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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1964

Page

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Judge OKs Psychiatric Aid for Ruby in Dallas Jail

Judge Joe B. Brown sanctioned immediate psychiatric treatment for Jack Ruby in his Dallas jail cell and set a June 19 show-cause hearing to decide if a sanity trial will be held. Three psychiatrists will treat Ruby. a formal sanity hearing could occur by July if needed. Ruby, convicted of Oswald’s Kennedy assassination, may appeal if denied.

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Twin fire tragedy leaves identity of dead twin unclear

A house fire in the city’s west end killed a child whose name may never be known and left his surviving twin brother in serious condition. The twins’ mother Mary Lucey and siblings Lorraine 3 Joan 7 Kevin 10 were also badly injured. Ronald Lacey father 34 and Patricia 13 escaped from a second floor window.

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Morris Harvey Sets Summer Courses at College

Morris Harvey College offers a full summer term with two sessions. First session runs July 10 with June 8 and 9 registration, second session begins July 21 and ends Aug 21. Each session yields six credits. Four special courses are available: guidance in public schools, modern mathematics, speech correction, and American political parties. A television course on American political parties airs 11 weeks on WCHS-TV starting June 6.

Morris Harvey College Wchs-Tv

Melton leads in county sheriff race as canvass ends

County commissioners wrap up a voting machine recount after the May 12 primary. Melton leads Grover Smith Jr. by 152 votes for sheriff while Melton’s board holds a 42 vote lead for the last House of Delegates nomination. Challenged ballots in a vault await counting after Raymon Young’s return from New York.

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Light Opera Guild to Meet at St John’s Parish House

The Charleston Light Opera Guild meets Wednesday at 1 PM in St John’s Parish House. New officers will be elected and the 1964-65 season ratified. Mrs. Carter Giltinan will receive a plaque for her service as outgoing president. The guild produced Guys and Dolls Carous el Damn Yankees and Kismet in 1962 64.

Charleston Light Opera Guild St. John's Parish Carter Giltinan Outgaling Guild

Prisoners Admit Escape Attempt At Makala Prison

Progress reports five inmates in Leopoldville Makala prison confessed to trying to blast the wall with plastic explosives to flee. A charge exploded at the base of the wall on Sunday morning but caused minor damage.

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Castro Probing Germ Warfare Claims In Cuba

Fidel Castro announced Cuba is investigating an alleged United States instigated germ warfare attack last Friday. A communique warned of grave consequences if true and referenced shining objects, balloonlike drops, and a gelatinous residue seen near Las Villas prompting fear of a new brutal aggression.

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The Real Lawrence of Arabia in Reader's Digest

Thonas Lowell presents a penetrating portrait of Lawrence in the June Reader's Digest book section. The article reveals personal life and career while noting Lawrence's secretive nature and readers are encouraged to buy the June issue for more.

Lowell Thonas Lawrence Reader's Digest

Durability Run at GM Proving Ground in Michigan

Evaluated by 6,000 staff at GM with a 4,011 acre Proving Ground in Michigan. The Durability Run tests cars part by part to determine how well they’ll work and hold up. It’s a long, hard, right way to prove each car’s value to buyers, drivers, and future trades.

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