Supreme Court voids Alabama ban on NAACP operations
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down an Alabama court order barring the NAACP from operating in the state. Justice Harlan said the judgment below must be reversed and urged a decree to secure the organization's rights without further delay amid a long-running 1956 case.
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Alabama
NAACP
Supreme Court
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John M. Harlan
Montgomery County
Ala
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme
Harlan
Washington loyalty oaths struck down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in a 7 to 2 decision voided Washington state laws requiring all state employees to take loyalty oaths. Justice Byron R. White wrote the majority ruling that the provisions were unconstitutionally vague, while Justice Tom C. Clark dissented joined by Justice John M. Harlan. About 64 University of Washington employees challenged the laws after a Seattle district court upheld them.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
University of Washington
U.S. District Court
Seattle
Wash
White
Florida Bible Reading Prayer Rule Reversed by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court today reversed a Florida court ruling that upheld Bible reading and Lord's Prayer in Miami public schools. The unsigned order cited the 1963 Abington Township decision and Maryland cases to declare such practices unconstitutional, noting other issues in the Florida case were not addressed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Miami
Abington Township
Pennsylvania
Abington
Maryland
Florda Court
Florida Court
First Agreements On Strike Issues At Essex Wire Strike
In a 17 hour negotiating session in Hillsdale Michigan the Essex Wire Corp strike saw first agreements on several issues. Malcolm Lovell Jr the state labor mediation board chairman said we see the possibility of a solution.
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Lansing
Mich
Essex Wire Corp
Hillsdale
State Labor Mediation Board
Malcolm Lovell Jr
Burglaries Reported In City
Two burglaries over the weekend in El Dorado involved the Gilliam Brothers Concrete Products Co on the Rock Island right of way and the Mountaire Feed Mill in the Fairview Addition. About $80 was missing. entries were through a sliding door and a broken west side window. Sgt. Jesse Brumley and Det. Charles McWilliams investigated.
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el Dorado
Gilliam Brothers Concrete Products Co
Rock Island
Wade Lee
Robert Moellers
U S and Soviet Sign Pact to Open Consulates Worldwide
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a convention to open consulates in each other's countries. It grants Americans in the Soviet Union greater consular access and protection. The treaty, once ratified, would push a policy shift on prisoners and broaden immunities for consular officials.
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U.S
Russia
Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Rights Bill watered down as debate nears end
In Washington, spokesmen for opposing sides say the civil rights bill has been watered down by a substitute amendments pack. Javits predicts a showdown vote to limit debate and passage by month’s end as cloture options loom in the Senate’s civil rights fight.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
John Sparkman
D-Ala
House
Javits
Sparkman
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Ridgeway Case Before Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Eugene T. Ridgeway's bid to reenter the gubernatorial race. The dispute centers on how much the governor’s pardoning power restores political rights after a 1955 embezzlement conviction. The court delayed ruling until after summer adjournment.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Eugene T. Ridgeway
Arkansas
Atty
Bruce Bennett
Ridgeway
Lee Ward
Jonesboro
Ward
Democratic Party
Laos crisis widens as Pathet Lao shifts coalition
In Honolulu top U.S. strategists begin secret talks on Southeast Asia as Laos coalition teeters. The Pathet Lao’s partial withdrawal from a shaky government with neutralists and rightists increases the political crisis and uncertainty in the region.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Honolulu
USS
Southeast Asia
Laos
Pathet Lao
Communists In Laos Sever Last Ties In Neutralist Regime
Laotian Pathet Lao cut remaining ties with neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma and withdrew officials from Vientiane. The group rejected Souvanna as premier and suggested a rival Communist and dissident neutralist government may form. U S policy debates consider pressure on North Vietnam as Laos tensions rise.
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Laos
Antoine Yared
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Soukvongsack
Khampheuane Tounalon
Commission
United States
National Union
Tokyo
Strike Threat Ended By Western Union Pact
Washington AP reports a contract settlement between Western Union and about 24 000 telegraphers averting a nationwide strike. AFL CIO Union leader E L Hageman says a written contract will follow, with 6 cent hourly raise then 7 cent rise next June 1, plus higher pensions and four weeks vacation after 20 years.
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Washington
Western Union
E. L. Hageman
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Hageman
Highway Toll Tops 400 To Set Record
The Memorial Day weekend traffic toll rose to 415 deaths on highways from Thursday 6 pm to Sunday midnight, with belated reports expected. The record surpasses the 371 deaths set in 1958, as the public safety council anticipated 410 to 490 deaths in the period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Mrs Edward Kennedy Loses Expected Baby
Mrs Edward M Kennedy wife of the Massachusetts senator lost an expected baby in miscarriage. Dr William J Cusack said she is resting comfortably at Georgetown University Hospital in the early stages of pregnancy. She entered the hospital Sunday to avoid a miscarriage.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
William J. Cusack
Nations Agree To Help In S Viet Nam
President Johnson seeks broader free world backing for the South Viet Nam war. Nations respond with encouragement and enthusiasm, but the United States continues to supply 97 percent of foreign aid. Most aid will be economic technical and medical for rural areas, with limited impact on overall burden.
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Lodge
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
North Viet Nam
Laos
U.S
China
United States
Southeas
Asia
Roy Elsoyan
Saigon
Guardian of Graduates Promises Careers in Classified Help
The News-Times Classified Act presents O Howie Hustles as the guardian of graduates guiding job seekers. Visit the Classified counter for ad help or employer outreach to showcase talents and secure openings. A official notes U S aid in Vietnam with 16 000 troops and multi hundred million dollars in military and economic support. France contributes about 5 million yearly. other nations total under 10 million.
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United States
South
Viet Nam
France
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Japan
China
West Germany
Great Britain
Malaysia May Call Off Tokyo Summit Over Indonesian Withdrawal
Kuala Lumpur threatens to cancel next week’s Tokyo summit if Indonesia resists withdrawing guerrillas from Sabah and Sarawak. Abdul Rahman demands a token pullout before joint talks with Sukarno and Diosdado Macapagal. three-country foreign ministers to meet in June.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tokyo
Indonesia
Malaysian Borneo
Foreign Office
Jakarta
Abdul Rahman
Sabah
Sarawak
Sukarno
Diosdado Macapagal
Philippines
Judge discusses sanity hearing for Jack Ruby
Dallas AP reports Dist Judge Joe B Brown weighs a possible sanity hearing for Jack Ruby 53, the former nightclub operator who shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24. The question of Ruby's mental health will be reviewed again as lawyers confer. The jury sentenced him last March for Oswald's death.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warming Trend Foreseen Under Clear Arkansas Skies
Arkansans woke to clear skies after a soggy Memorial Day weekend. The state should stay fair through Tuesday with a warming trend ahead though temperatures stay five to ten degrees below normal. Normal highs reach 82 to 87 and lows 60 to 66.
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Associated Press
Spiral-bound recipe booklet with coupon offer
A 64 page illustrated spiral bound cook book features easy to read recipes. It fits into an apron or back pocket and includes a coupon for ordering shown on page five.
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