Beckwith freed on bail after second mistrial in Evers case
Segregationist Byron De La Beckwith posted $10,000 bond and was released after an all white jury deadlocked 8-4 on his guilt in the Medgar Evers slaying. The mistrial came after 10 hours of deliberation. Beckwith left the Jackson jail and returned to Greenwood amid supporters.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
Beckwith
Fred Pickett
Pickett
Greenwood
Ted
Sheriff's Office
Tchula
Jackson
de la
Bond
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Emmett Till
Leon Hendrick
Hendrick
Beckwill
Hardy Lot
Hoff To Accept Union Award For President Hoff
Gov Philip Hoff to receive the John F Kennedy Golden Needle Award on behalf of President Lyndon B. Johnson at the ILGWU district council meeting in Burlington. Delegates from Upstate New York and Vermont gather for convention sessions with local leaders and officials invited as guests.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York
Vermont
Hoff
U.S
George M. Fienberg
Bennington
John J. Daley
Rutland
Edward Keenan
Burlington
Ralph Williams
Vermont State Labor Council
Stella Hackel
Alec Karesky
Johnson
Kennedy
16000 Students Boycott Gary Indiana Schools
More than 16000 pupils skipped class in Gary Indiana in a civil rights boycott protesting segregation in public schools. School Superintendent Lee Gilbert said about one third of the district's 47376 pupils stayed away while comedian Dick Gregory called it a pivotal start to long protests across Chicago and northwest Indiana.
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Gary, Ind
UPI
Steel City
Lee Gilbert
Chicago
Dick Gregory
Indiana
Gregory
Lyndon Johnson
Lady Bird
Missiles Backed by Committee for Next-Gen Weapons Funding
The House Appropriations Committee approved funds for advanced weapons including missiles, a possible death ray, space platforms, and chemical warfare research. The panel backed McNamara on missile reliability and supported a manned bomber program, sending a $46.7 billion defense bill to the House.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
U.S
America
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Johnson
House
Armed Services
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Harold Brown
Defense Research
McNamara
Goldwater
Wild Cow Injures Man at Cattle Auction in Morrisville
Charles Westover of Middlesex, a general store owner, was injured at a cattle auction in Morrisville when a wild cow charged the crowd inside the building. He suffered a broken hip and pelvis and remained in serious condition at Cop ley Hospital though he showed some improvement.
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Morrisville
UPI
Charles Westover
Middlesex
Copley Hospital
Westover
Johnson Plea for World Peace and Civil Rights
President Johnson urged love over conflict in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors on the White House lawn. He warned that the nation must pass the civil rights bill soon and tied national progress to global peace and equality for all humanity.
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Washington
UPI
Prescient Johnson
American Society of
Johnson
Senate
Pope foresee ecumenical council to issue declaration on religious liberty
Pope Paul VI told a United Nations seminar that the Ecumenical Council could issue a declaration on religious liberty with far reaching effects inside and outside the church. He indicated liberal council fathers are pressing for the statement, which would mark the church endorsing individual freedom of belief and likely boost tolerance in Catholic nations. The council opens its third session on Sept. 14. The Pope also urged objectivity in news dissemination, warning that not all information serves the public and youth.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
Council
United Nations
Ical Council
Greek Cypriots Clash With U N at Hotel Ledra Palace
In Nicosia Greek Cypriots and British troops clashed as irregulars seized Hotel Ledra Palace, UN headquarters. Soldiers fought to remove a sandbagged gunpost near the Turkish Cypriot quarter while UN and local police debated access.
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U.N
Nicosia
Cyprus
UPC
Ledra Palace
United Nations
Mediterranean
Cooke
Michael Pantelides
Three Gwinnett officers slain by car thieves ring
Three Gwinnett County police patrolmen Jesse Gravitt Jerry Everett and Ralph Davis were found shot to death after surprising a car theft gang near a dirt road northeast of Atlanta. Sheriff Sammon blamed car thieves for the killings and vowed arrests of all involved. A resident on Beaver Ruin Road reported a call near the scene.
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Lawrenceville
UPI
Atlanta
Jesse M. Gravitt
Jerry A. Everett
Ralph K. Davis
Gwinnett County Police Department
J. O. Bell
Everett
Davis
Gravitt
Gwinnett County
F. Quill Sammon Jr
Sammon
A. C. Mills
Beaver Ruin Road
Carbide to Lay Off 35 at Bennington Plant
Officials of Union Carbide Corporation Consumer Products Division report about 35 employees will be laid off Friday April 24 at the Scott Street plant. The layoff follows completion of the current federal contract without renewal. A small group will continue on development projects for the government and recalls are not yet possible.
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Bennington
Union Carbide Corporation
Consumer Product’s Division
Scott Street
Senator Calls for Justice Dept Involvement in Baker Case
Senator John J. Williams urges Justice Department action in the Robert G. Baker investigation. Williams told ASNE that federal involvement could free congressional investigators while cautioning the Senate to continue its scrutiny despite potential outcomes.
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Justice Dept
Baker Case
Washington
UPI
John J. Williams
R-Del
Justice Department
Senate Democratic
Robert G. Baker
Williams
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Senate
Bennington Sees Higher Home Building Rates in 1963-64
Figures by the Bennington Sisters show 28 new houses started in the town and 9 in the village during the year ending April 1 1964, surpassing prior years. North Bennington had two starts, up from the year before, with major projects including Paradise Motor Inn and Crescent Manor nursing home and a planned A and P Shopping center on North Street.
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Bennington Sisters
Bennington
Francis J. Hogan
Board of Sisters
Hogan
Bennington Flats
Crescent Manor
Wilson Ford Co
Gay’s Express Terminal
Harwood Hill
Liggett and Bosworth
U.S. 7
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Woodford
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Vatican
David Cooke
Georgia
Carbide
BCHS
Battle of Wits
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Patricia Prandini
Hallie Sausville
Robert Schultz
Daniel Dista
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