Meredith Leaves Ole Miss Amid Mystery of Return
James H. Meredith, 29, bid farewell to the University of Mississippi amid laughter and crowds after shattering segregation. He headed to Jackson for the semester break and said he might not return unless conditions improve. registration deadlines loom February 4, with academic trouble denied by a faculty source.
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Meredith
Ole Miss
Oxford
Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
U.S
Jackson
Jackson State College
Cockfighting in Vermont Draws Avid Breeders and Supporters
A nuny informant claims cockfighting remains legal in Vermont with 25 breeders between Pownal and Rutland and 5,000 fighting chickens statewide. He argues legality, cites no gambling, notes fights in farm outbuildings, and recalls a large main in Bennington twenty years ago. Vermont police see potential cruelty and gambling violations.
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Vermont
Pownal
Rutland
Massachusetts
New York
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Cockfighting in Bennington Faces Legal Ambiguity
Vermont legal options are unclear for cockfighting in Bennington. State officials say raids are unlikely unless evidence supports prosecutions for gambling or cruelty to animals amid vague statutes and past court ambiguity.
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Bennington County
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Witten
Sumner Kean
Lawmakers seek Clemson College closure over integration
In Columbia South Carolina two House members plan bills to close Clemson College rather than permit integration under a federal court order. Passage seems doubtful as the state exhausts legal options against Harvey Gantt's admission.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carlina House of Representatives
Clemson College
Harvey Gantt
Town Fathers Eye 20-Cent Cut in Taxes
Selectmen anticipate a 20 cent cut in the 1963 town tax rate based on tentative budget figures. General Fund expenses rise about 3000 dollars to 279250, offset by partial savings in special appropriations. A 4 percent discount on payments and potential elimination could further adjust the rate to 2 14. The highway tax remains 95 cents.
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Selectmen
Crusty legislator targets hemline in New Hampshire bill
Concord New Hampshire AP report notes Rep Peter P Charland 75 filed a bill to outlaw feminine leg displays more than one inch above the knee. He criticizes shopping center shorts and suggests confinement for deemed immodesty with exceptions for bathing or athletic wear.
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Concord
N.H
Peter P. Charland
Franklin
Mrs Estes Laces Husband With Sweet Smelling Stuff
In Edgewood Texas Mrs C C Estes admitted she laced her husband’s bath with what she called good smelling stuff. He reportedly relaxed only briefly after soaking in a bottle labeled Sweet smelling stuff which was meat tenderizer.
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Edgewood
Tex
C. C. Estes
Estes
Longshoremen vote on master contract peace pact
Longshoremen from Maine to Virginia begin a two day vote on a peace pact to end a month long dock tie up the first nationwide strike since the territory drift. The proposed master contract with 37 cent package over two years includes 24 cents in wages and 13 in fringe benefits and faces uneven approval beyond the Northeast.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
U S Citizens and Cuban Refugees Prepare for Return and Departure
In Havana a group of 205 U.S. citizens living in Cuba will be flown to the United States on two planes, with another 900 to 1,000 Cubans aiming to leave on the ransom ship Shirley Sykes later tonight. The Red Cross in Miami says Shirley Sykes will reach Port Everglades, Florida, around 8 a.m. Thursday. Unloading had stalled by wind and rain but resumed Tuesday.
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Cuba
Havana
Shirley Sykes
Red Cross
Miami
Port Everglades
Fla
Shirley Lykes
United States
Risk Level Is Seen Key To Test Ban Talks
President Kennedy is willing to take risks to secure a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. Negotiators seek to learn if Khrushchev will accept foreign inspection on Soviet soil to prove compliance. U S British and Soviet teams met at the State Department for about four hours and planned to meet again midafternoon.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Khrushchev
United States
State Department
De Gaulle Backs Study on Britain's Common Market Bid
Paris reports say President De Gaulle agreed with Adenauer to have the European Economic Community executive commission conduct a thorough new study of Britain's bid for membership. The study will be submitted to foreign ministers with no set deadline, likely taking months.
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Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Paris
Britain
de Gaulle
Adenauer
Executive Commission
European Economic Community
Bonn
West Germany
Kennedy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Study Commission
France
Julius Caesar jailed for theft of headache remedy
Julius Caesar, 62, of Detroit, will serve ten days in jail after being convicted on a simple larceny charge for stealing a bottle of headache remedy from a downtown Detroit store. The AP report notes the outcome of the case and the defendant’s sentencing.
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Detroit
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Exile Leaders Clash as GOP Probes Bay of Pigs Air Cover
Senate Republicans announce an independent probe into the Bay of Pigs invasion with Ev erett Dirksen organizing evidence to rebut Robert F. Kennedy's claim no air support was promised. Cuban exile leaders dispute the assertion, citing jets on invasion day and messages about air cover. Democratic leaders accuse politics and warn against partisan conclusions.
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GOP
Bob Kennedy
Senate
Bay of Pigs
Miami
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Dagoberto Darias
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Republican Policy Committee
Dirksen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
White House
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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