Rights March Expected to Influence Civil Rights Legislation
Congressional supporters hope today's Washington march will press wavering lawmakers to back Kennedy civil rights bills. Critics warn violence could derail action, while several Republicans doubt the rally changes congressional minds though some see it boosting public opinion.
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Rights March
Washington
CAP
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Railroads Map Emergency Plans In Case Strike Is Called
State railroads and shippers mapped emergency measures to keep wheels turning in Minnesota and the Dakotas as a nationwide strike loomed at midnight. Plans include dispatching trains to terminals, using supervisors if needed, and keeping livestock and fruit moves prioritized. Grain terminals will operate 24 hours, and trucks not usual carriers may be used to meet local transport needs.
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Soo
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Boone Man Killed When Car Careens
Oscar J. Gordon 22 of Boone died from injuries after a car driven by Stephen Krasean 22 of Boone ran out of control at the east edge of Boone. The vehicle rolled and skidded over 200 feet, with Gordon found about 60 feet from the wreckage around midnight.
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Boone
Iowa
Oscar J. Gordon
Stephen Krasean
Gordon
Church Leaders Weigh Washington Civil Rights Demonstration
ROCHESTER, N Y AP Christian leaders from abroad saw the Washington civil rights event as a summons to pursue justice. Archbishop Arthur Ramsey urged believers to examine their own consciences and act in their countries and churches. W Averell Harriman criticized Communist aggression and atheism in a prepared address, with the Russian Orthodox delegation present.
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Washington
Arthur M. Ramsey
Canterbury
W. Averell Harriman
Free World
Minneapolis Art Director Resigns to Lead NYC Gallery
Carl J. Weinhardt Jr. resigns Tuesday as director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to assume duties October 1 as director of the new Gallery of Modern Art in New York City.
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Minneapolis
Carl J. Weinhardt Jr
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
New Gallery of Modern Art
New York City
Fellin Believes Bova Alive After Mine Cave‑In Ordeal
David Fellin, 58, told reporters in Hazleton State Hospital that the first and fifth days of his entombment were the worst. He said Henry Throne, 28, was rescued, while Louis Bova, 54, remained missing and is believed alive thanks to water underground.
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Fellin
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Henry Throne
Louis
Bova
Throne
Guerrilla Groups Land on Mainland Coast, China War News
Six groups of Nationalist Chinese guerrillas landed on the mainland China coast this month, aided by anti-Communist elements. The government agency, asking for anonymity, issued the report from Taipei Formosa.
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Formosa
China
Du Bois Dies in Ghana at 95 After Long Activism
W E B Du Bois founder of the NAACP died in Ghana on a Tuesday night at age 95. The controversial leader joined the Communist party in 1961 at 93 and had long pursued leftist causes after leaving the NAACP in 1948. He had moved to Ghana last year, becoming a Ghanaian citizen, and authored works including Souls of Black Folk and Darkwater.
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W.E. B. DuBois
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ghana
Accra
Communist Party
DuBois
NAACP
Soviet Union
Great Barrington
Mass
Fisk University
Harvard
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Nina Gomez DuBois
Shirley Graham
Brazil Cruzeiro Falls to Record Low Against Dollar
The cruzeiro slid to 1,000 per US dollar by noon amid inflation and new government exchange rules, with no end in sight to the decline according to AP reports from Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Cruzeiro
Former Premier Yo-Chan Song Indicted for Slandering Government
Seoul AP reports Yo-Chan Song 47, a former premier and Korean War hero, was indicted on slander charges against the military government. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a date was set for his court martial.
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Seoul
Korea
Yo-Chan
Tiger) Song
Govenor
State Sets 45 MPH Minimum On Twin Cities Freeways
The state has enacted new minimum speed limits of 45 mph on some Twin Cities freeways. The author argues slow drivers cause accidents rather than speed and notes the need for further rules on two lane highways. Officials deserve commendation for taking a step amid rising traffic.
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Twin Cities
Thunderstorms Bring Heavy Rain Across Iowa Values
A broad band of thunderstorms drenched several Iowa towns with over two inches of rain Tuesday night led by Independence 2.5 inches, Greenfield 2.28, Waterloo Traer and Grimes at two inches. A lightning fire damaged St. Johns Lutheran Church in Denver near Waterloo. Cooler air and fair skies were forecast for Thursday and Friday with temperatures 5 to 8 degrees below normal.
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Des Moines
Veterans Hospital
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Independence
Greenfield
Traer
Grimes
Dubuque
Waucoma
Charles City
Clarinda
Garwin
Canada
Council Bluffs
Lamont
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