Hotta Appeals Conviction In 1962 Jury Tampering Case
Attorney for James R. Hoffa and co defendants appeal a Chattanooga jury verdict that found Hoffa Campbell Parks and King guilty of attempting to influence jurors in the Nashville conspiracy trial. The 6th Circuit will review alleged trial errors and grand jury issues as the panel weighs upholding or overturning the convictions.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Teamsters Union
James R. Hotta
U.S. Circuit Court of Rpappeal
Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ewing King
Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Thomas E. Parks
Nashville
Campbell
Chicago
Teamsters’ Pension Fund
Parks
King
Tennessee
Rocket Launcher Not Manufactured In America
A 3.5 inch rocket launcher used in a test firing near the United Nations Building was not made in the United States. Army Ordnance experts traced the weapon to Red China and it was tested at Picatinny Arsenal and later to be examined at Aberdeen Proving Ground with Maryland lab staff and city bomb squad.
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New York
United Nations
Army Ordnance
China
Queens
East River
U.N
Army
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N.J
Railroad Strike Delayed Until After Jan 1
In Chicago three craft unions confirm no nationwide railroad strike before next year. Attorney Alex Elson states in U.S. District Court there will be no walkout until after January 1, as rail carriers seek a temporary injunction to stop potential shutdowns during peak pre Christmas shipments.
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Chicago
Alex Elson
U.S
Elson
Joseph Sam Perry
Supreme Court Upholds Public Accommodations Clause
The Supreme Court unanimously up held the public accommodations provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and allowed dismissal of sit in prosecutions prior to the act. Justice Clark authored the opinions with a 5 to 4 vote on sit in cases, upholding Congress power to regulate interstate commerce to prohibit discrimination in hotels motels theaters and restaurants.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Hugo L. Black
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Atlanta
Birmingham
Clark
Army Reserves Plan Draws Johnson and GOP Fire
President Johnson defends abolishing the Army Reserves as prudent while the Reserve Officers Association demands a full investigation of Secretary McNamara’s plan to fold some units into the National Guard and place others inactive. Congress and Defense plans spark sharp Capitol Hill opposition and hearings promised.
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Washington
Johnson
Army
Reserve Officers Association
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
McNamara
Defense
Capitol Hill
Congress
Army National Guard
Stephen Ailes
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Reserves and
John Stennis
D\Miss
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Roadbuilding pledge renewed in North Carolina speech
Governor designate Moore urged private contractors to build highways in North Carolina using sealed bids. Speaking at the Associated General Contractors of America convention in Boca Raton, he cited past road program costs and a Bureau study claiming 19 percent savings with private work. Odell urged planners to form an architects advisory committee for city planning.
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Moore
Carolinas
Associated General Contractors of America Inc
Boca Raton
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
A. G. Odell Jr
Charlotte
American Instiitute of Architects
Carolina
Electors Vote to Confirm Johnson Humphrey Victory
Vermont voters backed Johnson marking the first Democratic win there in 173 years while Georgia went Republican for the first time. Electors across 44 states plus DC pledged to Johnson Humphrey with 486 to 52 expected margins as Congress counts the Electoral College tally on January 6.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Vermont
Georgia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Sen
William E. Miller
District of Columbia
Johnson-Humphrey
Congress
William Bendix Near Death From Lobar Pneumonia
Actor William Bendix in Good Samaritan Hospital near death from lobar pneumonia worsened by malnutrition due to a stomach ailment. The 58-year-old star of The Life of Riley had a stomach trouble, prior ulcer surgery in 1955, and is surrounded by wife Therese and two daughters in Palm Springs.
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Doris Klein
Hollywood
William Bendix
Riley
Good Samari Hospital
Bendix
Palm Springs
Therese
Stephanie
Lorraine
CBS Television Network
Martha Raye
Cbs-Tv
James Aubrey
New York City
Goldwater Names Nixon Hatfield Romney Scranton as Leading GOP Contenders
Goldwater said Nixon has the biggest hand on the wheel for the 1968 Republican nomination race. He declined another White House bid, planning to be a working party member. He praised Hatfield Romney Scranton and noted other governors and House members as key future figures.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
George Romney
William W. Scranton
Nixon
GOP
National Party
White House
Goldwater
Terview
U.S. News & World Report
GOP National
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arizona
Vaneal Romney Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Scranton
Republican Party
Senate
Hatfield
Oregon
Romney
House of Tives
Legislative Opposition to Vehicle Inspection Faces Bumpy Road
North Carolina lawmakers show mixed views on compulsory vehicle inspections in 1965. An AP survey finds 28 opposed, 25 in favor, 25 undecided among 170 polled. supporters cite safety while critics warn of public inconvenience and cost.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Associated Press
Alsa
Motor Vehicles Department
North Carolina Safety Council
Motor Vehicles
Ed Scheidt
John C. Gunn
Caswell County
House
C. E. Leatherman
Lincoln
J. Thurston Aveledge
Polk
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Samuel H. Johnson
Wake
Gaston
L. B. Hollowell
J. Paul Story
MacDowell
Archie A. McMillan
Veit Gilmore
Moore
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