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Did Oswald Kill A Fellow Marine? Report From Washington, Editorial Page, 6-B Tarahumaras Live A Primitive Life Second of Dan Klepper's Reports on Mexico, 1-G TOP COMICS TV PREVIEW THIS WEEK TOP of the NEWS i XPRE EWS HOME Section A 20c By PAUL THOMPSON Most everyone I talked with during the Jack Ruby trial expected him to beat the electric chair, but to do at least 20 to 30 years in prison. Now that's it's all over and the Dallas jury gave Ruby the button --1 have yet to hear any words of sympathy for this small-time, self-chosen killer of President Kennedy's alleged assassin. Most people, in fact, a as if y' pleasantly r- prised Referring In a drive to gel a St. Patrick's Day Parade started here next year, Albert J. Carr of Clarke Printing Co.

has this to say: "As an Irishman who does not know what kind of Irishmen are organizing this parade, I wonder It they are going to prevent discrimination--amongst the Irish--by permitting an Orangeman to parti clpate In the parade. Can you advise me?" No, I can'l. Evcrj other race discriminates against sonic of Us own members. So I'd have lo call II discrimina- linn if the Irish, like the rest of them, were not allowed to give Ihe hoot lo some of thcii own kind Action Gordon McLendon, running against Ralph Yarborough for U.S. senator, takes lime out lo flash me Clint Murchison's line: "I don't sco why they are criticizing the Dallas Police Department.

Look how fast they captured Jack Ruby." Local Republican leaders may he 100 per cent behind Harry Goldwatcr for presidential nominee. Knt at that recent meeting at La VIlHta, more tlian 25 per cent of the local rank and flic were against Coldwatcr In a straw vote Mrs. Patricia Gallagher, San Antonio housewife whose book about life an nature! in a dump called Shady Bend, Texas Sons and the kicked up something of a row as being atypical of Texas small tmvns, nnw is publishing a novel about tost lube babies called "Answer lo Heaven." Avon pockctbnoks will slarl distributing it soon Belli Local criminal attorney Fred Scmaan said lie believes Mclvin Belli, San Francisco lawyer who defended Jack Ruby, anfagon- the Dallas Jury by talk- Ing down to them, insulting their intelligence with a lot ol psychiatric claptrap and, In general, playing the role of a clly slicker out to befuddle a bunch of country bumpkins. "I think that's why the death penalty verdict came In so fast," Sc- maan said. "Ruby was a gone goslln before the Jury left Its box." 98th Years, No.

27 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1964 150 PAGES IN 13 SECTIONS Ruby Found Guilty, Given Death Penalty DALLAS (AP) Jack Ruby, his pallid face devoid of the tiniest trace of emotion, was condemned to death Saturday in a jury's swift verdict of murder with malice. It took Ihe panel of four women and eight men only two hours and 13 minutes to order the maximum penalty against Ruby lor the Nov. 24 slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. SECURITY GUARDS ESCORT JACK RUBY FORM COURT AFTER VERDICT he remained impassive as death verdict was read by judge National Railroad Strike Feared Near Bv 1).

I'OMKRKT (C) NtW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON The country may be on the verge of a national railroad strike. The five operating rail unions, it was learned, are preparing lo slrike two major carriers Wednesday. They are the Louis- ville and Nashville and thej Southern Pacific railroads. It the strikes occur, the nation's railroads are expected to relaliale by immediately ordering work rules changes that the unions have been resisting. The union's would respond by call- U.N.

Cyprus Force Nearly Completed Monopoly There's a big campaign sign for County Commissioner Albert Pena in Mission County Park Since this park is public prop erty, what's to slop any or al of Pena's opponents from put ling signs there, loo? Some radio commercials plugging that Bcalle show on closed- circuit TV here claimed the rag-mop)icrs were coming In live from Washington. Actually, Ihey were overseas, nowhere near the nation's capital. Many kids thought they were watch- Ing a live show, olhers thought It was a live closed-circuit show. Both groups were wrong. The Beatles taped It while In this country several weeks ago.

