Integration Showdown Nearing
New Orleans School Board President Lloyd Rittiner warned a statewide public school holiday announced by State Supt. Shelby H. Jackson would circumvent federal desegregation orders. Jackson, a staunch segregationist, urged observance as litigation and political actions escalate with federal officials pledging to uphold court-ordered integration and maintain public school operation.
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Lloyd Rittiner
Shelby H. Jackson
Jackson
Rittiner
Baton Rouge
Washington
U.S
William P. Rogers
deLesseps Morrison
Morrison
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tragedy Strikes Aurora Family in Fatal Crash
Tommy Chidister 11 months old remains in a hospital crib as relatives mourn seven family members killed in a crash on the way home from the hospital. Victims include Richard 29 and Evelyn 25 Chidister and their children Ramona 6 Robin 3 Kim 2 plus grandmother Dorothy Thomas 44. Funeral plans set in Lovina near Albia Iowa.
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Ill
Tommy Chidister
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Tommy
Lovnia
Iowa
Albia
Dorothy Thomas
Richard Chidister
Evelyn
Richard
Ramona
Robin
Kim
Hitchhikers Aboard Satellite In Joint Test
Two Navy hitchhikers ride the Discoverer XVII satellite as part of a Navy Air Force experiment to test special radio transmitters for precise satellite tracking. The transmitters resemble those on Transit satellites and aim to evaluate ground equipment for use in various orbits.
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Air Force
Navy
Transit
Navy Air Force
Girl's Body Found Off Wil low Road in Chicago Woods
The mauled body of 9 year old Gloria Kowalewicz was found in a forest preserve near Willow Road and 114th Street after she vanished Saturday while en route to Mass. She had been shot twice in the head as authorities linked the scene to a past case nearby.
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Chicago
Gloria Kowalewicz
Harry Lindeman
Palos Woods
Lindeman
Ward Kowalewicz
Kennedy aides to get clearance for top secret defense talks
Pentagon to clear liaison representatives for access to sensitive defense data during Kennedy transition. Sessions with Secretary Gates and aides may cover broad admin and budget matters or involve Joint Chiefs input, depending on Kennedy team requests.
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Defense Department
Kennedy
Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates
Clark Clifford
John F. Kennedy
Gates
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Brazilian to Meet Kennedy to discuss Cuba and Castro
President-elect John F Kennedy agreed to meet Brazil's President-elect Janio Quadros in Palm Beach to discuss Cuba and Communist inroads. The talks follow a bid from outgoing President Juscelino Kubitschek to help block the spread of the cold war that has begun to penetrate the region.
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Fla
John F. Kennedy
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Cuba
Kennedy
Juscelino Kubitschek
Nixon Keeps Lead in Resurgent Republican Rig
Vice President Nixon frames post campaign power as the unchallenged core of a stronger GOP. Campaign aides Finch and Klein say Nixon plans to stay in the spotlight for potential 1964 nomination while deferring decisions on future occupation, residence, or active party role. Klein notes Nixon never runs from a fight as messages urging another run pour in.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Finch
Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Finch
Klein
Riots in Algiers test De Gaulle policy
Algiers saw street clashes by teenage students amid Armistice Day rioting with about 100 injured. Riot police used tear gas as calm returned to markets and shops reopened, while locals debated whether the unrest signals a challenge to De Gaulle’s Algerian policy.
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Paris
de Gaulle
King Leaves For Nigeria To Attend Nigerian Swearing In
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will depart Atlanta Sunday for Nigeria to witness the swearing in of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe as governor general and commander in chief. This marks his second trip to Nigeria, previously visiting in 1957, and he also plans a stop in Accra to meet President Kwame Nkrumah before returning to Atlanta on November 20.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Nnandi Azikiwe
King
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Accra
Kennedy Campaign Personality and Organization Win
In 1959 John F. Kennedy built a strong campaign machine to overcome religious bias and win the Democratic nomination. Key aides included Robert Kennedy Ted Sorensen Kenneth O'Donnell Lawrence OBrien and Pierre Salinger. Seven primaries yielded seven wins culminating in West Virginia as the turning point.
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Ted) Sorensen
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O'Donnell
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Lawrence O'Brien
Pierre Salinger
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Salinger
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Wisconsin
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
West Virginia
Missile Will Drop Recovery Capsule At Orbiting Satellite
Vandenberg Air Force Base announces Discoverer XVII, a new spy satellite, reached a near perfect egg shaped orbit 615 miles from Earth and 118 miles low. The 2100 pound satellite will eject a 300 pound recovery capsule near Hawaii. Future Agena B satellites may carry TV cameras and surveillance film to U.S. territory. The craft can stop and restart its engine from the ground to adjust its orbit. The signal to eject the capsule likely on the 17th pass over recovery area. A monkey may be launched on future missions.
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Hawaii
Russia
Agena
Air Force
Earth
Uprising Crushed By Troops In Saigon Clash
In Saigon troops loyal to President Ngo Dinh Diem retook the city after a two day uprising. The insurgent leaders were captured as Diem ordered forces to settle the matter. Casualties were reported among soldiers and civilians during dawn assaults across the capital.
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South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Dawson Surprised By Speculation
CHICAGO AP Rep William L Dawson surprised by reports he is under consideration by President elect Kennedy for postmaster general. Dawson, a Negro, said the matter never discussed nor was he told Kennedy had his name under consideration. Dawson, 18 years in Congress, also seconded Lyndon B Johnson for Vice President at the Democratic National Convention.
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Chicago
William L. Dawson
Ill
John F. Kennedy
Dawson
Kennedy
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
U S condemns Cuban executions after unfair trials
The United States charged Cuba with giving three Americans swift unequal trials and executing them for their citizenship. The protest note, delivered to Havana and released by Washington, cites short appeals and a “Roman circus atmosphere” as proof of bias. The executed men were Anthony Zarba, Robert Fuller, and Allan Thompson, all charged with armed revolt against Fidel Castro after an October invasion plan.
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Foreign Office
Havana
Daniel M. Braddock
U. S
State Department
United States
Anthony Zarba
Summerville
Mass
Robert C. Fuller
Miami
Fla
Allan D. Thompson
Queens City
Tex
Fidel Castro
Zarba
Fuller
Thompson
Becaue
Baby Found Bundled In Cardboard Box
An elderly church custodian J N Crawford and his wife Fannie Crawford were badly burned in a gas explosion and flash fire at Grace Baptist Church in Greenville South Carolina. Crawford 79 remained in poor condition with burns over 30 percent of his body while Mrs Crawford 68 was in fair condition with burns on hands legs and face. Windows were blown out doors blasted apart and walls damaged as the furnace and recreation rooms caught fire. A portion of the church roof near the entrance lifted several inches.
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Grace Baptist Church
J. N. Crawford
Fannie Crawford
Crawford
Memorial Hospital
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