Ruby death sentence urged by prosecutor in courtroom drama
The Dallas jury weighs capital punishment for Jack Ruby as District Attorney Henry Wade argues the death penalty fits the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald. Mrs. Marguerite Oswald condemns Ruby, while defense stresses Ruby’s sanity and requests mercy.
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Ruby
Fred Gibbs
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Moscow
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Jack Ruby
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Venting Leen News and Trial Heads Mix of Radiation Monitors and Ruby Verdict
A partial historical report covers venting at a Nevada test site with Public Health Service monitors and AEC officials detailing radiation levels and wind judgments. It also recounts the Dallas trial of Jack Ruby for the Kennedy assassination, including juror deliberations, verdict, and post verdict reactions from Wade, Belli, and courtroom scenes.
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Public Health Service
AEC
Nellis
Cambodia Moves Toward Left and Neutrality
Prince Norodom Sihanouk plans a high level diplomatic mission to North Vietnam to seek recognition and a non aggression pact. He will not allow troops or material from China or North Vietnam to pass to South Vietnam. He rejects a defense alliance and seeks to balance relations with China and Hanoi while avoiding entanglement in the Vietnam conflict.
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Howeve Sihanouk
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Where I Stand on Cassius Clay and the 1964 Heavyweight Scene
In a reflective profile Hank Greenspun contrasts Cassius Clay with public noise and private calm, weighing his break with segregation and the Muslim image. Nat and Joe foresee pressure from racism, fame, and expectations as Clay faces a transformative era in boxing and society.
Khrushchev offers Cyprus aid as UN peacekeeping arrives
Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposed material and moral support to President Makarios, aiming to increase Moscow influence in Cyprus as Canadian troops led a UN peacekeeping force. Turkish President Gursel warned Moscow could trigger World War III if involved, while a Soviet note urged restraint.
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Makarios
Moscow
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Ankara
Cemal Gursel
Turkey
Government Gives Nod For Sewer
Washington reports the U S Housing and Home Finance Agency will seriously consider a planning funds application to develop a sewage export program at South Lake Tahoe. J G Melville told Sen Alan Bible the lake faces a serious disposal problem and the project aims to solve it. Nevada legislature has passed enabling laws for the plan to pipe sewage over the mountains into Carson Valley to avoid polluting Tahoe basin water.
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UPI
U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency
South Lake ‘Tahoe
J. G. Melville
HHFA
Alan Bible
Nevada
Carson Valley
Tahoe Basin
Dog Show Today at Silver State Kennel Club
Silver State Kennel Club sanctions a match this afternoon poolside at the Hotel Thunderbird. Entries accepted until noon. judges are Jim McMannis Wood Dor ward Byron Munson and Niki Hartzelle. Trophies awarded through fourth place in all classes.
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Thunderbird
Jim McMannis
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Byron Munson
Niki Hartzelle
Indictments Set for Arraignment and April Hearing
Indictments be arraigned March 27 and Lumpkins April 1. Busscher is accused of inducing Lumpkins to make an unqualified statement he did not know to be true regarding the Nevada residence of a man seeking a divorce.
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Nevada
Nevada Gambling Becomes Mainstream Economy
Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed the bill into law and gambling now dominates Nevada's economy. Last year players paid about 12 million in taxes on roughly 240 million in winnings. Tobin says the industry is effectively regulated as intended and expresses no desire to promote gambling beyond Las Vegas.
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Fred B. Balzar
Nevada
Tobin
Flood Toll Climbs In Seven States
Floods across seven states cause 200 million in Ohio Valley damage. Evansville Indiana braces for a 47 foot Ohio River crest and 700 people evacuate along the Pigeon River in Vanderburgh County. Roads flood and power equipment suffers losses as mines suspend operations.
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Gin Rummy Tournament Promises Big First Prize
The event to be held Monday offers potential first prize winnings up to $10,000 with additional awards for the next six places. Originated as a charity event the International Gin Rummy Tournament has long supported local charities serving all races creeds and colors.
National Bribes and State Races Across Newsrooms
National figures discuss Lodge returning to campaign while Maryland passes a broad equal public accommodations law. IRS reports slight cigarette industry shakeup. Judge Cox accused of prejudice in a Mississippi church desegregation case. Atlanta School Board defends deseg plan for Supreme Court filing. Cadillac showroom protest leads to arrests including NAACP head. Senator Byrd plans reelection after era of political caution. Florida student in decompression chamber treated after skindiving accident. companion died fighting out of a spring.
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UPI
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University of Florida
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Fla
Gilmore
Jack Spindler
St. Petersburg
Lake City
Bible Attacks Stock Quotas on Livestock Imports
Sen. Alan Bible of Nevada urged the Senate Finance Committee to craft a realistic quota on livestock imports. He testified for amendments to tighten Australia and New Zealand restrictions, saying the 1962 level surge and the department’s export agreement were ineffective.
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UPD
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Senate Finance Committee
Bible
Australia
New Zealand
Agriculture Department
Obituary notices for Preston Hauser and Elmer Johnstone
Preston Larue Hauser 42 a Memphis attorney visiting in town died Friday at Sunrise Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bunker Brothers Mortuary and body to be sent to National Funeral Home in Memphis for burial. He is survived by his widow and one daughter. Elmer K Johnstone 56 of Fernley died March 7 and will be buried at Memory Gardens after funeral at Bunker Brothers Chapel tomorrow at 2 pm. He was a 14 year Fernley resident, native of Richland Iowa, a heavy duty construction mechanic, and survived by his mother Mrs Florence Suter of North Las Vegas and two sons James of Bangor Maine and Eu.
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Memphis, Tenn
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Bunker Brothers Mortuary
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Iowa
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North Las Vegas
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