Ruby Verdict Upset in Oswald Murder Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Jack Ruby's death penalty for the Oswald killing and ordered a retrial in a Dallas-adjacent county. The court cited inadmissible police testimony about Ruby's confession and discussed venue change errors, with notes on Estes and Sheppard precedents and ongoing prosecution plans.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Warren Commission
President Kennedy
Dallas
Ruby
W.A. Morrison
Dist
Henry Wade
Court of Criminal Appeals
Wade
U.S. Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes
Samuel Sheppard
Estes
Sheppard
High Court
W. A. Morrison
K. K. Woodley
W. T. McDonald
Inez Storm Winds Slam Florida as It Bores Inward
Hurricane Inez stalled after hitting the Dry Tortugas with gusts up to 126 mph and hammered Key West at 90 mph. Forecasters warned of possible return to Florida as the storm lingered offshore, threatening new blows along the Gulf Coast while residents kept shutters up and power outages worried the Key West 40,000 residents.
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Miami
Fla
Inez
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Gulf
Key West
Gulf Coast States
Central America
Tropics
Caribbean
Donne
Betsy
Keys
Chain of Keys
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic
Bahamas
School Nutrition Bill Approved by House
The House approved a three year extension of the school milk program and a new breakfast program for needy children by voice vote, sending a $435.5 million child nutrition plan to the Senate. Most of the money, $355 million, would fund the milk program through June 1970, rejecting President Johnson's proposed cut.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Children Injured In Bus Collision Near New Orleans
In Jefferson Parish two private school buses carrying about 30 pupils collided on Tuesday, overturning one bus. Six children were treated for minor injuries and escaped via windows. The Connor Parkview School bus was rear struck by the Prytania School bus, per Deputy Milton Rodriguez.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Milton Rodriguez
Connor Parkview
Prytania
U S Forces Take New Toll Of Reds In Vietnam War
U S air cavalry and allied troops pressed an endgame against a mauled Communist force off central Vietnam coast in a four day battle. The operation Irving tally showed 443 enemy killed and 194 captured since Sunday, with 125 bombing missions flown and several B52 strikes against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targets.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
USS
Viet Nam
Tiger Division
North
Qui Nhon
Seven Mountains
Chau Doc
U.S
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
Major Marchese in San Antonio Hospital Recovery Expected
Major Marchese Kenny, daughter of Mr and Mrs FE Kenny of Monroe, is in Wilford Hall Hospital Orthopedic Ward at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. She will remain about six weeks more after major surgery with satisfactory recovery. Mrs Kenny accompanies her in San Antonio.
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Jewel Kenny Marchese
FE. F. Kenny
Forsythe Ave
Monroe
Wilford Hall Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Marchese
Kenny
Late Marine Hero Honored By Navy
Lt Col Joseph E. Muir posthumously receives the Navy Cross and Legion of Merit for heroism in a key 1964 Viet Nam battle. His unit, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, helped seize two fortified Viet Cong positions during Operation Starlight near Chu Lai. Muir, age 37, was killed Sept 11, 1965, after stepping on a mine. Cadet Joseph E. Muir II attends the ceremony.
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Muir
3Rd Marine Division
Chu Lai
da Nang
Viet Nam
North Korea Urges Global Red Volunteer Forces for Viet Nam
In a Pyongyang party conference address, Kim Il Sung urged socialist states to dispatch volunteers to aid Viet Nam. He claimed North Korea stands ready and urged unity among Communist nations, criticizing Moscow and Peking and framing volunteers as a first step toward joint action against imperialism.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Viet Nam
United States
Communist Party
Kim I] Sung
Pyongyang
North Viet Nam
Kim
Moscow
Peking
Highway Board Seeks Federal Aid For Interchange Project
Louisiana Highways officials plan to pursue 90 percent federal funding for the Garrett Road interchange with Interstate 20 and add a second drainage culvert to drain 2850 acres of Selman Field airport area. They will seek support from Rep. Passman and Sen. Long in Washington.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Department of Highways Today
Garrett Road
Selman Field
James W. Moore
Moore
T. W. Parish
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Roads
Washington
Otto E. Passman
Russell B. Long
Ouachita Parish
Cooler Weather Expected Here
The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions from today through Thursday with a few showers today. A trace of rain was recorded yesterday at Selman Field. Highs will reach 66 to 72 and tonight's low 54 to 60, with north winds at 8 to 18 mph. A 62 degree low occurred this morning while Tuesday’s high reached 88.
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Selman Field
Metropolitan Transportation Plan Studied
Local leaders pledged full support for a continuing metropolitan transportation study and formed a Metropolitan Transportation Planning Committee led by Monroe Mayor W. L. Howard as first chairman. The panel includes West Monroe Mayor Bert Hatten and Police Jury President T. W. Humphries with a federal nonvoting adviser to come, as Wilbur Smith and Associates projected growth and plans for the next two decades.
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Twin City
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
W. L. Howard
Louisiana Highway Department
Grady Carlisle
Howard
West Monroe
Bert Hatten
T. W. Humphries
Highway Department
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Carlisle
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Fort Worth
Tex
Twin City-Ouachita
U.S
Chuckle Castles in the Air Rise Then Fall
A playful saying notes dreams and plans feel sturdy indoors but collapse when faced with real life. The line contrasts imagination with practical steps and hints at caution about overreaching.
City Workers Get Pay Raise and Bonus
Monroe Mayor W. L. Howard announced a $120000 plan of bonuses and across the board raises for city staff. About 200 police and fire employees receive $60 monthly bonuses. roughly 450 others get $10 monthly raises. The program runs through the current fiscal year with costs capped at $120000, funded from existing budgets and not increasing taxes.
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Richard Tyler
Monroe
W. L. Howard
Howard
H. W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Swedes Attack Unidentified Sub In Territorial Waters
Swedish marine helicopters attacked a submerged foreign submarine that violated Swedish waters. The sub refused to surface and headed to sea after depth charges and gunfire by the helicopters, according to the PMO command in Gothenburg.
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Goteborg
Sweden
UPI
Pmo Command
LBJ Aide Confirms Pause in Vietnam Bombing
Washington reports that no American bombing is ongoing in the eastern sector of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam. Press secretary Moyers framed the move as allowing an ICC investigation into alleged Geneva Treaty violations rather than a suspension, with past raids acknowledged but no knowledge of current indications from the other side.
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Washington
White House
Viet Nam
Canada
Bill D. Moyers
ICC
International Control Commission
Moyers
Control Commission
India
Poland
United Nations
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Pentagon
UFO Seen Over Mississippi Coast Witnesses Report Bright Glow
In the Gulfport Long Beach area several witnesses observed an unidentified flying object early today high in the eastern sky. They described a round flat shape with a canopied top, emitting bluish white to reddish light. One said it was about ten times the size of a star and it appeared to dissipate into a ball without arriving or departing.
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Gulfport, Miss
Long Beach
Gulfport
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