Charges Against Walker Dropped
Oxford and Mississippi desegregation case filings detail that Walker, ex Army general, and six others faced charges for insurrection and conspiracy tied to 1957 Little Rock riots. U.S. Attorney seeks dismissal after grand jury abstains, citing lack of indictment. Meredith's campus status and air cover debate referenced.
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Edward Louis Shade
Oxford
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Atlayum
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Yard
Memphis
Teon
William
Gilbert Marr
Olive Branch
Edwin A. Walker
Charles Clark
Prentiss
University of Mississippi
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Fulleral
Little Rock
Ark
U.S
H. H. Ray
James H. Meredith
United States
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Dallas
Tex
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Rob
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U.S. News
World Report
Meredith
Melvin Bruce
Catur
Philip Lloyd Miles
Jed
S. Meredith
Jackson
Joseph Cutter
Kent Lliterature
Art Council
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mary
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
G.I
Sennen Williams
Washington
Goldwater
U.N
United
Thej
Congo Unity
Jose Miro Cardona
Varona
New Frontier
Civil Rights Issue Fades In South Carolina Race
A South Carolina contest featured white campaign teams denying covert appeals tied to Negro votes. Both candidates backed segregation and avoided Civil Rights pledges, while one, a first time candidate, campaigned as a conservative Republican promising to help the poor. The other, with no public office, claimed support from the state’s average man.
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Workman
South Carolina
Johnston’s long record stirs Civil Rights era votes
The 65 year old Senator Johnston faced a charged political history on race. He opposed Truman’s civil rights push in 1948, later warned against Republican plans in Little Rock and urged Democratic victory to protest intrusions and protect Senate rules. The Pittsburgh Courier labeled him a race-baiter as he swept African American precincts. A separate note cites Britain and the Soviet Union signing a two year cultural pact in London.
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Sen
Truman
Little Rock South Carolina
Little Rock
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Pittsburgh Courier
South Carolina
Columbia
Senator Johnston
Charleston
Water Plant Contract Signed for Wrightsville Beach
The Interior Department signed a 1.2 million design and construction contract with Struthers Scion and International Corp for a 200000 gallon per day saline water conversion plant at Wrightsville Beach North Carolina. The pilot aims to speed freezing process development for saline water conversion and was witnessed by Luther Hodges Stewart Udall and local officials.
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Stewart Udall
Commerce
Luther Hodses
North Carolina
Lawrence C. Rose
Wrightsville Beach
Peter Braak
Castle Hayne
N.C
New Hanover County
Lady mailman takes over in Milwaukee policy tale
AP reports in Milwaukee that Mrs Richards Kureck a 33 year old mother of two begins a delivery route at the Thiensville Post Office illustrating equal employment policy in action despite freezing temperatures. Postmaster Donald Miller notes she is performing well amid the cold and wind.
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Post Office Department
Richards Kureck
Thiensville
Donald Miller
Judges Refuse To Delay Gantt Order
In Columbia, AP report, Clemson trustees plan a meeting this week to discuss admitting Harvey Gantt to Clemson University. Gantt, 20, would be the first Black student at a previously all white South Carolina school. State leaders say marshals are not planned and ministers expect no trouble.
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Oconee
Gantt
Walmpus
Clemson
Constance Baker Motley
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South Carolina
Warren
Donald S. Russell
Simon Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit
Court of Appeals
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
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Charleston
Russell
Towa State University
Robert F. Kennedy
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Kennedy
Washington Area
Ava Gardner Undergoes Minor Surgery in Spain
Ava Gardner has quickly checked in and out of a hospital for minor surgery, staying mostly private as the 40 year old actress favored living in Spain. State officials and students showed mixed reactions to campus changes while a legal battle over Clemson admission continues. A separate Niagara River ice jam disrupted the area, drawing spectators until the weekend, and a funeral was held for a local father of four at Shelby Presbyterian Church.
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Hollywool
Va Gardner
Spain
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Coast Guard
Shelby Presbyterian Church
Cleveland Memorial
Income tax basics for 1962 returns explained
Washington AP notes the two main forms 1040 and 1040A for 1962 returns. 1040 is required for incomes over $10,000 or when itemizing. 1040A suits under $10,000 with limits. Tax is figured from IRS schedules. dividends and credits described. joint returns require full itemization. new deduction rules take effect 1963.
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Jame Smarlow
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Icomnt
Rites Held Today For Shelton Editor Died After Run
Funeral services were held for Richard Shelton editor of the Shelby Daily Star in Shelby North Carolina. He died of a heart attack Monday after turning out with the Early Bird Miler program where 30 Shelby business leaders walk or run a mile at 6 45 a m. Shelton had been editor since June 29 1961 and collapsed at home after returning from the breakfast table.
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N.C
Richard Shelton
Shelby Daily Star
Shelton
The
Star
Cleveland Memorial Hospital
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