Virginia officials seek federal help over Danville protests
In Danville Virginia attorney general meets city officials as lawyers plan to ask U S District Judge Thomas Michie to void the corporation court injunction and city ordinance limiting protests. Nearly 200 demonstrators mostly Black have been arrested since May 31.
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Virginia
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Thomas Michie
Michie
Len Holt
Norfolk
Corporation Court
Grand
U. S. Justice Department
Holt
Virginia Atty
Robert Y. Button
Button
John W. Carter
James A. H. Ferguson
Robert Gore
Congress of Racial Equality
Justice Department
Gore
A. M. Aiken
Bobby
U. S
Core
Robert F
Kennedy
Camilla Williams
Danville Joint Defense Lawyers Committee
Atty
FBI Arrests Salesman In Evers Murder Case
Byron de La Beckwith, 42, of Greenwood Mississippi, charged with murder in Medgar Evers slaying. Arrest followed fingerprint evidence from a rifle near the crime scene and a federal civil rights charge. Beckwith surrendered after FBI stakeout and was jailed in Jackson awaiting further action.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Mississippi
Greenwood
Medgar W. Evers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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The
Citizens Council
Hardy Withh Jackson
Lott
Jackson
Pope Paul VI Appears to Warm Roman Crowd at Window
In a sweltering 50 000 strong crowd, Pope Paul VI blessed Romans from a second floor window of the Apostolic Palace. He led the Angelus in a dignified warm manner, receiving cheers of Vive le Papa while Romans waved hats and babies in the crowd.
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Ascension
Pearance
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Pope Paul
N and W Employee Knifed On Train in Melee
Norfolk and Western rail workers Dave Williams and Fred Swathwood were involved in a melee aboard the Powhatan Arrow as it traveled through McDowell County. Williams was stabbed near the heart and hospitalized in Welch. Swathwood was jailed on drunkenness charges as the investigation continued. A third passenger was arrested in Bluefield for drunkenness but not charged in the altercation.
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McDowell County
Dave Williams
Webh
W. Va
Grace Hospital
Welch
Fred Swathwood
Kenova
Wayne County
J. E. Heflin
Crews
Heflin
Williamson
Swathwood
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Special
Boat Explosion Injures Woman at Norfolk Yacht Club
A 41-year-old Richmond woman, Ester G. Rodkind, suffered second and third degree burns in a 24-foot cabin cruiser explosion at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. The vessel, owned by Phillip Goldfarb, blew up while refueling. Goldfarb sustained minor burns and two passengers were uninjured. Dockmaster W. L. Sawyer extinguished the flames. He cited a leaking gas tank as the likely cause.
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Richmond
Woody II
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Ester G. Rodkind
Norfolk General Hospital
Rockind
Phillip Goldfarb
Goldfarb
W. L. Sawyer
Rodkind
Sawyer
Humphrey Seeks Fair Employment Division to Counter Civil Rights Fights
Senator Hubert Humphrey introduced a bill to create a fair employment practices division in the Labor Department. He would empower the department to initiate equal opportunity requests, not just respond to complaints, as civil rights advocates and foes prepare for a Senate fight and possible filibuster amid broader Kennedy program battles.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Labor Department
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Senate
Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Keating
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Thurmond
Lord Home
Britain
King May Call Off Washington March
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. promised to try to cancel the planned Washington march if it threatened violence. He is identified as a Negro integrationist leader in New York.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Drowning Search Sours Wade Cregger Body in Claytor Lake
Lifesaving crews on Claytor Lake hunted Sunday for Wade Cregger 43 of Dublin believed drowned after falling from a Naval vessel while a 3 a.m. pleasure cruise near Radford. The boat crew included Paul Reynolds 35 of Wytheville Bobby Cline 16 and Chief Petty Officer Craig Howard Jr. 44. Cregger worked as a welder at Hercules Powder Co. in Radford.
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Wade Cregger
Dublin
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Hercules Powder Co
Radford
Paul Reynolds
Wytheville
Reynolds
Bobby Cline
Craig Howard Jr
Howard
Sea Scouts
Andonna Silvestri
Providence
R. I
Jesse Attill
Sophia
Evers Murder Suspect Charged as FBI Turns Suspect Over
Byron de La Beckwith a Citize ns Council member is charged with the ambush slaying of Medgar Evers. FBI arrested him and handed him to Jackson Mississippi authorities. The report also notes Kennedy's European tour and other international developments.
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Citizens Council
Medgar Evers
FBI
Jackson
Miss
Kennedy
United States
Europe
Loving Couple Meter Thieves
Desmond Hayes, a 21 year old from Limerick Ireland, watched a couple embrace then rob parking meters in Tulsa. He alerted police who found a homemade meter key and over $100 in change in the pair’s possession.
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Tulsa
Okla
Desmond Hayes
Limerick
Ireland
Hayes
Further Expose Likely In Britain
London AP reports the Labour party is gathering evidence to probe more scandal in Prime Minister Macmillan's Conservative government. It cites warnings of further cabinet involvement and notes Labour may publish a dossier to reveal grave allegations linked to the Profumo affair and a judicial inquiry led by Lord Denning.
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College of Cardinals
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Macmillan
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George Wigg
Labor Party
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Labor
Lord Denning
Gun Near Negro Woman's Body
A 53 year old Black woman Helen Louise Robinson of 1115 Stovall St Bluefield was found shot to death in her kitchen early Sunday morning. Police say murders definite. autopsy ordered and ballistics may identify the weapon. Her mother Mrs Annie Pegram 92 lived with her. neighbor reports a call around 7 a.m. and scene investigations followed. The body was taken to Link feed Richardson Funeral Home for preliminary arrangements.
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Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
South
Evers’ House
Helen Louise Robinson
Bluefield
Stovall St
Annie Pegram
C. M. Smith
Stovall
Smith
Ollie Edley
Kennedy opens European tour with pledge to defend Europe
West Germans greet President Kennedy in Bonn with a loud welcome as he promises the United States will remain committed to defending Western Europe. Police estimate about a half million turn out to hear him, framing a strong stance against France's de Gaulle. Kennedy says NATO ties are in transition toward greater unity and security.
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Kennedy Receives Giant Welcoming Crowd in Bonn
President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer rode open limousines through Cologne and Bonn as more than half a million West Germans greeted the U S leader on his first visit. He praised the reception after mass at Cologne Cathedral and noted the contrast with past welcomes from Eisenhower and de Gaulle.
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