Hoffa Convicted on Two Jury Fixing Counts in 1962 Trial
James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters and three associates were convicted in Chattanooga on charges of attempting to fix the 1962 jury for a conspiracy case. The jury acquitted Hoffa on one count and acquitted co defendants Ewing King and Thomas E Parks. Sentences max 10 years and $10 000 fines for Hoffa and up to 5 years and $5 000 for others.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamster Union
Ewing King
Thomas E. Parks
Nashville
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Hoffa
Hal W. Bullen
Chattanooga
Parks
Campbell
Detroit Teamsters
Campsbell
King
Nasheville Teamsters
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Hoffaan
Nicholas Twee
Huntington
W. Va
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
U N Security Council backs Cyprus peace force plan
UN Security Council votes unanimously to have U Thant set up a Cyprus peace force and appoint a mediator to seek peace in the island republic. The Soviet Union supports the plan despite reservations on force creation and control. France also votes yes after earlier doubts as Moscow objects to the secretary general deciding force composition in Greece and Turkey. In Athens 2,000 Greeks protest a government official’s plea for friendship with the Americans.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Cyprus
Soviet Union
France
Roger Seydoux
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Security Council
Nikolai Fedorenko
Athens
Senate panel nears end of Bobby Baker probe
Democrats on the Senate Rules Committee say the Baker affair inquiry is near completion while Republicans dispute that timeline. A meeting is expected in the next days to decide when to halt hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Kansas Supreme Court to hear reapportionment case
The Kansas Supreme Court will consider an error TOPERA case Thursday. The legislature, under a court directive last month, reapportioned both the House and Senate to give more strength to urban areas.
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Topera
Kansas Supreme Court
House
Senate
Jury to Get Case Soon in Sinatra Jr Kidnap Trial
Los Angeles judge William G. East set a target date of Friday for the jury to retire in the trial of three men charged with kidnapping Frank Sinatra Jr. He asked for time estimates from defense counsel and the prosecutor and said, Good, that means the jury will get the case Friday.
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Los Angeles
William G. East
Frank Sinatra Jr
East
Tornado strikes Poplar Bluff and Senath Missouri
A twister dropped from Arkansas and hit Poplar Bluff and neighboring Senath, Missouri, injuring none. Debris blocked Missouri Highway 25 access from north and south, and telephone lines were cut.
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Senath
Arkansas
Missouri Bootheel
Tax Cut Benefits Hit Paychecks
Federal tax cut benefits will appear in paychecks starting Thursday. The $11.5 billion cut, largest in U.S. history, lowers withholding to 14 percent from 18 for about 80 million people, with varied employer adjustments and some requests to keep higher or unchanged withholdings to avoid a lump sum at filing.
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New York
Associated Press
Ing
Cleveland
Internal Revenue Service
Manley Eubank
Raleigh
N.C
Eubank
North Carolina
U.S
General Motors Corp
Salt Lake City
Mountain States Telephone Co
H. J. Heinz Co
Pittsburgh
Norman Reichert
Philco Corp
Reichert
Philco
Book Describes Ottawans With 1927 Vintage Rhymes
Bernice Holden reports on the 1927 Ottawa book Ottawans in Rhyme by Dr. J. R. Scott and notes 83 year old J. S. Weethee may be the sole living person named. The Wellsville library holds the volume. many listed figures include John Kaiser family ties and local officials.
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Bernice Holden
J. S. Weethee
Crestview Nursing Home
Ottawa
Wellsville City
J. R. Scott
John Kaiser
Peter
Dr. Scott
Kaiser
William A. Elliott
Washington L. Langdon
Wellsville
Merchants Police
Ellis M. Clarke
Ottawa Herald
Dedication Date Set For Pomona Reservoir
The Pomona Reservoir dedication will be September 5, 1964 with Corps of Engineers staff and nearby towns attending the official presentation of facilities for public use. Co chairmen Russell Crites of Ottawa and John Tincher of Lyndon head the Marais des Cygnes Valley Association hosting the ceremony, with Harold Ensley, outdoor sports reporter, in attendance.
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Pomona Reservoir
Corps of Engineer
Russell Crites
Ottawa
John Tincher
Lyndon
Marais Des Cygnes
Tany's Toot Castro Entangled in Gitmo Payroll Debate
A fragment suggests Tany's Toot Castro shows interest in Gitmo payroll issues, while concerns rise over water supply and governance. The readable text hints at political maneuvering around funding and resource control, with no clear resolution.
Director To Discuss Ottawa Little Symphony Concert
William R. Kloster, director of the Ottawa Little Symphony, speaks Friday at 8 p.m. in Tony Jones Hall at Ottawa University about the March 9 program. He will describe selections, composers, the orchestra and its members, with hall details for the venue entrance on the building's south side.
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Little Symphony
William R. Kloster
Tony Jones
Ottawa
Uniersity
New Student Union
9Th and
Poplar Streets
Castro Offers To Turn On Water At Guantanamo
Fidel Castro said Cuba is ready to resume water supply to the Guantanamo Bay base. The move follows the Feb. 6 cutoff after Cuban fishermen were seized in Gulf waters. The United States plans to become self-sufficient via desalination. Marine intervention was dismissed. Castro also ridiculed Barry Goldwater and predicted his electoral defeat.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Castro
Guantanamo
Florida
United States
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Aliz
Weather County Forecast
Scattered snow flurries early tonight then partial clearing and colder winds. Thursday expect clear to partly cloudy conditions with continued cold. Tonight low 18 to 25. Thursday high 28 to 32. Records show high 83 in 1910 and low 1 in 1960 for this date. Hourly temperatures listed through evening with barometer around 29.54 inches.
High School Bible Quiz Sparks Confusion in Newton
AP reports Newton Mass English teacher Thayer Warshaw used two classes of public school juniors and seniors to study the Bible as a humanities source book not as religion. Eighty to 90 percent could not answer familiar quotations and misattributed authors. the exercise sparked debate on teaching the Bible in public schools and its secular value.
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Washington
Sodom
Gomorrah
Matthew
Mark
Luther
John
Jesus
Newton
Mass
Thayer S. Warshaw
Supreme Court
Bill Warshaw
Adon
Romeo
Judas
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B. D. Bennett
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H. A. Dunn
Quins
John Clark
Tom Happy
Hubbard and
Constant Lumber Yards
Peter Kaiser
L. C. Stine
Hugh Rogers
Princeton
Jonathan Marshall
Angus Wheeler
Weethee
Ohio
Kansas
Smith Center
St. Joseph
Mound City
Wilson and Main
Crow's Grocery
Wilson
Wilson and Poplar
Tally Creek
North Mulberry
Neal Pritchard
R. S. Lowe
Oakland
Cal
Pomona
Tany
Gitmo
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G. K. Hodenfield
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