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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1963
Page
8
Adam Clayton Powell faces fierce political and public scrutiny as he wields influence from the Education and Labor Committee. Critics, allies, and Harlem congregants describe his rise as a clash of race, power, and reform, with fiscal and personal pressures shaping his leadership.
A motor launch packed with about 200 Moslem pilgrims sank on the Nile near Maghaga leaving 185 dead and 15 survivors. The vessel, built for 80, carried overcapacity crowds after a night vigil for Kurban Bairam. The conductor and owners survived as authorities investigate. Fireman Mohamad Hassan lost his wife, three children and other relatives in the disaster.
Clarence Richard Mercer aged 36 was brought to Camp Lejeune to face court martial on desertion charges. He had lived in Charlotte after being declared a deserter in April 1951 and is married to Eugene with three children. FBI arrested Mercer six weeks after his brother Jack moved to Charlotte from Parkersburg West Virginia. A letter to Rep. Charles R. Jonas with about 35 signatures seeks help for Mercer. If proved, Mercer could face up to five years in prison.
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