28 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1963
Page
1
National alarm rises as civil rights tension spreads from Birmingham to Harlem and Chicago. Leaders warn of a domestic crisis, urging congressional action and broader social change amid increasing unrest and violence across cities.
Chicago hosts an emergency conference of 57 Catholic interracial councils where Dr. Robert Spike and Mathew Altmann urge thousands of white Christians to join the August march for civil rights legislation. Brooklyn activists claim broad mobilization of the Negro community while a Brooklyn minister later moderates a 20,000 child march projection. Whitney M. Young Jr of the National Urban League demands realistic reparations or equal opportunity remains illusory ahead of the convention.
Heiress Mamie Reynolds 20, former Hope Diamond owner, married Luigi Chinetti Jr. 20, son of famed racer. Ceremony at Our Lady Chapel St Patrick's Cathedral drew hundreds as couple left for a secret one month honeymoon after a Plaza Hotel reception.
W Averell Harriman said the Moscow test ban treaty is a very important first step in easing East West tensions and does not block nuclear weapons use in war. He spoke after briefing President Kennedy on talks with Khrushchev and delivering a personal message from the Soviet leader. Rusk and Foster attended the Moscow discussions.
A United Arab Airlines jet with 60 aboard is believed to have crashed in the Arabian Sea while approaching Bombay. Rescue vessels and air units began searching at daybreak as officials said the plane from Tokyo to Cairo lost radar contact near the coast. The flight carried 52 passengers and 8 crew. officials noted few Americans were aboard. A Tokyo official said 26 Philippine Boy Scouts were aboard en route to the 11th world jamboree in Athens via Cairo.
Long Beach officers report 10 year old Torin Thompkin helped deliver his baby brother at home after mother Betty Nicoll went into labor. The family includes six children from prior marriages and the remaining five with her estranged husband James Nicoll. Torin assisted as mother gave directions and both the baby and mother were reported fine.
President Tito vowed to raise a new city on Skopje ruins as burial squads recovered 630 bodies and Red Cross warned the toll could reach thousands. More than 2,000 injured, with field hospitals aiding survivors and aid flights arriving from abroad. Eight Americans in the area were safe.
The Wisconsin Senate approved a budget tax bill that includes a $2 filing fee with each state income tax return and sent it to the Assembly. Senator Norman Sussman criticized the measure as voters would face the charge, while Governor Reynolds aided in negotiating the compromise with Republicans in the GOP-led Legislature.
Early diplomatic soundings show growing acceptance of the Moscow drafted treaty to ban atmospheric nuclear tests. Officials report interest from many capitals with Australia Canada and Ireland publicly signaling support and India confirming intent to sign once the accord takes effect. France and Red China potentially abstain from signing.
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