M. Cowart Jr
Decatur
Ala
Bluefield
Vito
Stewart Street
Appalachian Area Program Unveiled
FRANKFORT Ky AP The President s Appalachian Regional Commission unveiled a five year development program for the mountain region chaired by Franklin D Roosevelt Jr He said proposals will be approved by Congress and the states Details outline an Appalachian regional corporation to oversee development A 2150 mile highway network with 500 miles of feeder routes would be funded by federal and state money after relaxing highway building standards The plan targets a tri state Georgia Tennessee North Carolina and a broader four state area including Southeast Kentucky Southwest Virginia West Virginia and parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania Roosevelt said the roads would be built to stimulate growth not traffic and aim to create use rather than follow it.
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Frankfort
Appalachian Regional Commission
Mountain
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Commission
Congress
Appalachian Regional Corporation
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Red Strike In Rome Fizzles Across Italy
A Communist led general strike in Rome failed to gain traction as Premier-designate Aldo Moro pursued a center left coalition. The Italian General Federation of Labor claimed the action targeted living costs, but non-Communist unions stayed away. Police estimated turnout under 20,000 at a federation mass meeting as Moro met with socialist and republican allies to form a government.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
General Federation of Labor
Moro
Christian Democratic Party
Democratic Socialists
Estes Refuses to Aid Senate Inquiry in Fifth Amendment Stance
Billie Sol Estes declined to answer questions at a revived Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing on government favoritism in his cotton acreage allotment. He repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment or refused to comment, leading to a brief closed session and a short open session with press present.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Senate
Texas
Estes
Jean L. McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
West Virginia Forest Lab to Boost Jobs and Lumber Use
Sen. Robert C. Byrd dedicates the Forest Products Marketing Laboratory at Gardner saying proper management could raise annual harvests to 3.4 billion board feet and employ 250,000 in wood industries, up from 15,000, with much of the effort kept in state. He cites needed road improvements and hopes the $450,000 facility spurs full local utilization of neglected timber resources.
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Wood Lab
U. S. Forest Service
Gardner
Hamilton K. Pyles
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
Appalachian Highlands
Jennings Randolph
Mercer
Bob Byrd
Barry Goldwater Defends Economics in Chicago Speech
Senator Barry Goldwater rebutted President Kennedy’s economic agenda saying Rockefeller’s nomination signals no turn back. He argued his conservative approach favors forward growth, increased individual welfare, opportunity, and fulfillment.
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Chicago
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Kennedy
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
Yale Professor Barghoorn Arrested in Moscow for Espionage
Yale University Political Science professor Frederick Charles Barghoorn, a noted Russia expert, was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges as Tass and the Foreign Ministry disclosed. The 52 year old author of critical works on the Soviet Union was detained during a trip described as cultural exchange activity. The case raises questions about motives and details remain undisclosed as U.S. Embassy officials await access.
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Moscow
Frederick Charles Barghoorn
Yale University
Soviet Union
Tass
Barghoorn
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Communist Party
Tragedy on Oakvale Mountain Claims Giles County Youth
Five young men from Rich Creek were riding together when the car lost control on the second curve down Oakvale Mountain near Princeton. Ronald Gance, 19, was killed. Jerry Morrison was treated for severe head injuries at Bluefield Sanitarium. three others remained hospitalized with undisclosed conditions. Trooper C F Little led the investigation.
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Giles County
Oakvale Mountain
Princeton
Rhonard Gance
Rich Creek
Jerry Morrison
Bluefield Sanitarium
Memorial Hospital
C. F. Little
Jet With Official Aboard Lands Safely
A four engine jet liner carrying Foreign Minister Bruno Kreisky from a state visit to India landed safely at Frankfurt on three engines after trouble in fog at Schwechat Airport Vienna.
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Vienna
Austria
Bruno Kreisky
India
Frankfurt
Schwechat
Yale Professor Barghoorn Arrested in Soviet Spy Probe
Yale University professor Frederick Charles Barghoorn, expert in Soviet affairs, was arrested during a tour of the Soviet Union and charged with spying. The West views it as retaliation for recent U.S. spy conspiracy arrests.
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Yale
Frederick Charles Barghoorn
Soviet Union
West
U. S
Mother Killed In Collision With Son
In Barnesville Ohio a mother and son were involved in a fatal two vehicle crash on a country curve. The mother Mabel E. Clark 56 died at the scene while the son Bernard E. Clark 23 escaped with minor injuries after the collision.
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Barnesville
Ohio
Bernard E. Clark
Mabel E. Clark
Clark
Parallels Mount In Case Of Missing California Girl
Albany police pursue clues in the Judith Williamson case after her disappearance on Oct. 29 while heading to UC Berkeley. A broken white umbrella found in Contra Costa County parallels a 1955 Alameda County disappearance, fueling belief of kidnapping.
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Albany
Calif
Judith Williamson
University of California
Berkeley
Contra Costa County
Stephanie Bryan
Alameda County
Judith
Stephanie
Lafayette
Berkeley Hills
Navy
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Mercer County Poor Farm
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