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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
4
Dallas police report Jack Ruby seeks temporary release as court resumes proceedings. Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in the Dallas City Jail basement on November 24, sparking ongoing legal action after prior transfers and a short bond-hearing session that ended earlier.
The Civil Rights Commission condemned both unions and employers for continuing discrimination against minorities in apprenticeship programs. It cited limited occupations and stressed reliance on government policy changes and civil rights pressure. The report drew on advisory committees across multiple states and the District of Columbia. The proceedings also note a lengthy bond hearing related to the Ruby case and a plan for extensive brain testing by a noted psychiatrist.
The Congress of Racial Equality asks the FBI to probe 150 crosses burned in five parishes around Baton Rouge signaling a Klan revival. Police say they are investigating while CORE accuses local authorities of neglect. A Klansman spokesman claims the action shows support for constitutional government and Christianity.
ATLANTA AP An anti integration clash outside the Krystal Restaurant led to a three hour siege and mass arrests. Demonstrators, mostly Negro students and some whites, numbered 150 to 260 as police tried to separate them from Klansmen inside. Twenty seven Negroes and three whites were charged with disorderly conduct, later 45 more arrested near the city jail as arrests spread. Klansmen including Calvin Craig Georgias Grand Dragon reportedly faced burning crosses outside his home. One officer was kneed in the groin by a female demonstrator.
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