Freedom Riders reach Myrtle Beach in first South Carolina stop
The first of three groups totaling 32 riders in the Freedom Rides arrives in Myrtle Beach after a stop in Wilmington. The voyage tests racial segregation on interstate travel with groups heading to Charleston and beyond into Florida, under Congress of Racial Equality sponsorship.
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Associated Press
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S.C
Wilmington
N.C
Washington
Greyhound
Charleston
Florida
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Congress of Racial Equality
Supreme Court
Gordon D. Negen
New York
Ralph Diamond
Diamond
Virginia
North Carolina
J. J. Padrick
Tractors for Prisoners Talks Enter Second Day In Havana
An American four man team, after a first day of talks in Havana, hopes to meet Fidel Castro to swap 500 tractors for 1 214 prisoners. Dorticos names three Cuban prisoners not to be exchanged for tractors. negotiations shift to additional tractor terms.
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the Hook) Molina
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Agrarian Reform Institute
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Miami
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Havana Naval Hospital
Jury to Probe Buhl Finances
A grand jury will be called to investigate discrepancies in Buhl village finances covering 1954 to 1960. The action follows a state public examiner report noting payrolls for two 90 year old retirees, rent-free use of village buildings, and subsidies of utilities to churches and the curling club.
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Thomas Naylor
Carl Nuerenberg
St. Paul
State
Curling Club
Foreign Aid Plan Faces Opposition
Sen. J. William Fulbright warns Kennedy must push a strong bid to pass the 4.8 billion dollar foreign aid bill amid calls for tighter controls. Humphrey urges aid only to reformers, while Gore questions continued aid to South Korea amid a military junta.
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
South Korea
Chilean Reds Open Attack During Stevenson Visit
In Santiago a Communist protest disrupted Adlai Stevenson’s Latin American outreach. About 30 demonstrators shattered USIA windows and urged his departure while locals welcomed Stevenson at the airport and hotel. Police detained one protester. U.S. Embassy noted the demonstrators were Communists.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Cuba
USIA
Naftalin Ousts P K in Minneapolis Race
Minneapolis voters ousted Mayor P Kenneth Peterson in a nonpartisan race with Arthur Naftalin winning 62 000 to 57 000 unofficially amid low turnout. Five council seats changed hands including Elsa Johnson winning the 8th Ward. voters approved a charter tax boost for police.
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Minneapolis
P. Kenneth Peterson
Arthur Naftalin
Peterson
Naftalin
Democratic Farmer- Labor
Hubert Humphrey
Mni- Naftalin
Manhattan Panics Power Failure Darkens 5 Square Miles
The second massive blackout in less than two years left five square miles of midtown Manhattan in 4 1 2 hours of chaos. Riders trapped in elevators, subway passengers stranded, and heat to 100 degrees created a tense city scene as emergency generators kicked in. Con Edison cited a circuit breaker fire at West 65th Street and a related failure at East 63rd Street as causes, with hospitals and streets feeling the impact before power was restored.
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New York
Manhattan
Hudson River
Times Square
West 65Th Street
Amsterdam
West End Avenues
East 63Rd Street
Midtown Manhattan
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Kennedy proposes 1962 wheat program with mandatory cuts
The Kennedy administration proposes a 1962 wheat program featuring a mandatory 10 percent reduction in planting allotments, retirement payments for the acreage, and higher price supports. The plan aims to raise net farm income from wheat by at least 10 percent and reduce the current surplus, with specifics given to a House subcommittee by E A Jaenke.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Wheat
E. A. Jaenke
Agriculture Department
Stabilization and Conservation Service
Jaenke
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
U S Should Resume Tests During Talks
Rep. Chet Holifield says the United States should resume underground nuclear testing while negotiating with the Soviet Union. He cites Moscow's hard line on test ban controls and urges a policy reassessment hopeful for a prudent presidential decision within weeks.
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Joint
Congressional Atomic Committee
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Soviet Union
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