Hoffa Gets Eight Years In Federal Prison For Jury Tampering
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and fined $10,000 for attempting to bribe a jury in linked conspiracy charges. He proclaimed innocence as Judge Frank Wilson denounced the conduct and ordered a $75,000 bond noted for appeals. Co-defendant attorney Jacques Schiffer received a $1,000 fine and 60 days in jail for contempt of court.
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James R. Hoffa
Chattanooga
Hoffa
Supreme Court
Wilson
Jacques Schiffer
New York
Schiffer
Parks
Soviets Bar U S From Crash Scene
Washington AP report says the Soviets barred American teams from the East German crash site of a U S RB66. They refused to provide information on three crewmen and claimed the plane was on a training mission and unarmed. The U S demanded return of the crew and wreckage.
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Washington
U.S
East Germany
State Department
Moscow
Richard I. Phillips
Phillips
Johnson
Inclusion of six Negro jurors shocks grand jury ruling
The 5th Circuit held there was discrimination in Collins's grand jury, formed from 20 men with six Negroes, indicting him for aggravated rape in Jefferson Davis Parish. Collins, arrested April 8, 1960, saw conviction and death sentence affirmed. petition for habeas corpus cited racial bias, mental fitness, and coerced confession. The ruling states Negroes are entitled to equal protection and must be viewed as individuals, not by race.
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New Orleans
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Woodman J. Collins
Jefferson Davis Parish
Collins
State Supreme Court
State Supreme Court. A Petition For Habeas Corpus To the Federal District Court
Louisiana
New High Energy Radiation Belt Reported Near Earth
NASA and the IMP satellite team report a high energy radiation region about 40 000 miles from Earth beyond the Van Allen belts. The discovery, made during IMP's lunar orbit study, may affect future missions though current levels pose no immediate danger.
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Washington
Earth
Space Agency
IMP
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kinsey A. Anderson
University of California At Berkeley
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Anderson
Woman finds parking space in Manhattan rush
A young wife walking with her husband in Manhattan suddenly darts across the curb and urges him to hurry to buy a car, claiming she has located a coveted parking space. The moment mixes humor with urban frustration as the couple reacts to city life.
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Manhattan
Flood Death, Misery Binds Ohio River States
The Ohio River and its tributaries inundated Kentucky Indiana and nearby areas, claiming nine lives and displacing about 110000 people. Louisville reported 45.9 feet crest and officials closed the floodwall while Cincinnati eyed a crest around 661 feet, the highest since 1945.
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Louisville
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Army Engineers
The
National Guard
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Kiwanis slides World’s Fair plan luncheon meeting
West Monroe Kiwanis Club to view 1964-65 New York World's Fair slides at today’s luncheon at Highland Park Country Club. Delta Air Lines manager Bill Harwood to present. Also Masonic Lodge No. 420 in Sterlington to confer Entered Apprentice degree at 7:30 p.m. in Sterlington Masonic Temple. High-12 to hold Friday noon meeting at Frances Hotel with speaker. Edmonds urges Master Masons to join. membership forms available from Edmonds, Yeager, or Pleasant.
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West Monroe
Bob Cretney
Frances Hotel
A. H. Edmonds
Edmonds
No. 1
Stubbs Avenue
Dalton Yeager
Central Bank
Verne Pleasant
Nepal seeks military aid from U S and Britain
The Nepalese government announced it has asked the United States and Britain for military assistance on the Nepal Tibet border. A Foreign Ministry note said both powers are prepared to offer help. The report comes as regional tensions rise in the border area.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Tibet
United States
Britain
Foreign Ministry
Jeff Davis Diary Sells For $5,300
A diary detailing the capture of Jefferson Davis sold at auction in New York to an Army officer for 5300 dollars. It was written by Capt. Benjamin Pritchard of the 4th Michigan Cavalry and notes Davis was attempting escape in disguise as an old woman when captured on May 10 1865 near Irwinville Georgia.
