Negroes Threatened, Says Justice Dept. in School Desegregation
The U S Justice Department alleges Franklin County families faced threats and intimidation as they sought to enroll children in all white schools. Federal Judge Algernon Butler allowed intervention in the racial discrimination suit, naming Franklin Board of Education and Warren W Smith among defendants. The department says 31 Negro students were published in a local paper and faced threats including cross burnings and armed harassment, causing 20 to withdraw.
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Raleigh
Justice Department
Franklin County
Algernon Butler
Franklin Board
Butler
Franklin School
Warren W. Smith
Franklin Board of Education
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Jaonnee
N. Hght
Television Repairman Convicted in Hawaii Case
A Honolulu jury finds Michael P. insane in the first degree and convicts him of the July 3 lookout sniping that wounded six tourists and killed Bradley Kaanana, sending him to life without parole. The case cites a California mental hospital as part of the defendant's background. The broader report notes the undersea cable links Hawaii to the mainland, a 400 mile span.
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Ee Ieee
Ead Cates Ae
Peter Montoya
Denver
California
Hawaii
Uni i
West Berlin Exhibit Shows Nazi Death Camp Output
West Berlin hosts a three week exhibit on the Auschwitz camp in Poland with photos, uniforms, and gas chamber depictions. The Gallery of the 20th Century extension draws about 2,000 daily with 20,000 visitors since January 2.
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Peg
Poland
Frankfurt
Barber OKays No Shaving
Chattanooga after barber approval, men leave beards in a wartime era policy easing. AP reports the move comes as social norms shift amid materials and service demands.
Ex Marine forms RSVP to aid South Vietnamese civilians
Former Marine colonel Charles McKiever leads Reach the South Vietnamese People to connect U S servicemen with Viet Namese communities. The group aims to send money and supplies via Marine Corps civic action officers and build friendship through direct aid prompted by Maj. Earnest Graham communications.
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Goldsboro, N. C
U. S
Viet Nam
Charles McKiever
Korea
McKiever
RSVP
Marine Corps
South Viet Nam
Earnest Graham
Goldsboro
Maj
Graham
Central Highlands
East Carolina College Center
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Trial Tempers Flare in Messler Murder Case
Miami AP reports fifth day of Messler murder trial with no jury impaneled. Judge Schultz admonished state attorney Richard Gerstein and defense lawyer Percy Foreman as tempers flared. A draftee, Thomas King, was detained for vagrancy and public drunkenness after trying to reach Mrs Messler at the courtroom door.
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Miami
Fla
Messler
Richard Gerstein
Percy Foreman
Fense
George Schultz
Candace Messier
Jacques
Thomas King
Sleeves
King
Draft Board 57
Long Island
N.Y
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Charley
Kepley's
Dip & Mat
South Main
Sebh Buriesen
Charley Johnson
Cure Service
Shirt Service
Absolute
Auschwitz
Chattanooga, Tenn
Bethel Ave
Old Robin Hood Gas Co
North Main Street
Chevrolet
Kendall
Kennedy Oil CO
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