Prices for. (his plain, ordinary "tape" were unconsciously high yesterday With reference lo an item yesterday, Sheriff Rill Hauek said it might he lhat some county officials plaster their campaign slickers all over (heir publicly owned vehicles- hut he ordered Ihe practice cul out long ago. Some sheriff's vehicles, of course, are pri- valcly owned--and that would be an equine of a different lint. UNITED A I N.Y.| (AP) Finland and Sweden iroiniscrt troops Saturday (or a J.N. peace-keeping force in Cyprus, leaving the 'orcc only about 1,000 short ol its goal of 7,080 men.

An advance contingent of 42 Canadian officers and men Nicosia by plane Saturday. Finland and Sweden planned to send advance parlies of staff officers lo Cyprus loo, but their batallions seemed likely to lake up to four weeks lo get Iherc. The Finnish and Swedish battalions were expected lo add about 700 men each to the 1,150 Canada already has slartci sending lo Cyprus in what 01- lawa called "Operation Snow Goose." The resultant, total of 2,550 iicn did nol include the 5fl( troops pledged by Ireland. The Irish pledge was contingent nn Pliant aimed at raising nen from six or cighl countries replace half the 7,000 British ronps now trying to keep the leace between Greek and Turk Cypriots. Thanl was waiting to get dct mile word on troops from Aus which lacked a govcrnmen lo make a decision, and Brazil See CYPRUS, Page IDA parliamentary approval in Dub lin.

U. Sen. Byrd Says He'll Run Again WASHINGTON (AP) Sen Harry F. Hyrd, an nnimcod Saturday he will seel rc-elcctinn in November. a veteran of 31 year in the Senate, had indicated si: years ago that his current tern probably would be his last.

Byrd, an avowed conservative is chairman of Ihe Senate Fi nance Cominiltce. He will Secretary-General UI77 years old on June JO. Federal Judge Rice Dies in Marlin Today's Chuckle In these days of Inflation, a dollar saved is fifty cents losl SPECIAL TO EXPRESS NEWS MARLIN Federal Judge Bon II. Rice 74, died urday night in Torbetl Hulch- ings Smith Memorial Hospital here. Judge Rice, appointed to a federal bench by President Harry Truman in 1045, had been I for some time.

Prior lo becoming a federal judge, Rice was chief jusiice of the Court of Civil Appeals for Ihe lOlh Judicial District of Texas at Waco, being elected lo Ihe post in 1940. lie was chief judge of Ih Western District of Texas unl succeeded by Judge Adria Spears Ocl. 10, 1962. Rich hcl courl in the Waco and Austi divisions of the Western Di tricl handling bolh civil an criminal mailers. also sisted Judge Spears by ham ling criminal mailers in San Anlonio division prior I his illness.

Born in Marlin In Falls Com Sec JUDGK, Page 10 a nalion-wide walkout. This itld occur within 24 hours after trikcs against the LN and lUthern Pacific. There is another course Hie lilroads might take. They coulc United Stales district court junctions slopping i gainst the two railroads. This as considered the least likely the two possibilities.

Decision Monday The decision on what Ihe rail oads will do is expecled lo be lade here Monday at a meeting the Administrative Commit ce of the National Railwa. abor Conference, the carriers ational labor relations unit. The latest crisis in the pro dispute between (he car iers and the five unions ove rules has sprung up sm only as the result of a seric intricate maneuvers by hot! ides. Secretary of Labor W. Wi! ard Wirtz and other govern nent officials were undersloo be gravely concerned by th levclopmonls.

Wirtz and his aides were close touch with the dispute, bu here was no immediate indica ion that Ihey had decided wha do. Government Easing Out Heretofore, the govcrnmen las taken the position lhat national railroad slrike won' ie an economic catastrophe fo he nation and had lo be pr rented at all costs. There wci ndications, however, lhat go 1 eminent officials were active! this altitude. There was some feeling amon he responsible officials lhat tl flat ban on a nalional strik the past has been part for Ihe failure the unions and the carriers settle the dispute. According! government officials might no 'ie coming around lo the vie lhat il would take Ihe pub! and economic pressures genera ed by a national walkout force both sides inlo working a solution.

