Meredith Convicted in Voting Registration Case
Meredith was convicted in a quick Jackson trial of false voter registration tied to his desegregation bid at the University of Mississippi. The 29 year old Air Force veteran listed Hinds County as his home but testified he lived in Attala County. He faced a maximum one year jail term and a $100 fine.
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Oxford
Miss
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Air Force
Jackson
Meredith
Hinds County
Attala County
Justice of the Peace
Homer Edgeworth
Meigs Memorial Hospital Opens With First Patients
Meigs Memorial hospital opened at 7 a.m. today and admitted its first patient at 8 15 the initial four patients by 10 45 included Mary Kiser Douglas Moore Ardith Barton and Marvin King all referred by local doctors. The board restricts practice to medical doctors only excluding osteopaths provoking criticism from Prosecuting Attorney Bernard Fultz who says the policy contradicts the hospital levy promise allowing both medical fields to practice.
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Pomeroy—Meigs Memorial
Mary Kiser
Long Bottom
Douglas Moore
Pomeroy
Ardith Barton
Marvin King
Meigs Memorial
Bernard Fultz
Transport Is Tested Flight tests space carrier over California
A modified Boeing 377 Stratocruiser nicknamed the Pregnant Guppie flew 114 hours over Southern California for Aero Spacelines Inc. It performed well in its first flight but requires further testing before operation. Pilot Jack Conway said the craft will haul space vehicles and equipment too large for highway or rail.
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van Nuys
Calif
California
Guppie
Jack Conroy
Aero Spacelines Inc
Badr Claims Yemen Throne After Father’s Death
In San a a broadcast reported Crown Prince Saif al Islam Mohammed al Badr aged 35 has succeeded Imam Ahmed Bin Yehya 71 as ruler of Yemen. Badr pledges to honor UN and Arab League charters and pursue friendly cooperation while easing the grip of the old regime.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saif al Islam Mohammed al-Badr
Yemen
San
Said Badr
Ahmed bin Yehya
Iman
al Mansoor Billah
Allah
Badr
United Nations
Arab League
Hutcheson Re-elected Head of Carpenters Union
Mau rice A. Hutcheson, convicted of contempt of Congress and bribe conspiracy in an Indiana highway land scandal, has won a four year term to lead the AFL-CIO Carpenters Brotherhood. He was re-elected Wednesday as president of the 800000 member union.
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Washington
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
Carpenters Brotherhood
Hutcheson
Weird DynaSoar space plane unveiled in Las Vegas
The X20 DynaSoar space plane is shown as a 35 by 20 foot triangular glider with upturned wingtips. It is set for 1965 orbital tests atop a Titan III booster from Edwards Air Force Base with later Cape Canaveral launches to attempt higher speeds.
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Las Vegas
Air Force
Edwards
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kennedy set to sign housing civil rights order
Washington weighs a long promised presidential order banning discrimination in federally aided housing. President Kennedy has delayed 20 months awaiting an opportune moment, with Sept 22 marking Lincoln’s emanicpation centennial and political pressure mounting before the November elections.
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Washington
Kennedy
Move In Civil Advisers Press Congress to Stay Away
Advisers urge Congress to remain out of town before the order arrives, arguing it would upset Southern lawmakers essential to major bills. Builders warn the order would curb new construction while housing officials contest the claim. Civil rights groups call the timing long past and criticize the President for inaction.
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Congress
Der
Kennedy’s 1960 pledge to act with a stroke of the pen
Kennedy criticized Eisenhower for inaction and proposed swift executive action. The promise to use presidential power to fulfill his campaign pledge remains a major challenge for Kennedy as he campaigns.
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Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations urged to demand UN cost payments
United States Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson urged the General Assembly to compel the Soviet bloc and others to pay their share of UN costs. He warned the UN risks impotence without financial reform and urged a focus on strength, efficiency, and peace, citing crises from Berlin to Cuba and Viet Nam.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
General Assembly
Nation Assembly
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Berlin
Cuba
Viet Nam
Red China
Europe
Middle East
Stevenson
Soviet Union
Assembly
Congress warns Cuba and Moscow on Cuban security threat
The House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate panels unite to press a Cuban policy resolution. They pledge US readiness to use force to halt a Cuban military buildup and resist communism in the hemisphere, with bipartisan backing and presidential signing anticipated.
