The Daily News (St. John's, N.L.), 1963-12-02

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The city police investigation
by top officers extended beyond
the police who were in the city
hall basement Nov. 24 when
Ruby shot Oswald with a .38-
calibre revolver.
The silence by the department
contrasted with the freedom
with which local officers talked
earlier about evidence surrounding the killing of the pres
ident.
The officers said at lhe time
they felt it of world importance
that people know the detailed
evidence on which they based
their accusation that Oswald
assassinated Kennedy and
wounded Texas Governor John
Connally.
The FBI now is in charge of
the physical evidence and is releasing almost no information,
although a presidential commission may make it public later.
HAND OVER DOCUMENTS
In Washington Saturday, Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F.
Dobrynin voluntarily turned
over to State Secretary Dean
Rusk a Soviet consular file on
Oswald.
The state department immediately gave the documents,
which were in Russian, to the
FBI for use in its investigation.
There was no indication in advance of the FBI check of the
documents as to whether they
contained information lhat is
new or significant for the exhaustive investigation under
way into the Nov. 22 assassination of Kennedy.
Oswald lived in Russia for
nearly three years. Hc went to
Moscow in October, 1959 and an
nounced his intention to give up
his American citizenship. Hc
returned to the United States in
mid - 1962 after an apparent
change of heart.
A state department spokesman, press officer Richard I.
Phillips, said thc U.S. had not
asked the Soviet Union to supply its consular file on Oswald.
Ruby, 52, darted out of a
crowd   and   shot   Oswald,   24.
point-blank in the abdomen as
officers prepared to transfer the
accused Kennedy killer between
jails to await trial.
Ruby's lawyer, Tom Howard,
quoted Ruby as saying he entered the basement by simply
walking unchallenged past two
officers guarding the entrance.
Assistant Police Chief Charles
Batchelor declined comment on
Ruby's story.
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ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND,    MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1963
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I0SCOW SAYS OSWALD ANTI-SOVIET
yiet Press Blames
ras For JFK's Death
Law HPi-Sovlel correspondents are painting the United Staled as in such turmoil
i American* hardly leave their houses because of threats of thosc trying to cover up
"hi ol President Kennedy.
,, BMr|s strennikov in a dispatch from New York to the Communist party news-
1« dltra*. led so confident that even the mayor of the city Dallas docs not dare
im to go into the street. Some strangers threatened to Mil him because he dared
„, 3t Kennedy*, funeral."
ov idiicd that witnesses called by the FBI in Dallas dare not testify for fear of
im ihr "ultra1.."
LiiM in lhc naiurc of by "ultras."
-vKpwtin*. 'r"m tnc     Nearly something akin to a
;'iatc.<   has   tuvnei world-wide effort is being made
ie Harvev Oswald. In '■ to  bring  in   available  reports
■ai the' accused as- aimed at showing that Commu-
•j President   Kennedy | nists had nothing to do with the
'' d in dispatches in j Nov. 22 assassination and that
.- in Moscow. Now; extreme right-wingers were to
,-e s it «eiziiig on > blame.
V »mH ihat Oswald ; Two small newspapers in New
LVti-Soviol and un- Delhi were quoted. A writer in
I fiwee of right-wine the Patriot is quoted by Tass,
$ Ithe Soviet official news agency,
\ yjblished   a   report i as saying "the followers of Sen-
Its Harry   Freeman,
]a'rtporl«r for Tass
citing a report of
J stenographer  wi
I CTCipondem thai  she
ator Barry Goldwater, members of the 'John Birch Society,
of conservative groupings in the
South, thc Ku Klux Klan and
other American Fascis • like
mm roles of a book organizations are the forces
■Mjkl to write. She directly responsible for the
j critical of thc Soviet I president's assassination."
' Another little newspaper, Link
Pari} snd even from was quoted as saying efforts
iter, were being made" to put the
•cd reports tn Mwiu- blame on American Commu-
lhc roif thry insist nists. Such attempts, the paper
in the ass.i-i.sin.ilinn : said, are ludicrous and naive.
Ibzies Party
tack To Power
-V CP - Al* - Prime
. r Robert Mcnzies
Ju liberal-Country party
PiMred what Mcnzies
11 "\ery remarkable"
I a Australia's narlia-
JHKfai Saturclav, re-
■»pwer with a sreatlv
j* aijwiiy.
ps* votes from outly.
