Flood Rises Across Illinois Iowa Test as Mississippi Surges
The Mississippi River floods from Illinois to Iowa battering dikes and displacing thousands. Burlington and Rock Island report rising crests with estimates of damage from 30 to 200 million dollars. National Guardsmen withdraw from dike work as more residents flee and storm drains back up.
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Illinois
Iowa
Burlington
Weather Bureau
Quad Cities
Mlingis
Otto Kerner
Harold Hughes
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Hinois
Davenport
Mississippi
Burlington Moonday
National
Big Island
Rock River
Red Cross
Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates by Carrier and Mail
Rates shown for Berkshire Eagle subscriptions by carrier and mail with regional postal zones. Discounts apply for college students and armed forces. change of address requires both old and new addresses. notices mention second class mailing in Massachusetts and payment details.
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Berkshire Eagle
Massachusetts
ADVE
U S Judge Mize Dies Merged Miss Schools
U S District Judge Sidney Mize of Mississippi died after a short illness at 77. He directed universities and public schools to admit Black students in landmark desegregation orders, including Meredith’s 1963 campus entry. Born in Scott County, he practiced law here after earlier service on the federal bench.
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Gulfport
Miss
U.S
Sidney Mize
Mississippi
Mize
Meridian
Scott County
University of Mississippi
Franklin Roosevelt
District Court
James Meredith
Meredith
Circuit Court of Appeals
State Board Seeks Law To Hit School Imbalance
Boston urged a bill to withhold state aid from towns failing to fix racial imbalance in public schools. Owen Kiernan to draft legislation for filing this session. King’s Boston march spotlighted imbalance and housing issues. Hicks criticizes move as unconstitutional. School committee to study before hearings.
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Boston
Massachusetts Board of Education
Owen B. Kiernan
Marlin Luther King
Hicks
Boston School
Louise Day Hicks
Boston School Committee
Special Advisory Committee
Manpower Training Act Signed by Johnson
President Johnson signed into law legislation to extend the 1962 Manpower Development and Training Act to mid-1969. He called the act a wise companion to education programs and urged employers to create jobs to meet the expanding labor market. The bill extends federal financing for training beyond June 30, 1965, reducing reliance on state funding.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson Monday
Johnson
Howard Johnson Eyes Move Into Canada
Howard Johnson Co president confirms expansion into Canada with an office opened in Toronto and site scouting underway. The chain plans HoJo Cola a private label soft drink this summer with potential supermarket distribution this fall if test marketing succeeds.
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Quincy
Mass
UPI
Howard Johnson Co
Canada
Howard Johnson
Toronto
Johnson
Parkesburg riot after white youth strikes Black youth
In Parkesburg Pennsylvania a white youth struck a Black youth sparking a rock throwing demonstration by over 100 people. Police reported Preston Ferguson 16 fatally hurt by a public safety vehicle inside Thomas Oil Co. Theodore Houck 15 was taken into custody on a technical charge and held for juvenile court.
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Parkesburg
Pennsylvania
Preston Ferguson
Thomas Oil Co
Theodore Houck
Oelarara High School
West Chester
Ferguson
Houck
Hoffa Says He'd Quit Job if Jailed
Detroit. Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa said he would resign if sent to jail over charges. Speaking after an address to the Public Relations Society of America, he noted his 1964 convictions but said there would be a new general president if he ended up behind bars, though he planned to run for re election at the July 1966 convention.
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Michigan
Pubic Relations Society of America
Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chicago
Russia East Germany Plan Joint Parade
The Soviet and East German armed forces will stage an unprecedented joint parade on May 8, the 20th anniversary of V-E Day, ADN reported Monday. The article notes the cooperation between Moscow and East Berlin in the ceremony.
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Russia
Germany
Berlin
UPI
ADN
Northeast to Miami route fight revived by CAB ruling
The Civil Aeronautics Board lifted prior removals and sent the case back to court with expedited pre hearing conferences, potentially allowing Northeast Airlines to pursue a permanent New York to Florida service. The decision marks a major win for Northeast on the second richest U S air route contested with Eastern and National Airlines.
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UPI
Northeast Airlines
Miami
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
U. S. Court of Appeals
Northeast
Rrn
New York
Florida
New York-to-Florida
Eastern Air Lines
National Airlines
First Circuit
Boston
New England
Alan C. Boyd
German Troops Parade Through Marx-Engles Platz Area
German forces march through Marx-Engles Platz the former Luftgarten as V-E Day is celebrated in East Germany under the name Liberation Day.
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Marx-Engles Platz
Luftgarten
East Germany
Ford Profits Forest Quarter Set Record
Ford Motor Co reported a record first quarter profit of 200.8 million dollars equal to 1.81 a share. Net income and sales reached all-time highs as worldwide auto sales totaled 1,192,825 units, up 19 percent from a year earlier, setting a company record for any three months. Chrysler reported 56.6 million, GM and AMC to announce results in early May.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
American Motors
Lindbergh Enlists for Wildlife Protection Work
Washington AP report says aviation hero Charles A Lindbergh, 63 of Darien Conn, who once flew solo across the Atlantic, has quietly worked in a downtown office for months and was named a director of the World Wildlife Fund by Dr Ira N Gabrielson president of the Wildlife Management Institute.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ira N. Gabrielson
Wildlife Management Institute
Lindbergh
Darien
Atlantic Ocean
World Wildlife Fund
Tewksbury Bus Strike Cancels Classes for 4500 Students
In Tewksbury Massachusetts six bus drivers walked off the job causing the cancellation of classes for about 4500 public school pupils. The strike began Monday leaving some 200 pupils stranded and no drivers available today. The dispute centers on the dismissal of two drivers for union activities. The district contracts with six bus companies and the absent drivers were with Furtado Bus Lines Co.
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Tewksbury
Mass
Tewksbury Bus Operators Association
Furtado Bus Lines Co
Student Leader Quits Free Speech Movement at U Cal
Mario Savio, who led a mass sit in at the University of California, Berkeley, said he is quitting the Free Speech Movement over undemocratic university procedures. He condemned a Regents report proposing stricter student conduct rules as obscene.
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Calif
UPI
Mario Savio
University of California
Board of Regents
Clark Kerr
Savio
Kerr
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