Girard Sued Over School Segregation
State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia and seven Negro mothers sue Girard College in Federal District Court to test the will provision limiting admission to poor white male orphans. The suit argues the board’s refusal to admit Negro students violates the U.S. Constitution Pennsylvania law and public policy amid a decade long racial dispute and 24 hour NAACP picketing.
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Philadelphia
Girard College
State of Pennsylvania
Stephen Girard
NAACP
William W. Scranton
James H. J. Tate
U.S
Pennsylvania
Farm Group Denounces Wheat Dumping Move
At the American Farm Bureau Federation convention, a resolution condemns Secretary Freeman for releasing government wheat to stall price rises, calling it dumping aimed at wrecking farmers market. Washington officials say broadened wheat sales prevent flour and bread price increases. Delegates urge using American food to aid needy countries with less government participation. London dispatch notes bobbies arrest a suspected burglar and theft of the police van during transfer.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation Convention
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Department
Washington
Christmas traffic deaths projected to 660 in holiday period
The National Safety Council estimates 560 to 660 Americans will die in traffic accidents over the three day Christmas weekend. Motorists are expected to drive 11.3 billion miles from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, far above the 8.9 billion on a nonholiday weekend. NSC president Howard Pyle calls Christmas historically the most dangerous holiday for motorists.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Payoffs Charged in Albany Vote
Albany as state Democratic legislator to lead an immediate probe into alleged vote irregularities reported by Rev. James A. Smythe. He claimed payments of 5 dollars to Black voters after the election and guidance on how to mark ballots. The charges prompt a public hearing and pledges of a full inquiry.
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Albany
N.Y
James A. Smythe
Mount Zion Baptist Church
South End
Irwin Brownstein
Brooklyn
Joint Legislative Committee On
Voters Fear Intimidation Near Polls
Witnesses describe coercion and secrecy concerns at election sites as poll watchers and party leaders crowd voting areas. The testimony accuses both parties of pressuring voters and exploiting the system, claiming Republicans seek outsiders’ eviction to conceal alleged failures.
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Smythe
No Pig in a Poke. Ohio Auditor rules for town treasuries
In New Philadelphia a deputy sheriff shot a roaming pig after it attacked a deputy. The Ohio Auditor's Office ruled Tuscarawas County could not be liable for damages and ordered $45 paid to Mrs Bertha Dunfee to be returned to the treasury.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Ohio State Auditor's Office
New Philadelphia
Bertha Dunfee
Tuscarawas County
St John’s U Fires 20 From Faculty
St John’s University in New York dismissed over 20 faculty in a two day period amid ongoing disputes over academic freedom. The firings include Msgr John Clancy and Rev Peter O’Reilly, union head, with classes postponed for Christmas and potential strike talks as about 600 teachers and 12,500 students are affected.
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New York
St. John’s University
Msgr
John Clancy
Vatican Secretariat
Pope Paul VI
Federation
Peter O'Reilly
St. John’s
Afl-Cio United Federation of College Teachers
Father O’reilly
Father O'Reilly
Joseph T. Cahill
Stefanos Cardinal Sidarouss
Bers
Msgr. Clancy
Paul
Queens
Brooklyn
Conlin Retires From Westfield State College
Frederick S. Conlin retires after 30 years at Westfield State College where he served as academic dean and held roles from English department chair to acting president. Appointed in 1936, he also taught at St Augustine's Academy, University of Puerto Rico, and Boston College before joining Westfield.
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Westfield
Westfield State College
Frederick S. Conlin
Leonard J. Savignano
Conlin
Canton
St. Augustine's Academy
University of Puerto Rico College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Boston College
Patman Sees Consensus Between Fed and Congress
Rep. Wright Patman says Congress and the Federal Reserve may reach an understanding to coordinate future board policies with the administration after hearings by the House Senate Economic Committee. Johnson opposed the discount rate hike but the move progressed. Galbraith’s plan would have Congress affirm the President’s ultimate authority over the Fed if no agreement is reached.
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Washington
UPI
Wright Patman
Congress
Independent
Federal Reserve Board
Patman
House
Senate Economic Committee
Johnson
Galbraith
Fed
Harvard
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Reserve Board
Arms Costs Threaten More Federal Agencies
Washington AP President Johnsons defense budget for 1967 may reach 60 billion, with estimates up to 61 billion. Viet Nam costs threaten to force Congress to fund Saigon with up to 10 billion annually, squeezing NASA, Commerce, and Agriculture budgets. Rural development programs likely to bear the heaviest cuts.
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Washington
API
Johnson
Congress
Saigon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Tito Schipa Dies on New York City Deathbed
Italian operatic tenor Tito Schipa, age 75, died in New York of cardio circulatory failure linked to diabetes complications. Survived by wife Diana and children Elena and Liana. son Tito Schipa Jr. reports body to be cremated and ashes returned to Italy for burial.
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New York
UPI
Tito Schipa
Wickersham Hospital
Schipa
Tito Schipa Jr
Rome
Italy
Diana
Elena
Liana
Berkshire Eagle subscription rates and notice text
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Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
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