Records Permitted In Forgery Trial
Baton Rouge AP Dist. Judge Fred Blanche allowed use of secretly recorded talks between Dist. Atty. Sargent Pitcher and Sen. Jack Fruge in a forgery and theft case. Fruge volunteered statements to avoid publicity, not trapped, the judge ruled. The recording may be used despite defense claims of self incrimination and lack of warnings.
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Fruge
Louisiana Board of Education
Elouise Stegall
Senate
Pitcher
Stegall
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Wig Snatching Nick No Saint
In New Orleans a theft suspect known as Nick, described as fleet-footed, snatched a wig from Mrs. Julia Hayward during holiday crowds. She pursued but did not catch him while bystanders cheered Nick’s antics, exclaiming at his nimble grab.
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New Orleans
Nick
Julia Hayward
New March Planned In Natchez Amid Racial Tensions
In Natchez and Fayette Mississippi on Christmas Eve new marches by Negro protesters are planned against Ku Klux Klan strongholds to dramatize boycotts. NAACP field director Charles Evers urges restraint while Klan leader E L McDaniel accuses Natchez Police Chief J T Robinson of neglect of duty. Sixty state troopers are deployed to Fayette to maintain order during expected demonstrations.
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Natchez, Miss
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Natchez
Fayette
Charles Evers
Grand Dragon
United Klans of America
J. T. Robinson
Civl
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
E. L. McDaniel
Robinson
Judge Restrains Negro Eviction In Feliciana
U S Dist Judge E Gordon West issued a restraining order to halt evictions of Negro sharecroppers in West Feliciana Parish while a Justice Department suit on alleged harassments tied to voter registration proceeds. Government lists 13 witnesses describing job losses and home evictions linked to registration. Defendants deny knowledge of voters or evictions. Harry Daniel Jr. cites a $42,000 1964 loss from Daniel and Truitt Inc.
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Baton Rouge
U.S
Harvey
Harry Daniel Jr
Daniel and Truitt, Inc
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