Kennedy mural stirs Boston reception at federal building
In Boston the Kennedy mural controversy erupts as Sen Edward Kennedy plans to view a $25,000 abstract piece titled New England Elegy in the Kennedy Federal Building lobby. Workers and critics label it heroic or horrific, citing imagery linked to Kennedy's assassination and questioning its fit for public space.
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Romantic Skeleton Revealed In Roosevelt Closet Book
New book details a long rumored romance between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lucy Mercer, confirmed by a relative. The affair reportedly strained Roosevelt's marriage as Eleanor refused to allow a divorce, while the narrative notes Mercer’s later marriage to Winthrop Rutherford and her presence at FDR's death in Warm Springs in 1945.
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King Urges Nonviolence as Negro Weapon at SCLC
Dr. Martin Luther King in Jackson Mississippi urged continued nonviolent protest as the Negroes best weapon against discrimination. Though ill, he was reelected SCLC president and warned violence would not have aided past struggles in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. SCLC also backed open housing in the civil rights bill and de escalation of the Vietnam War.
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Fisherman Sells Fish to Fund Village Church Rally
Rev Karl Lundberg in Ropsley England sells fish to raise funds to restore a 12th century church. The National Federation of Fishmongers at Grantham opposes the plan saying it harms business. Lundberg travels 130 miles round trip to Grimsby each Friday, earning 22.40 in profits so far.
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House Subpoenas Viet War Critics Amid Test of Civil Liberties
Eleven leaders from antiwar groups are subpoenaed by the House Un American Activities Committee for hearings starting Tuesday in Washington. The panel reviews a bill that would criminalize providing tangible aid to enemies, even without a formal war, and would bar acts disrupting troop movements. Critics say the hearings aim to stifle dissent as rallies and a national defense civil liberties committee form in opposition.
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House Approves JFK Library Bill for Cambridge Site
The House on Wednesday passed a measure to let the government accept title to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library to be built in Cambridge Massachusetts. It would be operated by the government at an estimated 225000 dollars yearly and would house the late president's official and historical papers already donated by the Kennedy family.
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