JJ* «i1 to come in, the
r Wared to have won
lt( 12 House ol Repre-
pwts at stake in the
k'"w while the nppo-
f party seemed as-
8 seats.
■*•* seat appeared tin-
* House scats, with
"8 powers, were nnt
n lnc election. The
;,'** holds both, one in
' "•* the other in the
'■ High today.
Might Day
Min Max
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' In the former Parliament,
elected in 1961, the coalition had
H2 of the 122 House seats at
stake in the election while
Labor had 60.
But Menzies, prime minister
for 14 years, had only a one-seat
i margin because the Speaker,
appointed by the government,
does not have a standard vote.
:This made it difficult for the
government to attempt legislation without risk of defeat in
Ithe House.
! Menzies told a press conference in Melbourne Sunday:
! STVENTH ELECTION
! "It is a very remarkable
victory. In my best moments 1
thought I would settle for a
j majority of 12 il would be
splendid. Now it looks a much
I bigger majority. That s not an
i easy thing when you are con-
j ducting vour seventh successive
i election."
| Labor party Leader Arthur
•Cahvell said:
"The results are now clear
and ] accept the peoples' ver-
! diet. The campaign to persuade
ithe people to reverse their
j decision will commence with
I renewed vigor tomorrow."
To Register
MIAMI, Fla.'(API-Paul Castro, Cuban armed forces minister, told all men aged 17 to 45
in his country Saturday night to
register for military service to
repel "aggression of the Yankee
imperialists" or any other enemies.
The brother of Premier Castro said registration will De
Junday and today.
43 TERRORI1STS KILLED
LISBON (AP) - The Portu-
guese Army announced Friday
that 46 anti-government terrorists were killed and nine others
injured by government forces
in Portuguese Guinea between
Nov. 1-24. The announcement
said seven government soldiers
were killed during the period in
the West African territory.
GROW MORE TEA
NAIROBI (Reuters) —Kenya
said Thursday it will Increase
tea production on a vast scale
to make it the nation's leading
farm product when the colony
becomes independent irom Britain next month.
fi     .
Threatens
Johnson's
Life
WASHINGTON — (AP) —
Robert A. Weatherington,
40, was being held here Sunday on a charge of having
made an oral threat against
the life of President Johnson.
Weatherington, who police
said has a record of erratic
behavior, was arrested by
Secret Service agents at his
home here Saturday night
on a warrant obtained earlier
in the day.
The agents said Weatherington complained that he
had been discharged by the
Corps of Engineers because
of a nervous condition. He
alleged that the president
and heads of three local
banks were Involved in a
blackout of files which would
clear his record.
The agents reported that
Weatherington told them
that unless the blackout were
raised by the president,
Johnson would have to die.
The man will be arraigned
in general sessions court today.
Riots In
Dakar
DAKAR, Senegal (API-Rioting killed several persons and
injured 3D others in Dakar Sunday national election day.
Early returns in the voting favored incumbent Leopold Sen-
ghor and his Senegalese Progressive Union.
Police said the rioting wa
started by youths from Dakar'
teeming "Shantytown' area.
The youths organized a demonstration at a race track and officers said they attacked police
barriers set up to contain them.
There was no immediate explanation of the motive for the
demonstration.
From the race track a mob
surged into the centre of thc
city and police said youths
threw stones at gendarmes. The
police then opened fire and
threw tear-gas grenades. A police jeep was upset and a police
Inspector was seriously injured.
A curfew was ordered.
The election was to select a
president and  deputies to
national assembly.
Dion Wept
QUEBEC (CP)-A police officer testified Saturday that
Leopold Dion went to his knees
and wept as provincial police
dug up the body of 13-year-old
Pierre Marquis last July 5.
Dion's reaction was described
by provincial police Inspector
Martin Healey, testifying during the fourth day of Dion's
trial on  a capital murder
large.
Dion is being tried specifically for the death of Marquis,
one of four boys strangled nnd
burled during a five-week period last spring.
CARACAS. Venezuela—Election posters decorate buildings in Caracas shopping arca prior
to general election. December lst.
West Leaders Plan
Talks With Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP _ The
'White House announce I Sunday
that the leaders of Britain, West
Germany and Italy will make
separate visits to the United
States during the next three
months to confer with President
Johnson.
