Prince Edward Board Told to Raise Funds for Schools
In Richmond Virginia a federal judge ordered Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors to appropriate funds and levy taxes within one week to reopen and operate public schools closed since 1959 to avoid desegregation. The June 25 deadline followed a Supreme Court ruling to reopen the schools. The judge rejected a compulsory nondiscriminatory hiring order but said schools must be operated nondiscriminatory for pupils, while continuing a ban on tuition grants for private education.
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Richmond
Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors
Hss
U.S. Dist
Oren R. Lewis
Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court
Prince Edward
Supreme Court
Farmville
J. Segar Gravatt
Gravatt
U.S
Debt Limit Hike Stirs House Debate in Washington
Washington AP report shows the House weighing an increase in the national debt limit to 324 billion dollars from 315 billion, with critics and Republicans to block the measure and push the issue back to Ways and Means. Treasury forecasts a June 30 deficit of 8.8 billion and next year’s shortfall of 5.8 billion as the administration expects eventual budget balance.
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Washington
House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Pillon
Dillon
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Macabre Slaying Elevator Returns Murdered Lawyer
In New York an elevator shaft murder ends with Seattard Simpson Jr., a lawyer, found stabbed near the heart. Witnesses describe a tall gaunt man seen leaving the scene. valuables and about $1 were found on the victim. The case unfolds amid political sections mentioning U.S. aid debates.
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Simpson
Victor
New York
Selma Simpson
Tary
Dean Rusk
Sassie
Benple Pepraes
Bijl
Rusk
Siimpsons
U.S
Senate
Robert 5. McNamara
Jens
George D. Aiken
R-Vty
Frank J. Lausche
D-Ghio
Aiken
McNamara
Simple Teachings Urged At Pennsylvania Conference
Bishop W Veron Middleton urged a return to simple Christ teachings as the 96th annual Methodist Central Pennsylvania Conference opened in Williamsport Pa Delegates from 631 churches attended the five day session Statistics showed a net church decrease of two to 631 members up 143 to 132655 in the year Church school membership fell 4566 to 100702 while church property value rose 3523173 to 62225558 Mrs Pearl B Hart retired as treasurer after 24 years and Dr Frank W Ake of Williamsport retired as secretary. Rev John H W Ru cher named to succeed Ake for four years, no replacement for Hart.
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W. Veron Middleton
Pittsburgh
Methodist Central Pennsylvania Conference
David Pownin
Conference
Pearl B. Hart
Treasureer
Hart
Frank W. Ake
Williamsport
John HW. Ruchler
Ake
Ministers in Tokyo Seek Progress on Indonesian Guerrilla Withdrawals
Malaysian Indonesian and Philippine foreign ministers opened a 24 hour session in Tokyo with hopeful notes on peaceful aims and agreed to add three checkpoints to verify the withdrawal of several hundred guerrillas from Malaysian Borneo. Razak urged Indonesia to pull troops and guerrillas, while Subandrio warned of ongoing tensions and stressed regional unity despite disputes.
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Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysian Borneo
Sukarno
Miosdado Macapagal
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Manila
Subandrio
Tun Abdul Razak
Mauro Mendez
Salvador P. Lopez
Razak
Draftee Job Plan Fails to Meet Big Goals
Washington reports the Johnson administration effort to rehabilitate rejected draftees via a human salvage program has fallen short. Of 134,500 contacted, only 189 placed in training and 2,200 found jobs, with 17.5 percent responding to notices. Officials cite contact barriers and confidentiality as major hurdles, though pilots in Salt Lake City and Detroit show promise with high response rates.
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Washington
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Selective Service
Salt Lake City
Detroit
Armed Services
Johnnie Hackworthe Committed for Psychiatric Evaluation
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe, 59, accused by the Secret Service of sending a threatening letter to President Johnson, has been committed to a government hospital in Lexington, Kentucky for observation and examination. Judge Ben C. Connally signed the order after Jerald Mize requested psychiatric testing to assess current sanity. Hackworthe, frequent candidate for office and operator of House of Prayer in Brenham, Texas, has prior arrests for similar letters to President Eisenhower and a 1955 commitment in Austin.
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Houston
Tex
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe
Secret Service
President Johnson
Austin
Eisenhower
Negroes Shift Tactics In Segregation Siege
In St Augustine Florida a three week siege against segregation continues as 300 marchers including Jewish rabbis walk through a white residential area at night. The procession ends with a prayer service outside Monson Motor Lodge under heavy police escort amid tense scenes and a citywide judge led inquiry into rioting and racial tensions.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Rarial Umes
Monson Motor Lodge
LBJ HAILS ACTION Retain excise taxes in Congress vote
In Washington the House voted to retain federal excise taxes on luggage toilet preparations furs and jewelry a move praised by President Johnson as good sense The effort to reduce taxes was led by Rep John Byrnes and defeated 207 to 185 Officials estimate the taxes raise about 517 million dollars annually Also report on Congo air missions and Pope Pius XII remarks and Roosevelt fireside chat microphone exhibit at the Smithsonian.
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House
Johnson
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Comittee
Mike
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Museum of History and Technology
Smithsonian Institution
CBS
WTOP
Supreme Court backs one man one vote shift in apportionment
The Supreme Court ruled that state legislatures must be apportioned by population, signaling major reforms for city councils and county boards. Rhyne aides foresee broad changes, with suburbs gaining influence as they grow faster than city cores, likely triggering further reapportionment battles nationwide.
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Supreme Court
Charles
Rhyne
American Bar Association
Ohio Su
Cleveland
California
Board of Supervisors
Monterey County
Calif
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