Ruby says no conspiracy in Oswald killing
Earl Ruby and Elmer Gertz say Jack Ruby seeks a final lie detector test to prove he acted alone in killing Oswald. They describe Ruby’s wish as he lies in Parkland Memorial Hospital and reiterate his denial of meeting Oswald or Tippit.
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Oswald
Ruby
Earl
Detroit
Earl Ruby
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Gertz
Jack Ruby
Tippit
Warren
Dallas
J.D. Tippit
Oak Cliffs
Kennedy
Police and Courts
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby Final Statement Report From Parkland Hospital
An exclusive look at Jack Ruby’s last days as cancer rages in Parkland Hospital. Gertz says Ruby recalls little of shooting Oswald and doubts others grasp the chance element. He notes Ruby’s alleged legal misstep near the Western Union and questions about transfer timing and police awareness.
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Jack Ruby
Parkland Hospital
John F. Kennedy
Lee Oswald
Ruby
Gertz
Western Union
Jack
Main Street
Oswald
Capt
Fritz
Capt. Fritz
Warren Commission
Court Costs $3 Million Delinquents Laugh At It
Cleveland area taxpayers fund high juvenile court costs with 83 million yearly, plus 20 million for the Ohio Youth Commission. Judge Don J Young warns limited results and high future costs, urging expanded rehab and longer institutional stays to reduce future crime. He notes Ohio crime costs approach 2 billion annually and calls for deeper investment in rehabilitation.
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Cleveland
Ohio Youth Commission
U. S
Don J. Young
Young
Huron County
Ohio
Judge Young
Fun Bunch Invades Vietnam Christmas Tour
Bob Hope leads a 69 member Christmas tour to Vietnam and surrounding bases with Billy Graham Francis Cardinal Spellman and congressmen. Reita Faria Miss World joins the troupe along with Phyllis Diller Joey Heatherton Anita Bryant Les Brown and his band and the Korean Kittens for shows in Vietnam Guam Thailand and the Philippines. Catholics cancel Christmas Eve Masses due to Viet Cong threats.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Bob Hope
Billy Graham
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Evangelist Graham
New York
Hope
Los Angeles
Reita Faria
Bombay
India
London
Miss Faria
Look Hope
Phyllis Diller
Joey Heatherton
Anita Bryant
Les Brown
Guam
Thailand
Philippines
More Troops Arrive As 9th Division Lands in Vietnam
General Westmoreland greets the 9th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade as more US troops reach Vietnam bringing total to about 372,000. Skirmishes persist with limited ground fighting while bombing remains focused over the southern panhandle.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
9Th Infantry
9Th Division
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Panhandle
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Laos
Weather outlook cooler with light snow flurries expected
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with light snow flurries tonight and Tuesday. Lows around 31 and highs near normal for the week, with yesterday’s high 54 and overnight low 31. At 11 am today the temperature was 44.
Kennedy Book Feud Over Look Serialization
William Manchester denies breaking faith with Mrs Kennedy as Harper & Row plans a 300000 word April book and Look magazine schedules an 80000 word four part serialization starting January 10. Senators Kennedy critique Manchester while legal action blocks publication and disputes over editorial access continue.
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William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Harper & Row, Publishers Inc
New York Times
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Manchester
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Look Magazine
Chuckie Sign in a bookstore
A playful bookstore sign reads Teach your children to spel give them a diction urging language play and literacy. The fragment highlights a quirky approach to promoting reading and spelling skills in a kid friendly setting.
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J.W. Fritz
Cuyahoga County
Youth Commission
Fun Bunch
Ann Landers
Dr. Crane
Sete
Women’s News
Chuckie
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