Protestors Face Contempt Hearing in St Louis Bank Demonstration
Police quickly arrested 15 demonstrators during a racial protest at the Jefferson Bank and Trust Co in downtown St Louis. Judge Michael J. Scott ordered contempt proceedings for seven adults with bonds set at 1500 to 5000 dollars. juveniles were sent to juvenile authorities.
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ST. Louis
Cuit
Aliarms
Michael J. Scott
Wayne Millsap
Jefferson Bank and Trust Co
Circuit Court
Millsap
Scott
Jefferson Bank
St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality
Mass Vote Urged In Selma Alabama By Negro Leaders
In Selma Alabama Negro leaders urged a mass turnout to register to vote after a federal court ordered registrars to halt racial discrimination. James Foreman of SNCC called for 500 to 1,000 Negroes to vote, speaking at a large youth rally.
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Selma, al
Alabama
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
James Foreman
Foreman
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Dallas
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Lillian
Justice Dept Seen Pushing for Civil Rights Bill Changes
Washington AP report quotes NAACP official Clarence Mitchell saying the Justice Department backs watering down the civil rights bill to gain GOP support. Mitchell accuses DOJ of spreading a trim-the-bill message and intruding into civil rights groups, while a DOJ spokesman affirms aim for a meaningful bill this year.
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Washington
Justice Department
Clarence Mitchell
Washington Bureau
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Mitchell
Americans For Democratic Action
Congress
Orangeburg Protest Arrests Reported in Small Demonstration
In Orangeburg South Carolina a march of about 85 Negroes began as a feint, while a smaller group of 28 including five ministers and several college teachers was marched to the county jail compound and arrested. Police maintained a watch in the business district as leaders warned demonstrations would resume Sunday.
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Orangeburg
S.C
Trinity Methodist Church
Inlert
Fire Kills Family in Springfield Home Blaze
A two apartment frame house fire in Springfield early Saturday claimed the mother Betty Ryan 36 and her three daughters Linda Sue May 15 Freddie Arthur Ryan 9 Billie Jean Ryan 7 and Vickie Ryan age unknown. One daughter Karen May 13 survived with burns and bruises after escaping through a window as Florence Wilson the house owner fled to safety. Coroner Ralph Thieme said escaping gas is possible cause as relatives reported a gas smell during visits. Neighbors say James Daugherty saw flames at about 5 am and Wilson escaped with others from the other apartment.
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Florence Wilson
Ralph Thieme
Betty Ryan
Linda Sue May
Freddie Arthur Ryan
Billie Jean Ryan
Vickie
Unclear crime scene details in a shop visit note
A witness reports sweeping and mopping before a robber entered a store. The floor remained spotless with no wet tracks, despite weather, suggesting inconsistent evidence about the burglary.
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Deninison
Classmates Celebrate Reunion and Anniversary in 25th Sisterhood
In Youngstown Ohio AP notes that in 1933 Helen Laskowski Mary Herubin and Catherine Klimaski were eighth grade at St Casimir School. They returned to the parish for a joint celebration of their 25th Sisterhood with Sisters Mary Clarentia in Hamtramck Michigan Mary Herubin in Detroit and Mary Arsenia in Toledo.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Helen Laskowski
Mary Herubin
Catherine Klimaski
St. Casimir’s School
Mary Clarentia
Hamtramck, Mich
Detroit
Mary Arsenia
Toledo
Bank janitor arrested as accomplice in Torrance robbing
FBI said Jorge Veatson of Lawndale Calif was arrested as an accomplice in the $77,600 Torrance bank robbery. Raymond Vigneau of Lomita was seized in Buellton with $25,000, plus $45,000 in unissued traveler's checks and bonds found later. A third suspect remained at large as masked bandits fled with cash and valuables after forcing entry into Pacific State Bank.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Jorge Veatson
Lawndale
Calif
Raymond Arthur Vigneau
Lomita
Buellton
Santa Barbara County
Vigineau
Pacific State Bank
Torrance
Velasco
Lear
Vigneau
Relief aid sent to Mississippi areas by churches
In Indianapolis Indiana AP dispatch reports that the Christian Churches Disciples of Christ and the Church of the Brethren delivered 13 tons of food and clothing to African Americans facing economic reprisals for civil rights actions in Greenwood Clarksdale and Edwards Mississippi.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Christian Churches
Disciples ‘of Christ
Church of the Brethren
Greenwood
Clarksdale
Edwards, Miss
Seek Better Housing in Paris Area
French Construction Minister Jacques Maziel reports about 164000 families seek better housing in the Paris area. He told Parliament about 14000 of these families will be accommodated in government subsidized housing by the year end.
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Paris
Jacques Maziel
Parliament
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