The immediate is.sne In delicate game of brinkmansh involving Ihe unions, the ra roads and Ilic government whether negotiations should co Unite on a national level whether the dispute should 1 handled in separate lalks Iwccn the Individual carric and the unions. The railroads consistency ha See KAILS, I'age 10 Precious jewels lo Joske's Diamond JACK RURY hearing verdict Maryland Adopts Public Access Law ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP)--The Maryland Legislature, rcspond- ng to the insistence of Gov. J. Tawcs, brushed aside Us local-oplion tradition, and enacted Saturday a statewide pubic accommodations law.

A threat to petition the law referendum came from Sam- icl J. Sella, operator of a mole! near Kaslon, Md. If petitions icaring the signatures of 23,001 registered voters are submillct Ihe secretary of slate before the June I effective date of llu act, Us enforcement will be held up until Ihe November elections The act prohibits racial or re igioits discrimination by opera of restaurants, hotels, inn? and similar eating and lodging places. II docs nnl apply lo bars, taverns or cocklai lounges. The jury flatly rejected the plea of Ruby, 52, operator of a Dallas slrip tease joint, that he was temporarily Insane when he shot Oswald.

Mildred McCoUuin, one of the 12 jurors, said afterwards they had agreed not lo disclose how many ballots they took. But she added: "We did take rnore than one." Ruby's conviction, was an aft erinatli lo a si ark sequence American tragedy that began just 70 yards from the Court house where he was condemned That was the spot where an as sassin's bullets struck Kennedy Kclll Charge Cliief defense attorney Melvir M. Belli, known as an ouIsland ing civil court trial lawyer, bu a loser in the biggest crimina case of his career, told news men after the verdict that one juror, whom he did not identify had boasted to his employe that if he got on the Ruby pane lie would vote the death penalty In reply, Judge Joe B. Brown said: "I heard somelhing abou that, but I didn't know when where or under what circum stances it occurred. It was iieai say to me.

All sorls of rumor go around. Mr. Belli has a righ to his opinion." "Unqueslionably they ha tlieir minds made up," Bel said of the jurors. He conducte a long, Mile fight lo have Ih Irial transferred outside of Da las, claiming lhat Ruby coul nol get a fair hearing here. A portly, gray-haired Sa f'rancisco attorney, Belli wa beside himself wilh rage in th courtroom in Ihe instant aftc the verdict was returned 12:22 p.m.

He sprang to his fee His face reddened. Judge Brow tried vainly to quiet him. But loulcd: "This Is a victory for bigotry Ve'll appeal this to a coil 'hero we can get due justic nd law." 'Don't Worry' Then as Ruby, still sccminL uncomprehending, was Ic last him in the custody of ihalanx of burly sheriff's de itics, Ihe defense chief cried "Don't worry Jack! We'll a ical Ihis and lake il out of Da as." The nearly packed courlroo 'as thrown inlo wild confush mmcdialcly after the vcnlic allhough Judge Brown hs varncd against any demonsli ions. Network television can eras, admitted to the room he verdict by a last-minu INDEX Arl 4 Dr. Molncr t- Arts Colcnifnr ll-O Oil IS-C nooks 2, Outdoors 6-D Bridge 6 Punic 9G nuehwnld 7-B Records Dullness 9-B Closslflcd HiC Spe-rls Delaplone Spanish Editorials Spnalsh 19-C Face of S.A.

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Dist. Ally. Henry M. Wade, a blunt-faced, gray-haired osecutor who 24 times before is sent a defendant to the lair, said he anticipated it ould al least two years be- ore Ruby can be executed, as- lining tlte verdict stands. He aid the appeal process would robably take at least lhat long.

