Judge refuses new trial for Ruby as sanity hearing planned
Judge Joe Brown denied Jack Ruby's bid for a new trial and ordered a sanity evaluation. Defense attorneys appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Townhall pressed for witnesses, but the judge halted them for motions issue.
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Preston McGraw
Dallas
UPI
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Asst
Joe Tonahill
Brown
Tonahill
Townhill
Oswald
Kennedy
Johnson vows summer session to push civil rights bill
President Johnson told 150 religious leaders in Washington that Congress would stay in session all summer if needed to pass the civil rights measure. He said the bill reflects justice and morality and urged clergy to mobilize religious influence to urge action. He defended the measure against claims of a federal power grab and warned it would not impede business rights.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Patrick A. O’boyle
White House
Republic
Senate
Crop-Dusting Pilot Killed In Power Line Crash
Melvin H. Darnell 37, a Cartwright Flying Service pilot, was killed when his single engine Piper Cub struck a power line and nosed into an alfalfa field near Belt Montana. He had recently worked in the Belt area after a prior crash a year earlier.
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BELT
Melvin H. Darnell
Cartwright Flying Service
Geraldine
Amarillo
Tex
Durnell
Darnell
Federal Aviation Agency
James Cinker
Cascade County
McCafferty Sr
Great Falls
Jha Weather Forecast for Butte Anaconda Area
Partly cloudy today and Friday with afternoon or evening showers or thundershowers. Highs near 70, lows around 35. East of divide, fair east with cloudier west. thundershowers in both Thursday and Friday, warmer east Thursday. West of divide mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers, cooler Friday. Table notes maximums for 12 hours, minimums for 18.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Fair East
Appalachia Bill In Senate Bill Appalachia Bill In Senate Bill
Senator Jennings Randolph and Sen John Sherman Cooper introduced a Appalachian poverty bill aligned with President Johnson's recommendations. House hearings set for May 5 with Rep Clifford Davis leading a special committee. The plan seeks rapid action and totals between 3 and 14 billion across federal state and local funding for highways mining restoration and conservation in the Appalachian region.
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Johnson
Capitol Hill
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Kentucky
Congress
House
Public Works Committee
Charles A. Buckley
D-N.y
Buckley
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
Davis
Appalachia
James A. Rhodes
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Missouri
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Greek Cypriots Claim Objective on Mountain
Greek Cypriots say they achieved their objective in the St. Hilarion Castle mountain battle and ordered a cease fire. U Thant urged a public renunciation of force and steps to restore peace, including joint patrols with UN troops. Turkish spokesmen questioned the cease fire claim as no firing occurred that night.
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Nicosia
Fae
U.N
Thant
Mediterranean
Prem Singh Gyani
St. Hilarion
Nine Cuban refugees plucked from sea by British Navy and U S Coast Guard
A leaky 18 foot boat carried five men two women a 10 year old girl and her infant daughter as the HMS Tartar transferred them to Coast Guard vessels off Miami Beach. The infant was born at sea eight hours earlier and both mother and baby were reported doing fine at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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Matthew T. Kenny
MIAMI
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Tartar
Coast Guard
Miami Beach
Barbara Benita
George Reich
U.S. Public Health Service
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Princess Irene Weds in Rome Cutting Dutch Ties
Princess Irene of Holland married Prince Don Carlos Hugo of Bourbon Parma in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St Mary Major in Rome. The Dutch royal family shunned the wedding, leaving Irene escorted by her groom and attended by no other ruling houses. The event ended Irene’s rights in the Protestant House of Orange and followed a tense dispute between the Dutch and Bourbon Parma families over ceremony arrangements.
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Rome
UPI
Irene of
Holland
Spain
Juliana
Irene
Don Carlos Hugo
Bourbon Parma
Don Carlos
St. Mary Major Basilica
Netherlands
House of Orange
Beatrix
Vatican
Paul VI
St. Mary Major
Paolo Cardinal Giobbe
Senate Leaders Hope to Avoid Civil Rights Gag Rule Vote
Washington UPI report says Senate leaders seek to dodge an early vote on the civil rights gag rule after talks with Sen. Richard Russell. Humphrey and Mansfield signal possible vote by next week. Dirksen predicts a middle week vote. Russell says the situation remains fluid while they aim to preserve a two thirds majority for the jury trial amendment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Russell
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Humphrey
GOP
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Colorado’s Four Congressional Areas Revamped
Denver reports the Colorado Legislature approved a compromise plan to realign the state’s four congressional districts for the first time in 43 years. Gov. John Love called a five day special session after a Supreme Court ruling on population equality. The plan, supported by a Republican majority conference, reserves Denver’s 1st District. Western Slope wary of lost representation.
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Denver
UPI
Colorado
John Love
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Sam Taylor
D-Walsenburg
Love
Sidewalk Autorama Comes Back to Butte Park Street
Butte hosts a two day sidewalk auto rama on Park Street from Montana to Wyoming with 165 new cars and trucks from 11 dealers. The three block roped off street showroom features bands and entertainment for families with free candy and balloons. Exhibits include Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Ford GMC Jeep Lincoln Mercury VW and more with hours Friday 9 am to 9 pm and Saturday 9 am to 6 pm. Sponsors include Butte Motor Co Currie Buick Currie Chevrolet Davis Motors Highland Motor Co Kunkel Pontiac GMC Lefkover Maichel's Pasley Wilson Motors.
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Butte
Park Street
Montana
Wyoming
Butte Automobile Dealers Association
Myron Currie
Automobile Dealers’ Organization
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Comet
Corvette
Dart
Dodge
Falcon
Ford
Imperial
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