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New York
Jefferson Davis
Benjamin Pritchard
4Th Michigan Cavalry
Davis
Irwinville
Pope Paul VI Defends Pius In St Peters Address
Pope Paul VI defended Pope Pius XII against unjust outcries during a Mass for the 25th anniversary of Pius XII's coronation at St. Peter's Basilica. While not naming Hochhuth's play The Deputy, the pope's remarks served as a reply to its charges, saying Pius did not use full power to deter Nazi persecution of the Jews.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Pius XII
Pope Pius
St. Peter's Basilica
Pius
Rolf Hochhuth
McNamara urges continued Viet Nam aid and escalation
In Saigon McNamara drafts a report urging massive U.S. aid and possible increases to win the war. He met with Premier Khanh and officials, then travelled to Hue to address a 30,000 strong crowd. Khanh backs the new government as Viet Cong gains pace.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
McNamara
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Johnson
U. S
Hue
Viet Nam
Defense Secretary
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
New Hampshire
Duong van Minh
Report Lodge Guided Campaign From Saigon
New York report says Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge guided a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination from Saigon, with strategist Paul Grindle and lawyer David Goldberg directing key decisions in New Hampshire where Lodge won the primary with write-in votes.
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Saigon
New York
Heny Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
Lodge
New York Times
Paul D. Grindle
David Goldberg
New Hampshire
Grindle
Boston
Mild Weather Outlook Through Friday
A mild weather forecast continues through Friday with partly cloudy skies and mild afternoons. Expect highs of 64 to 68 and a tonight low of 40 to 44, with Friday's high 70 to 74 and winds 5 to 15 mph. The Wednesday high was in the 70s and the overnight low 36.
Thant Reaches Halfway Mark in Cyprus Peace Force Drive
U Thant nears halfway in fundraising for a U.N. peace force to relieve 7000 British troops on Cyprus. The United States pledges up to 2 million dollars from AID funds plus transport and supplies. Britain offers 1 million and warns of troop withdrawal if relief is delayed. West Germany commits about 500 thousand dollars as nations weigh quick action to stop further loss of life.
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United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Dutta Eernaecn
United States
Britain
Nicosia
Cyprus
State Department
Agency For International Development
U.S
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
House of Commons
Sandys
Thant
Security Council
West Germany
District Rotary Meet Set Here Friday Saturday
More than 300 members from 24 Rotary clubs will gather in the Virginia Hotel for the 619th District conference. Tristan E Guevara of Cordoba Argentina, a longtime Rotary leader, will be principal speaker and Guthrie notes plans to boost service activities. Governor candidate will be nominated for 1964 65 during the event with dinners and a barbecue scheduled.
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Virginia Hotel
Grayson Cuthrie
Rotary Club
Tristan E. Guevara
Cordoba
Argentina
Rotary International
Guthrie
Jack O. May
Rotary
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Bancroft’s Camp
West Monroe
Paragon Club
Guevara
California two man primary tests GOP split in June
In California the June 2 primary will pit Senator Barry Goldwater against Governor Nelson Rockefeller after Henry Cabot Lodge won New Hampshire. Write in votes are barred, making the contest a clear conservative versus liberal Republican measure. Rockefeller arrived in Sacramento after Lodge’s victory and Goldwater planned a California campaign, while Rockefeller interpreted Lodge’s win as a tribute to a New England native son.
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California
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rock
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Water
Rockefeller
Sacramento
Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
New England
Rabbi Describes Ruby In Trance After JFK Death
Dallas AP report says Rabbi Hillel Silverman testified Ruby appeared in a trance on JFK assassination night at Shearith Israel Temple. Ruby, charged with Oswald’s murder, spoke oddly, thanked the rabbi for visiting his sister Eva Grant, and denied striking her.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Hillel Silverman
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Silverman
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Shearith Israel
Troy Fell After Ten-Year Siege Ends War in 1884 B C
The World Almanac states the legendary Trojan War concluded in 1884 B C when Troy fell to Greek forces after a decade long siege. The claim connects ancient myth with a fixed date and highlights the famed conflict's end.
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B.C
Troy
World Almanac
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