Estes Kefauver Dies of Heart Vessel Rupture
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in the predawn hours from a ruptured heart vessel after a recent period of illness described as a mild heart attack. He was 59, having observed his 60th birthday on July 26, and his death followed a Denver vacation by his wife and daughters rushing to be with him. Kefauver, known for crime investigations and two failed Democratic presidential campaigns, helped shape midcentury politics through televised Senate hearings and civil rights stances.
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Police Clear Way for Civil Rights Protest March
Missouri NAACP plans a mile long march from Lincoln University to the Capitol grounds to protest the 1963 Legislature for failing to pass a public accommodations bill. Margaret Bush Wilson urges Gov Dalton to act via executive powers as 1,500 supporters travel from St. Louis and Kansas City while police cordon roads and provide escorts.
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Kansas Labor Official Florence Smith Dies in Hollywood
Florence Smith a prominent Kansas labor official died Friday in Hollywood at age 56. The coroner did not immediately determine the cause while she was under cardiac care in Wichita with Dr. C. T. Magan. Smith was past president of the Kansas auxiliary of the International Typographical Union and secretary of the Kansas Bakery Union.
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Garden Sass Gus Sells Ham Burgers at Home Run
Garden Sass Gus reports brisk sales of ham burgers at his house as locals react to beef shortages mentioned in yesterday’s paper. The informal sale draws curious neighbors and quick turnover.
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Rusk Heads To Bonn For West German Support
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk flies to Bonn to rally West German backing for the nuclear test ban treaty after talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev on Cold War issues. Bonn seeks guarantees that the pact won t jeopardize West Berlin s security as Germany faces division. Rusk planned to brief West German leaders on the week of discussions and return to Washington to push Senate ratification.
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Malayan Prime Minister Optimistic over Summit
In Manila prime minister Abdul Rahman of Malaya said he believed the Manila pact would gain universal support for peace. He voiced optimism after a letter to President Diosdado Macapagal noted no summit with Indonesia and the Philippines has occurred yet.
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