Solons Give Views On Kennedy Talk
Congressional reactions to President Kennedy's civil rights address varied by party and region. Senate leaders like Mansfield and Dirksen urged action, while Smathers Ellender and Stennis warned of potential violence and constitutional concerns. Several lawmakers stressed moral and legal duties with support for targeted legislation and careful deliberation.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Sen
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
George Lawrence
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ellender
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
William Proxmire
D-Wis J
John LL. McClellan
D-Ark
Tim
Yap
John Stennis
D-Miss
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Peaceful Desegregation at Alabama Campus Under Federal Guard
The article notes business leaders press for order as federalized guardsmen enter Alabama's campus and confront state troopers at the registration building. It recalls Autherine Lucy's 1956 expulsion after a mob, and Mississippi's 1962 violence, with Kennedy removing guard control from Wallace to end the tense standoff.
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University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
University of Mississippi
Alabama Guard
Kennedy
Wallace
Bridwell gets life for Charleston rape case and kidnapping
Bridwell, of Charleston, was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to raping a 23 year old Charleston baby sitter and severely beating her. He also faced kidnapping charges for abducting Howard Funkhouser of Netts Ohio during a December escape attempt. Police closed in as Funkhouser drove and Bridwell sat armed in the back seat.
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Bridwell
Charleston
Howard C. Funkhouser
Netts
Ohio
Funkhouser
Point Pleasant
Roberts Ridge
Mountdaville
Man Killed By Electricity at Work
Eldon C. Jones 33 of Washington D C electrocuted Monday while on duty as an electrician and maintenance man for DC General Hospital Surviving are his widow Pearl a son Stevie and a daughter Jackie five brothers and five sisters with relatives listed The body will arrive at White and Coleman Funeral Home this afternoon
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Richwood
Eldon C
Jack) Jones
Washington, D.C
Fenwick
Nicholas County
D.C. General Hospital
Pearl
Stevie
Jackie
Raleigh
Warren
Vaden
Nettie
Carrie Bennett
Lexington
Ollie Chapman
Craigsville
Stella Collins
Delora Freeman
Marion
N.C
Dena Bailes
Daniels
White and Coleman Funeral Home
Clay Youth's Body Found After River Tragedy
Franklin James Reedy twenty of Bickmore Clay County was found in Elk River near Elkhurst after drowning Friday while swimming with friends. Firemen, road crew workers and volunteers searched four days before locating the body Tuesday. He is survived by his parents a sister a brother and a grandmother. Funeral at Lick Fork Church with burial at Holusmb Cemetery.
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Elkhurst
Franklin James Reedy
Bickmore
Clay County
Elk River
Swift River
State Road Commission
Reedy
Clay County High School
White Sulphur Paving Co
C. A. Reedy
Gay ‘Knotts
Fayetteville
Zane
Frances Reedy
Indore
Lick Fork Baptist Church
Elzie Cooper
Holusmb Cemetery
Wilson Funeral Home
Clay
Coal Miner Found Dead In Raleigh
A 48 year old miner was found dead in a parked car on a country road near Thaxton Raleigh County. Acting coroner L G Daniels ruled carbon monoxide poisoning and death as self inflicted. Service at Naoma Baptist Church and burial in Dickens Cemetery Pine Knob. Survived by widow Ella two sons daughters nine grandchildren and several siblings.
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Whitesville
Naoma Baptist Church
Neac
Thaxton
Raleigh County
L. G. Daniels
Boyd Bonds
Glen Daniels
Bonds
Virgil Cook
G. E. Huffman
Dickens Cemetery
Pine Knob
Ella
Robert
Billy
Richmond
Nella Cadran
Fort Worth
Tex
Stella Fiffick
States ‘Ville
N.C
Kay Brown
Mullens
Brenda
Kathy
Harvey Bonds
Arnett
Mamie Peters
Wilmington
Del
Elsie Breeder
Edith Bender
New Castle
Lorene Quartrels
Edwight
Smoot Man Dies Under Tractor
Melvin Luther McClung 47 of Smoot died Tuesday morning when a manure tractor up set and landed on him. He taught at Smoot Grade School and belonged to Smoot Ruritan Club. Survived by widow Velmar, two sons Bruce and Leon dus, and sister Mildred Butler. Service Thursday 2 p.m. at Smoot Methodist Church, burial Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville.
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Smoot
Greenbrier
Melvin Luther McClung
McClung
Smoot Ruritan Club
Velmar
Bruce
Leondus
Mildred Butler
Ronceverte
Methodist
L. E. Milam
Paul Bolm
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Wallace and
Mine Victim's Service Slated in Webster Springs
Webster Springs obituary notes Clarence Lewis Weese 36 of Cowen died in a Johnstown Coal and Coke Co mine rock fall near Fenwick Nicholas County. Service at Wesley Hill Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday officiated by Rev. Okey Wayne. Burial in Weese Cemetery. Survived by widow Benhah Carpenter a son Thomas Lewis daughters Carolyn Sue Margaret Ann Hilda Darlene mother Mary Al Weese two sisters and a brother. Body at Dodd and Hurt Funeral Home Webster Springs.
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Wesley Hill Methodist Church
Cowen
Webster County
Okey
Wayne
Weese
Clarence Lewis Weese
Rt. 3
Johnstown
Wesley Hill
Car Bus Collision Hurts Two Women in St Albans
Two women sustained minor injuries Tuesday evening in a collision on U S at B Street St Albans. Mrs Mildred Russell 43 and Caroline Rice Cormick 18 both of 25 Smith St St Albans were treated at Thomas Memorial Hospital and released. Police said a car driven by Mrs Russell was rear ended by a Gospel Harmony Boys bus from Huntington.
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U. S
B Street
St. Albans
Thomas Memorial
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