Court Opinion Rejects Abstention in Prince Edward County School Case
Excerpted court ruling holds federal abstention inappropriate to delay desegregation efforts. Virginia officials are urged to reopen Prince Edward County schools by Sept 7 1962, admit pupils regardless of race, and submit plans to the court and counsel by Sept 1 1962. The opinion underscores state and local officials’ duty to provide a nonracial public education.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
Prince Edward County
District Court
Board of Supervisors of
Prince Edward
Supreme Court of the United States
State Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court
Commonwealth of Virginia
Prince Edward Coun
School Board
Lewis
Prayers Debate Hikes as Congress Weighs Limits
Committee hears views on the Supreme Court ruling and church state questions. Senator Stennis says the June 25 decision could extend to other institutions, prompting talk of banning religious practices in military academies prisons and hospitals while defenders urge protection for nonbelievers and majority religious traditions.
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Beall
Wiliam O. Douglas
Congress
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Philip A. Hart
wMich
Keating
Supreme Court
Stennis
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hugo L. Black
Aruska
Algerian Political Split Shapes Eastern Front Clashes
Algeria's mixed Provisional Executive under Abderrahmane Fares struggles to govern from Rocher Noir as Ben Bella gains ground. In Constantine fighting erupts with conflicting reports of casualties while Ben Bella forces claim control of Ben Aport near the eastern front aided by guerrillas, Crim appeals to elite interior groups.
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Rocher Noir
Abderrahmane Fares
Constantine
Algeria
Ben Bella
Ben Khedda
Tizi Ouzou
Krim
Kabylie
Oran
Baneport
Tunnisia
Ben Beila
France
Tunisia
Morocco
The
Interior
Wilaya
Wilaya 2
Wilaya 4
Algiers
Former Tennessee congressman arrested in counterfeiting sweep
Former U S Rep Pat Sutton 47 was arrested Thursday by Secret Service agents in a crackdown on a counterfeiting ring. He is charged with conspiracy and transporting counterfeit bills and released on a 7500 dollar bond. Also named were Henry C Sutton and Bert Milam. John Calvin Smith, Knoxville, tied to the case with bonds set. The ring allegedly circulated about 200000 in counterfeit money across several states.
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Lawrenceburg
Lawrence
Sutton
Congress
Tennessee
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Paul Doster
Secret Service
Shelbyville
Tenn
Bert Milam
Doster
Alabama
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Arkansas
Abortion Pills Case Reveals Self Prescribed Use
A couple, after spending long hours with students, obtained abortion pills with a physician's prescription. He took some pills and brought the rest home. Mrs. Finkhine reported taking three or four pills early in her pregnancy. Reading a news story about the drug's dangers followed.
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Pean
US official on China refugee flight and border controls
Harriman explored easing refugee flight noting many had no exit permits yet they knew border controls had been lifted. He cited possible central government action and possible Peiping agreement or no opposition. Hart warned of Red China food shortages and urged world to grasp the Hong Kong refugee drama as a sign of communism’s failure.
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Peiping
Hart
Hong Kong
China
Near miss forces steep dive and wipeout damage details
The pilots recount a near miss with a swift pull up to about 5,000 feet after a steep dive, then a veer back to normal height. Inspectors found interior damage after the plane landed. A rear fuel tank bounced and soaked the head in during the dive.
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Walter Tank
High Nuclear Test Shot Fails on Johnston Island
A high altitude nuclear test shot was destroyed to end the sequence after a thrust malfunction and delayed liftoff. Authorities expected weeks to repair launch pad damage with final decisions possibly from Washington. Kennedy had ordered the atmospheric tests halted as soon as possible.
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Johnston Island
Pacific
Honolulu
Scien
One Commission
Sphere
van Allen
Stow Island
Johnston Isl
Jand
Joint Task Force 8
Andington
Thor
Extea
White House
Kennedy
United States
United States Eyes Expanded Nuclear Test Ban Effort
United States and eight neutral nations discussed the Geneva conference aims including control posts outside Soviet territory to detect violations. A comprehensive treaty to outlaw underground and other tests is urged, informed by Project Vela findings. Defense experts say improved detection could reveal low yield underground blasts 1300 to 3000 miles away.
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U.S
United States
Rusk
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lyman L. Lemaitzer
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commision
Geilo T. Seaborg
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
William C. Foster
Jerome Wiesner
Kennedy
Total Eclipse Scheduled Next Tuesday
An international team of astronomers sets up camp in West Africa to observe a total solar eclipse. The expedition, including Soviet colleagues and Lockheed scientists, faces possible cloud cover but aims to map the moon’s shape and refine orbital plans for future lunar missions.
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Burbank
Calif
West Africa
der, Stoddard
James Hallows
Britain
University of Manchester
Brazil
Madagascar
Stoddard
Africa
Lloyd G. Mundie
Lockheed
Basic Sciences Laboratory
Meno
Mundie
Prince Edward County Ordered to Reopen Schools
Federal Judge Lewis directs Prince Edward County to resume elementary and high school operations for 1,700 students without regard to race. The ruling emphasizes a mandatory statewide duty to provide public education and assigns accountability to county and state officials. The schools have been closed for three years and the court sets deadlines for plans and filings with counsel.
Leaf Market Opens With Record Prices and Heavy Sales
Opening day sales reach 12,495,318 pounds with an average of 60.50 per hundred. top price 66 dollars with some baskets at 67. General averages across markets run 54 to 59 per hundred weight. Quality is lower than last year with more nondescript tobaccos and fewer lemon colors, while government loan deliveries total about 14 percent of sales.
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Stabilization Corporation
U.S
Catterslow Jems
Cobb admits dual life in Roanoke case scandal
Cobb, a Morganton lumber magnate active in North Carolina politics, acknowledged a second life after reporters questioned him following a police meeting. He insisted no bigamy occurred, apologized, and said he will stay in Morganton to run his multimillion dollar business despite the dispute involving his legal wife, adopted son, and other children. Neighbors in Roanoke described his limited visits and the couple’s household roles.
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Roanoke
Charpette
N.C) Observer
Morganton
North Carolina
Mildred Cochran Huffman
Furniture Land
Robert C. Huffman
Drexel Furniture Industries
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