Supreme Court overturns sit-in convictions in Baton Rouge
The High Tribunal unanimously voided the four month prison terms for 16 Southern University students arrested at segregated lunch counters in Baton Rouge. Chief Justice Warren ruled the record shows no evidence of disturbance, invalidating convictions under the 14th Amendment due process clause.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
South
Warren
Southern University
Louisiana
Sitman’s
Greyhound
Canada Expels Soviet Attache Over Secret Data Bid
Ottawa reports Lt Col Anatoly Loginov, assistant military attache at the Soviet Embassy, was declared unwelcome after he sought secret documents from a Canadian government employee. Loginov left for Moscow by plane, having cultivated the employee’s friendship for 18 months.
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Ottawa
Canada
Foreign Ministry
Anatoly F. Loginov
Moscow
Loginov
Britain delays 24 half-ton bombs to UN over Congo policy
London reports Britain's House of Commons announces withholding delivery of 24 half-ton bombs to UN forces in Katanga until the UN clarifies Congo policy. Ed Heath says Britain backs the UN aim to conciliate Congo factions and remove foreign mercenaries but is troubled by recent fighting. The bombs were offered last week for defensive use only.
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London
Britain
U.N
Katanga
United Nations
Congo
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Privy Seal
Heath
Moise Tshombe
101 Descendants Man Lived In Green Valley North Carolina
Jordan M. Martin 101 died at home in Green Valley Ashe County North Carolina He left 210 direct descendants His wife died September 19 and the couple celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary on March 11 Martin was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains and spent his life in Green Valley four miles from a paved road.
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West Jefferson
N.C
Jordan M. Martin
Green Valley
Martin
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ashe County
Snowstorm From Rockies Causes 55 Deaths Across Nation
A new snowstorm sweeping from the Rockies and subzero temperatures contributed to at least 55 deaths since a prior storm. Snow caused road blockages in eastern Arizona, closed schools in San Juan County New Mexico, and heavy accumulations from Arizona to the Dakotas. Tornadoes in Brewton Alabama injured twelve and damaged multiple homes as rain and flooding hit the Deep South and upper Mississippi Valley faced further snow and ice.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Arizona
San Juan
New Mexico
Nageezs
San Juan County
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Turner Turnpike
Oklahoma City
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
Mobile
Ala
Tombigbee
Jackson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Brewton
Ribicoff Announces Welfare Program Changes
Secretary Ribicoff unveils 10 administrative changes to the federal state public assistance program approved by President Kennedy. The measures aim to curb abuses, promote self sufficiency, and strengthen family life with new state units to locate deserting parents and define fraud under state law.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Kennedy
The Journey to Bethlehem in the Roman Tax Edict
The article recounts Caesar Augustus issuing a population tax, forcing Joseph and Mary to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It describes their arduous journey, the newborn anticipation, and the spiritual context of Hebrews returning to the temple, ending with Mary’s quiet endurance as they near Jerusalem.
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Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Juda
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Rome
Caesar
Rhine River
Danube
Africa
Portugal
Syria
Belgium
Egypt
Palestine
Mediterranean
Miriam
Dominicans Return To Work After Strike Standoff
Dominican workers resumed duties as negotiations for a provisional unity government faltered. Opponents warned of potential dictatorship as talks between Balaguer allies and opposition stalled, ending a 12 day general strike yet leaving wage losses and Christmas concerns unresolved.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Four Die in Rainy Greenville Highway Crash
Four African American people were killed and two injured in a collision on U S 29 North near the Enoree River. A 1952 Cadillac, driven by Robert Lee Gregory, veered off the road, crossed the median, and struck a Winn-Dixie tractor trailer. The truck driver W F Revis, 40, was in fair condition. Coroner McCoy led the investigation with officers at the scene.
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Greenville
S.C
U.S. 29
Enoree River
Winn- Dixie Stores, Inc
James Mills
Melvin Thomas Mansel
Hattie Lee (Tott) Miller
Ruby Lee Gregory
Greer
Robert Lee Gregory
Gregory
Greer Hospital
Greenville General Hospital
George W. McCoy
W. F. Revis
McCoy
R. T. Pitts
J. M. Bibb
D. B. Wilson
Winn-Dixie
Eichmann Convicted by Israeli Court in Nazi Crimes Judgment
A three judge panel in Jerusalem convict Adolf Eichmann of crimes against the Jews, humanity, and war crimes, plus membership in the SS SD. The court held him personally responsible, rejecting his claim that he acted only under orders. Sentencing on Friday could yield the death penalty under Israel’s 1950 Nazi laws.
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Adolf Eichmann
Jerusalem
Israel
Gestapo
Eichmann
Hitler
Nazi Reich
Bureau For
Jewish Affairs
Moshe Landau
Vermont
Canada
United States
Germany
Landau
Gideon Hausner
Robert Servatius
West Germany
Soviet Union cuts diplomatic ties with Albania
Soviet Union severs all diplomatic relations with Albania in a major bloc split. Khrushchev had denounced Albanian leaders as Stalinist and disruption of Communist unity. Albania says its ambassador returned home, and the exchange of notes led to the withdrawal of Soviet embassy and staff from Tirana.
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Soviet Union
Albania
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Tirana
Khrushchev
Kremlin
China
Viet Nam
North Korea
Bassador
Ata
Enver Hoxha
Tshombe Says U.N. Aims to Wreck Katanga Economy
President Moise Tshombe told reporters the United Nations seeks to destroy Katanga s economic potential but not secession. He cited air raids that damaged Kolwezi copper mines and rail facilities, and claimed U.N. strikes hit Union Miniere du Haut Katanga assets and key installations.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Congo
Tshombe
U.N
Kolwezi
Kitanga
Union Miniere du Haut
Supreme Court strikes down Florida teacher loyalty oath
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidated Florida’s public school loyalty oath as vague when applied to teachers. Justice Stewart held the measure unconstitutionally vague, upholding a challenge by David Walton Cramp Jr., who was dismissed in Orange County for refusing the oath.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Stewart
David Walton Cramp Jr
Orange County
Fla
Cramp
Communist Party
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