Andrew T. Hatchet, acting
White House press secretary,
announced the following schedule of visits which, it was
understood, Johnson arranged
emphasize his personal support
of the atlantic alliance:
—Chancellor Ludwig Erhard
4>f West Germany wil havc a
"working visit" with Johnson at
the president's ranch near Johnson City, Tex., on Dcc. 27-28.
-President Antonio Segni of
Italy will make a state visit to j
Washington on Jan. 14-15.
—Prime Minister Sir Alec j
Douglas-Home   of   Britain   will
come lo Washington Feb.  12-13; that de Gaulle
for a working visit.
DE GAULLE TO RETURN
After conferring briefly here
last week with President tie
Gaulle of France, Johnson told
reporters the French leader
would 'be returning early next
year for detailed discussions of
relations between France and
the United States — relations
which have becn somewhat
strained in recent mon hs by de
Gaulle's go-it-alone policies on
nuclear arms and other matters.
On the following day, however, White House press secretary Pierre Salinger told
reporters that while it is Johnson's   "hope   and   expectation"
havc
arrangements
there
commitments
made as yet.
Sunday's announcement made
no mention of de Gatillt ancl
when questioned about the possible visit Hatcher said the
matter is under discussion
through normal diplomatic
channels. He added that nothing
definite has been decided.
Dr. Ramsey Voices
UK Tribute To
Pres. J. F. Kennedy
By CAROL KENNEDY
LONDON (CP)—"Onc who touched something universal In
I thc human heart."
I       In these words, spoken with deep emotion, Dr. Michael Ram-
I sey, thc Archbishop of Canterbury,   voiced   Britain's   tribute
| to the latc U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
i        "Thinking of him. wc all see so vividly what we admire
in a human life and what are the great causes we care about."
i The black-robed archbishop! The archbishop said thou-
was preaching at a massive! sands across the world were
national memo-ial service in St. | bound together in mourning br
Paul's Cathedral attended by j cause "President Kennedy
royal family and the nation's j touched something universal in
political and diplomatic leaders,   the human heart."
Ra,iehiy v" taa-ffw nat a
can the old cathedral petched ( > his   causss   of
above London   tradi onal scene  P gnd        ^
of homage »B^"S °^! brotherhood, the archbishop
heroes, have seen a more mov- ,
ing ceremony As the great I — momcnt flf madness
congregation of 3 000 san!  the done     death and
Bale Hymn ofo^ ^Publ«- s ^ & ch      -m m
"Mine eyes have seen  he glory ime o{ his
of the coming of the Lord -it        „ -
was a noble climax |» ■ **«* i   T'he  53-minute  service  ended
in  which   churches   great   a.» ,   ,h t fmfares and tbe
small   throughout   the   counts . ,   n,.itish   nati(mal
have   mourned   the   murdered ; anthems
president.
,CATHEDRAL OVERFLOWS
j The vast caverns of St. Paul's
hung with ancient battle ban-
i ners, wcre crammed to capac-'
itv. The public crowded into the:
back nf the nave, overflowed:
'into lhc crypt and out on the;,
i street where thc service was
jrclavcd hv loudspeakers. ;
| The city streets, normally! CARACAS 'APi- Venezuelans
I deserted on Sundays, hummed \ braving terrorist death threats,
j with crowds who had gathered lined up in heavy numbers
! hours before the service. Many :n ■ -d-*y to elect a ncw president
i.joined in thc hymns and an- and congress. President Romulo
'thems. Most men appeared to, betancourt called the turnout a
be wearing black ties. ! smashing defeat of the long and
ill comc back Under thc brilliantly-lit dome bloody campaign of a pro-Cuban
: before thc black and gold high ; underground to sabotage the
altar   sat    the   royal   party   voting.
Prince Philip, in black mornhvjj But shortly aftcr Betancourt
dress was representing the. spoke at a polling placc. a
Queen, as he did at the presi- j sniper killed an armed forces
Brave
Threats
dent's funeral in Washington.
The Queen herself attended a
memnriat service Sunday at
Windsor.
With Prince Philin were Princess   Margaret   and   her
De Gaulle was here for Presi-: band, the Earl of Snowdon.
dent Kennedy's funeral. Prime  Minister   Sir   Ale
Hatcher said Sunday John-, Douglas - Home, seated acros
son's meetings with Douglas-
Home and Erhard will entail
"wide - ranging discussion of
major issues of common interest to the United States and
these major allies."
the  nave  with
Leader Harold Wilson and former prime minister Harold
Macmillan, was pay
intelligence agent as hc left his
home and police fought a gun
battle with snipers elsewhere.
