Racial Glance: Kennedy asks Congress on civil rights
The Associated Press reports President Kennedy seeks new weapons to combat racial discrimination despite opposition from segregationists. Medgar Evers was shot and buried at Arlington. King warns filibuster signals a nationwide protest march on Washington. Governors urge demonstrations to stop as Negroes push for negotiations. Hundreds of demonstrators clash with troopers in Alabama while Mississippi talks ease tensions. Demonstrations planned in Florida and Maryland as meetings with Kennedy aides produce guarded optimism.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Medgar W. Evers
Jackson
Arlington National Cemetery
New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Juco Teacher Need Grows for Junior Colleges
Dr Edmund J Gleazer Jr, former executive director of the American Association of Junior Colleges, told the Midwest Junior College Conference that by 1975 California will need 17500 new junior college teachers and Illinois 10000 to 12000, with sizable needs in Florida New York Michigan and others. He stressed not only quantity but preparation for the community college role and a need for trained counselors. The conference was to close today.
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Kansas City
Edmund J. Gleazer Jr
Washington
American Association of Junior Colleges
Glezer
California
Florida
New York
Illinois
Michigan
Dr. Gleazer
Comprehensive Community College
Demonstrations After Arrests Close Two Downtown Parks
Demonstrations followed arrests of 48 people on Tuesday as authorities closed two downtown parks to public meetings. The closures aimed to curb gatherings and maintain public order amid ongoing protests.
Two Boys Hold Up Delicatessen in Kansas City
Pete Roppolo, 78, reports two youths aged 13 and 14 held him up at his Tenth and Troost delicatessen. One boy pistol whipped and threatened, while the other grabbed about $125 from the register. Roppolo swung at the money thief, injuring his elbow. a $5 bill was recovered.
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Kansas City
Pete Roppolo
Roppolo
Ropollo
New Trial Motion Filed in Harsh Murder Case
A motion for a new trial was filed in Johnson County District Court in the case of Lloyd Lee Harsh who was convicted of second degree murder in the death of Donna Dee Busby 17 of Olathe. The defendant also wounded Thomas Thorp 20 of Endicott Neb, Busby's fiancé. The motion will be heard June.
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Olathe, Kan
Johnson County
Lloyd Lee Harsh
Harsh
Donna Dee Busby
Olathe
Thomas Thorp
Endicott, Neb
Wilson NFO In Meeting
Wilson County NFO held its regular monthly meeting at the REA building. Reports by Allen Nunnenkamp summarized dairy bargaining progress in Zone 4 and formational bargaining meetings in Pryor and Parsons, plus a Kansas City grain board meeting and national NFO reps including president Oren Lee Staley. Meat bargaining, led by H W Lashmett, was discussed in Harrisonville with Bill Fail reporting. Gene McMillen urged attendance at local county meetings. Refreshments for 42. Next meeting July 15.
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Fredonia
Wilson County Nfo
REA
Allen Nunnenkamp
Zone 4
Pryor
Okla
Parsons
Kansas City Grain Marketing Board
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Kansas City
Bob Nelson
Ivan Fail
Meat Bargaining Committee
Harrisonville
H. W. Lashmett
National Meat Commodity Director
Bill Fail
Gene McMillen
NFC
Cardinals Open Vatican Conclave For Pope John XXIII Successor
Eighty cardinals gather in Rome to elect the 262nd pope after Pope John XXIII. Mass in St Peter's Basilica, then sealed confinement in the apostolic palaces. Ballots begin Thursday with two thirds needed for election amid conservative, progressive, and moderate blocs. Potential candidates include Montini Urbani Lercaro Confalonieri Marella and Castaldo Roberti.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Basilica
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
Apostolic Palaces
Sistine Chapel
John
Giovanni Battista Montini
Milan
Carlo Confalonieri
The
Curia
Giovanni Urbani
Venice
Paolo Marella
Giacomo Lercaro
Bologna
Montini
Urbani
Lercaro
Confalonieri
Marella
Alfonso Cardinal
Castaldo
Naples
Francesco Cardinal
Roberti
Band Concert Tomorrow Night at Central Park Pavilion
The Junior High summer band will perform tomorrow at 8 30 in the Central Park pavilion in Glenn Peak. More than 60 students are enrolled. Nada Wagoner will lead community singings to open the program.
