Sanity Trial Ordered for Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby, condemned for Oswalds slaying, will face a sanity trial on March 29 with jurors to be empaneled March 22. District Judge Joe Brown denied defense changes as Ruby, 53, shown healthier, defied a request to replace Tonahill, and new counsel Burleson and Tonahill were appointed.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Brown
Phil Burlegan
Joe Tonahill
Jasper
Tex
Tonahill
Lee Harvey Oswald
Burleson
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Sol Dana
Detroit
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
New York
U.S. Planes Prowl Viet Nam Skies for Red Response
U S Air Force and Navy jets patrolled Viet Nam after the landing of two American Marine battalions. Four enlisted men were reported missing in a Viet Cong area between Da Nang and Hue. Signal Corps personnel from Hue are unaccounted for, while jets from Da Nang and Seventh Fleet carriers maintained vigil along the frontier with North Viet Nam and Red China. A sniper's bullet signaled Communist objections.
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DA Nang
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Hue
Signal Corps
da Nang Air Base
7Th Fleet
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
Red China
Okinawa
U.S
Britain
Labor Party
Izvestia
Peking
Nguyen Minh Phong
Red
Binh Dinh
Marines Hit Da Nang Beachhead in Humorous Welcome
Marines joined the Da Nang operation as part of a broader landing against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targets. The mood mixed grit with humor as signs read Viet Nam welcomes the U S Marine Corps while a single casualty, Corporal Michael J. Basso, injured his knee.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
UPS
U.S
Army
G.i.’S
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
Elyria
Ohio
Robert J. Farace
Brooklyn
N. Y
Basso
Second Jaycee Charter Given at Prison
Deer Lodge Montana State Prison hosts a world first chartering a second prison chapter of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Rothe Hall hosts ceremonies with Jaycee leaders from Montana joined by Deer Lodge officials and prison staff.
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Deer Lodge
Montana
Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rothe Hall
Trusty
Spanish Fork
Richard Pitman
Deer Lodge Jaycees
Gil Magilke
Montana Jaycees
Pete Winchell
Missoula
Johnson proposes tough federal campaign to curb crime trend
President Johnson calls for a sweeping nationwide effort to fight organized crime and narcotics, pledging federal leadership in enforcement and rehabilitation. He seeks a total ban on mail order gun sales, limits on firearm trafficking, and raises age restrictions for gun purchases as part of a broad crime plan.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
America
Lee Harvey Oswald
District of Columbia
Weather outlook for Butte and Divide region
Cloudy and cooler conditions dominate butte area with highs near 41 today and 25 to 35 in north and 30 to 40 in south on Tuesday. Lows range 10 to 25 with snow flurries possible in extreme southeast and mountains. West of Divide remains mostly cloudy with 35 to 40 highs and 10 to 20 lows.
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Divide
PDS and Allied Firms Valued At 1,335,000
Bankruptcy court sets going concern value for Prudential Diversified Services Inc. and four allied firms at 1,335,000 while ruling the group is insolvent. Debtors include Continental Underwriters Helena Prudential Diversified Services and Medical Arts Drug with New Placer Hotel Corp in Helena. Debts total 3,662,597.96 across parent and subsidiaries.
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Prudential Diversified Services Inc
W. D. Murray
U.S. District Court
PDS
Montana
Continental Underwriters Inc
Helena Prudential Diversified Services Inc
Medical Arts Drug Inc
Texas
New Placer Hotel Corp
Helena
Murray
Joseph J. McCaffery
Prudential Diversified
Governor Babcock bows to veto demand in Montana
Helena AP Montana Governor Tim Babcock delayed sending HB238, a bill to alter the state commission system for condemned land value, after a tense House session. A special committee argued the veto targeted the legislature. Babcock plans to return the bill and veto message to the House for possible override.
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Helena
Montana
House
Tim Babcock
Secretary of State
Babcock
Row Develops in House Over Income Tax Boost
The Montana Legislature balked at a Senate plan to raise state income taxes by 10 to 16 percent. A conference report failed in the House amid sharp exchanges, with Rep. Walter J. Ulmer's profanity prompting an apology. The dispute centered on legality and timetable as lawmakers debated returning a vetoed land condemnation bill.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Walter J. Ulmer
R-Custer
Ulmer
John C. Sheehy
Yellowstone
Conference Committee
King mobilizes march toward Montgomery from Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrives in Alabama to assemble a national task force for a renewed protest march on Montgomery as state troopers mass nearby. Gov. Wallace warns against the march claiming necessary measures will be used to prevent it after a violent clash in Selma.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
Capitol
King
Atlanta
Babcock Slams Montana Legislature as Worst in History
Helena UPI Tim Babcock blasted the 1965 Montana Legislature as the least productive in state history calling it a Democratic wrecking crew. He accused leaders of stalling to block his plans while pushing costly borrowed programs and a 5 dollar income tax filing service charge. He warned ongoing debt and a 17.2 million bonding plan for institutions were harmed by the session.
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Ans
Babcock
Libby
Minuteman
Montana
Montana Redistricting Plan Clings to Life in Legislature
In Helena, a plan to realign Montana congressional districts barely survives as lawmakers inch toward adjournment. Senate House conferees back an income tax hike, House opposition stalls the measure, and Park County’s placement remains debated. Senate approves 42 1, while House delays awaiting Rules Committee. 18 passed money bills totaling 8.6 million dollars were killed.
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Helena
Montana
Senate House
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Park County
James P. Lucas R-Custer
Rules Committee
Congress
Warren W. Harper
D-Park
P. J. Gilfeather
D-Cascade
Lucas
Gilfeather
Sweet Grass County
Board of Vocational Rehabilitation
Babcock Vetoes Land Condemnation Bill 10th Measure
Gov Tim Babcock vetoed HB238 a land condemnation bill altering Montana's value system saying it would delay highway construction The measure passed 47 45 in the House and 49 2 in the Senate It would have required landowners to choose a court appointed value commission or district court jury with limited appeal rights The governor noted inequities in removing the state's jury option and warned of excessive awards impacting state interests Continued on page 2 Cola
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Secretary of State
Helena
Tim Babcock
Montana
Commission
Senate
39Th
Assembly
Babcock
Value Commission
Mestensin & Seene
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Belgrade
Broadus
Butte Cut Bank
Drummond Glasgow
Havre
Aereee
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles
City
PDS and Allied Firms
House of Representatives
Senton
Wayrynen
Robert D. Watt
D-Missoula
Sheehy
James F. Lucas
Custer
Legislature
Northern Montana
Bruce Bhattner
Anaconda
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