Hoffa Heads Toward Sentencing For Jury Tampering
Federal Judge Frank Wilson overruled defense motions to dismiss Hoffa’s jury tampering conviction and set sentencing for March 17. Hoffa faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine after being found guilty on two counts. Co defendants Parks, Campbell, and King faced up to 5 years each. Tweet, Hutington, and Dorfman were acquitted on one count.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Hotta
Wilson
U.S. Justice Department
Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Frank Wilson
Thomas Ewing Parks
Nashville
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Ewing King
Nashville Teamsters
Nicholas Tweet
Hustington
W.va
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
MacArthur Gall Bladder Surgery Clears Cancer Toll
General Douglas MacArthur underwent gall bladder removal at Walter Reed. Surgeons found no cancer, removed gall stones from the common bile duct, and reported a three hour operation with a satisfactory post operative condition.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Henry 5. Murphey
Walter Reed General Hospital
Murphey
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Heaton
Truman Extends Condolences on Greek King’s Death
Former President Harry S. Truman called the death of King Paul I of Greece a great blow to Europe. He said he was very sorry and planned to send a condolence message to the royal family.
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Independence, Mo
UPD
Harry S. Truman
Paul I
Greece
Truman
Tanker Bunker Hill Explodes Sinks Off Whidbey Island
An empty 504 foot tanker bound for Shell refinery at Anacortes exploded and sank near Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Coast Guard rescued 25 survivors. 19 of 44 crew members are missing. Vessel owned by Keystone Tankship Corp. from Tacoma to shell refinery.
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Anacortes
Whidbey Island
Puget Sound
Coast Guard
Bunker Hill
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Sheldon Phillips
Seattle
Shell
Tacoma
Wash
Phillips
John Caughlan
Rosario Strait
Keystone Tankship Corp
Wilmington
Del
Shell Oi Co
Johnson sends Cyprus note to Khrushchev
President Johnson released a personal 20 word message to Nikita Khrushchev urging all sides to avoid inflaming passions in the eastern Mediterranean. He said U S actions aim to restore peace in Cyprus and criticized Khrushchev’s February letter as based on faulty premises. He expressed hope Khrushchev shares the aim of preventing further tensions.
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Washington
Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
Mediterranean
U.S
Cyprus
Khrushchev
United States
U. S
Still Guard Oswald Grave Under 24 Hour Guard
Fort Worth Texas AP reports the gravesite of Lee Harvey Oswald remains under continuous guard. Police Chief Cato Hightower says the guard will continue until the Warren Commission completes its Kennedy death investigation. City officials weighed ending the guard but kept it after Warren Commission urging. guard costs about $100 daily.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Cato Hightower
Warren Commission
Jerry Brownlee
Memphis Chicken Sale Clears Blue Law Rule
City Judge Beverly Houshe ruled that a plucked chicken sold on Sunday is prepared food and may be sold despite Memphis blue laws, effectively allowing Sunday sales of featherless poultry.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Beverly Houshe
Memphis
Thompson Investigates Funds Charge In Wisconsin Vote
Wisconsin Attorney General office probes a complaint that Harvey Grasse state Highway Commission chairman solicited funds to back a yes vote on the April 7 highway referendum. Grasse calls the accusation untrue. The measure asks for a one cent per gallon gasoline tax increase to fund accelerated road work.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Harvey Grasse
State Highway Commission
Grasse
Lyle Strahan
King Paul Dies in Greece. Constantine Succeeds
Athens AP King Paul of Greece dies after stomach surgery and blood clots. Crown Prince Constantine, 23, becomes king with Queen Frederika as queen mother. Constantine to marry Princess Anne Marie of Denmark next January. Surviving royals include Princesses Irene and Sophie.
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Greece
Athens
Constantine
Tatoi Palace
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Frederika
Anne-Marie of
Denmark
Irene
Sophie
Wallace Group Maps State Bid For Wisconsin Primary
Officials from Alabama led by Gov. George Wallace met in Oshkosh with Mrs. Lloyd Herbstreith to plan Wallace's ballot entry. John W. Pemberton and Robert M. Gleckler said a Madison news conference would announce the candidacy. Wallace set temporary Wisconsin headquarters and supporters organized a slate from Herbstreith’s kitchen.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Oshkosh
Lloyd Herbstreith
Wisconsin
Herbstreith
Wallace
University of Wisconsin
Pemberton
Gleckler
Goldwater
United States
Rusk Opposes Neutralization Talks In Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that calls for neutralization in Southeast Asia undermine Vietnamese morale. He said the US will not withdraw support and urged respect for Laos neutrality, while noting Paris and Washington seek clear outcomes. McNamara heads to Saigon for a new assessment, with continued coverage on page 5.
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Washington
Dean Risk
Southeast Asia
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Red China
North Viet Nam
Laos
U. S
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Cuba
Castro
McNamara
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Robert
Hospital chaplain fined for drunken driving in London
Hospi tal chaplain Tadeusz Kurczewiski pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 56 dollars and banned from driving for a year. After leaving court and driving away he returned on new charges of driving while disqualified and received a further 28 dollar fine and another one year driving ban.
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London
Tadeusz Kurczewiski
Ruby Shown Shooting Film For First Time
In Dallas Jack Ruby viewed on court film of the Nov 24 Oswald shooting for the first time. He watched intently with little emotion as the frame by frame replay showed a man in a black suit firing at close range. The jury was not present for the viewing.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Jack Revill
Phil Burleson
Dist
Atty
Henry M. Wade
John F. Kennedy
ILS Ready for Public Use at Winnebago County Airport
The Federal Aviation Agency announced the instrument landing system at Winnebago County Airport is ready for public use next week likely Tuesday. The system uses outer and middle markers glide slope localizer and focalizer to guide aircraft to a precise touchdown, with power-line relocations completing installation and FAA funding.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Winnebago County
Highway 41
Zion
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