Religious Groups Plan to Assume Major Role in Civil Rights March
Religious groups will play a large role in the Washington civil rights march. Ten chairmen include Mathew Altmann Eugene Carson Blake and Rabbi Joachim Prinz with Martin Luther King among them. Archbishops and bishops from several dioceses will participate and about 350 000 Protestant churchmen are expected. The effort aims to show broad church support for racial justice and integrated employment.
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Washington
Mathew Altmann
National Catholic Conference For Interracial Justice
Eugene Carson Blake
Commission On Race and Religion
National Council of Churches
Joachim Prinz
American Jewish Congress
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Patrick O’boyle
Lawrence J. Shehan
Thomas M. Murphy
Baltimore
John J. Russell
Ernest L. Unterkoefler
Richmond
Michael W. Hyle
Wilmington
Del
Philip VM. Hannan
Robert W. Spike
Commission of Race Relations
Natonal Council of Churches
L. William Youngdah
Luteran Church
Board of Social Ministry
Schollander Shatters 200-Meter Freestyle World Record
Don Schollander of the Santa Clara Swim Club lowered the 200-meter freestyle world mark to 1 58.4 in Osaka in the U S Japan meet. Previously he swam 1 55.8 in Los Angeles and 1 55.5 in Tokyo, becoming the first to go under two minutes three times.
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Osaka
Japan
Don Schollander
California
Santa Clara
U.S
Schollander
Australia
Robert Windle
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Women power behind march on Washington leader Hedgeman
Dr. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, a top organizer for the Washington march, coordinates church participation for the National Council of Churches and serves on the march’s nine member administrative committee. She stresses women lead civil rights efforts and hopes Rosa Parks will attend.
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New York
Washington
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
Hedgeman
National Council of Churches
Rock Island Protests Merger Plan Opposing North Western Move
The Rock Island Railroad protested North Western's plan to acquire Rock Island stock control and merge, arguing ICC would be undermined and the plan aids North Western against the Rock Island Union Pacific merger. It warned of reduced competition in Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota and said North Western could influence traffic and Rock Island policies to its advantage.
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Washington
Rock Island Railroad
North Western
Rock Island Stock Control
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Union Pacific
ICC
Read
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraksa
South Dakota
Young Spokane Teen Reaches Women’s National Amateur Final
Peggy Conley, 16, of Spokane Washington, advances to the 36 hole final at Williamstown Massachusetts after a 73 in the semifinal. She is the youngest finalist since 1896. Anne Quast Welts, 23, of Mt. Vernon Washington, seeks her third title in 11 attempts with a semifinal win over JoAnne Gunderson at Taconic Golf Club.
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Williamstown
Mass
Pacific Northwest
Peggy Conley
Spokane
Wash
Anne Quast Welts
Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Welts
Taconic Golf Club
JoAnne Gunderson
Washington State
Providence
R.1
Poisonous Sap Across Large Spurge Family Impacts Foraging Animals
Foraging animals may suffer skin irritation from sap of many plants in the large spurge family. The compounds in several species pose dermatitis risks to sensitive animals and require careful handling in habitats where these plants grow.
Many Areas Get Rainfall and Clear Skies
Light rain fell in scattered sections in the east and western half of the nation with generally fair weather elsewhere. Rain belts hit New England Kansas Idaho and Michigan while thundershowers occurred in the Rockies and Cascades. Gulf air warmed the southern Great Lakes into the 70s and 80s. Interior southwest had similar readings but less humidity. Cool spots hovered near 60 along the Pacific coast and northern Midwest with cooler weather expected in the Central Plains and upper Ohio Valley.
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New England
Kansas
Idaho
Michigan
Rockies
Cascades
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific
Midwest
Central Plains
Illinois
Ohio Valley
Swiss to Sign Test Ban Pact With Reserve on Weapons
Bern—Switzerland will sign the Moscow test ban treaty while reserving the right to acquire atomic weapons. Government says envoys will sign next month in Washington London and Moscow and Parliament is expected to approve at the Sept 16 session. The decision retains freedom to arm if future developments demand.
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Bern
Switzerland
Washington
London
Moscow
Best Routes to State Fair Traffic Guidance
The Minnesota State Fair opens Friday and runs through Labor Day with route advice for safer travel. The Highway Department notes heavy construction south of Hastings and along Highway 61 north of LaCrescent, advising exits via 494 to West Seventh Street then Lexington Avenue to the fair. In Minneapolis use Lake Street to Snelling and east to arrangements, while in St. Paul proceed via Rice Street detours and Como Avenue gates or Snelling and Lexington routes to the Commonwealth gates.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Highway Department
The
Highway Department
Hastings
LaCrescent
Twin Cities
West Seventh Street
Lexington Avenue
Como Park
Fair Grounds
University Avenue
Snelling
Minneapolis
Lake Street
Snelling Avenue
Wayzata Blvd
Hennepin Avenue
Hennepin
Penteur Avenue
Cleveland Avenue
Commonwealth Gate
Rice Street
Highway 49
Capitol
Como Avenue
Como
Commonwealth Gates
Lexington Avenues
Midway Parkway
Fair Entrances
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Youngdahl
Hamline University
Birmingham
Rosa Parks
Merritt Hedgeman
B & B Auto Service
Hormel
Nabisco
Fem Sl
RCH
Mee
Pia
Geeeer
Laura Bow
Piggly Wiggly
Austin
Starkist Tuna
Parcel Post
Sterling Shopping Center
Putnam Income
Wright
Wells & CO
First National Bank Bldg
Austin, Minn
Schwinn
Raleigh
R & F Bike Shop
Oakland
TAY
Jack Lalone
Montgomery Ward
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