Atty. General errs on Shaw JFK probe claim
Ramsey Clark said an FBI inquiry cleared Clay Shaw of Kennedy involvement, but the Justice Department corrected that no FBI investigation occurred. Shaw, 54, a New Orleans indictment defendant, remains free on $10,000 bail with no trial date set as Jim Garrison ties Shaw to Oswald and Ferrie.
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Washington (Ap
Ramsey Clark
FBI
Clay Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Shaw
New Orleans
Kennedy
Clark
Bureau
Edward F. Wegmann
Jim Garrison
David W. Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Pershing Missiles Fly 400 Miles to White Sands
Two Army Pershing missiles completed flights over 400 miles and struck ground at White Sands Missile Range. Launched by 7th Army troops from Europe at Blanding Utah, they were flown to the United States for annual service practice firings with Ft. Sill Oklahoma troops supporting. The launches opened a series of seven firings from Blanding to southern New Mexico.
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White Sands Missile Range
N. M
Army
7Th Army
Europe
Blanding
Utah
United States
Ft. Sill
Okla
New Mexico
Macon Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $26,000
Elizabeth Delaney, a Macon housewife and bookkeeper for a local firm for two years, was sentenced to 12 years after a superior court jury convicted her of embezzling about $26,000. She fled Macon last January, was arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles last March, and the sentence followed her conviction last week.
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Macon (Ap
Elizabeth Delaney
Macon
Superior Court
Delaney
FBI
Los Angeles
Georgia Grants Approved for Education and Infrastructure
Sens. Russell and Talmadge announced three federal grants to Georgia projects. Columbus College receives 637,022 for a new fine arts building. Waycross Headstart benefits 300 children with 20 classes at 32,994. Calhoun gets 742,830 for an 8 plant sewage system and interceptor filter.
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Washington
Georgia
Sens
Richard Russell
Herman Talmadge
Georgia Democrats
Office of Education
Columbus, Ga
Slash Pine Area Development Commission
Waycross
Water Pollution Control Administration
Calhoun
Honors Due For Mariner
Sir Francis Chichester, age 65, who sailed a 53 foot ketch solo around the world, will receive honors in London on June 13. Queen Elizabeth II will knight him with Drake's sword, and a ticker tape parade is planned. The welcome echoes Nelson's 1801 reception as London records note their historic acclaim for sea heroes.
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London
Francis Chichester
Britain
Lord Nelson
Francis Drake
Warning on birth control pill linked to death inquest
London coroner Gordon Davies ruled death of 20 year old Daphne Roberts a misadventure after a year on the pill. He linked the death to the drug and a leading manufacturer agreed on warnings about possible blood clot risk.
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London
Gordon Davies
Southwark
Daphne Roberts
Army doctor Levy sentenced to three years for disloyalty
Capt. Howard B. Levy a dermatologist from Brooklyn refused to train Vietnam bound Green Beret medics and was dismissed from the Army and sentenced to three years with hand labor in a court martial. The defense sought bail pending appeal but was denied.
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Columbia
8.C
Howard B. Levy
Army
Levy
Charles Morgan Jr
American Civil Liberties Union
Perole
Col
Thomasville Chamber Contact Club Breakfast to Welcome New Members
Thomasville's Rose Queen Lynn Keadle will greet 126 chamber members and guests at the Contact Club breakfast at 7 30 a m Monday at Legion Poet. Club Chairman J P Malone says the event introduces new businessmen and women and new members. A one hour meeting includes a short business session and entertainment with door prizes. The Contact Club now has 20 members who focus on attracting new chamber memberships.
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Thomasville
Lynn Keadle
Thomasville - Thomas County
Club
J. P. Malone
Chamber
Contact Club
Bombing clash deepens U.S.-Soviet ship spat near North Vietnam
Soviet protest through Andrei Gromyko warns of measures to safeguard ships after a Soviet ship Turkes tan anchored off Cam Pha is said to have been attacked by two U.S. jets. The United States neither confirms nor denies the raid amid escalating tensions over raids on Soviet shipping along the North Vietnamese coast.
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North Vietnam
Turkestan
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
John C. Guthrie
Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
Cam Pha
Haiphong
Pravda
Communist Party
Provocateurs
Black Sea
Man Fined For Driving Lawn Mower While Drunk
Keith Williams of Kinston, 56, was fined 100 dollars and lost his license after a conviction for drunken driving on a riding mower on U S 258. State Patrolman W H Heath testified he saw Williams driving without lights in heavy traffic Saturday night.
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Kinston
N.C
Keith Williams
W.H. Heath
Williams
U.S
King Hussein warns against using crisis for gain in Jordan
A Jordan campaigner among cheering Arabs receives an indirect royal warning from King Hussein about exploiting the Middle East crisis for personal politics. An Egyptian envoy to Brazil adds that Egypt has no plan to destroy Israel amid the diplomatic flurry.
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Jerusalem
Brazil
Egypt
Israel
Nasser Speech Cited as US Egypt Talks Fail Over Aqaba
Reports state Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser warned Israel risks total war if challenged over the Gulf of Aqaba. The Washington Post notes private talks failed to ease Arab-Israeli tension as Harold Wilson warned that unresolved shipping blockades could widen into a broader conflict.
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Catfro Radio
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Washngton
U. S
Gulf of Aqaba
Washington Post
Harold Wilson
Washington
Egypt
Marines batter Red regiment on ridge near Da Nang
In Vietnam, a Communist regiment of about 3,000 fought a weeklong battle on a 3 mile ridgeline below Da Nang as 2,000 Marines and air artillery raids press the attack. Reds reportedly lost 372 in the last 24 hours and 571 overall, with another 2,000 Marines moving toward Hue to cut infiltration routes.
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Saigon
Quang Tin Procine
U.S
da Nang
Hue
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Navy
Dmilitarized Zone
Quang Phe City
Welfare Demonstration Sparks Boston Disturbance
In Boston’s Grove Hall area a welfare protest turned violent with looting and rock throwing after a sit-in at a welfare office. Police formed assault lines. 24 officers, 1 firefighter, and 18 civilians were injured. About 33 men and 11 women were arrested for trespass and assault on officers as windows were smashed and fires started.
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James F. Donohue
Boston
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