Violence on Rights Law In Minority Violence on Rights Law In Minority
Two restaurant operators reacted violently when Negroes sought service the day after the civil rights law was signed. Public accommodations were tested quietly and successfully in many parts of the nation including several Southern cities where violence flared in the past. In Atlanta Lester Maddox used a pistol to force three Negro ministers off his property. In Cambridge Md a restaurant owner was charged with assault and battery after a shoving match with a Negro activist. Durham N C doors were locked and blinds drawn as demonstrations continued.
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Johnson
Reedy
Deep South
Maddox
Atlanta
Gov. Wallace
Alabama
Gov. Barnett
Mississippi
Cambridge
Robert Fehsenfeld
Lawrence Cundiff
Fehsenfeld
Cundiff
Dizzyland
National Guard
Durham
N.C
Soviet leaders mingle at July Fourth reception in Moscow
The high ranking Soviet officials Alexei Kosygin and V. V. Kuznetsov met U.S. ambassador Fay Kohler at a Fourth of July reception in Moscow. Kohler spoke about basic rights and cited steps toward better U.S.-Soviet relations, including the nuclear test ban treaty and a hotline. Khrushchev was en route home from Scandinavia.
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Moscow
U.S
Alexei Kosygin
V. V. Kuznetsov
Khrushchev
Fay Kohler
Moscow Television
Kohler
White House
Kremlin
Russia
New York Hotel Shortage Deemed Over by Officials
Daniel C. Hickey, president of New York City's hotel association, says ample rooms will be available for the rest of the summer after recent overcrowding tied to clothing buyers and the World’s Fair. He noted that about 70 of the largest midtown hotels were one third vacant Thursday night.
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New York
Daniel C. Hickey
New York City
Hotel Association
Hickey
Manhattan
Olivier Receives Edinburgh Honorary Doctorate
Sir Laurence Olivier, noted actor, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Edinburgh University on Friday in a ceremony at the Scottish capital.
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Olivier
Edinburgh
Sir Laurence Olivier
Friday
Edinburgh University
American Tourist Held Three Hours by East Germans
American traveler Jay Freez, stopped at Babelsberg near West Berlin, says East German guards kept his passport and his car until authorities intervened after a dispute over a six mark foreign insurance policy. He related he faced gun threats, used a note to alert British and American troops, and finally regained his passport and freedom within hours.
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Berlin
Jay Freez
U.S
New York
Berlin Autobahn
Denmark
West Germany
West Berlin
Babelsberg
East Germany
Freez
Blowpipers Prepare for Battle in Borneo Camp
Jakarta AP reports blowpipe experts ready to deploy to northern Borneo to fight Malaysian and British forces. A platoon of blowpipers has been training intensely and is now very impatient. Blowpipes used by Borneo men fire darts sometimes poisoned.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Borneo
Acheson to Geneva for Cyprus talks role
President Johnson sends former Secretary of State Dean Acheson as a troubleshooter to Geneva for Cyprus crisis talks. His mission is to help break the deadlock between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as tensions rise in the Mediterranean. Sakari Tuomioja of Finland arrives to mediate with Greece, Turkey, Britain, and Cyprus.
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Washington
Johnson
Dean Acheson
Geneva
U.S
Cyprus
U.N
Acheson
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Mediterranean
Sakari Tuomioja
Finland
Britain
Athens
Papandreou
California Brush Fire Roars Toward Green Valley
Flames driven by 20 mph winds scorch 12 000 acres in a 17 mile front from Saugus north through Angeles National Forest. Green Valley resort and half its 800 residents were evacuated as crews battled walls of 20 foot flames and spot fires from Jupiter mountain to Leona valley.
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Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
California
Saugus
Green Valley
Leona Valley
Jupiter Mountain
Rusk Urges Open Doors on Arms Inspection
Secretary of State Rusk spoke at Independence Hall urging the Soviet Union to accept arms inspections to enable genuine disarmament progress. He favored increased contacts with Eastern Europe and desalinization cooperation, while stressing deterrence and support for allies against aggression.
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Philadelphia
Rusk
Ers
Independence Hall
Soviet Union
Yanks Move Defenders to Refuge After July 4 Camp Attack
Seven U.S. special forces led mangled units to safety when a Viet Cong assault on a border camp near Laos killed 45 Vietnamese. Twenty three Vietnamese and two Americans were wounded as attackers overran the camp and looted gear. A rear guard held the Viet Cong at bay while others escaped into jungle and river banks.
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Saigon
U.S
Rural forces may limit urban edge in Iowa reapportionment
Rural areas may retain a theoretical margin of influence in Iowa's legislature after the U.S. Supreme Court mandated population-based apportionment. Observers argue rural control might persist if practical deviations favor districts with smaller populations, offsetting urban margins.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S. Supreme Court
Rural control debated under population apportionment
Control official Gene Reyhons says rural control is theoretically possible under pure population apportionment. Atty. Gen. Evan Hultman notes room for deviation from strict population rules within a Supreme Court ruling, while a Des Moines federal court case is referenced.
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Gene Reyhons
Legislative Research Bureau
Evan Hultman
Supreme Court
Four East Berliners Escape West By Truck Barrage
Four East Berliners escaped to the West by ramming a truck through barbed wire barricades on a dark border stretch in the American sector. Eastern guards fired twice but only wounded the barrier. a girl aged 18 was among those unharmed as border troops retrieved the wrecked vehicle with a crane.
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Berlin
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