Picketing and Sit-Ins Tense Jacksonville Faces Violence
Negro leaders called for hit and run picketing and sit ins at segregated restaurants and hotels as tensions rose in Jacksonville Florida. Firebombs, gunfire, and arson marked a second night of unrest with hundreds arrested and clashes reported near Negro areas.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tallahassee
Farris Bryant
Haydon Burns
Tampa
Asst
H. V. Branch
Central Adult School
James Miller
Tng Oe
Airport lights knock out after mail truck crash
A mail truck crashed into a utility pole, cutting power to Municipal Airport in Portland. A Northeast Airlines plane with 33 passengers and a private plane circled for 20 minutes before landing safely when lights were restored. Driver Edward J. Foley, 33, escaped serious injuries.
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Portland
Northeast Airlines
Municipal
Edward J. Foley
Johnson presses for Medicare to aid elderly
President Johnson expressed strong hope Congress will act this year on a medical assistance plan for the aged funded through Social Security. Senator Humphrey said Johnson has pressed Democratic leaders in a White House session and at a convention in Atlantic City that the measure will be moved, with House action possible only if overcoming Chairman Mills' opposition.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
White House
Humphrey
United Automobile Workers Convention
Atlantic City
N.J
House
John F. Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Mills
Today's Chuckle Promised land quote on wilderness
The quip notes that people seek the promised land without enduring the wilderness, a wry reflection on modern impatience and effort. The line attributes a general corporate styled authorship.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Maine Chief Attorney Says Sweepstakes Receipt Not Illegal
Maine Attorney General Frank E Hancock ruled that possessing a New Hampshire sweepstakes acknowledgement is not illegal in Maine. He noted Maine law bans possession of tickets or devices that guarantee a prize, but the paper is only an acknowledgement of purchase and does not entitle the holder to a prize.
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Augusta
Maine
New Hampshire
Robert Marx
Frank E. Hancock
Sweepstakes Commission
Stakes Commission
Hancock
News At A Glance: Violent incidents and political tensions
Vandals roam Jacksonville causing one death and twelve injuries amid random shootings and bombs. Greenwood crosses burn on eve of Negro voter registration drive. Pentagon finds housing discrimination against Negro servicemen at nearly 90 percent of bases. South Korea deploys troops as student protests rise against Japan concessions. Finland’s Sakari Tuomioja set to mediate Cyprus talks after sides agree. MacArthur returns after two major operations within 17 days. Johnson hopeful on elder care legislation this year.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Greenwood
Miss
Pentagon
United States
International
Japan
Sakara Tuomioja
Finland
Cyprus
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Johnson
Congress
Hoffa Receives Teamster Confidence Vote For Appeal
In Hollywood Florida the Teamsters Union backs president James R Hoffa with a confidence vote and authorizes members to contribute funds for his appeal.
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Hoffa
Hollywood, Fla
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Crackdown Ordered on Auto Junkyards in Biddeford
Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny announced a city cleanup of junked automobiles on private property. Owners will have three weeks to remove unusable vehicles before court action. Penalties include a 100 to 500 dollar fine or up to 90 days in jail, with amendments strengthening enforcement.
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Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Sevigny
Three Die In Crash Near Ellsworth
A head on collision on U S Route 1 killed Milbridge men John R Parker 32 Perley R MacLean 21 and MacLeans brother in law Philip Rossi 27. Hohman Gerhard C 25 a Navy sailor was treated and released for minor injuries. Rossi drove the other car and the wreck occurred near the post office between Sullivan and Gouldsboro.
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Ashville
U. S
Milbridge
Ellsworth
John R. Parker
Perley R. MacLean
MacLean
Philip Rossi
East Coast Memorial Hospital
Gerhard C. Hohman
Winter Harbor
Dow Air Force Base
Banzer
Hohman
Rossi
Ellsworth-Hancock Canners, Inc
Sullivan
Gouldsboro
Discrimination Near U.S. Bases Revealed
A Pentagon ordered survey found housing discrimination against Negro servicemen at most U.S. bases. Alfred B. Fitt said only 31 of 305 bases had clean records, with some bases in Texas and Oklahoma. He noted progress through negotiation and reporting on policing treatment.
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Washington
United States
Alfred B. Fitt
Fitts
Pentagon
Fitt
Texas
Oklahoma
MacArthur Making Recovery After Gall Bladder Surgery
Gen Douglas MacArthur, 84, shows satisfactory progress after two major operations in 17 days. Doctors report he is alert and conversing ahead of a possible return to his suite in Ward 8 at Walter Reed. No crisis passage date given. Visitors expected later, with long hospitalization not anticipated.
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MacArthur
U.S. Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Army
Heaton
Girls from Arundel visit York Beauty Academy for grooming lesson
Arundel Consolidated School pupils, members of the Arundel Girls Club, received free hair styling and care guidance from York Beauty Academy students in Saco. The visit followed a club talk by Mrs. Annie Forrester, the academy’s manager and instructor, who discussed grooming care and beauty careers.
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York Beauty Academy
Saco
Arundel Consolidated School
Arundel Girls Club
Annie Forrester
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Melvin Simensky
David Allen
David Flavin
Rebecca Joncas
Carey Sneider
Linda Shorey
BHS
Paul M. Stebbins
Jacksonville Coach Co
LBJ
Medicare
Bert
H. W. Thompson Inc
Alfred Street
THE
Associated Press National
U.S
Assomption Inc
Roland Desrosiers
Assomption Association
Marie Reine Labbe
Cording
Ann Gordon
June Wright
Karen Chandler
Bette Emmons
Linda Forrester
Maine Linoleum CO
Annual Meeting of
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St. Louis High School
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