Judge Declares Mistrial In De La Beck Case
A Mississippi circuit court declared a mistrial in the Byron De La Beckwith murder trial of Medgar Evers, amid an all white jury deadlock after about 12 hours of deliberation. Beckwith, 43, a Greenwood fertilizer salesman, faced possible death penalty if convicted. The courtroom was tightly guarded as jurors were isolated overnight and a retrial date to be set.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beck
Circuit Court
Leone Hendrick
Beckwith
Greenwood
Medgar Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Henrick
Atty William Waller
Edwin Walker
Walker
Mississippi
Hinds County
Ten-Year-Old Mexican Girl Gives Birth in City Hospital
A government health ministry hospital spokesman said a 10 year old girl, Maria Sanchez Gonzalez, delivered a baby boy by Caesarean section. The infant faced severe respiratory problems and was placed in an incubator. the mother’s marital status and the father’s identity were not disclosed.
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Mexico City
Manuel Tenorio Ojeda
Maria Sanchez Gonzalez
Jailor Fired for Refusing Ash Tray Duties
Douglas Aircraft Co fires a jailor who refused to empty ash trays citing fear of cancer from contact with cigarette butts. A spokesman says the janitor was influenced by a U S Surgeon General’s health hazard report on smoking.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UP -Douglas Aircraft Co
Cyprus Turmoil Escalates As Greeks and Turks Clash
Cyprus Europe: Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots fought for six hours near Nicosia. Seven Turkish Cypriots and four Greek Cypriots were killed. British forces secured a cease fire. Americans on the island were warned to stay indoors. The U S embassy declined to confirm property threats but said it was prepared.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ayios Sozomenos
Athienou
U. S
Knows His House But Not the Number in Grand Junction
In Grand Junction Colorado the telephone company and post office agree Daniel Jameson lives at 1699 Pinyon Street while city records place him at 1951 on 17th Street. Jameson says he knows only which house is his, the two story green corner home, and disputes the address.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Post Office
Barclay Jameson
Pinyon St
Pinyon Street
17Th Street
Jameson
Pinyon
Don Warner
Rochester man dies in apartment fire
Raymond Boring about 40 of Rochester perished in an early morning blaze that swept his second story apartment. Firemen said he likely died of smoke inhalation as a cigarette ignited the living room couch. Boring lived alone.
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Rochester
Raymond Boring
Boring
Hoffa Attorneys Seek Mistrial in Jury Tampering Case
In Chattanooga the Hoffa defense denounced the judge and government during a tense session. They accused prosecutor James Neal of signaling a witness and demanded a mistrial for Hoffa and five codefendants in the 1962 conspiracy trial. The judge overruled and refused to allow withdrawal.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James H. Hoffa
United States
James Neal
Louisiana Teamsters
Edward Partin
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
James Haggerty
Detroit
Haggerty
Debate Over Rights Bill Shifts as Senate Near Passage
Senate moves toward final approval of an 11.6 billion tax cut bill with broad individual and corporate relief. A McClellan amendment would cap federal outlays at 100 billion, risking tax cut rescission if exceeded. House fights over civil rights debate limits with threats of delaying tactics ahead of a Saturday vote.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
John L. McClellan
D.-Ark
McClellan
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Mansfield
House
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Williams
Johnson Lopez Mateos Set Palm Springs Talks
President Johnson and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos will hold talks in Palm Springs beginning February 21 at Lou Taubman’s hillside residence two miles west of town. Mrs Johnson will accompany him while Mateos stays at the Riviera Hotel.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Johnson
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Louis Taubman
Here
Taubman
Lopez Mateos
Riviera Hotel
Harbor Light Restaurant Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
A 50 year landmark Harbor Light Restaurant in Poughkeepsie was destroyed by a fire at 4 am today. No one was inside at the time and investigators have not determined a cause. Firemen estimated damage around $50 000.
