Fights To Discredit Informant In Kennedy Plot Case
A defense attorney challenged Perry Russo's credibility at Clay Shaw's preliminary hearing in New Orleans. Russo testified Shaw conspired with Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie to kill Kennedy in 1963. heightened security followed threats as police expanded searches and deputies guarded the courtroom.
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Clay Shaw
Shaw
Kennedy
F. Irvin Dymond
Baton Rouge
Perry R. Russo
Russo
Jim Garrison
Dallas
New Orleans International Trade Mart
Lee Harvey Oswald
David Ferrie
New Orleans
Louis Hyde, Jr
Dymond
Perry Raymond Russo
Lee Oswald
McNamara Rebuts Hamilton Letter Over Conservation Scope
Des Moines report details a clash between Linn County representative Walter McNamara and former Linn County Conservation board director George Hamilton. Hamilton urged lawmakers to oppose a potential two week pheasant season and to consult the board before acting. McNamara replied defending legislative prerogatives and urging Hamilton to avoid attempts to influence policy.
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Des Moines
Linn County
Linn County Conservation Board
Walter McNamara
Cedar Rapids
George Hamilton
Conservation Board
McNamara
Hamilton
Tom Riley
Senator Riley
Linn
Joan Lipsky
Cecil Reed
Ernest Kosek
Scott McIntyre
John M. Ely, Jr
Dcedar Rapids
N. F. Sorg
Marion
Richard Rad
Lisbon
Man Blocks LBJ Limousine in Nashville Incident
A young man threw himself in front of President Johnson's limousine as he left the capitol after addressing the legislature. Police pulled the man away and agents moved in quickly to prevent harm.
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Nashville
Johnson
Capitol
Secret Service
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies in Car Crash Likely from Seizure
Mrs. Paul Waddington, 61, of 2089 High Drive SE, died Wednesday morning when her car, a 1958 model, crashed into a tree at Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street SE. Authorities believe a seizure caused the loss of control. no physical injuries were found on the body. She was pronounced dead on arrival at St Luke's Hospital after witnesses saw her slumped over the steering wheel. The vehicle veered across the intersection after crossing a curb and knocking down a sign post.
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Nineteenth Street
Waddington
Percy Harris
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Shortage of funds in Mechanicsville audit reveals $22691 loss
State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith said a special audit covering 1953 to 1966 found a $22,691 shortage in Mechanicsville accounts. Former town clerk Elizabeth M. Ward, who served from 1949 to last month, allegedly altered figures in council minutes to raise her salary. County officials expect charges to be filed.
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Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Cedar County
Max Werling
Tipton
Elizabeth M. Ward
C. W. Ward
Office of State Auditor
Kalona Amish Seek Road for Horses and Buggies
A Kalona Amish delegation asked the Iowa Highway Commission to pave shoulders on a six mile stretch of highway 1 north of Kalona to accommodate horse drawn buggies. They cited two recent crashes and an Amish death and injury, offered to help pay for surfacing, and urged safety for both Amish travelers and motorists.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Washington County
Kalona
Miller
Memo I. Miller
Henry B
Ezra
Chriss B
Tobias J
Ezra Miller
Chriss Miller
Edwin
Lawrence B. Griffiths
Commission
Harry Bradley, Jr
Des Moines
House Unit Broadens Tax Incentive Request
The House Ways and Means Committee broadened President Johnsons proposal to restore business tax incentives. It approved extending the 7 percent investment credit and faster depreciation for orders placed on or after March 10, applying easier terms to equipment delivered or installed on that date. The move would cover goods ordered during the suspension period starting last October.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Kennedy Funeral Rites Move Kennedy Family to Arlington
Secretive transfer completes as Kennedy graves relocate to permanent Arlington site. President Johnson attends blessing by Cardinal Cushing in steady rain. Kennedy siblings and spouses present along with two infant children. Reinterment begins 6 19 p m ends 9 02 p m as Defense Dept confirms.
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Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Johnson
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Smith
Department of Defense
Cedar Rapids Schools Seek New Computer Lease
Cedar Rapids Community School District plans bidding March 22 to lease a computer and end contracting with Area 10 Community College for data processing. The move follows a 1964 IBM 1440 purchase and mixed results from in‑house and Area 10 services, with cost comparisons and anticipated long term savings cited by officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Area 10 Community College
Peat, Marwick and Mitchell
Area 10
IBM
Arnold Salisbury
Salisbury
Cliff Brown
Brown
Johnson reshuffles Vietnam embassy with Bunker Lodging
President Johnson announced Lodge will resign as ambassador to South Vietnam and Ellsworth Bunker will replace him. Deputy ambassador William Porter also resigns, to be succeeded by Eugene Locke. Bunker, 72, previously led for India and the OAS. Komer to increase Vietnam role.
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Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Tennessee
Lodge
Saigon
William Porter
Eugene Locke
Pakistan
Bunker
India
Organization of American States
Robert Komer
Vietnam
Newsprint Price Rise Announced in Canada and U.S.
Consoli dated Paper Corp announced a $3 per ton price increase for newsprint to Canadian and U.S. consumers.
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Montreal
UPI
Consolidated Paper Corp
U.S
Voters Reject City Income Tax in Duluth
In Duluth the proposed city income tax was voted down with 20 967 opposed and 3 716 in favor. The outcome leaves the city facing budget considerations without the tax proposal.
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Duluth
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