Ruby in Dallas jail treated for mental illness
Judge Joe Brown disclosed condemned killer Jack Ruby is in a maximum security cell receiving psychiatric treatment. A sanity hearing is expected. district attorney Wade indicated he would not object to treatment in jail or a hospital without a sanity hearing.
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Allas — Dist
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Robert Stubblefield
Brown
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Midland Officer Fired Over Political Campaign Action
Midland patrolman James E. Fonville was fired after the chief said he injected himself in a political campaign. Fonville, 38, had appeared on a statewide program claiming to witness funds moving to Sen Ralph Yarborough in 1960. The claim was disputed and a second similar account was recanted. Fonville maintains civic duty.
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Avalanche-Journal
Idland
James E. Fonville
Midland
U.S. Senate
Pecos
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Fonville
FBI
Harold S. Wallace
West Texan
Wallace
Not Much Rain Brings Heat Relief Across Texas
Scattered showers spread across southern and western Texas Tuesday easing unseasonal heat. Rain reached from the Paso area east to Austin and Victoria, with Fort Worth noting isolated moisture. Highs varied from the 70s to the 90s, no station hitting 100. Partly cloudy with more showers expected in the south and west Wednesday afternoon.
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United Press International
Texas
FE Paso
Austin
Victoria
Fort Worth
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Houston
Lubbock
Dalhart
Amarillo
Junction
Pay Now Die Later Funeral Scheme Under Senate Probe
Senate investigators heard testimony on fraudulent pre need burial plans targeting the elderly. Denver based Consolidated Industries led by Dallas J. Charity sold installment caskets claiming full funeral services for 637.50, though only 96.50 was paid. Warnings cited Charity’s unlicensed status in Colorado and expansion into cemeteries to capture the death dollar.
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United Press International
Ashington
Senate
Kansas City
Denver
el Paso
Richard N. Carpenter
New Mexico
W. Dan Bell
Rocky Mountain Better Business Bureau
Consolidated Industries, Inc
Dallas J. Charity
Carpenter
Tion
Texas
Chapel of
Colorado
Coloradan
Secret Mike Sets Found In Embassy in Moscow
The State Department said it uncovered more than 40 microphones hidden in the walls of the U S Embassy in Moscow likely installed before 1952. Ambassador Fay Kohler lodged a formal protest as officials review potential compromises while noting embassy staff had long been warned rooms might be bugged. Investigators traced wires to hidden conduits but could not trace outside the building. No leak prompted the sweep, which was part of ongoing security checks.
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State Department
U.S
Moscow
Fay Kohler
U. S
Iron Curtain
Site visit by four member state school group to Lubbock
A four member state school site selection committee arrives in Lubbock Sunday to inspect a proposed site for a new state school for the mentally retarded. Members include Bentley Vowell Woodul Osborn as hosts from the Chamber. A North College Avenue site tour and Tech Union events follow with a post visit departure at 3 30 p.m. A decision is expected after June 1.
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Lubbock
West Texas
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
C. E. Bentley
Abilene
Raymond Vowell
Austin
Walter Woodul Austin
Jesse Osborn
Muleshoe
CC Group
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Country Club
Town Inn
North College Avenue
Texas Tech
United States vows measures to keep Laos neutral
The United States announced it will take all necessary measures short of direct military intervention to preserve Laos neutrality amid aggressive Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said recent weeks threaten Souvanna Phouma's government and the Geneva accords. A diplomatic effort to end fighting continues, with no ruling out of further actions, including potential show of force near the Mekong. Thailand is deeply concerned, and Thanat Khoman sent formal notes to Britain and the Soviet Union about violations of the Geneva agreement and rising military activity.
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U. S
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Mekong
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam
Exiles Deny Cuba Bridge Destruction Report
A Cuban exile group initially claimed six bridges were blown by anti Castro raiders but then denied the report. The claim, aired by Juan Amador Rodriguez on WMIE Miami, was later retracted by Marcos Valdes of the MRR after confusion. Page 10.
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Iami
Fla
Cuba
Ove
Valdes
High School Lipstick Rituals Make Teens Move On
The piece notes a moment in high school life where girls begin wearing lipstick while boys react by removing it. It captures social pressure and evolving teen fashions during adolescence with a light, humorous tone.
Governor Tops 42 Per Cent In Maryland Primary
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace captured nearly 43 percent of Maryland’s Democratic presidential primary votes, winning a states’ rights battle. Senator Daniel Brewster led in the popularity race for President Johnson, delivering a bigger showing than in Wisconsin and Indiana. Brewster’s win contrasted with Wallace’s claim of a victory for his cause.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Baltimore
Maryland
Daniel B. Brewster
Walter R. Mears
Altimore
Sen
Johnson
Wisconsin
Indiana
Brewster
Wallace claims win as Maryland primary tallies roll in
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention reported Wallace with 211,875 votes to Brewster's 261,927 among 1,578 of 1,392 polling places. Wallace claimed unit-vote victory potential, facing an 86-unit majority threshold amid a 171 unit vote system shift. Broward, Baltimore County, and Maryland totals shaped a tight race with lingering questions on delegation outcomes.
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Brewster
Wallace
Andrew J. Easter
Wisconsin
Maryland
Joker
Deck
Baltimore County
State rests in Dallas case on Hatfield spitting incident
Defense witnesses testified that Robert F E Hatfield spat directly into the face of United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson during a protest last fall. Dallas officer L R Larsen said he was humiliated when Hatfield spat on him as Stevenson left Memorial Auditorium after a UN Day speech on October 24. The state rested after presenting news film portions showing Hatfield and a woman swinging a spinecard at Stevenson, though the jury was not shown that clip.
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Robert FE. Hatfield
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
Hatfield
Dallas
L. R. Larsen
Adlai
Stevenson
Memorial Auditorium
Ater
Larsen
Renewed Fight Pledged For Broad Baker Probe
Senator John J. Williams vows a broader investigation into the Bobby Baker case and seeks Baker's prosecution for alleged gross improprieties as secretary to the Senate Democratic majority. Williams backs a new ethics code sparked by the McLendon Report, rejecting mere rhetoric without legal findings.
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Jon Sen
Ashington
John J. Williams
Del
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate
Willams
Daily Prayer Fragment Encourages Personal Opportunity Use
A fragment urges readers to seize opportunities offered by others but not the people providing them. The anonymous note echoes a sentiment about prudent discernment and personal initiative in daily life.
Weather map page forecast for Lubbock area
The Leather Weather Map Page 4A reports clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight. A chance of a few thundershowers late this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the middle 80s in the Lubbock area.
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