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Poughkeepsie U
Harbor Light
Subway
Samuel Rosoff
Cabinet approves 1964 trade program with Soviet Union
Tokyo: The Japanese cabinet approved a 1964 trade program with the Soviet Union calling for exchanges valued at 272 million dollars. The program aims to strengthen economic ties between the two nations and broaden bilateral commerce.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Divorcee Shot Slain in Park Avenue Hotel
A 46 year old Baltimore divorcee and mother of two and grandmother was found bound gagged and shot in her Park Avenue hotel room. A distinguished looking man was seen leaving the Delmonico after the shots. Police identified a man she had contacted but gave no details. Petro came to New York with five Ritz cosmetics employees for a training course ending today.
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New York
Baltimore
Park Avenue
Hotel Delmonico
Edna Petro
Petro
Charles
Ritz Cosmetics
Southwest Faces Severe Cold and Snowbound Communities
A harsh cold snap and back to back blizzards crippled large parts of the Southwest. Temperatures near zero with 30 inch snowfalls slowed rescue and supply efforts as San Miguel Union and Quay counties declared emergencies. National Guard units aided ranchers while at least 10 people were confirmed dead in Texas and New Mexico. Helicopters searched for stranded families as roads remained hazardous and US 66 near Amarillo stayed closed.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
San Miguel
Union
Quay
National
Texas
John C. White
Cannon Air Force Base
Texas Panhandle
U.S. 66
Amarillo
White Deer
Tex
Oklahoma
Cuban water crisis grips Guantanamo base events
Key West reports 36 Cubans arrested for fishing in Florida waters awaiting talks with Czech officials. In Fresno two frostbitten encyclopedia salesmen survived 15 days trapped in a snowbound car with frostbite and hunger. Johnson meets advisers in Washington over possible specific actions as Cuba tightens water supply to Guantanamo Bay and tensions rise with Moscow.
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Key West
Fla
Washington
Florida
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Frantisek Telicka
Monroe County
Thomas Caro
Telicka
Tallahassee
State
James Kynes
Fidel Castro
Kynes
U. S. State Department
Guantanamo
Fresno
Calif
Sierra
Tom Penland
Paul Froelich
Pleasant Hill
James Ginrich
Sudbury
Ontario
Penland
Froelich
Ginrich
Jim
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
Guantanamo U. S. Naval Base
Havana
U. S
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Caribbean
Mansfield
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
New York
Guantanamo Naval Base
Fair Sabbath controversy returns to New York Legislature
Albany reports the "Fair Sabbath" bill resurfaces as Assembly Speaker Carlino seeks statewide application. The measure would let communities decide Sunday opening for small businesses while recognizing sabbath observance on another day, with support from Jewish groups and Protestant allies but Catholic opposition.
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Albany
L?p
New York City
Joseph F. Carlino
Carlino
Senate
Nassau County
Strike Threat May Halt Grain Export to Reds
The threat comes from AFL-CIO Longshoremen's Association head Gleason at a Maritime Administration hearing. He urged withholding loading of Continental Grain Co. wheat unless more U. S. ships are used, saying foreign-flag vessels are favored. Acting Maritime Administrator Giles challenged the policy claim. Continentals seeks a waiver to ship less than half of about one million tons in U. S. vessels due to ship availability in February and March.
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Washington
U. S
Soviet Union
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Maritime Administration
Gleason
Union
Executive Council
Continental Grain Co
Robert E. Giles
Continental
Truck crash kills Lima man on snow covered highway
Michael H. Jones, 61, of Lima, was killed Thursday when his truck skidded on snow covered routes 5 and 20 and collided with a tractor trailer near a Livingston County community.
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East Avonee
Michael H. Jones
Lima
Livingston County
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Thomasville
N. C
Asheboro
Radio
Island of
Alabama
Tuskegee Institute
Notasulga
Shorter High
S. Bertrand Phillips
Notasulga High School
James Rea
Rea
Federal
Atorneys
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Opelika
LBJ
Mateos
Congress
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