Morris Sees Chance for Law on Fair Employment
Des Moines lawyer James B. Morris Jr. told about 50 Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Marion area Council on Human Relations members that fair employment legislation has a better shot this year. He outlined a plan for a seven member governor appointed commission to investigate complaints, arbitrate disputes, and issue cease and desist orders to curb discrimination. He urged writing lawmakers and noted housing laws face constitutional questions, suggesting local ordinances as a path.
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James B. Morris, Jr
Des Moines
The
NAACP
Cedar Rapids- Marion Area
Senate
Morris
Alcoa
Davenport
Council On Human Relations
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross Forms Home Service Committee in Linn County
A 13 member committee was announced to expand Linn County Red Cross home service activities with Roger Loving named disaster committee chairman. The group includes Mrs. Leslie A. Brown and a cross section of local residents to aid servicemen and veterans, following an average of over two people served daily last year.
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Red Cross Group
Linn County
Red Cross
Roger Loving
Memorial Drive
Leslie A. Brown
Home Service
Home Service Committee
Brown
William M. Mullenberg
Center Point
Cecil B. Phillips
Second Avenue
Reuben Tjaden
Bever Avenue
Carl Bock
Thirtieth Street
Ray Hodgson
Soutter Avenue
Vietnamese Knife Into Red Bastion
In Saigon area, Ngo Dinh Diem forces penetrate the D zone for the first time in four years of war. Ranger units near Viet Cong bases wreck installations destroy ammunition and force guerrillas to move. Government reports claim over 30 enemy killed and view the move as a significant psychological breakthrough in the liberated zone.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
D Zone
Betancourt affirms Venezuelan stability amid communist subversion
President Betancourt told the National Press Club that Venezuela remains stable despite hostile subversion directed from Havana by Moscow and Beijing. He blamed small, unaffiliated terrorists for art thefts and hijackings, noting they lack popular support and that the armed forces back democracy.
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Betancourt
Venezuela
Havana
Moscow
Peking
National Press Club
Red Terorists
Caracas
Anzoategui
Cane Duti¢ Alan
Situa
American Sailors Repair Italian School In Savona
In Savona and Cadibona, Italian residents witnessed U S Navy destroyer Power crew lead a repair surge for Cadibona school. Cmdr Henry Hayes and 21 sailors laid a parquet floor replaced doors and windows and moved plumbing to improve classrooms for local children. The sailors stayed with villagers for hospitality after a shared spaghetti feast.
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Henry Hayes
U. S
Rome
Gino Lagasio
Cadibona
Father Lagasso
Hayes
Riviera
Savona
Navy
Lagasso
Possible Key to Missing Woman In Book List
Boston AP reports a library book list tied to the 1961 disappearance of Joan Risch, 31, mother of two. The list, described by Middlesex DA John Droney as a major break, includes titles about disappearances and escapes. Her husband Martin Risch was in New York on business when she vanished. blood and fingerprint evidence emerged but no body found.
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Boston
Joan Risch
Lincoln
Boston Globe
Middlesex County Dist
John Droney
the Globe
Droney
New York
Martin Risch
Lincoln Library
Risch
Contacts Around the World for Emergency Servicemen Leaves
The article notes efforts to establish international contacts to facilitate emergency leaves for servicemen. It highlights coordination between military officials and international agencies to ease travel and ensure timely returns.
Powell Defends Himself Amid Critics Over Loans and Tax Case
Representative Adam Clayton Powell denounces charges as inaccuracies and lies while defending his tax appeal and housing loan matters. He cites support from Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Representative James Roosevelt. Powell notes his wife’s payroll role and stresses self-funded Puerto Rico trip.
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Williams
Atty
Robert Kennedy
James Roosevelt
Dcalif
The
Education and Labor Committee
Roosevelt
Adam Clayton Powell Foundation
Powell
Pacifist Pastor Defrocked by Cincinnati Presbytery
The Presbytery of Cincinnati stripped Rev. Maurice McCrackin of his ordination after a long dispute over his pacifist stance and tax refusal. McCrackin, 57, was once jailed in 1958 for defying an IRS summons and remains a holdout against income tax, forming the Community Church of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Presbytery of
Maurice McCrackin
Presbytery
McCrackin
Community Church of Cincinnati
West
Cincinnati-St. Barnabas Church
General Assembly
Internal Revenue Service
Howell To Head SW Civic Club
B. T. Howell was elected president of the Southwest Civic club Tuesday night at the Riverside recreation center. Other officers elected were W. W. Hunter first vice president Lester Conway second vice president Matt Macek secretary and Mrs. W. W. Hunter treasurer.
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B. T. Howell
Southwest Civic Club
Riverside Recreation Center
W. W. Hunter
Lester Con
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