Rockefeller Divorcee Married Powell Sparks Turbulent Era
AP Newsfeatures outlines Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr amid church memories and critics. Powell faces backlash for remarks on whites and policy, a European trip controversy, and a $211000 bill over alleged slander. He contends Negro self governance while challenging white benefactors.
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Mattie Powell
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Abyssinian Baptist Church
U.S
Harlem
NAACP
Urban League
Congress
Powell
Troops Rushed to Haiti Border as Tension Rises
Dominican Republic sent about 1000 army troops by road to border points and loaded tanks on navy landing craft in Santo Domingo amid a defensive but escalating crisis with Haiti. President Bosch weighs offensive steps after delays in safe conduct passes for Haitians seeking asylum. Twenty Haitians left Port au Prince aboard aircraft under passes from Duvalier regime.
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Distoward
Haiti
Juan Bosch
Port Au Prince
Francois Duvalier
Birmingham Crowd Defies Police as Riots Persist
A taunting crowd of more than 1 000 Black residents defied police and water hoses for about an hour in Birmingham. Police arrested nearly 200, including 111 children, as demonstrations continued amid national civil rights tension. Ministers appealed for calm after the park clearing.
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Restrictions On Reporters In Viet Nam War Coverage
Washington AP reports a House subcommittee may review a confidential memo guiding press access in South Vietnam. It directs keeping U S reporters away from front areas and zones showing Diem regime weaknesses. Hearings planned to determine proper classification and potential political implications.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Dean Rusk
State Department
Rockefeller Marries Margaretta Murphy in Private Westchester Ceremony
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller wed Margaretta Murphy in a secluded private ceremony on the Rockefeller estate in Westchester. The couple plans a honeymoon at the Rockefeller ranch in Venezuela after the weekend nuptials amid weeks of romance rumors.
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Margaretta
Happy) Murphy
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Westchester County
Rockefeller Ranch
Venezuela
Nelson Rockefeller
Margaretta Murphy
Laurance
Monte Sacro Ranch
Rockefeller marriage stirs mixed views on 1964 bid
Politicians nationwide split on Gov. Nelson Rockefeller marrying Margaretta Murphy after 31 years of marriage. Some say it hurts his image, others see potential social and political benefits, while some call it a private matter.
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New York
White House
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Rockefeller
William E. Miller
Mrs. Rockefeller Shuns Spotlight Becomes New York Governor's Wife
Margaretta Fitler Rockefeller, 36, known as Happy, divorcée and heiress, moves toward life as first lady of New York. She has four children with ex husband Dr James Slater Murphy and is tied to the Rockefeller Institute and Bryn Mawr upbringing. Her Meade and Princeton lineage marks a prominent Philadelphia Meade descendant now in Albany society.
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Albany
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George E. Bartel Jr
Wynnewood, Pa
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George Gordon Meade
Gettysburg
Jonathan Dickinson
Princeton Uni
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Shipley
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
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Princeton
Johns Hopkins School For Medicine
Red China Gains Crease Pressure on Khrushchev’s Kremlin
U.S. authorities say Red China has scored notable gains in its revolt against Soviet leadership within the world communist movement. Khrushchev faces growing internal strain amid failed policies toward China and the West, illness in the ruling circle, and a tense standoff with Beijing.
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