Presbyterian Synod Calls End to Segregation in All Areas
The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia urged rapid action to drop segregation in religious and secular settings. Delegates, from the mass meeting at Massanetta Springs, urged leaders to initiate reforms, while backing birth control, re enactment of compulsory education, and lowering drunken driving alcohol limits.
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Presbyterian Synod
Presbyterian Synod of
Virginia
Massanetta Springs
Synod
Synod of Virginia
South
America
Rep Marsh Returns to Speak at Harrisonburg High
Rep John O. Marsh Jr a 1944 Harrisonburg High graduate spoke to the 1963 graduates urging lifelong learning to cope with rapid change. He warned of a violent multi dimensional world shaped by science and technology and urged re examining republican concepts to reinforce Western heritage as a guide for a changing globe.
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John O. Marsh Jr
Harrisonburg High
Marsh
Twenty More Negro Transfers Assigned in Shenandoah County
The state Pupil Placement Board approved 151 Negro transfer requests Wednesday, increasing Shenandoah County assignments to 34. Nine entering New Market Elementary, five at Central, four at Stonewall Jackson and Woodstock Elementary, plus two to Strasburg High, with earlier Tuesday placements at Mt. Jackson Triplett and Woodstock Elementary.
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Shenandoah County
New Market
Strasburg High
Central
Stonewall Jackson
Woodstock
Triplett
Mt. Jackson
Strasburg
Culpeper
Frederick
Danville
Prince George County
King and Queen County
Lynchburg
Pulaski County
Hampton
Stonewall Elementary
James Wood High School
Mass for Pope John XXIII at Blessed Sacrament Church
A requiem high mass will be offered for the repose of Pope John XXIII by Rev. Edward W. Johnston at the Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament this afternoon at 5 30. Parishioners are urged to attend and friends are invited by the congregation. The crepe remains on the front door. Pope John is the fifth Roman Catholic leader to die since North Main Street Church opened in 1907.
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John XXIII
Edward W. Johnston
Kennedy backs supersonic jet plan at Air Force Academy
President Kennedy urged immediate start on a private sector backed program to develop a commercially successful supersonic transport. He outlined a goal to have a prototype by the late 1960s, potentially reaching speeds above twice the speed of sound. The plan faces competition from a British French pooling of funds.
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Kennedy
West
America
Hawaii
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Academy
Rockies
Falcon Stadium
Britain
France
US Plans Mars Doubleheader Space Shot in 1964
The United States plans a two-launch unmanned spaceflight toward Mars in autumn 1964. Two 570 pound payloads would be sent seven months apart on fly by missions, reaching within about 14 000 miles of Mars during a 300 million mile journey. Mars is noted as having the best chance of supporting life. Details emerge ahead of a two day symposium on space exploration.
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Denver
United States
Mars
Red Planet
Earth
Annual Lawn Party at Pleasant Grove Church
Ground floor parking near Safeway invites public to HOME.LAND REALTY CO event on August 10. Pleasant Grove Church sits three miles south of Mt. Crawford with office closed June 6 to July 7 and a secretary in until June 22. Broiler pricing inquiries, poultry buyers sought at 896-1191 Broadway. Fish fry dinner at Howard Johnson's in Harrisonburg offered.
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Italy
Europe
Germany
Ireland
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Safeway
Land Realty CO
Pleasant Grove Church
Mt. Crawford
Hollen“G. Herbert, M
Judge Orders Governor To Allow Ala Integration
Ole Miss admitted its second Negro student, Cleve McDowell, amid army and police presence as Jackson and the governor voiced resistance. Federal agents and marshals aided the enrollment to prevent incidents, following last fall’s riot and Meredith’s earlier case.
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Ala
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Jackson
Cleve McDowell
Ole Miss Law School
Ross R. Barnett
McDowell
Mississippi
U.S. Army
Meredith
Drew, Miss
Ole Miss
State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning
U.S. Dist
Sidney Mize
Biloxi
Conclave set for June 19 to elect pope
Cardinals met to open the papal conclave on June 19 for the successor of Pope John XXIII with voting to begin June 20. The fisherman's ring of Pope John was smashed as a sign the papacy moves toward a new leader.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
John
Wallace Stands Firm Against Enrollment Blockade
Federal Judge enjoins Gov. George Wallace from physically blocking the University of Alabama registration of Negroes, while Wallace vows to act risking personal freedom. He plans to blockade entry with his body if needed, prompting a statewide call to stay home and maintain law and order. The order also applies to David M. McGlathery facing campus entry in Huntsville.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
Vivian J. Malone
James 4. Hood
Alabama
Seybourne Lynne
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
George Wallace
Lynne
United States
Martial law declared as mobs clash with police in Tehran
In Tehran crowds linked to Shiite leaders protested the shah's reforms as police and troops fought rioters. Martial law banned public gatherings, hospitals reported over 20 killed and about 1,000 wounded. Tanks and machine guns surrounded the royal palace while the shah remained in the city.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Hassan Pakrevan
Shah
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