Warning on Future Civil Rights Action
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP predicts more and larger civil rights demonstrations in 1964 as Congress fails to act on the Kennedy civil rights bill. He calls Congress’ inaction responsible for disenchantment among African Americans and cites nearly 2,000 protests in 1963 across 40 states and D C.
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United States
Congress
Associated Press of America
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advanceent of Coloured People
Ade
Wilkins
Johnson
Kennedy
States
District of Columbia
House Rules Committee
Students Demand Bill of Rights After Moscow Death Incident
An informed contact says Ghanaian student demonstrators in Moscow prepared a Bill of Rights after Tass claimed the protest arose from a dispute over student subsidies. They seek withdrawal of the Tass statement, a reply to their petition, and a full inquiry into Edmund Asare Ado’s death, officially attributed to exposure while drunk. They question the official account and suggest involvement of Russians over a rumored engagement.
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Eee Cy Tass
Micamalatton
Ghana
Tass
Thei Ey
Red Square
Edmund Asare-Ado
Moscow
Venus de Milo Rival Found by Soviet Archaeologists
Soviet archaeologists report discovery of a headless armless Venus statue from an ancient Temple of Venus on the Taman Peninsula near the Black Sea. Academician art historian B A Rybakov calls it the find of the year and says its execution matches the Venus de Milo in beauty and proportion.
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B. A. Rybakov
Subsidies For 27 New Pools In Country Towns
The State Government will subsidise 27 new swimming pools this financial year. Minister for Public Works Mr. Ryan announced grants totalling £97,000 for pools in Albury Barellan Bingara Binnaway Boggabri Boorowa Braidwood Branxton Byron Bay Coffs Harbour Cumnock Dareton Gulargambone Gundagai Hay Huskisson Moss Vale Moruya Mullumbimby Port Macquarie Tenterfield Tocumwal Wyong Yass Yeoval. Grants cover 25 percent of construction costs up to £10,000 per pool, with several pools due to be usable this summer.
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Ryan
Albury
Barellan
Bingara
Binnaway
Boggabri
Boorowa
Braidwood
Branxton
Byron Bay
Coffs Harbour
Cumnock
Dareton
Gulargambone
Gundagai
Hay
Huskisson
Moss Vale
Moruya
Mullumbimb
Hatch Corner Identified After 50-Year-Old Fisherman Feared Lost
A hatch cover found on the beach is linked to the missing Townsville fisherman Charles Frederick Christian Nash. The wreckage was located by officers Drennan and O H Alloran of Home Hill on Saturday. Nash, 50, disappeared December 12 during a two-day fishing trip. A Boxing Day bottle with Nash’s message was found at Alva Beach near Ayr. The note stated his boat was foundering on Broadhurst Reef, 50 miles offshore. Search to resume at daylight tomorrow.
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Townsville
Charles Frederick Christian
Nash
Drennan
JT. O'Halloran
Home Hill
Alva Beach
Ayr
Broadhurst Reef
Joy Ride Ends In Two Deaths At Parkes Airport
The Piper Tri pacer crashed during landing at Parkes airport burning three acres of grass. Mrs. Caroline Pine 42 and her daughter Elizabeth were killed. Pilot Eric Short 42 and David Pine were hospitalized with injuries after rescuers pulled them from the burning aircraft.
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Caroline Pine
Elizabeth
Wamberal
Gosford
Eric Short
David Pine
Parkes District Hospital
Lear
Parkes Airport
Body Found In Bushland Near Lindfield
Sydney police found the body of 22-year-old Law student David Allen in bushland near Lindfield after he disappeared from East Lindfield 12 days ago. A rifle was recovered near the body but police said no suspicious circumstances. Allen, son of Phillip Allen QC, had previously voiced doubts about his career and future following exam failure.
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Sydney
David Allen
Lindfield
Allen
East Lindfield
Phillip Allen
Q.C
Abandoned Mullet Boat Sigawale Missing Off Fiji Voyage
AAP reports the Sigawale, a mullet boat bound from Suva to a New Zealand port, was overdue with three men aboard. Rescue officials in Auckland called off active search after failing to receive definite information, noting the voyage began November 4 and anchored due December 13 to 21.
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A.A.P
Sigawale
Fiji
New Zealand
Suva
New Zea
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