Jury Goes mn Today In Dallas For Ruby Trial
Dallas attorneys begin jury selection to decide if Jack Ruby murdered Oswald with malice after killing Kennedy's alleged assassin. Defense argues prejudiced Dallas jury. move to relocate debated. Prospective jurors number in the hundreds as questions commence.
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Dallas
Relman Morin
Tex
Jack Ruby
Dallas County
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Melvin M. Belli
Joe B. Brown
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Belli
C.C. Cherery
Hilliard M. Stone
Kenenedy
Oswald
Forty Years To Create An Unreadable Indian Bible
Boston AP reports the Massachusetts Bible Society marks the 300th anniversary of John Eliot's Indian Bible, the first entire Bible printed in the Western Hemisphere during the colonial era. Eliot created an Algonquin phonetic writing system, translated the Bible, and printed 1,040 copies in 1664. today none can read the language, not even Mashpee and Vineyard descendants.
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Boston
Society
John Eliot
Eliot
Martha’s Vineyard
Cape Cod
Vineyard
Navy Boss In Cuba Orders Pipe Cutting
Rear Adm. John D. Bulkeley at Guantanamo Bay ordered the pipeline cut after Cuban charges that the base stole water. Four Cuban workers severed the 14 inch line from the Yateras Reservoir as Cuban guards watched. Two million gallons a day flowed until February sixth, then water was turned off while the base remains independent of Cuban supplies. Tankers bring water from the United States while a salinization plant is built, costing about ten million dollars, with first unit due in about 23 weeks.
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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Guantanamo Naval Base
John D. Bulkeley
Yateras
Havana
United States
First New World Brewery Founded in 1612 by Block and Christiansen
The first commercial brewery in the New World was built in 1612 by Adrian Block and Hans Christiansen in a log house at the southern tip of what is now Manhattan Island.
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New World
Adrian Block
Hans Christiansen
Manhattan Island
Strengthen Guard To Fight Terror In Saigon
In Saigon U S Army guards American installations after a terrorist campaign that has killed three Americans and wounded over 50 in two nights. Joint Security Council formed for greater safety for thousands of U S servicemen and civilians. Military police patrol schools and buses while Vietnamese police assist. About 2 500 American civilians live in Saigon with total Americans including servicemen around 10 000. An ambush attack wounded one and leaflets threaten “Two Americans a day.”
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
U.S
Joint Security Council
Lam van Ly
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Japan faces pressure on Red China recognition debate
In Tokyo, left wing groups and some business leaders push Japan to follow France in recognizing Red China. Prime Minister Ikeda resists outright recognition, signaling possible changes if Red China gains UN seating. Foreign Minister Ohira notes Japan may normalize relations if seated by fall, but avoids using the word recognition.
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Tokyo
Japan
France
Hayato Ikeda
United States
Ikeda
Red China
United Nations
Masayoshi Ohira
Chichiro Hozumi
Ohira
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Glass
Massachusetts Bible Society
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Cuba
Paul Nitze
Bulkeley
Ottawa
Bob McCrea
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