Blockbusting Profits From Racial Segregation Exposed
An Associated Press report traces how blockbusting and other discriminatory practices profit from housing, lending, and job exclusion. It cites white and Negro landlords in Harlem and Chicago and notes police abuse over protests seeking jobs, with comments from Urban League figures on the enduring "race tax."
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Associated Press
North
New York
Philadelphia
Reginald A. Johnson
National Urban League
Late Evening Post
Efect
Smith
Whitney M. Young Jr
The
Urban League
Harlem
South Side
Chicago
Fillmore Street
San Francisco
Warren Banner
Banner
Grand Hotel TV remake eyed by MGM and ABC quiz
MGM considers turning Grand Hotel into a TV series while ABC readies 100 Grand a high stakes quiz show. The hotel themed drama would echo stories tied by location and characters similar to Wagon Train and Dr Kil Dare. Chambers of Commerce seek professionals to challenge amateurs with a $100000 prize and a civic grant.
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Hollywood
MGM
Vicki Baum
Ben Casey
ABC
Chambers of Commerce
Lincoln
Segregation At Hollis Reported
Portland residents recount racial intimidation at Deer Pond Beach in Hollis as George W Shepard and his family were told to keep away from white patrons. Lawrence Meserve, son of the owner, says requests to separate the Negro party came amid fears of trouble and loss of business.
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Portland
George W .Shepard
Meserve
Shepard
Lofty Convict Climbing Prison Tower Ends Return to Ground
William T. Bradley, 45, of Sioux City, who staged a five day camp-out on a 140 foot state penitentiary water tower, descended voluntarily after 4 days 13 hours. He faces disciplinary action and possible charges while claiming he got a raw deal and seeking a governor’s review. Gov. Harold Hughes said an investigation is underway but may take months.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
William T. Bradley
Sioux City
Bradley
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Kennebunk Board weighs quotes and culvert purchase
The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen met with Chairman Norman Stevens presiding. They asked Town Manager Robert York to obtain price quotes in booklet form on zoning ordinances, voted to buy a new culvert for Scotchman’s Brook on Water Street, and will follow legal adviser Barnett Shur’s opinion on a Sea and Surf Motel petition at Gooch’s Beach. The Fire Department responded to a grass fire near Mae Smith property in West Kennebunk with two trucks.
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Board of Selectmen
Norman Stevens
Robert York
Scotchman’s Brook
Water Street
Barnett Shur
Portland
Gooch’s Beach
West Kennebunk
Mae Smith
Edith Johnson
Kenne
Brilliant Three Year Old Not Pushed For Early Education
Dr Nason advises parents not to push a precocious child to specialized IQ testing. Provide rich reading materials and ample learning opportunities instead. Guidance includes returning to school with steady study habits and practical tips to improve reading speed through focused practice and self check.
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Milltown
N.J
Dr. Nason
P.C
San Mateo
Calif
L. A
Washington, D.C
Turncoat Tells Of Conditions In Red China
Lowell D. Skinner, 32, an American war prisoner and former Korean War turncoat from Akron Ohio, reports harsher anti Russian sentiment in Red China than anti American. He cites Soviet aid withdrawal as a blow to Chinese Communists and notes failures of the great leap forward, lack of freedom, and restricted movement.
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Associated Press
HONG
China
Road Scandal Laid At Feet Of Democrats
Massachusetts Senate minority leader slams Gov. Peabody and DPW over a highway scandal now blamed on prior administrations. Sen. Graham says Ricciardi aided by former officials, while Peabody vows to review a Blatnik subcommittee report noting wide incompetence and alleged fraud. Crime Commission probes DPW records.
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Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Endicott Peabody
Philip A. Graham
Hamilton
Peabody
Ricciardi
Jack P. Ricciardi
DPW
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Alfred Gardner
Public Works Department
Desegregation Plan Approved by Charleston Merchants
In Charleston South Carolina 87 white merchants agreed to a six point desegregation plan. Negro leaders promised not to picket stores that join. The pact follows eight weeks of protests and echoes a prior brief truce that failed when names were not made public.
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Charleston
S.C
Soap Box Derby climaxes with scholarships in Akron
Akron youths parade for the All-American Soap Box Derby final, as the 26th running concludes Saturday. About 239 boys race for $30,000 in college scholarships, with the 1963 champion earning a $7,500 award.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
Stones Hit By A Churchman Urge Simple Grave Markers
In Johannesburg a Dutch Reformed Church theologian urges South Africans to abandon ornate gravestones. Dr. K S van Wyk de Vries condemns showy monuments and elaborate epitaphs, calling for a sober Christian approach to death. He cites Queen Wilhelmina's simple funeral as ideal.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Joneses
K. S. van Wyk de Vries
Linda Littlefield Birthday Party Held at Saco
Linda Lou Littlefield celebrated her 10th birthday at her grandmother Mrs. Fred E. Grace home on Buxton Road in Saco. Guests included Sandra Townsend James Smith Pamela Smith Arthur Littlefield Stephen Littlefield Mary Simpson Beverly Simpson Linda Townsend Susan Mayfair and Linda Lou with Sandra Townsend receiving a prize. Refreshments followed. invited guests Dorothy Grace Mrs Susan Waycott and Sandra Brown could not attend.
