Birmingham Negroes to March On State House
Birmingham residents plan a march on Montgomery to accuse Gov. George Wallace of inciting the dynamite attack that killed four Birmingham girls. About 1,200 people voted to press the march after mourning services for Carol Robertson, 14, with leaders urging federal action while authorities caution no troops are planned. President Kennedy denounced the bombing and MLK urged unity and justice.
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Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
State House
Wallace
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Carol Robertson
Fred Shuttlesworth
Sixth Avenue South Baptist Church
Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Washington
Treaty Picks Up Support in Senate Vote
The limited nuclear test ban treaty gained another pledged supporter as Sen. Sam Ervin joined backers, bringing committed or leaning supporters to 78. Mansfield indicated a vote on reservations could occur this week, with final ratification possibly next week. Symington supported the treaty while Thurmond opposed, citing fears of a nuclear holocaust without broader international understanding.
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Washington
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Senate
United States
Free World
Ivin
Stuart Symington
Strom Thurmond
Symington
Missouri
Air Force
Soviet Union
Saco Council Reopens Review Of Sewer Grant Extension
Saco City Council voted 4 to 3 to author the mayor to seek federal extension timing for the Accelerated Public Works grant valued at 513 800 while considering a new bond vote as the city’s share. The move preserves a potential referendum even as Mayor Whelan vetoed a separate Boom Road state aid project.
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Saco
J. Edward Whelan
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Dept
A.P.W
Bryce Milne
Whelan
H.F
W. Dept
Peter A. Garland
Steve Notts
Thornton Academy
Highway Department
Robert Cassette
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Cassette
Asso
Hurricane Cindy Slams Texas Coast Strikes Port Arthur
Hurricane Cindy moved ashore between Galveston and Port Arthur at 8 am with 80 mph winds and heavy rain. About 12,010 people fled coastal Cameron Parish amid fears echoing 1957’s Audrey disaster. Galveston saw 8 foot tides. Port Arthur expected 5 feet. Red Cross Shelters housed 1,078 in Galveston County. Port Arthur evacuated schools. Lake Charles and Cameron Parish prepared for refugees. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Lake Charles. relief agencies moved in.
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Tex
Cindy
Texas
Louisiana
Galveston
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Red Cross
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Pass
Edison Junior High School
I Es
Cameron
Lake Charles
Sulphur
Alfred E. Roberts
Salvation Army
Gulf Coast residents flee as Cindy Braces for Hurricane
Thousands along the Gulf Coast relocate inland while Louisiana and Texas brace for Cindy's powerful winds and high waves. A Birmingham church rally votes to stage a protest march on Montgomery amid a mass funeral planned for three children killed in a bombing. Fischer quints’ parents receive about 35000 in gifts. Babies named. mother reports feeling fine. Limited test ban treaty backed by Sen. Symington and opposed by Sen. Thurmond. International: 111 UN member states gather for the 18th General Assembly amid a Soviet Western thaw.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Louisiana- Texas
Cindy
Birmingham Church
Montgomery
Stuart Symington
Strom Thurmond
International
United Nations General Assembly
Kennedy Cites Harm Of Foreign Aid Cuts
President Kennedy told 400 executives at the White House Conference on Export Expansion that House cuts to foreign aid threaten export growth and national security. He urged business support to restore aid funds from 3.5 to 4.5 billion, noting most aid expenditures benefit the United States and arguing the cuts would hurt exports and security.
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Washington
The
House
White House
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Quintuplets Pass Critical Point at Aberdeen
The Fischer quintuplets, four girls and a boy, entered day four after birth at St. Luke's Hospital. Dr James Berbos said the babies remain fragile yet progressing, though no danger period is guaranteed. Names chosen Mary Ann Catherine Margaret Magdalene for the girls and James Andrew for the boy, gifts total over 35000 with offers including a four year scholarship for James Andrew and scholarships for all five.
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Aberdeen
Fischer
James Berbos
St. Luke's Hospital
Mary Ann Fischer
Mary Catherine
Mary Margaret
Mary Magdalene
James Andrew
Mary Ann
Mary Stephen
Catherine Davis
Margaret Dorman
St. Luke's
St. Joseph’s College
Philadelphia
St. Luke’s Hospital
S. D
U N Opens 18th General Assembly Amid Africa Strife
Delegates from 111 nations gather in New York as the General Assembly opens its 18th session. Africa’s racial and colonial policies loom large with calls for boycotts and ousting white-ruled states, while tensions over Rhodesia and South Viet Nam also surface. The United States backs moves to debate Buddhist rights in South Viet Nam directly in the full assembly. Main attraction of the opening.
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N.Y
General Assembly
Africa
South Africa
Portugal
World Forum
Britain
Rhodesia
Viet Nam
United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Social Committee
Commission Opens New Office in Bangor Highway Lab
The State Highway Commission opened a new 675000 dollar Bangor division office and testing laboratory with Gov. Reed presiding. The 140 by 9 foot, one story building near Route 95 houses structural, cement, concrete, soil, and research labs with offices on the street level.
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Bangor
State Highway Commission
Gov. Reed
University of Maine
Mount Hope Avenue
Hogan Road
Reed
Executive Council
Highway Commission
David H. Stevens
Commission
Deane M. Wood
Ward
Auburn
Stewart & Williams
Augusta
Ralph Dunbar
Horace A. Pratt
Navy to Improve Submarine Piping Testing
The Navy announced tighter safety testing for submarine piping before installation following the Thresher disaster. Ultrasonic inspection now bonds silver material in joints, boosting acceptance criteria from 40 to 60 percent, a change applied to Polaris submarine work with no expected crew changes at yards.
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Washington
Navy
New England
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