Johnson Hosts Presidential Scholars Graduation Honors at White House
President Johnson welcomed 121 high school graduates dubbed presidential scholars to the White House for a five hour celebration. Guests included Helen Hayes Ogden Nash J. Robert Oppenheimer Alan Shepard Harper Lee Leonard Bernstein Sidney Poitier Jose Ferrer and the Kingston Trio. The event featured a hamburger dinner served under trees and a bronze medal ceremony costing about 40,000 to bring families to Washington.
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Leonard Bernstein
Sidney Poitier
Jose Ferrer
Gerry Mulligan
House Eyes Pay Boost Bill Again
The House reconsiders a pay raise bill proposing 533.2 million in salary increases for 1.7 million federal workers. The plan covers up to 22.5 percent for federal career employees and postal workers, with Supreme Court justices and top officials getting 7500—yearly.
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Ole Miss prepares to enroll third Black student
Cleveland Donald, 17, of Jackson, becomes the third Black student to register at the University of Mississippi since it resumed an all white status nine months earlier. Federal Judge Harold Cox ordered enrollment with limits on civil rights activity.
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King to Try Sit-in at Segregated St Augustine Grill
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says he will seek arrest through civil disobedience at a segregated St. Augustine restaurant. The marches, sparked by integration protests, have drawn hundreds of arrests and violent clashes as police and patrols struggle to control crowds.
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Doctor Murphy Weds Socialite After Divorce From Governor
Dr James S Murphy 41 a Rockefeller Institute virologist married Victoria Thompson in New York City after his wife divorced him to wed Governor Nelson Rockefeller The ceremony took place at a Protestant Episcopal Church with a small group of friends.
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