Supreme Court voids Alabama ban on NAACP operations
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed an Alabama court order barring the NAACP from operating in the state. Justice Harlan led the decision, calling for vacating the permanent injunction and allowing the NAACP to register and conduct business in Alabama. The ruling remanded to Alabama authorities for prompt decree implementation to permit lawful activity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John M. Harlan
Montgomery County
Ala
Naacp Rom
NAACP
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Harlan
iSupreme
High Tribunal
Alabama Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Supreme Court of Alabama
Shastri Favored As Successor To Nehru
New Delhi AP reports Lal Bahadur Shastri leading in the race to succeed the late Prime Minister Nehru as Mo r arji Desai remains a top challenger. Party leaders weigh support and plan a possible unanimous acclamation at a Congress meeting, with Kamaraj polling officials to determine the best candidate.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Morarji Desai
Congress Party
Kamaraswami Kamaraj
Kamaraj
Congress
Desai
Times of India
Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan
Lal Badahur Shastri
Washington
Senate
Fire destroys two-story chicken house in Gardiner
Fire swept through a two story chicken house operated by Hebert Tarbox in Gardiner destroying 16,000 baby chickens. Estimated losses range from $7,000 to $8,000. Fire officials said the blaze possibly started from a stove in the building.
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Gardiner (Ap
Hebert Tarbox
Endgame in California GOP primary and civil rights clash
California's Republican presidential primary heats up as Goldwater and Rockefeller spokesmen trade bitter exchanges while final appeals reach voters. President Johnson pushes The Great Society amid a national civil rights fight. In Southeast Asia U S and allies meet in Honolulu to address Laos and Vietnam burdens.
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California
Goldwater - Rockefeller
Johnson
Officer Suspended in Old Orchard Beach Incident
Old Orchard Beach police Captain John Marshall faced suspension after an internal review. Details remain limited, with officials noting procedural steps and ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Marshall
Record Memorial Day Traffic Toll Reaches New High
The Associated Press reports the Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths topped 400 for a three day observance, with 415 fatalities from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. The figure exceeds the prior record of 371 set in 1958, and Safety Council projections had estimated 410 to 490 deaths. Police Chief John H. Clark noted Sunday had the heaviest toll as motorists headed home.
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National Safety Council
Suopchsius Vuoreru IV
John H. Clark
Clark
Marshall
Pave Pwo
U. S. Strategists Open Talks On Asian Crisis
Honolulu AP reports top US strategists opened secret talks on the Southeast Asia crisis as Laos teetered amid a shaky coalition and Pathet Lao withdrawals. Secretary Rusk Lodge and McNamara joined a two day, closed door Pacific Command session to assess options. McNamara called the talks timely and North Vietnam’s role in Laos and South Vietnam was noted. Lodge said South Vietnam’s plight is not hopeless as Washington awaits Johnson’s guidance on possible military pressure.
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Southeast Asia
U.S
Honolulu
Laos
Johnson
South Viet Nam
United States
Pathet Lao
Pacific Command
Pearl Harbor
Dean Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
McNamara
North Viet Nam
Lodge
Mil
Memorial Day Observances Honor War Dead In Twin Cities
Sunny Memorial Day events in Biddeford and Saco featured parades from Pepperell Square to Laurel Hill Cemetery, with clergy delivering solemn addresses, the Thornton Academy trio singing the National Anthem, and a high school student reciting In Fland. State officials and veterans joined in ceremonies, stressing freedom, equality, and peace as crowds lined the streets.
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Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Biddeford
Edmund M. Gulewicz
Detroit
Mich
Robert Libby
Saco Amvets
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thornton Academy Band
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Joseph C
Saco
Pepperell Square
Paul Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
America
Joseph Stirling
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Henry Fournelle
Notre Dame Des Lourdes Church
Thornton Academy
James Ross
Burns School
Fland
Old Orchard Beach
Thhe State Letter Carriers Association
Veterans’s Organizations
Harold Jinks
United States
John Gronouski
Joseph C. Ingraham
Foss Street Methodist Church
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Bunkport
John Reed
J. Edward Whelan
Adrien Petit
Gulewicz
Armand Levesque
Department of Main Amvets
Mary Belanger
State
Harold Strout
Maine
Bama
Circuit Court
Edward
SWIFT
SAVE
SK LE
Valencia
Pride OF Maine
Windbrook
THE
Associated Press
U. S
C. Roger Verrier, D. M. D
Main Street
U.S. Army
Thornton Hall
Twin Cities
Menard
Franklin St
Seal Rock
Orange Crush Bottling Co
Old Orchard Road
City OF
Civil Service
City Clerk’s Office
ROY & Perreault
Mobiliceat Distributors
Mason Street
Fea. Corp
Vic’s Appliance
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