Durham Lifts Segregation at Lunch Counters
Durham NC moved to desegregate lunch counters as of Monday making it the seventh NC city with integrated service. Woolworth Kress and Walgreen's inaugurated the change with a limited rollout amid sit in protests that led to gradual integration across several stores in the city and region.
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Durham
North Carolina
Nelson Strawbridge
Ayor's Committee On Human Relations
Woolworth and Kress
Walgreen's
Strawbridge
Greensboro
Meyers Department Store
N.C
Committee On Human Relations
Walgreen's Drug Store
Petersburg
John Panasuk Jr
Grant's
James A. Maysfield
Virginia
Election Row Heads For Court
A dispute over a Dunn judge runoff heads to Superior Court to resolve if the Harnett County elections board had authority to recount ballots from the June 25 runoff for Dunn Recorders Court. Incumbent H. Paul Strickland led by eight. Woodrow Hill challenged results.
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Strickland
State Board of Elections
Atty
Wade Bruton
Harnett Board
Raymond Maxwell
State Board
Hill
Maxwell
Slain Woman Leaves Note Naming Killer
Investigators in Moore County North Carolina pursue leads after the death of Evelyn Boggs in a dilapidated Manley house. A 26 year old Southern Pines man is held for questioning while a note by the victim names her killer and requests punishment. The gun owner’s weapon has been traced but remains under inquiry.
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Southern Pines
N.C
Evelyn Boggs
Manley
Moore County
W. B. Kelly
Kelly
Manley House
Florida Shows First Mixing At Miami Lunch Counters
Florida's first race mixing at Miami lunch counters occurred quietly at four downtown stores. Negro diners sat at Woolworth Kress and Walgreen counters with little or no disorder and no advance notice. Officials urged no fanfare as sit-in efforts continued in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Florida
Miami
Fla
Georgia Fighting Court Rule Against Tagging Of Tobacco
A state lawyer heads to Brunswick seeking an early hearing on a federal order restraining Georgia from enforcing its tag requirement on out-of-state tobacco. Judge Frank Scarlett signed the order. sales season continues with Georgia and Florida flue-cured tobacco moving under the ruling. Prices rose on many grades as inspections and auctions proceed.
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Georgia
Brunswick
Hughes Harrison
U.S
Vandiver Considers Support In Democratic Nomination
Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver hinted he may back the Democratic presidential nominees after and during the unpledged elector dispute. He spoke at a news conference and scheduled a Friday meeting of the state Democratic executive committee to decide if Georgia’s electors will be pledged or unpledged in the Sept. 14 primary.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vandiver
Democratic Executive Committee
Government approves $2 million boost for fruit canneries
Karachi report says the government approves a two million dollar investment to support fruit and vegetable canneries and to promote fruit funds in canning and cold storage facilities. The move aims to strengthen processing capacity and storage nationwide.
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Karachi
UPI
Reds Claim Spy Captured in Moscow
The Soviet National Security Committee announced the capture of an American spy named V. M. Slavnov in June while crossing into Iran. The statement said he trained in espionage at intelligence schools in Limburg and Fuessen, West Germany, and planned to settle in Leningrad to collect and transmit classified information on missiles and air defences.
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Moscow
V. M. Slavnov
National Security Committee
Iran
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Slavnov
Limburg
Fuessen
West Germany
Leningrad
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Grant
S. H
Valdosta, Ga
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beever Anking
Archdale — Randleman
Berty RO
Mae
Perr
Banoas
County
Coty
BER Federal Deposit, Insurance, Corporation
Reds
Monarich
Penney
Dan River
Bermudas
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