Ruby Appeals To World To Believe He Acted Alone In Oswald Death
Jack Ruby, dying of widespread inoperable cancer, appeals to the world to accept that he acted alone in Oswald’s killing. His brother and lawyer describe his insistence there was no conspiracy, amid discussions of a final lie detector test.
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Oswald
Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Earl
Detroit
Jack
Parkland Hospital
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Gertz
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Baker’s Fall From Grace Exposed in Tax Indictments
Former Senate secretary Baker faces a multi-count indictment accusing false 1961 and 1962 income tax returns underreporting income by 545,553.91 and evading over 23,000 in taxes. He allegedly accepted 50,000 from Stuart Davis and 17,000 from John F. Marten, plus 33,000 fraud from Sidney M. Taper. He conspired with Wayne Bromley and Clifford Jones to conceal payments routed to him. The case ties to savings and loan officials and alleged electronic eavesdropping controversy.
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Senate Democrats
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John F. Marten
Los Angeles Savings Loan Associations
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Clifford Jones
Nevada
Bromley
Two Charlotte Men Killed In Air Crash
Two Charlotte men died when their twin engine plane crashed and burned beside a rural York County road. Pete Pipin, 41, chief pilot for Cannon Aircraft, and Emmett Bryan, 43, head of the mechanical and electrical engineering department at A. G. Odell and Associates, were named. The craft, able to carry six, crashed near Bowling Green after recent touch and go landings at Gastonia airport. Bryan was undergoing proficiency checks.
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Charlotte
York County
Pete Pipin
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A. G. Odell and Assosciates
Charlotte Architectural
Bowling Green
Cerolina
Gastonia
D. R. Love
Bryan
Mrs. Love
J. W. Adams
Tom Lowery
Pipin
Azareth
Christmas Tale Interweaves Savior Story and Plane Crash
Fragments recount biblical scenes of Jesus learning carpentry and to pay fair wages, alongside a fatal plane crash near Mrs Love’s home. Eyewitness hunters describe the craft at the crash site, while authorities note prior radio requests for landing practice at Gastonia Municipal Airport.
Hero thief of staff Gen Harold K Johnson
A veteran officer, Marm, talks of combat life and Army career at Fort Benning with his mother present. He enlisted as a private in June 1964, earned gold bars after OCS, served in Vietnam from September 1965, and was wounded November 14, 1965 in the Medal of Honor action. The piece shifts to a biblical description of Jesus as a skilled craftsman, detailing carpentry work, market life, and woodworker trades in ancient times.
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Marm
Marin
Washington
Vietnam
Bank Bandits Apparently Kill Each Other in Escape
Montreal police report two bandits who robbed an East End bank were found dead in their car after fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash. One man was shot in the chest by a shotgun and the other died after being run over and dragged by the escape car. A constable accidentally shot himself in the leg while investigating the scene. The dead men were Richard Lortie and Yvon Dubreuil both 24. The bank manager said all money was recovered.
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East End
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Richard Lortie
Yvon Dubreuil
Jean Rivard
Jean-Louis Grinard
GM Recalls Over 16,000 Tempest LeMans and GTO Cars
General Motors Fonn tine Division says more than 16,000 Tempest LeMans and GTO models built before Oct 18 may have misaligned steering shafts. The defect could cause abnormal stress and eventual shaft failure. About 16,245 cars from Pontiac's home plant are affected. Dealers urged inspection.
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Vietnam War update reports toll rise and battles near Hanoi
U S military says North Vietnamese killed rose to 131 after post battle sweeps in central lowlands. Helicopter borne 1st Airmobile Cavalry clashed with about 500 regulars 38 miles north northwest of Oui Mhon. Air strikes near Hanoi occurred within 12 hours, weather hindered follow ups, and claims of civilian damage arose from missiles and antiaircraft fire. U S forces also report B 52 strikes south of DMZ and a Mekong swift boat engagement with Viet Cong, while Maddox destroyed cargo junks north of the zone amid ongoing diplomacy efforts.
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Trial details of Wortham ruble exchange scheme with Russians
Wortham testified on a wartime money changing scheme with Russians at a gas station and hotel. He described exchanging five dollars for five Finnish marks and rubles, the first deal with $20 in change later, and a third street approach. Prosecutor Borodakov pressed why he didn't use the State Bank, and Wortham admitted the profit was real with Russians saving up to twice the official rate of $1.11 per ruble.
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Thant Supports Early Pause in Vietnam Talks
Thant said a ceasefire could be first business at a conference or part of preliminary talks. He reaffirmed support for a Pope endorsed proposal urging extension of the Dec 24 26 truce to a 96 hour pause Feb 8 12. U.S. spokesmen warned bombing would continue as negotiations proceed.
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South Vietnam
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U.S
Brezhnev Receives Unprecedented Birthday Honors in Soviet Union
Russia de-emphasized collective leadership and praised Brezhnev on his 60th birthday. He received the Hero of the Soviet Union award, the Order of Lenin, and a gold medal, with two standing ovations in the Supreme Soviet and front-page tributes from Soviet and foreign officials.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Kirilenko
Powell pushes for broader inquiry into travel and staff
Powell demands the subcommittee broaden its probe to compare travel vouchers of staff across full and subcommittees including his own and to scrutinize travel by all committee chairs. He seeks to bar staff testimony until conditions are met and requests cross examination of certain congressmen. The hearing continues behind closed doors with GAO auditors and committee staffs testifying while Powell, jailed for criminal contempt, stays at a Bahamas villa. An aide said Mrs Powell may testify next Tuesday. she has appeared on the congressional payroll at up to 20 000 yearly. Powell says she bears no official duties and that his roster of 149 clerks and travel costs of 73 000 over two years warrant scrutiny.
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Education and Labor Committee
Subcommittee
General Accounting Office
Administration and Education Committee
New York
Bahamas
Yvette Marjorie Flores
Hays
Powel
Pope Begs Busy Round Of Holiday Activity
Pope Paul VI opens a busy holiday schedule in Rome and Florence. He drafts the Christmas message for world broadcast, prepares to meet cardinals and bishops, and plans a midnight Mass at Florence Cathedral after the Arno flood damage. He will also visit Santa Croce before returning to St. Peter’s for a dawn Mass.
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St. Peter’s
Gas Station Deaths Spark Silent Saturday Night Heist
Police report two fatal robberies at Shea and Holtz stations, both occurring Saturday night. Shea was found killed with the cash register cleaned of $147 and a steaming cup on the counter. Holtz disappeared as if dumped from an auto after a $100 theft.
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Assembly Debates UN Peacekeeping Power and South Africa Item
The United Nations General Assembly fought over powers to authorize and fund peacekeeping missions, with Soviet Union and France opposing a bypass around the Security Council. U.S. and Britain push for council primacy but allow assembly action when deadlocked. Key topics included South-West Africa issues, Vietnam, and admissions of China versus Nationalists. U Thant secured a new five year term amid tense debates.
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Soviet Union
France
Security Council
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Britain
Council
Assembly
Ignatieff
South-West Africa
Canada
Frank Aiken
Ireland
Vietnam
Peking
League of Nations
South Africa
U Thant
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