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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1963

Page

3

Governors Rescind Bid To Teller

Southern governors invited Dr. Edward Teller to speak at their annual meeting but withdrew the invitation to avoid a clash over the nuclear test ban treaty. Gov. Orval Faubus said Teller would not be asked to address the gathering and Teller returned to Washington after a brief trip.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va UPI Edward Teller Teller Southern Orval Faubus Arkansas Faubus Washington

Governors denounce federal use of National Guard

Three Southern governors attacked federalized Guard troops used to enforce integration and challenged a directive giving commanders a role in civil issues. Faubus of Arkansas warned such troop use could wreck the National Guard, while Wallace of Alabama called federalized units illegal and warned of broader consequences.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va Orval FE. Faubus Arkansas Littl Rock National Guard Faubus

30 Children Arrested In Louisiana Protest

PLAQUEMINE La AP Police arrested every demonstrator seen Wednesday including 33 Negro children who staged a freedom sing at the courthouse 187 Arrested The total was 187 Most were charged with disturbing the peace Those who refused to walk to police cars were also charged with resisting arrest and picked up all carried to jail It was the busiest day in this small delta town 20 miles south of Baton Rouge since police broke up a march on City Hall Monday night with volleys of tear gas The new demonstrations came after Mayor Charles P Schneibel en in a radio broadcast said he seeks peaceful solution to racial problems but won t deal with rabble rousers The city s postscript items describe broader civil rights tensions and a separate court order.

Baton Rouge Charles P. Schneibelen Birmingham Ala U.S Macon Weaver Birmingham Police New York Robert F. Wagner Washington Wagner Athens City Hall Albert Boutwell Farmville Prince Edward County

Vinson Reverses, Backs Fallout Shelters Plan

Sen Carl Vinson of Georgia urged the Armed Services Committee to approve the first stage of a $190.6 million fallout shelter construction program while warning he would seek its kill if the plan proves unsound after a year. The reversal follows earlier opposition and cites subcommittee recommendations that changed his view.

Washington ALP Carl Vinson Armed Services Committee Georgia Democrat Vickis Vinson Kennedy

March on Washington prompts 4000 troops alert

Washington plans call for four thousand Marines and soldiers to be ready to move if city police and National Guardsmen cannot handle any violence during the March on Washington. About 1,000 troops stay in metro area. 3,000 from Quantico Ft Belvoir and Ft Meade will move to Anacostia NAS and Ft Myer. Police and emergency personnel total over 6,500, with 1,900 officers, 2,000 Guardsmen, 430 firemen, up to 300 reserve officers, and about 2,000 marshals.

Washington UPI Robert V. Murray Murray Quantico, Va Ft. Belvoir Ft. Meade Anacostia Naval Air Station Ft. Myer Mellonal New York Area Congress of Racial Equality

Freeman Denies He Is Being Ousted From Cabinet

Washington UPI Freeman Man says he will keep AG cabinet job as long as the President wants him after returning from a month in Russia and Soviet bloc nations. Republicans allege the trip was to groom him for a diplomatic post and push him out following the wheat referendum defeat last May.

Washington UPI Orville L. Freeman Freeman Russia

Unwanted Riders Slapped on Foreign Aid

Washington action on foreign aid faced heavy opposition as the House advanced another year of aid with restrictive amendments. Votes on measures included 2 percent interest on development loans and directing at least half to private enterprise, passed by narrow margins. Speaker McCormack blocked a proposal to re loan repaid loans, while overall support for the aid plan appeared weakening amid sharp partisan tensions and extensive committee amendments.

Washington — Administration House United States Latin America John W. McCormack D-Mass Thomas E. Morgan D-Pa Foreign Affairs Committee Morgan

Massachusetts Senate backs learner driver permit bill

The Massachusetts Senate near finalizes a bill requiring learner drivers to obtain a permit. An amendment credits a $2 permit fee toward a $3 outside examination, reducing total cost from $10 to $8 with license fee. The measure, approved 7-3 on the amendment and by voice vote, returns to the House for concurrence.

Boston UPI Massachusetts Senate House Senate Philip A. Graham R-Hamilton Newland HH Holmes Weymouth George A. Sullivan Jr Norwood

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