Kennedy urges keep schools open amid discrimination
President Kennedy told the Civil Rights Commission that closing schools over racial discrimination is wrong. Prince Edward County officials, led by W Edward Smith, oppose integration and fear inadequate conditions and educational disadvantage in integrated schools. The commission met in Williamsburg with about 25 participants from eight states. Kennedy delivered a telegram of support for continued open schools and constitutional principles.
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Williamsburg
Kennedy
Civil Rights Commission
Virginia
Prince Edward County
W. Edward Smith
Prince Edward
Smith
Warren County
Warren
Q. D. Gasque
Exercise Long Thrust Aims to Reinforce NATO Forces
The Defense Department plans Exercise Long Thrust involving about 5000 STRAC soldiers sent to Europe with air support from bombers and fighters. Over 300 long range transports would move units and equipment. A portion of the force may be deployed to Turkey if approved. NATO participation remains contingent on White House State Department and allied permissions.
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Washington
U. S
White House
State Department
Strategic Army Corps
STRAC
Europe
Atlantic
Military Air Transport Service
Tactical Air Command
Turkey
Defense Department
Department of Defense
NATO
NATO Command
Kennedy
UN warns Congo force may be used over Kasai towns
The United Nations said its Congo command threatened to use force to stop the southern Kasai premier from occupying two towns amid potential clashes with hostile tribes. Rajeshwar Dayal reported Kalonji’s aggressive posture after orders to seize Senteru and Kasongo, with a stern UN warning and appeal to Kasavubu to countermand.
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United Nations
Congo
Kasai
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Luluabourg
Rajeshwar Dayal
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Dayal
Albert Kalonji
Kalonji
Joseph Kasavubu
Senteru
Kasongo
Kivu
Security Council
Kasavubu
Kiembe
Joseph Mobutu
Severe Wind Storms Rip State Across North Carolina
A severe wind and thunder storm traversed North Carolina on Saturday causing property damage and power outages. Winds reached 97 mph at Winston-Salem, with a tornado west of Burgaw injuring a farm. Damaged sites included Gastonia power lines and a Shelby construction frame, totaling significant destruction as rains continued.
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North Carolina
Florida
Orlando
Tampa
Clearwater
West Virginia
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Midwest
Indiana
Macmillan Sees UK Backing US in East West Stance
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the Young Conservatives that Britain stands with America in good times or bad and supports Kennedy’s disarmament push. He warned of a long, tense struggle against Communist ambitions requiring unity and resolve, while praising Kennedy’s vigor in maintaining a strong Western alliance. He also looked ahead to his America visit to meet Kennedy.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
America
Kennedy
Macmillan
United States denies Ghana Congo intervention report
The State Department rejected a Ghanaian Times claim that five U.S. warships near West Africa were ready for military action in the Congo. Officials said the story misstates plans and reaffirmed opposition to unilateral intervention while noting ships routinely visit regional governments.
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Washington
State Department
Ghana
United States
Congo
United Nations
Ghanian Times
U.S
U.S. Defense Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S. Navy
West Africa
Breather Schedule Sets Tone For Sanford Tax Plan
The General Assembly plans a slow week with a Greensboro trip to honor Speaker Joe Hunt while awaiting Gov. Terry Sanford's March 6 message on new tax sources for a $70 million school program. Sen. Hancock blocks a judge-appointment bill and Rep. Kemp advances a House reapportionment plan altering seats among counties.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
General Assembly
Greensboro
Joe Hunt
Terry Sanford
Wills Hancock
Granville County
Floods and snow cripple wide regions from East to Midwest
Heavy snow and blizzards, freezing temperatures, and South floods strand thousands in Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Rivers like the Coosa and Leaf Lake flood wide areas forcing evacuations while Indiana Kentucky and Ohio contend with snowdrifts power outages and canceled travel and games.
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South
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Chattahoochee
West Point
Colmbus
Hattiesburg
Miss
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville
Lexington
No More Dancing Hollywood
Actress Leslie Caron declares an end to professional dancing while starring in Fanny with Maurice Chevalier and Charles Boyer. She says dancers must accept strict discipline and that her duties as wife mother and actress made dancing incompatible, so she gave away her dancing shoes.
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Hollywood
Leslie Caron
Maurice Chevalier
Charles Boyer
Fanny
Missing four year old girl triggers massive NYC police search
In lower Manhattan a citywide effort mobilizes hundreds of officers searching rooftops sewers and waterways for Edith Googie Kiccorius van, a four year old who vanished Wednesday near Eight Avenue and 18th Street. Police Commissioner Murphy orders immediate requests for aid.
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Hudson River
New York Police Department
Michael J. Murphy
Edith
Googie) Kiccorius
Eight Avenue
18Th Street
Brooklyn
Harriman to Tour Europe to Boost NATO Unity
President Kennedy assigns roving ambassador W. Averell Harriman to visit Western Europe to confer with Allied leaders. Talks will cover Congo crisis, African problems, and Laos disagreements as Khrushchev backs Lumumbist regime in Stanleyville. Harriman plans meetings with Macmillan De Gaulle Adenauer and Fanfani.
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Kennedy Satureday
W. Averell Harriman
Europe
Conefer
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Kennedy
Congo
Laos
Harriman
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
U.S
Khrushchev
India
Nehru
Moscow
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
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THE
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Weather Bureau
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George Slooder
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Southern Railway
Shelby
Ketter Mootor Co
Short Boat Co
U.K
Young Conservatives
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Sanford
Hancock
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Rowan County
John Kedler
Kesler
Ed Kemp
Guilford
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Congressional Districts Committee
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Johnston
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