British Politics Roiled by Racism Charge in Smethwick
In Britain, Labor leader Harold Wilson accuses Conservatives of using a racist slogan in Smethwick, prompting calls for Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home to repudiate. The row highlights immigration policy and the 500,000 colored voters influencing the election, with Smethwick’s tight race as Patrick Gordon Walker fights to retain a crucial seat.
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London
Labor
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Birmingham
Smethwick
Peter Griffiths
Wilson
Alec Douglas-Home
Britain
West Indies
India
Pakistan
Patrick Gordon Walker
Shawen
Gordon Walker
Colorado student fined for improper parking
Municipal Judge Rex H. Scott fined University of Colorado student Michael R. Monnot of Uxena France five dollars for improper parking and suspended the sentence. Monnot said he did not know overtime parking could apply since his small foreign car was between two properly parked cars at two meters. The judge quipped I gave him an E for effort.
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Foreign Relations
Boulder
Colo
UPI
Rex H. Scott
University of Colorado
Michael R. Monnot
Uxena
France
Monnot
Pell Pushes Fast-Train Plan for Megalopolis Rail
Senator Pell urged a high speed passenger line across the Washington Boston New York corridor. He favored public authority funding for capital improvements and contracting operations to existing rail firms. He called for service averaging 100 mph along the megalopolis corridor.
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Borne Pell
D-Ri
Washington
New York
Rhode Island
Baltimore Railroad Community Committee
Pelt
Two men caught after roof burglary at bowling alley
St Paul police questioned two men who claimed they were looking for a friend after they were found cutting a hole in a bowling alley roof. The incident prompted an investigation into the breach and potential motive.
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ST. Paul, Minn
State Blue Cross Loses $6 Million in 1963
Massachusetts Blue Cross members shared 115 million in hospital and health care payments during 1963, yielding a net loss near 6 million. Utilization of benefits rose 9 percent from 1962 while net premiums increased 7.8 percent. Master Medical Groups grew to 8317 with 738,623 members. non group subscribers climbed from 170,711 to 290,055.
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State Blue Cross
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Blue Cross
Wallace says Alabamans blame Wallace for violent South
Alabama author Huie writes in Look that over a million citizens, both races, condemn Gov. Wallace and blame his racial policies for South violence including the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. He argues Wallace is the idol of the Birmingham church bomber, though Wallace denies advocating violence.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Look Magazine
William Bradford Hule
Wallace
South
Birmingham
Hule
Huie
Look
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