Editorial on Lowndes County Trial and Klansmen
The Montgomery Advertiser reflects on a 10 to 2 mistrial in Lowndes County over a murder linked to the Ku Klux Klan. It notes public attitude toward law and order, details FBI informer Rowe’s role, and suggests the near conviction may curb Klansman violence while highlighting tensions around the Selma case involving Mrs. Liuzzo.
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Union
Alabama
Lowndes County
Lowndes
Dallas County
Rowe
FBI
Klan
Bus Collision Reports Involving Greyhound Driver
Police investigated a 10 51 a m accident at 6th Ave and Church St N E involving Greyhound bus driver James R Steelman Nashville Tenn and E Opfer Chicago Ill. St Ann s Sodality hosts its annual communion breakfast at 9 a m Sunday at the Pavilion Inn reservations 353 8441. Austin High Band Booster bake sale 9 am to 12 pm today at Kroger Kwik Chek proceeds fund band uniforms. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Decatur
6Th Ave
Church St. N.E
Greyhound
James R. Steelman
Nashville, Tenn
A E. Opfer
Chicago, Ill
St. Ann’s Sodality
Pavilion Inn
Austin High School
Krogers
Kwik-Chek
Gulf Coast Salon Outing Ends Senate Quorum Void
In Montgomery, May 14, the House and Senate, courtly to a rare calm, adjourned for a coastal outing after a brief legislative session. The Senate lacked a quorum but faced no roll call or protest, and the Senate Journal omitted any quorum absence.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Senate Journal
Junior Achievers Honored At Banquet
About 150 attended the second annual Decatur Junior Achievement Future Unlimited Banquet at the Pavilion Inn. Three Decatur High School students received awards for their work with Junior Achievement during the past term. Eddie Glenn won the best salesman award for top salesmanship and knowledge.
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Decatur Junior Achievement
Future Unlimited
Pavilion Inn
Decatur High School
Decatur 1
Junior Achievement
McNamara estimates anti missile system cost at 8 to 10 billion
In a censored budget testim ony McNamara says a Nike X style system to shield the United States from Red China for a decade or two could cost eight to ten billion dollars. He notes costs vary with system elaboration and compares to broader Soviet threat defenses. He spoke at a March 5 House hearing prior to Peking’s atomic test.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
House
Appropriations Committee
Peking
Red China
House Armed Services Committee
China
Teachers Balk At Board Rule In South Bend Strike
In South Bend Indiana striking teachers challenge the school board as 360 AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers members face expected dismissals. Supt. Alex Jardine and board attorneys prepare contract terminations after a salary dispute. parents and pupils run classes without teachers.
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South Bend
Ind
Alex Jardine
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
George Lee
Queen Bequeaths Acre In Memory Of JFK
Queen Elizabeth II bequeaths a green acre of Runymede soil to the American people in memory of President John F Kennedy. Mrs Kennedy suppresses tears as the tribute is read by the Queen and Dean Rusk. A Portland stone memorial marks the gift to those who mourn and admired Kennedy.
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Godfrey Anderson
Runny Meade
England
Elizabeth II
John F. Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Rebels Charge Station Attack in Santo Domingo
A rebel spokesman said Dominican troops in a truck fired on the rebel radio station in Santo Domingo on Friday. The broadcast ended around 5 p.m. after heavy firing. transmitting equipment appeared damaged and the station went off air.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Radio
Prorebel
Armed Forces
USS
Great Society Not Limited To U S Rebels On Page 2
President Johnson said the great society is not an exclusive club for Americans only in an informal talk to school administrators. He highlighted U S aid abroad and cited progress in South Viet Nam including increased rice and pig production.
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Washington
Johnson
Great Society
United States
South Viet Nam
U N Security Council Urges Strict Dominican Cease Fire
The United Nations Security Council unanimously calls for a strict cease-fire in the Dominican Republic and orders Secretary General U Thant to dispatch a personal representative. The urgency follows a message from Justin Cury, foreign minister of the rebel regime, warning Santo Domingo faces imminent destruction.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Dominican Republic
U Thant
Council
Thant
Justin Cury
Santo Domingo
Peking Blasts Second Nuclear Test Reported
AP reports Red China detonated its second nuclear device seven months after becoming a nuclear power. The blast occurred over western China with an explosive force around 20 000 tons of TNT. Peking called the program defensive and Western experts debated how the device was delivered. The United States confirmed the test and pledged to aid nations resisting nuclear blackmail.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Peking Radio
United States
Atom bombs and atomic tests noted in wartime archive
Report recalls the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the postwar race as China and other powers work to join or resist the nuclear club. It mentions U S Russia Britain and France on testing limits and China’s initial test exit atop a tower in Lop Noi Takla Makan.
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United States
Hiroshima
Japan
China
Atomic Club
Russia
Brita
Aleaty
France
Red China
Lop Noi
Takla Makan
Sinkiang Province
U.S. State Department
Soviet Arms In Cong Haul
Government forces report a large seizure of Communist supplies in the deep south including Soviet made guns. In Da Nang area a Marine patrol suffered casualties with one killed and several wounded. The action followed two earlier patrol clashes with Viet Cong. No North Vietnam air raids announced.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Viet Nam
Radio
Hanoi
New China News Agency
United States
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