Ruby was returned lo the Dals Counly Jail where he' has I een held without bond since the ay he killed Oswald. Sheriff ill Decker said he will remain icre until his last appeal is cx- ausled. Then the aclual date or execution would be sol by udge Brown. II ill let Ruby, a paunchy, slight man ilh a few wisps of dark hair, cross a nearly bald head, lepped from a crowd in the asement of Dallas police head- uarlers al 11:21 a.m. Sunday, Vov.

24. With a single bullet, he ut down the 24-year-old Osvald, a loner, a professed Marx- st and the man charged official- with the assassinalion 48 ours earlier of the 35th President of the United Slates. The stale called Ilic crime murder with malice. Wade dc- icribed Ruby as a glory seeker, md told the jury he hoped in materially as the killer of an accused presidential assas sin. Slate testimony quoted JUDGE JOM BROWN reading verdict Ruby as saying he killed Osvald "lo show the world lhal Jews do have guts." The defense pleaded temporary insanity.

Their witnesses told of youthful head injuries which Ihey said led lo Ruby's suffering psychomolor epilepsy This was described as a rare orm of the disease, characterized by violent rages, and black out seizures. It was during such a robot period, Belli Insisted Ruby killed Oswald, nol knowing whal he was doing in JU1RY, Page 12A Mild Day Due Mild weather is In storw foi San Anlonio Sunday. Weather Bureau predicted high in Ihe low 70s under clcai to partly cloudy skies, Temper attires Saturday ranged fron 6,1 lo 70. REACTIONS The conviction of Jack Ruby and assessment of the lealh penally produced these DEFENSE COUNSEL Melvln Belli denounced Ihe city o( Dallas, Ihe jury and the judge claimed his client was rail- by a "kangaroo court." DIST. A1TY.

Henry Wade said Ruby had a fair trial and blamed the death penalty on )oor defense strategy. He would lave asked for the court's mercy, he said. JACK RUBY took the verdict calmly but his family was shocked by the death penalty. They said they had not even considered such a possibility. MRS.

MARGUERITE Oswald, mother of the man Ruby killed, said she was sorry he got Ihe death penally. She thinks Ruby figured in a plot to kill her son and might cvenlually talk. FOR DETAILS of these developments, including a reprinting of Ihe famous picture showing Jack Ruby slaying Lee Harvey Oswald, turn lo Page Hoffa Denied Retrial CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Teamsters Union President lames R. lloffa, convicted on iiry-tartipcring charges, lost a )id Saturday for a now trial.

U. S. Dist. Judge Frank Wilson, who a In light years in prison and fined him $10,001) Thursday, formally overruled motions for a new tri- by lloffa and three olhers convicted with him. At Hie same lime, Wilson said lie will go lo Nashville on March 10 for Ihe trial of Lawrence Mccllin, Nashville sandwich shop a lor.

Mcdlin is charged will) having a part in the jury-lamperlng efofrt for which lloffa and the Ihrce others were convicted. Sentenced to three years each were Thomas E. Parks of Nash- 1 villc; his nephew, Pclroil Teamsters business agenl Larry Campbell, and Ewing King, former Nashville Teamslcrs presi- dcnl. Two other defendants were acquitted. All four defendants were convicted al Ihe end of Ihe seven- week trial here on charges of trying lo fix Ihe federal jury in Nashville which heard lloffa's conspiracy (rial in I0f2.

Thai have said Ihcy will appeal, have intil March 2-1 to file not with the 6lh Circuit Cotirl of Appeals in Cincinnati. They are 'rcc on bond pending appeal. Mcdlin vvilh the other cause he did change of venue from Nashville lo Chattanooga. He is charged with offering the jury was deadlocked. The defendants, all of whom More Brides-to-be are buying famous name Bridal Gowns and Veils al a savings at La Keria's "House of the Bride," 802 W.

not tried here defendants be- nol request a case ended in a mistrial when Nashville insurance agent J. C. Tippcns while Tippens was on the Nashville jury. Ilnffa was accused will) Med- lln in Ihe original Indictment, hut Judge Wilson dismissed the charges against Ihe Teamsters president..