European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 6 the stars Ano stripes . Thursday december 16,1993fbi dug deep for Ruby clues files say by the los Angeles times Washl noon a Fri agents cast a wide net after the november 1963 shooting death of Lee Harvey Oswald trying to determine whether Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby Nad acted alone or As part of a mafia or communist led conspiracy to silence president Kennedy Sas Sassin newly released records showed tuesday. Ultimately the Agency concluded that Ruby was an unstable person who Haa acted impulsively when he shot Oswald at Point Blank Range. The slaying occurred As the accused Assassin was being transferred to the Dallas county jail two Days after Kennedy was killed. Before reaching their conclusion Fri agents interviewed informants from new Orleans to Chicago and from los Angeles to new York gathering often extraneous and conflicting data about Ruby. The details of the Bureau s efforts and conclusions Are contained in a 21,000-Page Fri Quot Headquarters file Quot on Ruby which was made Public tuesday by the National archives. Release of the Long secret files marked the second time 1 this year that . Archivists opened Oner confidential materials related to the assassination 30years ago. The records were ordered opened by Congress under the Juk assassination records collection act of 1992, which required that All relevant documents in the govern mentus Possession be sent to the National archives for Public viewing. The first Batch of 800,000 papers made Public last August included files from the Cia the Warren commission that investigated Kennedy a slaying the 1975 Rocke Feller commission that investigated Cia Domestic activities and the House select committee on assassinations in 1979. Among the newly released files were interviews in which Fri agents probed Ruby s past career and associations As Well As his mental health. One typical interview dated nov 25,1963, was with an informant named Lou Lebby of Albuquerque . According to the report Lebby was a former bookmaker who had lived near Ruby in Chicago and knew him by his nickname Ltd Lebby described Sparky As somewhat emotionally unstable and an extremely stubborn person and a publicity hound Quot the document said. It quoted Lebby As saying Ruby had Quot made his living primarily from scalping tickets to sports events in the Chicago but Lebby Quot was not aware of any underworld connections which Ruby May have had. And to his knowledge Sparky had no extremist or subversive views whatsoever and had no Contact with organized criminal or hoodlum elements Quot the Fri report added. In another interview Eva l. Grant Ruby s sister said her brother had been a very upset Quot Over a full Page Dallas newspaper advertisement critical of Kennedy on the eve of his visit according to the files. Grant said Ruby was a great admirer of the president. Ruby at his subsequent trial attributed his crime to emotional distress. Convicted of acting atone in shooting Oswald he died of cancer in a Dallas Hospital while still in custody in january 1967. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 16,1983 a . Marines responded with machine guns and tank fire As lebanese druse rebels to the Southeast of their base near the Beirut Airport opened an attack at dusk. 20 year Sago dec 16,1973 a the five month mystery of j. Paul Getty or. Ended when he was found alive but minus his right ear in a Small Southern italian town after his family paid a reported Ransom of nearly $3 million. 30 years ago dec. 16,1963 a a Wall of mud and water from a ruptured Reservoir atop the Baldwin Hills surged Over an exclusive residential area in los. Angeles damaging hundreds of Homes and apartments and killing at least three people. 40 years ago dec. 16,1953 a . Envoy Arthur h. Dean rejected what he called an insulting communist request for immediate renewal of the planning talks for a korean peace conference and departed Seoul for Washington. 50 years ago dec. 16,1943 a More than 300 bombers and fighters of the . 15th air Force striking their greatest air blow yet in the Balkans blasted four Luftwaffe airfields near Athens and the greek port of Piraeus. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 161-9-4 -3 German troops Are driven off Monte Lungo forcing them to abandon san Pietro on the Western italian front farther Inland american soldiers find the germans also have retreated from Lagone. In Kharkov tour germans on trial for War crimes Teil a soviet court about methods for mass killings of civilians such As Mobile Quot Gas source 2i$4 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. A Garrett refused to watch men shave woman Norfolk a a an aide to former Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii testified tuesday that he called his Boss Over to see two men shaving a woman a legs during the 1991 Tail Hook convention and that Garrett refused. Also tuesday prosecutors said that a woman who testified last week that she saw Garrett and adm. Frank b. Kelso ii watch two women drinking from a plastic sex toy lied about her credentials. Karye Larocque the wife of a Navy aviator told the court that she was a surgeon but it. Cmdr Carole Gaasch one of the prosecutors said the medical school claims cited by Larocque did not Check out and that investigators found three names and three social Security numbers for her. Alan Bergstrom an attorney for two Navy commanders facing charges in connection with the Tail Hook scandal asked for More time to look into the dispute. But Bergstrom said the woman a testimony was about what she saw not her medical expertise. The military judge capt. William t. Vest jr., gave the defense until wednesday to provide additional information before ruling on a motion to throw out la Rocque s testimony Larocque one of two witnesses who said Kelso saw misconduct at Tail Hook at said from her Home in Orange Park Fla. That she was putting together information documenting her education and was advised by her lawyer to release it Only to the judge. A the whole thing is pretty ridiculous. I made Clear in court that i was no longer a practising physician and Haven to practice since the late �?T80s,&Quot she said. She accused prosecutors of Quot trying to use scare tactics to manipulate her into recanting her testimony. Earlier tuesday Marine clips col. . Bishop who served As Garrett s military aide testified that he saw legs being shaved on the saturday night of the convention and called Garrett to a come Over Here and look at he said Garrett Shook his head Quot no Quot and walked away. The judge asked Why Garrett left. A i suspect he did no to want to know what he did no to want to see if you know what i mean Quot Bishop said. Vest has listened to several weeks of testimony on whether charges of failing to Stop misconduct at Tail Hook should be dismissed against Navy cmdr. Thomas r. Miller and Gregory Tritt. Their attorneys contend the charges that their clients failed to Stop Junior officers from grabbing and molesting women in the third floor area of the Las vegas Hilton should be thrown out because Kelso also witnessed the alleged abuse and he appointed the Admiral overseeing the investigation. Kelso testified two weeks ago that he went to the hotels third floor on the Friday night of the convention and did not see any misconduct. He denied being on the floor the next night when women said they were sexually abused by a Gauntlet of Drunken Navy and Marine aviators. Garrett said he went to the third floor saturday night after giving a dinner speech but did not see any misconduct. Larocque testified that she saw Kelso and Garrett on saturday night in the so called Rhino suite on the hotel s third floor. She said that a Dildo containing mixed drinks was attached to a painting of a Rhinoceros and that women were encouraged to drink from it. Robert l. Beck a Navy reservist testified monday that Kelso heard a group of men encouraging a woman to strip on the previous night. Garrett resigned amid complaints that the initial Tail Hook investigation was inadequate. Kelso received a letter of caution but was allowed by defense Secretary Les . Vest has said he will Rule i january on whether to carry the charges to courts martial. Looking for $10 million Pale Miller searches the Volusia county ila., Landfill for a Flor it was a winning ticket which would be Worth about $10 million Ida lottery ticket he says went out with the garbage. Miller insists but As of earlier this week he Hadnot found it
