Jury selection stalls in Jack Ruby murder trial
In Dallas, the jury pool for Jack Ruby's murder trial slowed after six prospective jurors were disqualified, leaving four needed to complete an 8-member panel. About 101 candidates had been called. testimony could begin soon, with officials predicting completion by week’s end.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Melvin Belli
Henry M. Wade
J.G. Holton
Gwen L. English
R. J. Flechtner Jr
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
John ¥. Kennedy
No Reaction To Raising Of Rate In Britain
Washington reports there will be no immediate U S action after Britain's rate rise. Treasury says factors shaping U S financial policy for growth and international balance remain largely unchanged. The U S and U K have been in close consultation on tighter money in Europe. U S bank rate was raised last July to 3.5 percent from 3 percent.
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Washington
Treasury
U.S
Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
Airlines Official Testifies About Gambling Deals in Caribbean
Pan American vice president John B. Gates testified before Senate Rules Committee that Bobby Baker set up summer meetings with Nevadans interested in gambling concessions in the Caribbean. Gates named Edward Levinson of the Fremont Hotel Las Vegas and Clifford Jones as Baker's friends and clients.
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John Chadwick Washington
Johnj B. Gates
Pan American Airways
Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Levinson
Curacao
Pan American
Louis
Jones
Gates
Intercontinental Hotels Corp
Caribbean
Edward Torres
Fremont Hotel
Las Vegas
Britain raises Bank of England rate to 1 percent
LONDON AP The British government increased the Bank of England interest rate to 1 percent in a move aimed at steadying economic expansion. The rate, which has been 4 percent since January 3, 1963, signals tighter credit as signs of overheating emerge, making credit harder for businesses and mortgages harder for individuals.
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London
Bank of England
Defense Rests In Racial Trial And Coup Reports
In Saigon Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh dodged assassination claims amid reports of a 104,000 piastres bounty offered by French officials as U S backed war in Viet Nam grows tougher. In Monroe a deposition from militant Negro leader Robert F Williams and his wife described tensions over protection and threats during the Siegal kidnapping case. Williams and co defendants face trial while witnesses recount a white crowd pressuring for the couple outside a Monroe home.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Mekong River
Monroe
N. C
Cuba
Robert F. Williams
Mabel
Conrad Lynn
Williams
G. Brice Siegall
Marshville
A. A. Mauney
Court House
Stegall
Khanh
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Guerrilas
U.S
Aispatch
Matiney
Court House Square
Willie Mae Mallory
Macon
Brooklyn
Romania to Send High Level Delegation to Peking
Vienna and Tokyo observers interpret the mission’s aim differently as Communist Romania agrees to exchange views with China on party unity and the socialist camp. Premier Gheorghe Maurer will head the delegation, signaling Romania may seek Middle path in Moscow Beijing tensions. President Gheorghiu-Dej remains in Romania during the trip planning.
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Austria
Romania
Peking
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Tokyo
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Mao Tze-tung
International Communist and Workers’ Movement
Frank Cormier
Washington (Ap
Gheorghe Maurer
Johnson
Florimania
Presida
Gheorg
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Jackson
Fla
Miami Beach
Palatka
Children Looked Forward to Death at Auschwitz Warned
Former Auschwitz prisoner Dr Otto Wolken testified at a war crimes trial that children in the camp looked forward to their deaths as relief from SS terror. He said younger victims were killed shortly after arrival and, by 1944, crematoriums were overwhelmed, forcing trenches to receive bodies and fuel to burn them.
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Germany
Auschwitz
Beamb
Otto Wolken
Wolken
Vienna
Bill Signed Into Law Fatter Paychecks Begin March 5
The historic tax bill is signed into law by President Johnson, delivering broad tax cuts retroactive to January 1. The plan lowers individual rates, reduces corporate taxes, and promises stronger economic growth with a two-year phase, benefiting about 80 million people and many businesses.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
John Jr
Caroline
Senate
Congress
Terrific Blast Blows Freight Train Off Tracks Near St Augustine
A powerful explosion derailed a Florida East Coast freight train northbound 10 miles south of Du Pont Center near St Augustine. Eleven striking unions deny involvement as dynamiters blamed by the railroad caused cars to derail and some fires to start. one locomotive’s windows were blown out and the engineer was injured.
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Florida
J. L. Freeman
Hastings
Coast Railway
du Pont Center
FEC
New Smyrna Beach
Miami
Florida DuPont Estate
Kennedy Children Recover From Chicken Pox
Washington AP Kennedy children Caroline six and John Jr three recovered from chicken pox and returned to school. The illness occurred about a month ago with no serious effects. Nancy Tuckerman said the news was kept private to avoid a flood of mail and overwhelmed staff.
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Washington
Caroline Kennedy
John Jr
Tate
Caroline
Sanford jokes about Beatles look during Raleigh visit
Gov Terry Sanford visited a Raleigh high school for a talk and recalled a moment when a young girl mistook him for a Beatle. He quipped that his haircut was overdue and relayed the incident to his Manpower Advisory Committee.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Assassination Story Denied By Martin
James Martin, once business agent for Mrs Lee Harvey Oswald, denied having evidence that Oswald planned to shoot former Vice President Richard Nixon. He said he is still Mrs Oswald's representative and testified before the presidential commission investigating Kennedy's slaying.
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James Martin
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Richard M. Nixon
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Martin
Presidential Commission
Kennedy
Houston Post
Nixon
Earl Warren
Maryland Protests Suspended
Maryland protesters suspend further demonstrations against racial discrimination until Saturday. SAFE president John Wilson says violence left many injured as 27 Negro students at Maryland State College were arrested and 459 treated. Gov. Tawes prepared to deploy National Guard. state police wary after clashes near Princess Anne. Maryland State College lies near Princess Anne, with 527 day students, 13 white.
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Kenneth
Duncan
National Guard
Tawes
Annapolis
Cambridge
Princess Anne
Thomas B. Finan
United States pushes defense buildup amid stalled disarmament talks
In Geneva AP report, U S negotiator William C Foster warns that without certified disarmament agreements the United States must continue developing defenses as missiles and armament levels rise. Foster urges cochair Tsarapkin to back Johnson proposals for a freeze on military rockets and fissionable material production. Tsarapkin rejects a rocket freeze and repeats a call to first discuss Soviet budget reductions.
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U.S
William C. Foster
Washington
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Foster
Tsarapkin
Johnson
Geneva Forum
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