Foreman Quits Ruby Oswald Defense Team Over Media Rift
Houston attorney Percy Foreman resigns from Jack Ruby defense citing pressure from news coverage and Eva Grant advising “no comment.” Foreman had met Ruby Sunday after agreeing to represent him, planning another meeting, as Tonahill and Burleson regroup after Ruby’s conviction and death sentence.
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Johnson Seeks Warm Hearted War At UAW Convention
President Johnson addressed 3000 delegates at the United Auto Workers convention in Atlantic City pledging a warm hearted war for the nation’s well being. He asserted support for the civil rights bill and medical aid for the aged while lauding UAW leadership led by Walter Reuther.
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Khanh vows renewed attack on Viet Cong in South Viet Nam
South Viet Nam premier Nguyen Khanh told the AP he plans to recapture key Communist controlled areas by year’s end. He outlined a civil reform program pairing village level administration with military operations to secure peasants, while acknowledging the difficulty of distinguishing villagers from Viet Cong.
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Divorce Granted After Claim of Blood Signed Waiver
In Fort Worth a wife testifies her husband cut a finger and signed a waiver with blood. Judge Charles Murray grants the divorce after viewing the blood stained signature as part of the petition.
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Coliseum Plans Discussed by Scurry County Court
Scurry County commissioners heard five architectural firms present proposals for a county coliseum with equal time, examined potential sites after a bond vote validation, but took no decision. They may study further and consider a supervising board and visiting completed coliseums. County bills were approved and bidding for a concrete culvert in Precinct 2 was authorized.
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College Students Arrive for Easter Fun in Daytona Beach
Thousands of college students from Michigan to Alabama flood Daytona Beach motels and hotels for Easter revelry. An estimated 20000 to 50000 vacationers fill the area as Daytona Beach police report about 95 arrests on Sunday for drunkenness and littering, bringing total arrests to around 300 in four days, with Fort Lauderdale seeing several dozen minor offenses.
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Rescued Seamen From Blazing Freighter Beth
Twenty seamen were saved from the Caribbean Sunday night after abandoning the burning 2,300 ton Beth. The World Jonquil picked up the lifeboat survivors and moved toward a rendezvous with the Coast Guard cutter Aurora near San Juan Puerto Rico. Survivors include master George Markakis and chief engineer Alexander Markakis, brothers of owner Andreas Markakis of New York. The Panamanian flagged Beth, sailing from Port Arthur Texas to Martinique, was alight from lubricating oil and chemicals and was reported to be sinking off the Dominican Republic coast. The fire began around 2 am Sunday after the ship radioed that the blaze was out of control.
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Court Rules U S Courts May Hear Cuba Property Case
The Supreme Court 8 1 holdings states U S courts can hear questions about possible breach of contract and conversion in a case involving Cuba and sugar proceeds. The ruling limits the act of state doctrine and keeps the New York proceeding alive for 175 250 dollars from a Cuban sugar shipment. Justice Harlans majority decision underscores the complexity of expropriation claims under international law.
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Soviets To Free Other Two American Fliers
The Soviet Union agrees to release two American fliers shot down over East Germany March 10. Captain David Holland and Captain Melvyn Kessler to return soon, while Lt. Harold Welch was freed earlier. Secretary Rusk says no deal with East Germany and no spying mission alleged.
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Weather Thematic Snapshot From Snyder Texas Forecast
Weather reading notes 60 degrees Saturday with a 7 am update. Highs and lows vary across regions from 58 to 75 Tuesday with clouds showers in several zones. Cold wave warnings issued for upper Panhandle tonight into Tuesday with colder northerly readings.
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