Spy swap brings Wynne home from Moscow prison
Britain releases Maynard Wynne in a prisoner exchange with the Soviet Union. Gor don Lonsdale, mastermind of a spy ring, is freed in Berlin and Wynne arrives at Northolt Airport after seven hours. Wynne, ill and underweight, served two years five months of an eight year sentence. Sheila Wynne says Lonsdale is in splendid form.
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London
Royal Air Force
Maynard Greville Wynne
Moscow
Gordon Lonsdale
Heerstrasse
West Berlin
Elast Germany
Lonsdale
Wynne
Portland Naval Research Establishment
Sheila
Surprise Move Calls Amendment
Washington AP reports Southern senators sliced into the House civil rights bill by calling up an amendment for jury trials in criminal contempt cases. The move aims to derail Dirksen’s 11 amendments while Dixie forces seek to extend speeches under the two-speech rule.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Clingis
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Dirksen
Sen. Dirksen
Russell
Asso
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Talmadge
Herman E. Talmadge
America
Johnson predicts peace at New York World's Fair opening
President Johnson told Singer Bowl crowds at the fair that peace is not only possible but nearing, urging a world of understanding. He warned progress could lead to abundance or destruction, and that America must reflect harmony across religion and race to avoid tomorrow’s devastation.
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New York
Johnson
Amer
America
Yew Voark
Laos Junta seeks new coalition government of all factions
A spokesman for the Laos rightist junta said it will form a new unit government of all factions and ask neutralist premier Souvanna Phouma to head it. The move risks U S aid withdrawal and aims to unify the three armies within the 1962 Geneva framework as Souvanna curtails his influence in Luang Prabang. Diplomatic envoys from the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, Australia and India converged on Luang Prabang to urge restoration of the pre coup order.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sim
Sonvanua Phouma
Etam Singvongsa
U. S
Souvenna
Etam
Souvanna
Souvannpa
Luang Prabang
Savang Vathana
Australia
India
John M. Hightower
Cuba
Washington
Castro
United
Congress
del Castro
Dent Johnson
Taik-Lous
America
Furas
U.S
Shoti
White House
Soviet Union
Wash
Protests Fail To Disrupt Opening Of World's Fair
James Devlin reports protests failed to halt the World’s Fair opening in New York. Demonstrators blocked entrances and staged sit-ins beside highways, but police arrested over two dozen mostly Black protesters. Traffic was light, aided by rain and a Mets game cancellation. subway clashes produced more arrests.
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James Devlin
Birmingham
NEW York
Farmer
James Farmer
National Dimarch
Congress of Racial Church
Pennsylvania
New
Equality
York City
Richard Whalen
Asso
Freedom Now
Henry A. Barnes
Shea Stadium
Fairgrounds
New York City
Queens
New York Flushing
Jackson Heights
Be Proud Of North Carolina Industry Growth
North Carolina joined the nation’s top industrial states with 3,225 manufacturing establishments in 1939 and 7,576 by 1962, employing about 550,000 in plants. The state added 192 new plants and 478 expansions in the same year, underscoring a favorable business climate for new plant locations. Hargrove Bowles Jr. Rd. of Conserv. & Dev.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Hargrove Bowles, JR
Conserv. & Dev
Rail Talk Differences Narrow as Strike Deadline Near
Negotiators from five unions and nearly 200 railroads narrow the differences in a five year dispute over work rules wages and conditions. White House and federal mediators press for a voluntary settlement before the 12 01 am Saturday strike deadline. Talks proceed around the clock with detailed papers exchanged and language clarified.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Society
Sete Reais
Caish Tet
Reedy
John
Sba
Fair Opens Amid World of Glitter and Clouds
The World’s Fair opened in New York amid rain and peaceful mood, with President Johnson at the program. Bill Turchyn of Jersey City, an 18 year old freshman, named the No 1 fair goer after waiting since Monday. Authorities marshaled 2,000 city patrolmen and 3,000 private guards to secure the grounds as exhibits from around the world unfold.
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Charles West New York
Johnson
St. Peter's College
New Jersey
Bill Turchyn
Jersey City
CORE Demonstration At World’s Fair Draws Attention
A CORE delegation of about 120 members, mostly Negra, trained at Pennsylvania Station to demonstrate outside pavilions at the World’s Fair. James Farmer, CORE director, said the aim was to spotlight the gap between glitter and fantasy and the reality of discrimination. Former President Harry S. Truman attended in Flushing Meadow to participate in the program.
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Negra
National Core Organization
Pennsylvania Station
James Farmer
CORE
Harry S. Truman
Manhattan
Flushing Meadow
Prayer Amendment Urged By Rep Becker At Hearings
Representative Frank J. Becker urged speedy adoption of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow prayers and Bible reading in public schools. Becker led testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, citing the 1963 Supreme Court decision and stating a broad coalition supports the measure. He warned that opponents aim to sever national ties to religion as they push for changes in school policy. The hearings are expected to last over a month with many Congress members and witnesses testifying.
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John Beckler
Washington
Supreme Court
Frank J. Becker
R- N.Y
Congress
Becker
House Judiciary Committee
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