It's A Big Day For 2 Decatur Boys Who Are Now Citizens
Brent Parker and Stefan Parker, German-born adopted sons of Mr and Mrs Jackson Parker of Birmingham, became US citizens in federal court at 9 30 am. The pair, ages five and four, will visit the Birmingham Zoo this afternoon. About 35 to 50 others from various countries were to receive citizenship at the ceremony. The boys, born in Stuttgart, West Germany, were adopted April 16 1960 after the Parkers, then a childless Army couple, chose to adopt both cousins.
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Birmingham
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Lane Park
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Birmingham Leaders Vow Progress in Race Tensions
The federal government moved to block Governor Wallace from stopping the enrollment of a Negro at the University of Alabama. U.S. Judge Lynne ordered Wallace to explain why a preliminary injunction should not issue, as Kennedy said the suit protects justice and the integrity of courts. The article notes Birmingham’s political shift under Mayor Boutwell and council members, praising progress on race relations and outlining tensions with Wallace and King. The filing also cites plans for Vivian Malone and David McGlathery to enroll June 10, with government action aimed at upholding federal court orders.
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Birmingham
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Justice Department
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
Wallace
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Ala
Albert Boutwell
Alabama Supreme Court
Boutwell
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Eugene Connor
DR. King
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
Lynne
Kennedy
Alabama
Supreme Court
Congress backs equal pay for equal work in principle
Frances Lewine reports that Congress has approved the principle of equal wages for women and men for equal work and the move is close to becoming law after sixteen years of effort and debate.
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Frances Lewine Washington
Congress
Local updates and civic notes span license data PTA officers market and diaries
State troopers H L Hester and John Brom reported 238 driver's license applications across three counties with 66 passed 59 learner permits 80 failed 23 failed inspections and 10 incomplete. Riverside PTA installed officers led by John Bostwick president and four vice presidents. Decatur Curb Market opens Saturday 6 to 11 am with cured ham peas squash greens and more. An evening at the DAV Home on Bank St. invites public.
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H. L. Hester
John Brom
Riverside Pta
Elizabeth
John Bostwick
Louise Ryan
Barbara Dodson
Gwen Lumpkin
Decatur Curb
Legislature Considers Record 186 Million School Budget
The Wallace administration presents a record 106 million school budget for the coming fiscal year, with a second year at 191 million. Bills to fund the two-year biennium are introduced in both houses as debate opens on highway patrol funding and racial matters in Birmingham. Senate filibusters also block bills on hiring relatives and governor’s authority, while a substitute plan aims to ease objections to a new legislative commission’s powers. The education package includes an average teacher salary rise of 18.25 percent next year, about 678 dollars, but pay scales remain set by local boards.
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Wallace
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Senate
Highway Patrol
Birmingham
Etowah County
George Hawkins
Legislative Commission
Victory Over A Recurrent Sin Through Faith and Action
Trust God’s promise I Corinthians 10 13 stand on it and act Seek escape from temptation avoid triggering places admit weakness and invite Christ’s strength give thanks for deliverance hymns remind you each victory helps another conquer temptation Never doubt salvation stay in Christ and strive to be the child He desires.
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Youth Strangles on Raw Potato in Alabama Tragedy
In Tuscumbia Alabama 2 year old Michael Raymond Brooks died after choking on a raw potato. Coroner James L Mays reports the mother Mrs Brooks tried to dislodge the item before the child died on arrival at Colbert County Hospital.
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James L. Mays
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Colbert County Hospital
Cooper Rests Before Work
Space hero Gordon Cooper began a brief rest before resuming work on the technical report detailing his 22 orbit flight. Space Center officials say the task will take four to six weeks, with Cooper returning to doctors and engineers for the project. The astronaut and his wife Trudy, along with daughters Camala and Janita, were greeted by crowds at a homecoming parade after celebrations in Washington, Cape Canaveral, New Home, and Honolulu since his space flight.
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Tex
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Manned Spacecraft Center
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Camala
Janita
Coopers
Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Honolulu
NATO Forces Set Program At Ottawa Meeting
In Ottawa the NATO alliance ended a three day parley with a plan to strengthen nuclear power for allied forces. The communique voiced concern over Communist pressure in Cuba Laos and Berlin and warned about Soviet personnel in Cuba. The ministers pledged to defend West Berlin and outlined a four point program including assignment of Britain s V bomber fleet and three American Polaris submarines to General Lemnitzer for Europe.
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Fidel Castro
Caribbean
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Britain
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Jokes Music And Cash At Kennedy Party In New York
President Kennedy attended a memorial dedication in New York and a Democratic fundraiser dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Diners contributed at least $1,000 each, a bipartisan event, before Kennedy returned to Washington. He joked about the proximity to Eisenhower as the steel industry honored him nearby.
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Trial Halted as Ledbetter Faces Contempt Charge
In Morgan County Court Judge Lewis H. West cites Carl Ledbetter for contempt after he was found in court while drinking. Ledbetter’s trial on prohibition violation was continued. An elderly Black man was fined $25 and jailed 60 days after school officials showed Arthur Lee White kept his four children out of school for most of the year.
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Carl Ledbetter
Morgan County
Lewis H. West
Ledbetter
Arthur Lee White
Geddis Sr
VPL
Soviet troop movement in Cuba spurs refugee arrivals
Reported heavy Soviet troop movement in Cuba's Oriente Province across the Windward Passage from Haiti as 751 refugees arrive in Florida aboard the Morning Light. High congressional and space officials cite possible cosmonaut fatalities from Russian space shot failures per the New York Journal-American. House Armed Services Committee authorizes military construction projects totaling 9.09 million dollars including Redstone Arsenal work. House Education Committee approves aid for affected districts only if they desegregate schools.
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Moscow Press Salutes Castro
Moscow newspapers dedicate pages to Fidel Castro with Pravda featuring his image beside Khrushchev. Coverage highlights Khrushchev’s Kremlin remarks denying a bad political position and criticizing China’s war talk while praising Cuba.
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Fidel Castro
Markets At A Glance Mixed Trading In Early Session
New York AP reports stocks mixed as trading remains moderate. Bonds see corporate gains and government declines while grains show mixed activity in Chicago with light trading. Slaughter steers hold steady to 28 cents lower, topping at 24 dollars.
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