House Set To Approve Civil Rights Bill
The House is poised to pass a far reaching civil rights bill that already cleared the Senate. President Johnson is expected to sign soon to ease racial tensions amid Southern critics who warn of further unrest. The measure bans discrimination in employment and public accommodations and strengthens federal power to cut funds from programs with discriminatory practices.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Note
Congress
Little League Tag Sale Tomorrow in Downtown
Little Leaguers from U squads, in newly purchased uniforms, conduct a tag sale tomorrow in the downtown business district to raise money for equipment and program expenses. About 50 players will staff the sale from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with headquarters at the Sherwin-Williams store.
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Sherwin-Williams
Lightning kills farm owner and boy at Corry area barn
A bolt struck through a four inch barn door aperture on Clayton Scouten farm near Conry, killing Clayton Scouten 43 and 13 year old Glenn Caldwell. James Scouten 19 and Diana Caldwell 14 were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital in shock. Diana later listed satisfactory. Remaining witnesses, Jill Scouten 11 Sally Swanson 14 and Brian Scouten 14, were unharmed.
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Clayton Scouten
Conry
Glenn Caldwell
James Caldwell
Spartansburg
Scouten
James Scouten
Clayton
Diana Caldwell
Glenn
Corry Memorial Hospital
Young Scouten
Miss Caldwell
Jill Scouten
Sally Swanson
Scoutens
Brian Scouten
Corry Hospital
U S Replies To Russia On NATO Multinational Nuclear Force
In Geneva U S delegate William C Foster defends the proposed multinational Western Navy nuclear force as a shield for Western Europe against Soviet arms. He argues this arrangement maintains deterrence without expanding independent nuclear capabilities and warns a world with no force leads to greater spread.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Western Europe
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Valerian A. Zorin
NATO
Europe
Dallas Mayor Reveals Death Threats After Kennedy Shooting
Former Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell and his wife said they received death threats that led to constant police protection from November 24 to January 21, starting the day Oswald was shot by Ruby. The guard ended weeks after the threats ceased.
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Dallas
Dallas, Tex
Earle Cabell
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Negro Boy Hanged In Woods In Atlanta
ATLANTA AP A 14 to 16 year old Negro boy identified by his father as Jerry Maxey was found hanged in a wooded area eight blocks from the nearest house. The death is under investigation with authorities noting it occurred about noon and that the boy’s family lives nearby. The site lies in an urban renewal fringe area with mixed residents and no reported disturbances.
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Atlanta
Jerry Maxey
Robert Maxey
Maxey
Miaxey
Acres
J. E. Helms
Harry McCollister
Henry Snell
Fulton County
Actor sues Warner Bros for 64000 in royalties and salary
Actor Robert Preston files suit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming Warner Bros. Pictures owes him 34000 for The Music Man soundtrack recordings and 30000 more in film acting salary for Island of Love.
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Los Angeles
Robert Preston
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc
Los Angeles County
Preston
Johnson Hails Passing of Foreign Aid Bill
President Johnson hailed the House approval of a 3.5 billion dollar foreign aid measure as a victory for U S foreign policy and the American people. The bill survived late cuts, passing 231 to 174 as Rep Passman’s effort to pare the aid failed 208 to 198. The measure now goes to the Senate for authorization steps.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Otto E. Passman
de la
House Acon
America
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Passman
Racer Glenn Roberts Dies From Race Injuries
Glenn Fireball Roberts died at 7 15 a m at Charlotte Memorial Hospital after a May 24 wreck. He had burns covering about 75 percent of his body and had been in a coma since yesterday. Roberts won 32 late model races and earned about 4000000 in NASCAR payouts over 15 years.
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Charlotte
V. Yar
Glenn
Fireball
Roberts
H . Roberts
Nascar
Rhode Island Dems urge Kennedy as Johnsons VP pick
Rhode Island's Democratic State Committee urged President Johnson to consider Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy as his vice presidential running mate. The push signals enthusiasm for Kennedy amid jockeying for the 1964 election.
