Fifth Rights Case Reversal Won by Rev Shuttlesworth
Washington The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth won his fifth Supreme Court reversal of lower court civil rights rulings in a unanimous decision. The court voided a loitering conviction tied to 1962 civil rights protests in Birmingham, ruling only obstructing a sidewalk when not blocking passage could be constitutional. The second conviction on failing to obey a police order was deemed due process lacking as traffic wasn’t involved. Justice Fortas noted a possible new trial though, while Douglas concurred that guilt was not supported by evidence.
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Washington
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
Shuttlesworth
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Ife
Alabama
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Alaama
William O. Douglas
Pike Head Warns Student Hitchhikers And Their Deans
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman John Driscoll warned college deans about hitchhiking students on the Massachusetts Turnpike. He said hitchhikers on the high speed road pose danger to themselves and drivers, citing unscheduled stops causing rear-end crashes.
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Pike Head
Boston
Massachusetts Turnpike
Turnpike Authority
John Driscoll
Driscoll
Coffin Says Johnson Could Call Off War
Yale chaplain Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr says President Lyndon B Johnson could end the Vietnam War if he chose. He warns Johnson does not want a settlement and calls the war a colossal mistake while criticizing supporters as mindless militants. Coffin notes he previously served as Williams College chaplain before Yale.
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Coffin
Johnson
Keene
N.H
UPI
Yale University
Viet Nam
Lyndon Johnson
William Sloane Coffin Jr
UN General Assembly
General Assembly
LBJ
Mr. Coffin
Yale
U.S
Williams College
AF Academy Rewrites Honor Code
The Air Force announced changes to the Air Force Academy honor code after a committee found widespread cheating. Reforms emphasize ethical training, broader code understanding, and reduced athletic influence with athletes distributed among cadet squadrons and limited contact outside sport seasons.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Blackout Cause Pinpointed in Major Power Failure
Washington reports federal investigators focus on prevention after pinpointing the blackout origin to Queenston Ontario hydro plant. Relay failure at Sir Adam Beck No. 2 caused transmission overloads and outages across U S grids. Swidler says recurrence possible but unlikely. probes consider auto shutoffs, stronger interconnections, spinning reserves, or high voltage direct current links.
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Washington
Canada
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
Queenston
Ross Strike
Ontario Commission
Sir Adam Beck
Beck
Niagara Falls
New York State Power Authority
U.S
Joseph C. Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Johnson
Swidler
Soeahy
Commission
Adam Beck
Niagara Gorge
Ont
DuMont Dies Pioneer TV Developer
Dr. Allen Balcom DuMont 64 known as the father of television died in Doctors Hospital after weeks in care. He helped sell the first all electronic TV receivers and built a network carrying the first commercial TV program. Born in Brooklyn he studied at Rensselaer and earlier boosted radio tube production. He founded the Passaic factory making early all electronic receivers in 1937 and sold publicly in 1938. He also worked on radar and oscilloscopes and developed the magic eye tube later sold to RCA.
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New York
Allen Balcom DuMont
Doctors Hospital
DuMont
America
Brooklyn
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Westinghouse Lamp Co
DeForest Radio Co
Germany
DeForest
RCA
Passaic
N.J
Literacy Test In Spanish Is Voided
A three judge federal court struck down the federal law allowing Puerto Ricans to vote by Spanish literacy. The 2 to 1 decision says the Voting Rights Act provisions infringe states rights to set voting standards. Court action expected to shape Supreme Court review of broader VRA provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
South Carolina
New York City
Joseph F. Poriconi
Bronx
Disney unveils $100 million Florida playland plan
Walt Disney announced a $100 million family attraction planned for 27,000 acres southwest of Orlando in Orange and Osceola counties. He described two automobile free communities named Yesterday and Tomorrow, designed to require no car use for the visit, with potential employment for up to 4,000 people and a venue for his productions alongside entertainment facilities.
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Fla
Florida
California
Walt Disney
Disney
Disneyland
Anaheim
Cal
Orange
Osceola
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