Scranton Write-Ins In Test Tomorrow
National Republican leaders monitor Pennsylvania to gauge Gov. William Scranton write ins for the presidential nomination amid an unendorsed draft drive. The Kansas City Scranton committee said the primary outcome won’t affect efforts. Scranton’s aides expect microscopic write ins while other races draw more attention in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Repubican
Scranton
Kansas City
William Keisling
Washington, D.C
Richard C. Peet
Commonwealth
Hugh Scott
Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Organization
Genevieve Blatt
Texas Primary Runoff Sets High Stakes for Yarborough Fight
More than 1,500, 600 Texans are expected at the primary polls next Saturday for a U S Senate nomination battle in Texas. Democrats contest the seat while Republicans vote on a presidential preference. Incumbent Sen Ralph Yarborough leads a liberal backed by labor and minority groups.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
Rights Sing In Stalls Adjournment of RI Legislature
Providence UPI reports civil rights leaders claim a delaying action victory as about 100 demonstrators staged a sit in in the Rhode Island House gallery and sang the national anthem. Speaker Curvin adjourned the session until Tuesday, halting hopes to end the 1964 session last night.
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House
Harry F. Curvin
Pawtucket
Today's mother as fashion setter sparks gray hair craze
A compact portrait notes a living mother who influences trends with a blithe stance on hair fashion. Her playful description as a "gray" spark hints at a lively, modern style echoing in society.
NAACP Plans Vote Drive In New England States
The NAACP launched a campaign to register 100,600 new Black voters across six New England states. At a regional conference in Portsmouth New Hampshire Keesler Montgomery was elected president succeeding Frank T Walker. The group approved Civil Rights measures including a census call for New Bedford Public Schools a May 17 Freedom Sunday and a regional coordinating committee for civil rights with Providence Rhode Island set for the 1965 conference.
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Milessa subscribers address update notice
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Catholic Schools to Desegregate in Alabama Next September
United Press International reports Archbishop Toolen announced Alabama Catholic schools will desegregate next September affecting about 25 000 students. The plan covers eleven northern Florida counties in the diocese and follows limited integrated classes already in place. Also noted is a New York delegation walkout from an Adjutants General Association meeting over hotel discrimination, ordered by Governor Rockefeller.
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Moakley enters race for Powers Senate seat in Boston
Boston lawyer John Joseph Moakley of South Boston announced he would seek the seat vacated by Senate President John E. Powers who resigned to become clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Moakley, a Democrat and former state representative, enters a crowded field amid ongoing civil rights tensions cited across the nation with demonstrations reported in New York City and Detroit. Local developments include protests over de facto school segregation in Chester.
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Dallas
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Labor Appeals For Medicare Plan Hearing
AFL-CIO spokesman Nelson Cruikshank urged Congress to enact the administration's Medicare plan saying private health insurance fails to meet needs of those over 69. He testified before the Senate aging subcommittee at the start of hearings on elderly health coverage and affordability.
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Ruby seeks more mental tests in court today
Jack Ruby, still sore from a headfirst dash into his cell wall, is expected in court to demand deeper mental tests, including hypnotism and truth serum, while awaiting execution for Oswald’s murder. X-rays show no additional damage and he remains under constant guard in Parkland Hospital before returning to his maximum security cell.
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Bill Decker
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Parkland Hospital
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Peace Prayers Designated for Memorial Day by Johnson
President Johnson designates May 30 as Memorial Day a day of prayer for lasting peace. He calls all Americans to unite in prayer at 11 a.m. local time and to invoke God's blessing on those who have died in defense of the country.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Methodists Urged to Abolish Central Jurisdiction
Pittsburgh UPD The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Church opened policy sessions on racial segregation in its admin structure. Bishop Gerald Kennedy of Los Angeles urged immediate abolition of the non geographic central jurisdiction that houses most Negro churches. Kennedy’s proposal, approved by 82 bishops, faced pickets outside the Civic Arena urging end to the all Negro jurisdiction. The church operates six jurisdictions five geographic and the central one. Kennedy affirmed the church’s clear stand on race questions.
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Methodist Church
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Kennedy
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