Ruby fires his chief attorney in Oswald slay case
Dallas AP Jack Ruby dismissed chief attorney Melvin Belli after a jury sentenced him to death for the slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald. Ruby said in a jail letter he had tried to disengage Belli since January 22. Belli called the verdict a kangaroo railroad and Dallas a festering sore, while family members noted Ruby's dissatisfaction and debts.
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Threats By Phone Charged Threats By Phone Charged
Two Nashville women Christine Burke and Norma June McGriff were charged with transmitting a threat to Gov. John Connally by interstate telephone from Nashville to Austin. They waived a hearing, posted bonds, and face federal trial in San Antonio. Connally was in Dallas for a checkup after injuries from the Kennedy assassination.
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Dallas
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Harvey Lee Oswald
John F. Kennedy
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Norma June McGriff
U.S
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FBI
San Antonio
J. Myers Cole
John Connally
Connally
Bill Nelson
Nelson
John P. Kennedy
Hoffa Appeals to Members to Quell Revolt in Teamsters
Washington AP reports James R. Hoffa, amid a revolt within the 1.7 million member Teamsters, seeks to reassure rank and file through a broad field outreach. In a letter to officials and members, Hoffa defends his 32 years in labor and vows to fight on, arguing the union’s future hinges on united leadership.
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Teamsters
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Justice Department
Labor Movement
Chattanooga
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U S Proposes Destruction of Bombers at Geneva
At the 17 nation disarmament conference, U S negotiator Adrian Fisher proposed that the United States and Soviet Union each destroy 480 strategic bombers over two years, specifically B47 and TU16 Badger aircraft, with monthly destruction targets and strict verification. He noted phasing out does not equal destruction and warned storage planes could threaten peace if acquired by rogue powers.
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Caudle Files for Congress in North Carolina's 8th District
A Democratic committee filed the name of T. Lamar Caudle of Wadesboro for Congress in North Carolina's 8th District. Caudle, 60, a former Department of Justice aide in the Truman era who served a prison term for tax evasion, seeks the Democratic nomination to face Republican Rep. Charles R. Jonas in November. Filing was witnessed by Albert Roseboro and Annie Mae Evans of Charlotte.
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T. Lamar “Caudle
Department of Justice
Truman
Congress
Caudle
Wadesboro
T. Lamar Caudle
United States House of Representatives
North Carolina
Fishth
Charles R. Jonas
Saul
Contract Awarded for Fayetteville Post Office and Court House
T A Loving & Co of Goldsboro North Carolina won a 1 909 800 contract to build a combined Post Office and court house in Fayetteville North Carolina The General Services Administration said Loving was the low bidder among five firms awarded the project across the region.
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T. A.loving & Co
Goldsboro
N.C
Fayetteville
General Services Administration
Loving Firm
Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion in foreign aid
President Johnson urged Congress to approve 3.4 billion dollars in foreign aid to build a world where the weak can walk without fear. He framed the plan as a bulwark against war and communist expansion, pledging no waste and seeking permanent arms aid authority. Congressional reaction signaled trouble ahead.
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Johnson
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Otto &. Passman
D-La
House Appropriations
House
Flu in town prompts health advisory warning
Carmichael Theress notes a lingering flu wave affecting locals. Officials urge residents to stay home if sick and seek care if fever or severe symptoms develop. Community health workers offer guidance on hygiene and vaccination to curb spread.
Airlift method tested for rapid overseas troop deployment
Pentagon tests a new airlift concept moving a 4000-man Army infantry brigade from Hawaii to Okinawa with heavy gear loaded from three forward floating depots. Storms did not disrupt the operation and all equipment remained in combat shape. If successful, the plan may expand next year under Secretary McNamara.
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Hawaii
Okinawa
Army
Defense Department
Robert
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United States
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Philippines
Navy
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Kidd Brewer Enters Race For Governor
Former lieutenant governor hopeful Kidd Brewer, 54, serving 18 months in prison for influence peddling, filed Wednesday with the North Carolina State Board of Elections to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. His wife said he is serious about the race and expected to be paroled around April. Brewer, a former Duke football star, and co defendant Robert A. Burch were convicted in 1962 of influence peddling in highway sign purchases.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Kidd Brewer
State Board of Elections
Brewer
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Burch
Duke
Woman Dies After Drinking Boiling Cyanide Mistake
BURBANK Calif AP a woman 57 on her first day at a metals firm mistook boiling cyanide for coffee and drank from a cup. She died within minutes as officers noted an amber colored cyanide pot on the stove and a coffee urn nearby. The cyanide is used in metal processing.
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Adeline M. Kehoe
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