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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1962
Page
1
The article reports James Meredith's enrollment at Ole Miss, the arrival of federal troops and a heavy security presence as 12 000 troops restore order. It notes arrests, security concerns, and local authority debates on future federal protection and campus safety.
Congress Secretary Hodges considers North Carolina governorship again. Meredit h plans weekend departure from campus and may visit his wife at Jackson State. Federal officials bar the Houston Jackson game citing risk. it will be played at Memorial Stadium. Chancellor Williams says campus near normal. under 60 students withdrawn. Defense and Army secretaries advised homecoming game be played in Houston or Jackson or canceled. Mixed student reactions. some call for martial law. Five marshal convoys halted at Holly Springs. Governor Barnett and Senator Eastland blame federal marshals.
Pagan, the Giants' shortstop, also had one, joining in strong hitting as he clouted a single during the series. The description notes Ford giving up three singles in four turns at bat, highlighting a tight duel on the field.
The habeas petition argues Walker is illegally deprived of liberty by warden Dr R O Settle at the medical center. It alleges imprisonment lacks legal tribunal authority and violates rights including bail, counsel in Oxford, and a hearing on commitment. Regional director James Tineh of the National Committee for Law Enforcement sought to intervene but was denied.
Officials at Cape Canaveral disclosed the mission stayed on schedule despite Schirra facing suit temperature issues. The flight continued as he indicated cooling off over Cannon Island in the Pacific after recording 88 degrees over Australia. In Washington, Luther Hodges signaled possible further term as North Carolina governor, discussing his book and recent civil rights debates.
The September figures show gains in auto industry and teaching, with two million students returning to school while many workers stayed out of education. Unemployment drops expected in October, with optimism for tax policy and space program funding. Senate leaders note uncertain adjournment timing amid Kennedy and White House signals.
The report ties Suzanne Clift, a Mount Holyoke College student, to a disappearance and possible slaying. A note found at her grandmother's home referenced disposal of her worldly goods. Brentani, an electronics engineer, was identified as a dating partner from a blind date about two years ago. Police traced Clift's whereabouts across New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania as inquiries continued. The case also mentions a separate labor dispute and travel by a woman named Suzanne Clif between New York and Rio de Janeiro.
Hodges expressed uncertainty about compulsory arbitration and suggested Congress may need to issue guidelines for labor and industry. He spoke as governor, weighing potential steps in the labor dispute.
Undersecretary George W. Ball said 85 Soviet ships, about half carrying military supplies, arrived in Cuban ports since July. A Maritime Commission review shows 433 ships from 22 free world countries made trips to Cuba from Jan 1 to Aug 31, including 43 tankers. Officials say U.S. embargo orders could raise costs across this shipping network.
Eighteen school children were injured when a Wilkes County school bus overturned three times on a rain-softened dirt road twelve miles from North Wilkesboro. Jewel Hayes suffered a fractured vertebrae, others sustained cuts and bruises. 13 examined at Wilkes General Hospital with 3 admitted. The driver Albert Curry, 16, said he traveled about 15 mph in third gear on the steep incline.
The French National Assembly passed a censure motion against Premier Georges Pompidou by 280 votes, challenging President de Gaulle’s referendum plan. De Gaulle warned he may dissolve the assembly and call general elections, likely to be held in early November after a referendum.
Two inmates escaped Mineral County Jail early Thursday prompting police to question Harry Irwin Lowry of Morgantown on grand larceny and breaking and entering tied to cattle theft cases in Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania. Bennie Hudson of Keyser fled while awaiting transfer to the Davis forestry camp on a breaking and entering charge.
The board reported repeated meetings yielded little progress toward an agreement. Eardley presented an affidavit from Secretary Wirtz noting unlikely near term agreement. Dillon called the strike an unnecessary dollar drain amid ongoing talks.
A search for survivors from two crashes found none as investigations by the Navy, CAB, and FAA begin. Witness Frank Nowaczek reported seeing an explosion over South Ponte Vedra Beach, with wreckage identified as a leased twin-engine Beechcraft.
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