Birmingham Faces Uneasy Weekend
Tensions mount in Birmingham with threats of bombings and armed guards as Kennedy and Wallace were to meet in north Alabama. Police tighten security while Huntsville hires its first Black officer and judges consider university admissions files amid ongoing racial strife.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ennedy
Wallace
Tennessee Alley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Jamie Moore
Robert F. Kennedy
Asheville
N.C
U.S
Montgomery
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Montgomery Citizens Council
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Madison County Commission
H. Hobart Grooms
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Ex College Grid Star Ernie Davis Dies at 23
Ernie Davis former Heisman Trophy winner and 1961 College All-America back died at Lakeside hospital at 2 am. The Browns say funeral plans are not set but likely in Elmira New York. Davis had battled acute leukemia diagnosed last August and had been inactive with football and basketball.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ernie Davis
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Elmira
N. Y
Davis
Arthur B. Modell
United States rebuts Soviet protests on NATO nuclear force
The United States rejected Soviet protests against NATO nuclear defenses and warned Moscow not to deter allied plans. Britain and West Germany delivered similar notes, saying NATO missiles and aircraft are needed to counter Soviet buildup and protect Europe from threat.
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United States
NATO
Kremlin
Europe
U.S
Moscow
Britain
West Germany
Russia
Cooper Returns Home After Mercury Orbit Triumph
Gordon Cooper sails toward Honolulu aboard the USS Kearsarge to receive a parade and receptions in Honolulu Cape Canaveral Washington and New York. He will meet his wife Trudy and daughters and address a joint session of Congress after earlier celebrations at Hickam Air Force Base and Iolani Palace.
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Gordon Cooper
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New York
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Congress
Hickam Air Force Base
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Camala
Janita
Cooper
Pacific
Midway
Coopers
University of Hawaii
Iolani Palace
Statehouse
John A. Burns
Cocoa Beach
Fla
White House
John Glenn
Glenn
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Navy Maps Plans For Thresher Search
Naval officials outlined new plans for an exhaustive search of the ocean floor grave of the submarine Thresher. A three-ship convoy led by the Atlantis II will depart Woods Hole, Massachusetts, early next week to locate the site of the April 10 disaster.
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Thresher
Woods Hole
Mass
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Andrews
Navy
Washington
Boston
Astronaut Gordon Cooper Returns Home to Honolulu
Astronaut Gordon Cooper arrives aboard the USS Kearsarge in Honolulu to be reunited with family and receive a hero’s welcome. The trip coincides with Kennedy’s southern visit to honor Vanderbilt University TVA and Muscle Shoals Alabama leaders amid heightened Birmingham tensions. Navy officials report debris photos from the sunken submarine Thresher may indicate a disaster site while a court of inquiry continues its investigation.
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Honolulu
Kearsarge
Kennedy
Vanderbilt University
TVA
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
George Walace
Birmingham
Kennedy Appeals For Rejection Of Prejudice
In Nashville Kennedy appeals for public rejection of prejudice and violence as civil rights tensions flare. He stresses law and responsibility, notes national alarm, and hones a message to Vanderbilt alumni amid regional desegregation unrest.
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Kennedy
Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt
United States
Nashville
Birmingham
Ala
Second Budget Parley Slated
Senate President Robert A. Marden named the same conferees to a second House Senate committee on the current services budget dispute as Republicans split over the first panel report. Speaker David Kennedy will not appoint House members until a faction shows 101 votes for a two thirds budget bill. Kennedy defends the majority and rejects a deal with Democrats while Reed says he will consider Democrat proposals. both sides seek votes and hope a resolution arrives early next week.
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Augusta
Senate
Robert A. Marden
House
iHouse
David J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Reed
Jerome G. Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Argentina imposes bans on Peronist candidates
President Jose Maria Guido barred Union Popular Party members from running for president and other executive posts in July elections. Peronists may contest only legislative races, risking a boycott by Raul Matera and broad opposition from major parties amid a fragile political climate and fears of renewed Peronist influence.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Juan D. Peron
Guido
Union Popular Party
Raul Matera
Union Popwar
Grandmother Sees Pay Gap in Old Well Wash Tale
A lighthearted note contrasts a great grandmother hauling wash water from a well with not needing to worry about bucket payments. The quip, attributed to Capr. Gen. Fea. Corp., evokes frugal pasts and modern financial ease.
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Capr
Gen
Fea. Corp
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