Kennedy says civil rights push may cost him prestige
President Kennedy acknowledged a political price for advocating civil rights but insisted on confronting the national crisis. He refused to join Rep Powell’s call for Negro leadership to exclude white allies and pledged to proceed with reform. In Chicago racial disturbances persisted, with 41 arrests and injuries after protests against three Negro families.
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Washington
Kennedy
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Manslaughter Charge Filed In Meigs Death
Clarence Freeman 49 of Pomeroy Route 2 was charged with manslaughter in the death of Aurilla Bing 58 of Pomeroy Route 2. Autopsy cited rupture of a brain blood vessel. Freeman, who had punched Mrs Bing July 23, faces bond set at 5000 and defense by Atty J B O'Brien. Funeral arrangements set for Ewing funeral home Sunday.
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Clarence Freeman
Aurilla Bing
Common Pleas
John Bacon
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Atty
J. B. O’brien
Meigs
Bing
Frank Porter
Meigs Memorial Hospital
David Thornburg
Parkersburg
Clark Hudnall
Bunker Hill
West Virginia
Richard Meyers
Belpre
Lee Bing, Jr
Cheshire
George
James
Darlene Bing
Cledith Bing
Chester
Blaine Bing
Hobson
Carl Bing
Gallipolis
Weltha Stanley
Junction City
Wayne Brickles
Tuppers Plains
H. C. Brickles
Cherry Ridge Cemetery
Spending approved for space exploration in House vote
The House approved 5.2 billion dollars for space exploration this year with a 334 to 57 roll call vote amid limited protests.
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Washington
House
Aerial survey to locate unreclaimed land in West Virginia
Charleston reports a joint program by the State Agricultural Department and the Natural Resources Department to map unreclaimed surface mined lands. The plan includes an expanded aerial survey to identify acres needing reclamation and related resources.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Agricultural Department
The
Natural Resources Department
West Virginia
Break-in Hits Doctor's Office in Middleport
Dr. J. J. Davis reported a break-in at his Middleport office between 4 and 6 30 p m Thursday. A door to his office and patients room was pried open, but no drugs were missing.
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Middleport
J. J. Davis
Charleston merchants approve six point desegregation plan
In Charleston South Carolina 87 white merchants and Negro leaders reached a second truce to ease racial tension. Merchants agreed to equal employment opportunities desegregated fitting rooms rest rooms lounges drinking fountains allow Negroes to try hats and other clothing items serve customers in order of arrival pay Negro sales personnel the same and extend courtesy titles to Negro customers.
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Charleston
S. C
Washington Peace Corps taps Samuel Yette as executive secretary
Samuel F. Yette, a Black journalist formerly with the Dayton Herald, has assumed duties as executive secretary of the Peace Corps. He joined the agency this year in the public information division.
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Washington
Samuel F. Yette
Peace Corps
Yette
Dayton
Ohio
Civil rights demonstrators arrested at Rockefeller office in New York
Seven civil rights protesters were arrested for blocking the entrance to Governor Rockefeller's Manhattan office on Thursday night. Earlier, three demonstrators were sentenced to five days in jail for actions at Mayor Wagner's City Hall office.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Minnesota Governor Urges Pass Public Accommodations Law
Governor Karl F. Rolvaag of Minnesota urged Congress to act against racial injustice by passing a public accommodations law, calling it a genuine and immediate challenge.
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Washington
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Congress
U S Plans Lunar Studies as NASA Funds Ohio Projects
Ohio University joins Ohio State University in NASA funded lunar surface studies to aid Apollo planning. The $13,000 grant covers site prep and radar based analysis of moon textures and potential landing zones, with Ohio to run 10 000 watt moon bounce experiments. Dr Richard H McFarland leads the project with James White as project engineer and students John Day and Dod Smith assisting. Kennedy says underground weapons tests will continue despite a limited treaty, signaling ongoing nuclear development efforts and Senate ratification considerations.
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Ohio University
Ohio State University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ohio
Moon
Ohio State
Ohio Project
Richard H. McFarland
Department of Electrical Engineering
James White
John Day
Dod Smith
Washington
Kennedy
United States
Senate
Soviet Union
Britain
Argentina Plans Foreign Oil Contracts Reconsideration
President-elect Arturo Illia said foreign oil companies are needed to develop Argentina's oil but current contracts must be changed. He aims to replace terms unfavorable to the nation and hinted at canceling contracts with Standard Oil of New Jersey American Oil and Union Oil while keeping doors open to foreign capital. Frondizi, released after 16 months, said the military will not overthrow Illia and noted Illia's ties to the Radical party allied with the military.
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Argentina
Arturo Illia
Illia
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
American Oil
Union Oil
Kennedy
United States
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
People’s Radical Party
Rusk Heads to Moscow to Sign Test Ban Treaty
Secretary of State Dean Rusk leaves for Moscow to sign the limited nuclear test ban treaty and pursue East West talks. He is to be joined by six senators and will stay three or four days, with Khrushchev and Gromyko expected to attend the talks in Moscow. The White House views the pact as key to Berlin security and potential non aggression accords. Cleveland customs reports fiscal year duties rise by $10.4 million.
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Dean Rusk
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Rusk
Lord Home
Gromyko
Kremlin
St. Catherine Hall
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Atlantic Alliance
Kennedy
Berlin
Chinese Hate Russians Skiner Savs
Lowell D. Skinner, a 32 year old Akron Ohio native and Korea War turncoat, says anti-Russian sentiment runs higher in Red China than anti-American feeling. He blames Russia for pulling back aid and hurting China’s Great Leap Forward. Skinner still does not regret staying in China and cites learning the language as a payoff.
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Lowell Skinner
China
Hong Kong
Skinner
Akron, C
Lowell D. Skinner
Akron
Ohio
Lausche Points Profit in NYSE Reinvestment Offer
Senator Lausche highlights Amott, Baker & Co. proposal to reinvest rural co‑op surplus funds at about double the government rate. He notes an ad in Rural Electrification magazine urging co‑op managers to borrow from the government at 2 percent and reinvest at 4 percent or more. Also included are weather details: temperatures near normal with highs 84–89 and possible showers.
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Washington
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New York Stock Exchange
Amott, Baker & Co
Rural Electrification Magazine
Lausche
Escapees Murdered as Guards Fire on Border Crossing
Visitors watched in shock as East German guards opened fire on two escapees near the West German border in Goslar. An elderly man was killed after a second burst while a woman, stopped early, was led away injured. The body lay hidden for hours near the border. In Cleveland, Mayor Ralph S. Locher flew to Washington to seek labor support against mass protests at a planned downtown mall project.
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Goslar
Germany
West Germany
Cleveland
Ralph S. Locher
Washington Today
Kennedy outlines major policy views in news conference
President Kennedy discusses a nuclear test ban treaty, civil rights, and foreign policy. He notes Senate ratification will occur, warns on demonstrations, and describes risks in Germany China and the Far East while foreseeing a possible rise of China as a nuclear power within a decade.
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Kennedy
Senate
Germany
U.S
Red China
Laos
United States
Far East
India
Peking
China
France And Red China Questions Loom Over Kennedy Dilemma
James Marlow outlines Kennedy's vague approach to two headaches France and Red China. He questions how the US can handle De Gaulle after a nuclear test ban talks and the aging Chinese leaders, noting uncertainty about future regimes and alliances. The piece hints at possible chaos in France and shifts in Chinese leadership without pledges of peace.
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Red
China
Kennedy
Washington
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Russia
Kenner
Luis
Gaulle
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