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Linda Lou Littlefield
Lyman
Saco
Fred _ E. Grace
Buxton Road
Sandra Townsend
Sussanna Smith
James Smith
Pamela Smith
Arthur Littlefield
Stephen Littlefield
Mary Simpson
Beverly Simpson
Linda Townsend
Susan Mayfair
Linda Lou
Dorothy Grace
Susan Waycott
Sandra Brown
Senate aims to bring Moscow treaty to vote before Labor Day
Mansfield hopes the Moscow treaty signed Monday can be presented to the Senate before Labor Day. He expects committees to finish hearings in a couple of weeks with about a week on the floor for debate. He warned against delaying the accord once the testimony is in.
Leech Nursing Home Patient in Storer Street
A patient at Leech Nursing Home in Storer Street is reported in bunkport.
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Bunkport
Leech Nursing Home
Storer, Street
Tag Day Benefit Aids Old Orchard Beach Salvation Campaign
Salvation Army tag day in Old Orchard Beach on Saturday raises funds for the local campaign but officials say the annual drive remains short of its goal.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
ICoach Day Camp Track Winners Listed
Tony Tsomides announces results from ICoach Day Camp events at Old Orchard Beach. Winners include Mike Verrier and Dennis Deroscher in Broad Jump across age classes, Mario Binette in Running Broad Jump, and Robert Talbot in 9 and 10 year class Broad Jump. Girls Broad Jump tied Barbara Utman and Debbie Provençal. Swimming relay winners featured Begin, Davis and Lamontagne. Baseball standings list Yankees and Red Sox.
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Old Orchard Beach
Tony Tsomides
Mike Verrier
Dennis Deroscher
John Gregoire
Stephen Langevin
Steve Fennell
Richard Lamontagne
Brian Smith
Marc Sevigny
Mark Delekto
Kevin Demeule
Debbie Demeule
Brian Ellis
John Black
Cathy Corriveau
David Baker
Mario Binette
Robert Talbot
Thomas Smith
Lynn Levesque
Dennis Adams
Michael Jasmin
Eugene Whitehead
Charles Antonakos
James Davis
Timothy Martin
Charles Hadiaris
Garyne
Chris Hadiaris
Garytz
Rickie Brooks
Lonnie Hadiaris
Cardinals
Bears
Charles Begin
Jonathan Staples
Charles Hadiaks
Harry Nielson
Lionel Tremblay
James Snyder
Gary Satz
al Lamontagne
Carleton Kaler
Michael Wagner
Paul Dubois
Tony Tsomi
Maine Woman's Rare Collection Recovered in Boston
FBI agents recovered a stolen collection of rare jade and ivory art valued up to 100000 dollars. The items were taken from Mrs. Byron D. Miller of Falmouth Foreside Maine earlier in April. The art was found in a burned taxi in the parking lot near Massachusetts Avenue in Boston as investigators questioned several people.
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Boston
FBI
Byron D. Miller
Falmouth Foreside
Maine
Independent Taxi Operators Association
Massachusetts Avenue
Powers
New Orleans Ordered to Desegregate City Play Areas
A three judge panel ruled New Orleans must desegregate its public recreational and cultural facilities, including 119 city playgrounds, after a suit by 116 Black residents demanding access for both races. Private groups may use parks if not used to sustain segregation.
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New Orleans
Skopje Quake Fears Diminish After Devastation
Yugoslavia experts said the immediate threat of another deadly quake in Skopje has passed after a week of aftershocks. More than 200 tremors occurred since the giant tremor that devastated the city, with as many as 2,000 believed dead and 1,000 bodies recovered and buried.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
Christmas Trees Cross Atlantic With Hessian Mercenaries
It is believed that the custom of Christmas trees crossed the Atlantic with Hessian mercenaries during the American Revolution.
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Atlantic
Dear Abby advice and reader questions column
A collage of Dear Abby letters covers topics from propriety and body attire at family gatherings to yawning etiquette, marriage money management, and social advice. Read about a 21 year old guest’s outfits, a sister’s yawns, a frugal spender husband, and cat food canapes.
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Abby
Aggie
Husband Sought In Fatal Night Stabbing Of Wife
Police seek Edward Nihan 33 as questioning begins after Barbara A. Nihan 32 is found stabbed to death in her O Malley Street apartment in Manchester. A 10 inch carving knife is the suspected weapon. a blood spattered pair of pants linked to Nihan were found at the scene. The couple’s four room home is in the South Elm Street Housing Project.
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Manchester
N.H
Barbara A. Nihan
O'Malley Street
Lionel Lavoie
Nihan
Edward
Veterans’ Hospital
South Elm Street
Nihan Martnen
Old Orchard Bound Youths Are Hunted
A Coast Guard helicopter and five surface craft searched Casco Bay for two Brunswick youths, Robert Varney, 20, and Eugene Hunt, 16, who reportedly planned a Brunswick to Old Orchard Beach trip. Their borrowed skiff was found capsized off South Freeport, with the boys believed to have intended to spend the night at the Varney Cabin at Thomas Point.
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Portland
Coast Guard
Casco Bay
Brunswick
South Freeport
Robert Varney
Eugene Hunt
Old Orchard Beach
Isiah Hunt
Varney
Thomas Point
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P. S
Oldsmobile
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Plymouth
Nash
Motor Sales
Elm St
Biddeford
Hollis
Kennebunk
Edmund Cashen
Nason
Leslie J. Nason
University of Southern California
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Linda Littlefield
Kennedy
Icoach’s Day
Yankees
Red Sox
Red Cross
Paul St. Hilaire
Michael Jordan
Leon Tsomides Charles
James Synder
Abigail
van Buren
Bolduc Paint CO
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Hill Street
Robert Morin
B. F. Goodrich Foam Rubber
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