Racial conflict blamed on overcrowded DC schools riot
A five week probe by a mixed committee blamed the Thanksgiving Day stadium riot on an overcrowded DC public school system with lax discipline. The incident left over 40 injured as violence spilled from DC Stadium to surrounding areas.
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Justice Department
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University of Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
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Daniel H. Thomas
Mobile
Ala
Perry County Board of Registrars
Ardmore Swearing In Of Mayor And Council Tonight
Ardmore will swear in a new mayor and five town councilmen tonight at Ardmore City Hall at seven. Resigning Mayor Dr Ralph Morrow explained the ceremony was postponed from last night because Attorney William Malone could not attend.
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Ardmore
Ardmore City Hall
Ralph Morrow
Empire State Building Fire Forces Evacuation and Outages
A two alarm fire forced evacuation of the Empire State Building early today damaging offices on the 64th to 66th floors. Fire officials cited a pipe shaft fire in wiring insulation. no injuries reported. Transmitters housed in the building were briefly knocked off air with some stations resuming soon after.
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Wnbc-Tv
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Wcbs TV
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Wabc-Tv
Docks Strike Worries JFK and Foreign Aid
President Kennedy fears the Atlantic and Gulf dock strike will hinder foreign aid as 60 000 workers strike across ports from Maine to Texas. The 18 day stoppage slows shipments of aid food and ties up railcar traffic, triggering international concern and even Volkswagen production pauses in Germany.
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Gulf Coasts
Maine
Texas
James J. Reynolds
West Germany
Afl-Cio International
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Volkswagen Co
Germany
Volkswagen
Eisenhowers arrive for sixth Palm Desert winter
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife arrive at Palm Desert for their sixth winter vacation. An aide denied rumors they would move to California or donate Gettysburg farm as a shrine. Dr Edwin Ruthvan Henry will direct Peace Corps volunteer selection next year.
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Robert Schulz
Eisenhowers
Gettysburg
Department of the Interior
Edwin Ruthvan Henry
Peace Corps
Henry
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Social Science Research
Oradell, N.J
State Car Crash Claims Second Life Near Gadsden
A two car collision on a mountain road near Gadsden, Alabama, claimed its second life. Donald Eugene Smith, 36, of Gadsden, a passenger in one car, died shortly after midnight at a Gadsden hospital. The other victim was William Gene Campbell, 30, also of Gadsden, who died in the crash on Tuesday.
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Ala
Donald
Eugene Smith
William Gene Campbell
Disputed New York Harbor Talks Over Shipyard Wages
Deadlock grips negotiations between a union and the New York Shipping Association representing 145 employers. Wages dominate demands with the union seeking 50 cents hourly gain over two years including 26 cents in the first year, while the industry offers 22 cents in two years. Prestrike base pay averaged $3.02 per hour.
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United States
New York Shipping Association
Kennedy, High Level Soviet Meet
President Kennedy meets Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov for the first high level talks since the Cuban missile crisis. No set agenda. possible topics include disarmament and nuclear testing. Kuznetsov visits after representing the USSR in Cuba crisis negotiations. return to Moscow planned Friday.
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Soviet Union
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Kremlin
Clemson Faces Try By Negro
A 19-year-old Charleston student, Harvey B. Gantt, sues to enter Clemson College in South Carolina. The case goes before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a district court ruled he failed to prove race-based denial. Clemson says Gantt did not meet transfer requirements and did not provide needed design work for evaluation.
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Clemson College
South Carolina
Harvey B. Gantt
Charleston
S.C
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. District Court For
Gantt
Wyche
Iowa State University
Ames
Clemson
Limestone man charged with three forgery counts in Athens
Athens The Limestone County Sheriff's force arrested William Thomas, Athens 2, this morning and charged him with three cases of forgery. He remained in Limestone County Jail late this morning. Other Tuesday arrests include one for highway intoxication.
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Limestone County
William Thomas
Ford named GOP conference chairman in early 1963 shift
A reform minded bloc of junior Republicans in the House elected 49 year old Gerald R Ford of Michigan as conference chairman and backed Halleck's leadership. Ford unseated Charles B Hoeven by 86 to 78 in a vote that sparked claims of a power play. Ford and allies say the move broadens participation without splitting the party. Halleck praised Ford as an able and effective legislator.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ford
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Hoeven
Halleck
Arends
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Charles E. Goodsell
New York
Robert P. Griffin
GOP
Appropriations Committee
Redemption Center Notice Beside Baltimore Church
A Baltimore church displays a sign reading This is a Redemption Center But Not for Stamps conveying a humorous message about a nearby facility. The notice presents a quirky local scene with no further details.
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Sinners Only Baltimore
Baltimore
Junior Republicans Blitzed Way Into Party's Council
Washington AP dispatch describes a bustling Washington scene as 12 new senators and 67 new representatives are sworn in. President Kennedy returns from Florida, receptions abound in offices, and Vice President Johnson plans two informal gatherings to welcome new members.
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D-Calif
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