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Central Park
Glenn Peak
Nada Wagoner
Petition Filed Against Sunday Closing Law
Wichita AP stores of the Independent Grocers Association filed a petition Tuesday to stop enforcement of the new Sunday closing set for July. A hearing was scheduled for July 2 by Dist. Judge B Mack Bryant. The petition seeks a temporary restraining order and injunction against Atty. Gen. William Ferguson and Sedgwick County attorney Keith Sanborn. It argues the law deprives markets of property rights without due process and impairs contracts with employers. Under the law markets may not remain open after 10 a.m. on Sundays.
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Wichita
Independent Grocers Association
Dist
B. Mack Bryant
IGA
Atty
William Ferguson
Sedgwick County
Keith Sanborn
Credit Use Is Growing Across Consumer Market
Kansas City AP report notes 60 percent of shoppers have charge accounts and projections rise to 80 or 85 percent in 20 years. Win stock Lubin Sacramento executive says next five years bring surge with war babies entering market. Oklahoma City Rothschilds notes teen credit not riskier. ads target teens with credit. Fingerhut’s Gilliland elected Sigma Chi Epsilon president. Leonard Berry named secretary.
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Kansas City
Robert M. Wylie
Winstock-Lubin
Sacramento
Calif
Wylie
Edith Downey
Rothschild
Oklahoma City
Veterans Administration cites over five million GI insurance holders
The Veterans Administration reports more than five million veterans are current GI insurance policy holders, reflecting a broad reach of the program among former service members.
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Veterans Administration
Vet Administration funds over seven thousand medical research projects
The Veterans Administration is conducting more than 7,000 medical research projects across all fields of medicine. The program aims to advance medical knowledge and improve veteran health through extensive study and clinical trials.
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The
Veterans Administration
Soldier of Fortune? Man Suspects Wagon Raid on Honeymoon Plan
In Phoenix, Preston Foster, 51, reports his station wagon was raided by a thief targeting his upcoming marriage. The loot included bedspreads, blankets, a table lamp, coffee makers, and draperies.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Preston Foster
Oil and Gas Tax Proposal Draws Fire
American Petroleum Institute President Frank M Ikard slammed a House Ways and Means Committee plan to raise oil and gas taxes by 50 million dollars annually saying it is out of keeping with moving the economy. He warned the change would prompt producers to dispose of interests and discourage exploratory drilling needed for future reserves.
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Washington
Frank M. Ikard
The
American Petroleum Institute
Ikard
House
Ways and Means Committee
Post Office at 1964 World’s Fair to Handle 200000 Mail Daily
At the 1964 65 New York World’s Fair the post office is expected to process about 200000 pieces of mail daily. It will provide twice daily delivery seven days a week for thousands of exhibitors.
Center at Ft. Riley To Be Deactivated
The Army announced it is deactivating its aggressor center at Fort Riley Kansas, whose mission was to provide the unified training and threat simulation for armed forces. The move aims to streamline operations and reallocate resources to other training programs amidst reforms.
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Fort Riley, Kan
Army
Uni
Army disbands enemy training center at Fort Hood
The Army will discontinue the enemy training center established in 1946 at Fort Hood. About 200 personnel, including 12 civilians, will be reassigned to other duties at Ft. Riley as units now craft realistic foes in maneuvers. The effective date is June.
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Army
Ft. Riley
Linwood student awarded Kansas graduate workshop grant
Ronald Shaffer returned to Linwood after three weeks with his parents. He was granted a scholarship to attend the first graduate workshop in education for family finance at the University of Kansas, July 1 to 27. He will attend, then return to Linwood to resume teaching commerce.
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Ronald Shaffer
Linwood
Lawrence Shaffer
Ronald
University of Kansas
Meade Derby: 51 Freight Cars Derail in Yard
In Meade Kansas the Rock Island freight train derailed 51 cars halting the main line. Some hoboes were shaken but unharmed. The Los Angeles to Chicago Golden State passenger train was rerouted. A detour track allowed freight movement to resume. Hot wheel bearing blamed. salvage crews picked up scattered cantaloupes.
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Meade
Kan
Rock Island
Golden State
Los Angeles
Chicago
J. F. Orlomoski
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