Mississippi Governor Bar nett Hid Deal With RFK to Enroll James Meredith
Look magazine reports that Governor Ross Barnett secretly struck an agreement with U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy to allow James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi despite Barnett public defiance. The article presents the confidential pact as a pivotal moment in the civil rights confrontation in 1962.
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New York
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
U.S
Barnett
Kennedy
Meredith
Ole Miss
Decatur clubs plan Christmas parties and Santa letters
The Decatur Emblem Club 127 hosts a Christmas party at Mrs. Hardy Davis’s home with gift and food basket exchange. West Morgan PTA meets at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafetorium with a short business session and glee club. Mizpah Chapter 19 CES holds regular session at 7:30 p.m. with a covered dish and a Christmas party to follow. Children are urged to write to Santa with gifts and letters to be forwarded to the North Pole. Fire department responses noted: 4:54 a.m. heavy loss at 413 Davis St. NW. 12:27 p.m. Sunday, minor loss at Crescent Motel. See Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur Emblem Club
Hardy Davis
Sherman St. SE
West Morgan Pta
Glee Club
Ces
Davis St
Aaron Jones
Crescent Motel
U.S. 31 South
Santa Claus and Christmas meaning in family tradition
The author says telling children about Santa is not harmful if Christ remains the main focus. Santa should not overshadow Jesus or turn Christmas into a pagan holiday. They advise keeping Christ at the center and retelling the nativity story as the holy day’s core.
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Santa Claus
Christ
Santa
Jesus
Birmingham church bombing rewards offered by papers
The Birmingham News and Post-Herald offer a combined seven thousand dollars in rewards for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the Friday night bombing of Bethel Baptist Church. Police increase investigations as residents seek repairs and relief.
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Birmingham
Birmingham News
Post- Herald Today
Birmingham Post - Herald
Ministerial Association of Birmingham
Eugene Connor
Train Cars Leave Track At Falkville
Derailment of five box cars from L&N Freight No 73 near Falkville early Sunday disrupted rail service. Residents linked the crash to loose rails installed the prior week as crews from Cullman and Decatur repaired damaged telephone lines and poles. Officials reported late schedules but did not release damage estimates.
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Falkville
L&n
Southern
Decatur
Hee
Highway 31
Birmingham
Cullman and
L&n 73
Prisoner Swap Hints In Wind
Washington reports stir as talks for releasing 1,200 Cuban prisoners may near a climax. The Red Cross said the African Pilot is available to ship medicines for barter, and Baltimore port activity linked to the effort. James B. Donovan’s wife said he left New York possibly for Washington amid negotiations with Castro.
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Washington (Ap
Red Cross
Baltimore
Cuba
Baltimore Sun
Port Everglades
Fla
James B. Donovan
New York
Fidel Castro
Washington
Bay of Pigs
Donovan
Castro
Roy Johnson
American Red Cross
Farrell Lines
Turkish reporter casts doubt on Castro support in Cuba
Goksin Sipahioglu says 9 to 10 percent of Cubans oppose Castro with resistance groups existing but uncoordinated. He cites peasant anger over land collectivization, widespread food shortages, and jailings of thousands of peasants. He notes Castro rarely appears publicly and is shielded by students at Havana University.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
New York
Castro
Meath
Sipahioglu
Rixsi
Holguin
Oriente
Ciego de Avila
Havana University
Khrushchev
Meanest thief of the year eyed at Piedmont church
The First Baptist Church of Piedmont seeks the church theft case as the meanest thief of the year after more than $500 was taken during the 11 a.m. worship hour Sunday. The incident prompted police and church officials to urge vigilance.
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Piedmont
Ala
First Baptist Church of
Dense fog halts Alabama traffic and flights
Dense fog covering North Alabama and parts of Tennessee slowed travel and grounded air service. By morning visibility was zero to none, with Southern Airways reporting a 95 minute delay for the Decatur to Atlanta flight as fog lifted later.
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Alabama
North
Decatur
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Southern Airways, Inc
Southern
Atlanta
Lee State
Skybolt Dominates Bahamas Talks Between Macmillan and Kennedy
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan travels to Nassau for talks with President Kennedy about the Skybolt missile and East West relations after Cuba. Officials debate U.S. push for multinational forces versus Britain and France pursuing independent nuclear deterrents amid budget and test concerns.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Bahamas
Kennedy
Cuba
Macmillan
Asia
Red China
India
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Britain
France
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Robert S. McNamara
Skybolt
Nassau
McNamara
Kenne
Snday
Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
ABC
Symington
Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs
Congress
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Georgia Tech
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Auburn
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Duke
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Marshall County
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Sheffield
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