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Bobby
Veep
Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
Democratic State Committee
Johnson
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Landing Gear Breaks Off Plane at Kennedy Airport
A Boeing 707-720 jet from Los Angeles to Kennedy Airport veered off runway during a thunderstorm, landing gear broke away. Three people were slightly injured, two with rope burns from an emergency escape rope. The seven-member crew hailed from the Los Angeles area and had stopped in Philadelphia earlier.
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New York
American Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Notable Legal Scholar Roscoe Pound Dies at Harvard
Roscoe Pound, renowned as a premier authority on law, dies at Harvard where he led the law school for two decades. His death closes a landmark era in American jurisprudence and legal education.
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Roscoe Pound
Harvard
Law School
Area Roads Scene Of 25 Car Mishaps In June
June produced 25 car mishaps in the Corry area as Sgt. George Martin reports. Sixteen people were injured with one fatality, while property damage neared two thousand dollars. Police logged 14 200 miles on 138 patrols, 33 criminal and 31 traffic complaints, nine arrests, and 33 criminal investigations. Over 800 autos were stopped and four warnings were written for minor infractions.
Buses Ship to Cuba Amid Protests from America
A British freighter left London today carrying the first batch of 950 buses destined for Cuba. The shipment proceeds despite protests from the United States, reflecting Britain’s ongoing exchange with Cuba.
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London
Germany
Britain
Cuba
NLRB Finds Union Guilty of Racial Discrimination
The National Labor Relations Board revoked the certification of the Independent Metal Workers Union after ruling it coerced workers and discriminated by race at Hughes Tool Co in Houston. The unanimous decision held the union refused to process a Negro member Ivory Davis’s grievance, effectively denying bargaining with the employer. The ruling allows another union to seek certification at the plant.
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National Labor Relations Board
Washington
NLRB
Independent
Metal Workers Union
Hughes Tool Co
Houston
Pax
Congress
Boyd Leedom
Gerald A. Brown
Howard Jenkins Jr
Frank W. McCulloch
John H. Fanning
Ivory Davis
Blue Cross Reports Record Hospital Payments and Enrollment Rise
Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania shows a 1963 record hospital payout of 78.9 million and enrollment growing by about 54 thousand to 1,965,430. The annual report notes a three year study to cut hospital costs co sponsored by the Allegheny County Medical Society and the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania.
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F1uiopunul Ary — Ane Elié Criss
Westen Pennsylvania
Blue Cross Plan
Blue Cross
Allegheny County Medical Society
Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
Negroes Plan Civil Rights Tests and Voter Drives
CORE will test public accommodations once the Civil Rights bill passes, and expand voter registration drives in Mississippi Louisiana and north Florida. Organize unemployed into work squads in Chicago and press Bank of America in California to hire 800 people. James Farmer CORE national director says 600 delegates expected for the 22nd annual convention with demonstrations planned at the Republican and Democratic conventions.
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Wannas. Giv. Mo
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Chicago
California
Bank of America
James Farmer
Warmer
Newsmen
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Parmer
Farmer
Transit Chief Cameron Selected as Executive Director
John W. Cameron, general manager of the Allegheny County Port Authority Transit Division, will become executive director of the authority next month. The move ranks Cameron to the top job as the transit system prepares for upcoming expansions and modernization efforts.
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Head Authority
Pittsburgh
John W. Cameron
Allegheny County Port Authority
Transit Division
CJ Union Votes 193-139 For New Pact
In a Rex Theatre vote yesterday members of Lodge 1097 IAM Corry Jamestown Corp. union approved a new contract by 193 to 139. It runs until July 1, 1966 with fringe benefits up and pensions expanded. Seniority shifts to companywide, paid vacation, family death leave, plant time for cleanup and changes, and a checkoff expansion. Pension gains begin July 1 next year. Negotiating committee members included John Bolan and Lewis Barton for the union and Leo H. Hooles and Thomas Russell for management.
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Rex Theatre
Lodge 1097
International Association of Machinists
Corry Jamestown Corp
John Bolan
Lewis Barton
Frank Dahl
Ralph Eastman
Theodore Faust
David Fox
Carson Munn
Samuel C. Forscey
District 65
IAM
Newears
Leo H. Hooles
Homas Russell
D. A. McClintock
Robert C. Williams
Willis Owens
Thomas
Heed
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