Hyannis Faces Quiet Clash Over Nation's Race Issue
Cape Cod, long a summer refuge, becomes a battleground as Northern travelers and Southern civil rights actions send Negro families to Hyannis. Locals note an influx paid for by White Citizens Councils, reshaping a peaceful resort town with tensions behind fences and on Memorial Day traffic.
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Hyannis
Mass
Cape Cod
Volkswagen
Boston
New York
Kennedy
mid-Cape
Robert Kennedy
Cape
America
Northward migration of Southern Negroes exposes hardships
Destitute Southern Negroes who took one way tickets north report mixed results. Some find jobs, others do not, and many women and children rely on benefactors. Louis Boyd's family arrival in New York on April 21 showcased initial aid but later lost employment when the employer folded, highlighting ongoing job scarcity for unskilled workers amid Northward migration.
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New York
North
South
Dixie
Louis Boyd
Boyds
Citizens Council
New Flare-Up in Berlin Looms
Washington reports rising U S Soviet tensions as Khrushchev faces internal and external pressures that may push Berlin to the forefront. Moscow disclosed moves on Soviet propaganda and a note threatening possible pressure on West Berlin, signaling a new phase in East West relations.
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Berlin
Washington
U.S
Khrushchev
Moscow
Commo
West Berlin
East Berlin
Golia
East Germany
Red
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Anatoly Dobrynin
Laos
United States
Albert Watson II
Andrei I. Solovyev
Solovyev
Soviet Union
Wall
Joerg Lindner
Spree
Britain
France
Teenager killed in highway crash near High Point
A 16 year old High Point girl Deborah Jane Wilson died after a light car she drove overturned on U S 29 70 five miles northeast of High Point near the Deep River bridge. Companion Peter Daniels Poteat 20 and Susie Eaves 16 were seriously injured. Griffin said speed was not involved.
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High Point
Deborah Jane Wilson
Christopher L. Wilson
High Point College
W. A. Griffin
Speed
Deep River Bridge
State College
Peter Daniels
Poteat
E. Farriss Ave
Susie Eaves
Sherbrook Ave
Wilson
Griffin
Miss Wilson
High Point Memorial Hospital
Eaves
Kennedy family feud heats up Massachusetts politics
Massachusetts Democrats endorse Edward M Kennedy for a Kennedy led slate at the state convention. Edward J McCormack Jr vows to take his case to the people in the September primary. George C Lodge challenges Laurence Curtis in a Republican Senate race with possible primary rematch. The era of a fourth generation contest looms as Lodge Kennedy ties revive old feuds dating to John Fitzgerald Kennedy's era.
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Springfield
Mass
John F. Keane
Massachusetts
Kavedy
Edward M
Ted
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Kennedy
Worcester
George C. Lodge
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Laurence Curtis
Rmass
Senate
Lodger
John F. Fitzgerald
Vanderbilt Picks Heard To Lead Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University Board of Trustees named Dr. Alexander Heard to succeed Harvie Branscomb as chancellor. Heard, 45, dean of UNC graduate school, native of Savannah, Ga, takes office February 1. Branscomb retires after 16 years as chief executive. Heard calls Vanderbilt’s future significant.
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Nashville
Branscomb
Atlanta Faces Loss From Jetliner Disaster
The Atlanta Journal reflects on the citywide impact of the worst single plane crash, noting 105 locals among the dead. It details how a closely connected social elite, many from the north side, were touched, and how grief spreads through a city used to public ceremonies and steady routines.
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Spalding
Atlanta
Private Colleges Weigh Impact of New Community Colleges
Raleigh AP report notes private college presidents fear expansion adding 14 community colleges could affect tuition and competition. Board of Higher Education Director Archie assures no immediate danger, pledges area surveys and coordination rather than competition to guide future plans.
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Raleigh
William C. Archie
Board of Higher Education
Archie
Governor’s Commission On Education
Chapel Hill
Leon Jenkins
East Carolina College
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Jack Spalding
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