The agent's wifc was reported
wounded in the shoulder.
Later a bomb exploded near
the home of the presidential
candidate of the Social Christian partv and thrce noise
bombs went off in various parts
of the city. .....
At the midway point in the
his third j 12 hours of voting, thc supreme
memorial  tribute   here   to   the electoral council announced that
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president.
EXPLAINS ABSENCE
NEW DELHI (AP) - Prime
Minister Nehru told parliament
Friday it would have been
a "physical impossib lity" for
him or Vice-President Zakir
Husain to reach Washington in
time to attend President Kennedy's funeral Monday. Nehru
was answering criticism by Socialist party Leader Ram Man-
ohar Lomla, who said India's
failure to send a top representative showed the foreign ministry's inability to make decisions
quickly. I
Vietnamese Guards
Check Red Attack
CP from AP-Rcuters
SAIGON-Sixty South
namese civil guards, with thcir I
wives and children, battled a
Communist attack early Sunday until every man in the post
was dead or wounded
Inside the bloodstained compound, 42 civil guards died and
15 were wounded. Three are
missing. About 20 women and
children also perished
many more were wounded.
Despite the slaughter, part of
the triangular fort was held all
through the night and the 15
surviving civil guards still wcre
fighting when reinforcements
arrived at noon.
50 THOUGHT DEAD
No enemy bodies were found,
but it is believed as many as
50 dead Viet Cong may have
been carried off.
The fierce attack was against
a post called Bau Cao north of
the city of Tay Ninh, about fiO
miles northwest of here.
As the battle flared it also became evident that the underlying tensions which caused the
Buddhist crisis to erupt in the
ancient imperial city of Hue
seven months ago, leading to
the downfall of the Diem regime, have not disappeared.
A 20-year-old girl said to be
protesting the war in South Viet
Nam sat down in front of the
villas of an international truce
mission Saturday, soaked herself in gasoline and burned herself to death.
South Vietnamese sources
said she left behind a note
protesting "Vietnamese fighting
Vietnamese."
Although it was not known
whether she was a Buddhist,
she carried out self-immolation
in the style of six Buddhist
monks and a nun who sacrificed their lives in" protest
against the regime of President
Ngo Dinh Diem, who was killed
in the Nov. 1 revolt.
PEOPLE IMPATIENT
Meanwhile, there were signs
iof impatience among he South
Vietnamese people generally.
Demonstrations and protests
have already taken place
several central provinces
against the alleged failure of
the new government to purge
; drastically all vestiges of the
old Diem regime.
These protests have heen
aimed mainly at certain military and civilian offcials responsible fqr anti-Buddhist repression, who have not been arrested and in somc cases remain in old jobs.
At the same timc there have
been acts of popular vengencc
| by the predominantly-Buddhist
' population against Roman Catholics, including priests, who
benefited openly from official
favors before the Nov. 1 coup.
Sent
Money To
Oswald
DALLAS (AP)-Someone telegraphed small amounts of
money to Lee Harvey Oswald
for several months before the
assassination of President Kennedy, the Dallas Times Herald
reports.
His appearances at the Western Union office here were recalled because Oswald invariably argupd with its personnel,
the newspaper says. It names
no source of information but
gave this account:
The unidentified sender telegraphed Oswald $10 to $20 at:
a time.
An FBI spokesman said mes-|
sages received or sent by Oswald wcre "under active investigation."
elsewhere in thc country the
i voting was running smoothly
land without incident.
j About 10,000 police and nail ional guardsmen were on duty
•in Caracas and 40.000 others
:were stationed throughout the
! country to orotect the voters as
ilhev cast their colored ballots
land later the tabulators once
ithev bean counting after the 6
p.m. poll-closing deadline.
i DACCA East Pakistan 'AP)
I A. K. M. Fazlul Quader Chow-
dhury. former central minister
I for education and .information,
iis the ncw sneaker of thc Na-
i tional Assembly of Pakistan. He
was elected unanimously to
succeed the late Tamizuddin
Khan. As speaker. Chowdhury
will be the No. 2 man in the
government after President Mohammad Ayub Khan.