Baker Refuses Records in Senate Inquiry
Former Senate aide Bobby Baker invoked the Fifth Amendment and constitutional protections to refuse to produce records or answer questions for the Senate Rules Committee. He arrived with two lawyers, sparking claims of a legislative trial as the panel investigates his outside business activities while employed by the Senate. The committee seeks documents on Baker’s transactions during his $19,600 annual salary and expects possible public hearings within weeks.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Edward Bennett Williams
Boris Kastelanetz
New York
Williams
Rules Committee
McLendon
Quake Refugees Evacuated From Sao Jorge Island
A multinational mercy fleet ferries over 1,000 refugees from San Jorge in the Azores after days of tremors. Ships from the United States Norway Britain Italy and Yugoslavia shuttle evacuees across the Terceira Sao Jorge channel as authorities monitor a potential volcanic threat and declining quakes.
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Angra DO Heroismo
Azores
Angra
San Jorge
U.S
Terceira
Sao Jorge
Ramanae
Willacee
Avelusllo
Alvaro Cardoso
Sao
Teotonio Machado Pires
ANI
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Lisbon
State Employees Not Forgotten Says Royster
Raleigh AP Chairman Fred Royster of the State Personnel Council defended state worker benefits arguing private firms do not treat employees better. He cited past pay boosts from 1957 to 1969, automatic merit increases, upgraded classifications, three weeks vacation, holidays, sick leave, reserve duty pay, and a planned 40 hour week by year end.
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Raleigh
Fred Royster
State Personnel Council
Royster
Dan K. Moore
Sanford
Roy
Two Jury Prospects Excused in Ruby Trial
Dallas AP report notes two more jury candidates, J. J. Richardson and Jesse R. Jones, were excused for saying they would not vote the death penalty if Ruby is convicted. The process could lead to a new panel next week if sufficient jurors cannot be seated from the current pool.
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Relman Morin Dallas
Jack Ruby
J. J. Richardson
Jesse R. Jones
Henry M. Wade
Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Wade
Joe B. Brown
Dallas
Bell
Lee Harvey Oswald
Separate Trials For Four Denied
MONROE N C AP Supreme Court Judge Walter Brock denied a defense motion for separate trials for four charged with kidnapping stemming from a racial melee two years ago. A motion for continuance for substitute lawyer Walter Haffner faced Manila? Cleveland Ohio withdrew. The case pauses as jury selection delays continue with plea entries pending.
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Monroe
N.C
Superior Court
Walter Brock
Walter
Haffner
Cleveland
Ohio
Brock
John C. Lowry
Flushing
N.Y
Willie Mae Mallory
Macon
Brooklyn
Richard Crowder
Harold Reape
Robert Williams
Williams
Seven Still Aboard Nine Rescued From Ambassador
A Norwegian freighter rescued nine men from the disabled British merchant ship Ambassador in the North Atlantic. Seven crewmen remained aboard as 14 were missing and presumed drowned. Rescue operations faced 25-foot seas, 40-knot winds, and low clouds while liferafts and multiple ships searched the area.
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New York
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Fruen
Coast Bay
Vulcania
Philadelphia
England
Russell Promises All-Out Fight Against Rights Bill
Senator Richard B. Russell and Southern opponents vow to battle the House civil rights bill with vigor. They plan nonstop debate if sessions go around the clock, while President Johnson pushes for passage and Humphrey hints at possible compulsory desegregation plans if voluntary measures fail.
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Russell
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Dirksen
Gavin Announces He Will Not Seek North Carolina Governor Nomination
Sanford lawyer Robert L. Gavin, the 1960 GOP gubernatorial nominee, said he will not enter the 1964 race. He noted pressure from supporters and said the Republican party has good men and a clear program, pledging continued party support.
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Gavin
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Aovernor
Iowa
Republican Party
Tax Cut Assured As Conferees Agree On Bill
Washington AP reports conferees from the House and Senate reached an agreement on a sweeping tax cut in three days of closed sessions. The compromise preserves capital gains taxation with minor changes and signals prompt presidential signing, likely Monday or Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
French Troops Reinstall Mba After Gabon Coup
In Libreville French forces flown from Congo and Senegal under De Gaulle recaptured key positions, restoring Leon Mba as Gabon president after a brief clash with insurgents. Casualty figures were not released. Rebels had overthrown Mba in a short insurgent bid.
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Libreville
Gabon
Congo Republic
Senegal
Africa
Lorders
de Gaulle
Mba
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