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Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Western Hemisphere
Richard Russell
Margaret Chase Smith
John Sparkman
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Havana
Moscow
U.S
House
Armed Forces and Foreign Relations
Rockefeller Leads New York GOP To Smash Victory
In Buffalo Gov. Nelson Rockefeller seeks a smashing victory for a second term under Republican banner. The convention nominated Rockefeller by acclamation as Democrats back Morgenthau and allies with Liberal endorsement. Javits remains a key GOP incumbent facing a difficult 48 day campaign.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rocky
U.S
Jacob K. Javits
Robert M. Morgenthau
Littler Eliminated In U S Amateur Golf Tour Match
Bob Littler Jr. of Athens fell to Jim Gabrielson of Athens 5 and 4 in the U S Amateur Golf Tour event at Pinehurst North Carolina. Gabrielson led after a front nine par 36 and controlled the match to advance.
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Gabrielson
Union Calls For Tax Cut
The International Union of Electrical Workers convention urged immediate tax cuts for lower and middle income groups to avert recession. A resolution approved by 800 delegates at the 10th convention said recovery from the 1960 downturn is slackening and the economy risks a fifth postwar recession.
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Cleveland
International Union of Electrical Workers
Second Largest Nuclear Blast in Arctic Test Reported
Washington reports the Soviet Union fired the second largest explosion in its current Arctic series. AEC provided no force estimate. Dayton mourns Dr. Hilary R. Beth aged 43 dean of the University of Dayton Business School died Wednesday, likely of a heart attack. he taught at Tulane and the University of North Dakota.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Arctic
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Dayton
Hilary R. Beth
University of Dayton School of Business Administration
Tulane
University of North Dakota
President Guido Orders Troops To Crush Argentine Rebel Uprising
In Buenos Aires President Jose Maria Guido commanded a joint army air force and navy push against army rebels led by Gen. Juan Carlos Ongania. Ongania returned to Campo de Mayo after rejecting an ultimatum, as insurgents claim broad military support and thousands are stationed at Campo de Mayo.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Guido
Juan Carlos Ongania
Ongania
Campo de Mayo
Cayo Antonio Alsina
Navy
Wheat quota carries vote in 1963 wheat crop referendum
Agriculture Department final tally shows 68.4 percent of farmers voting on August 30 favored marketing quotas for the 1963 wheat crop. The narrow margin, just over two thirds, was driven mainly by voting in North and South Dakota.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
North
South Dakota
Two Space Producers Bow To JFK Request
Kennedy's White House board won compulsory union membership for North American Aviation and General Dynamics Convair Division, averting a strike. North American agreed with UAW AFL-CIO and Convair with Machinists AFL-CIO. Boeing faces a similar dispute. Lockheed risked a strike if no deal is reached before weekend.
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JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Presidential Board
North American Aviation
General Dynamics Convair
United Auto Workers
Alf-Cio
Convair
Afl-Cio
San Diego
Calif
Boeing Aircraft
Boeing
White House
Lockheed
Kennedy Criticizes House Aid Slash Over $1.4 Billion Cut
President Kennedy denounces the House Appropriations Committee for recommending 1.4 billion in cuts to the 5.96 billion foreign aid measure, saying it threatens free world security and urging restoration. House leaders weigh further trimming for strategic reasons. the request originally sought 7.3 billion.
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House Appropriations Committee
College Bill Heads For House Vote Amid Controversy
A 2.35 billion college aid bill faces a House vote amid months of church state contention. Supporters seek Republican backing to pass, with Senate approval still required. Also in brief, Gen Lauris Norstad arrives in Athens on farewell European tour, visiting Turkey Friday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Athens
Greece
U. S
Lauris Norstad
NTO
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
Turkey Friay
Settlement talks eyed for four day Westinghouse strike
Columbus Westinghouse Corp officials and union representatives planned to meet today to discuss settlement ideas for the four day strike at the appliance plant on the West Side. Albany snow report notes Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks received half to three quarters of an inch of snow.
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Columbus
P— Westinghouse Corp
Big West Side
Albany
N. Y
Whiteface
Adirondacks
38 Injured In Fog Shrouded Turnpike Collision
A Continental Trailways bus carrying 45 rammed a van-type truck on the Ohio Turnpike near Hudson, injuring 38 people. Thirteen were hospitalized. none in serious condition. State deputies reported the mishap occurred early today on the foggy toll road two miles east of Hudson in Summit County.
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Akron
Summit County
Continental Trailways
Hudson
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