07 Oct 1962
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1962
Page
1
James H Meredith became the first Black student registered at Ole Miss amid a nationwide clash between federal power and Mississippi. The unrest included riots, federal troops, and a drawn out legal fight ending in admission. Meredith, a veteran and farm kin, lives under marshal protection while pursuing education in a hostile climate.
With Gov. Terry Sanford nearing halfway through a four year term speculation rises on his successor. Luther Hodges signals a Charlotte press conference for future plans while Dr. I Beverly Lake and other western candidates discuss campaigns. Republicans consider Lincolnton Rep. Charles Jonas as a potential challenger.
A northeast storm drenched New England with heavy rain and floods many roads causing transportation and power disruptions. The Weather Bureau issued a hurricane watch for the Maine coast as Daisy moves toward the Bay of Fundy. Seven deaths were linked to the storm including Frederic J. Delany of Rutland Vermont. In Boston floodwaters blocked Kenmore Square Station and rail yards forcing buses and rail diversions.
President Kennedy campaigns across Michigan on a weekend tour urging Americans to register and vote for Democrats. He rails against Republicans, praises farmer aid, and cites Orville Freeman’s farm program as proof of progress. The motorcade stops in Detroit Flint and Muskegon before brief rallies in Minnesota.
James Hoffa urged 1,200 North and South Carolina Teamsters to vote against a proposed anti-labor bill he called the most vicious yet. He warned unions would be forced under antitrust laws and employees would be forced into a single union, blasted anti-labor sentiment, urged members to check their congressman records, and stressed that voting decisions must be made personally rather than by party.
Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met for 12 hours in New York but offered no new ideas to break the East West impasse. Both sides reviewed past discussions with no changes or commitments, and no date for a second meeting was set.
Congress advanced toward adjournment as the House passed a 3.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill by 171 to 108. Rep Otto Passman, wheelchair bound after a fall, steered the measure in a dramatic Saturday session, praised by Speaker McCormack as a remarkable act of service.
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. arrived in Honolulu after six orbits and a three hour stay. A crowd of about 1,000 civilians and a like number of military personnel greeted him. He signed autographs amid teenage cheers as he prepared to depart for Houston.
In Jackson Mississippi crowds cheered Gov Ross Barnett at the Ole Miss versus Houston game while James Meredith a Black student enrolled at the university faced riots and federal enforcement. A parade of Negro citizens passed without incident as the state wrestled with Meredith’s enrollment and civil rights tensions.
A U.S. court ordered Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker released on bond from Springfield Missouri, while he must undergo psychiatric exams to assess sanity and defense competence. Walker, who led riot clashes at the University of Mississippi, waived preliminary hearing and is to report within five days to Dr. Robert Stubblefield for evaluation. Bond was reduced from $100000 to $50000.
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