Mississippi Klan Members Lose Appeal Over Civil Rights Murders
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 1964 murder convictions of seven Mississippi Ku Klux Klan members in the killings of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. The ruling found overwhelming evidence that the defendants conspired to arrest and murder the trio and dispose of their bodies buried beneath an earthen dam. The court affirmed the conviction as fair and error free.
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5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
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James Earl Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Circuit Court
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Cecil Ray Price
Horace Doyle Barnette
Jimmy Snowden
Jimmy Arledge
Alton Wayne Roberts
Sam H. Bowers Jr
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Goodman
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Barnette
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Snowden
James) Jordan
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Mt. Zion
Philadelphia
Miss
Auditions Set For Geeting's Kiss Me Kate
Madison County Dramatic Players prepare for a Kiss Me Kate production at Geeting Summer Theatre. Director Joyce Rae Burcham leads a team with Stan Ray as musical director and Angela Young as choreographer. About 30 cast members from Madison County area sought. contact Mrs. Burcham at 642-5240 for details.
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Madison County Dramatic Players
Kate
Cole Porter
Sam
Bella Spewack
Shrew
Joyce Rae Burcham
Stan Ray
Angela Young
Madison County
Long-Haul Passenger Trains Near Oblivion
The ICC warns the nations long-haul passenger service is deteriorating rapidly and may vanish without congressional action. A cost study urges an immediate federal-aid review and a 12 month study to determine public need and preservation steps for intercity rail.
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Great Northern
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Seabord
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Black College Presidents Decry Federal Education Gaps
Mobile, Alabama federal officials faced blunt criticism from presidents of predominantly black colleges at a three day conference. They condemned inadequate understanding and funding, urged a Washington office to secure better legislation, and questioned proposed teacher training projects as irrelevant to their needs. James Farmer urged pooling resources and a $5,000 annual contribution per college to build the funding pool.
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Ala
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U.S. Office of Education
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James Farmer
Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Poridge Eating Champion Crowned In Cory England
John Coyle, 55, a 234 pound steel worker, won the world porridge eating title in Cory England by finishing 23 bowls in ten minutes after breakfast. He defeated 35 rivals to claim the championship.
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England
UPI
John Coyle
IU Discipline Notices Sent
Twenty four Indiana University students received certified mail notices of disciplinary hearings for two May Bloomington campus incidents. Eight cases involve a disruption at a School of Business alumni dinner May 1 and 16 relate to a Ballantine Hall lock-in May 8.
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Bloomington, Ind
UPI
Indiana University
Bloomington
School of Business
Ballantine Hall
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IU Board of Trustees
Whitcomb Criticized For Riot Response In Indiana
State Rep. David L. Allison denounced Governor Whitcomb for tying peaceful demonstrators to violent groups and for claims that Indiana’s poor and Black communities are well provided for by the state. He urged the governor to address real needs and drop rhetoric.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Whitcomb
Indiana
David L. Allison
Allison
Whitedomb
Fort Wayne
Marion
Evansville
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Longest River: The Nile Tops Africa's Rivers
The Nile is described as the longest river in Africa, dominating regional geography and history. It stretches through multiple countries, shaping civilizations and trade routes over millennia.
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