Kennedy signals aim to force Diem brother removal
President Kennedy outlined in a CBS interview from Hyannis Port that U S backed government in South Vietnam should remove Ngo Dinh Nhu, Diem's powerful brother, or face possible U S aid cutbacks. He warned changes in personnel or policy may be needed to win popular support, while saying Saigon must act itself.
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Saigon
Diem
Kemen’svelop
Big-Fights Ahead For Congress
Congress faces a crowded post-Labor Day agenda with tax cuts foreign aid and spending disputes and a potential Southern filibuster over civil rights. The House plans no business this week to clear the deck for nuclear treaty debate while the Senate weighs Kennedy's request to broaden the 1962 tax program and other measures. Senate leaders hope for action on key bills by midweek.
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Abare
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Barry Goldwater
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Lois G. Tower
R-Tex
One Killed In Attempted Robbery
New York AP report describes a fatal outcome in a failed holdup at a parking lot near the grounds. Three men jumped the track as the vehicle left, one fired a shot during the incident and a person was killed. Further details are unclear due to the damaged text.
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New York
Yuan
Peirce
Walkout Shuts Down Gary Steel Plant
Gary Indiana United States Steel Corp plant halted by a worker walkout over a suspended grievance committee member. About 15,000 employees affected as furnaces were banked and 100 pickets blocked entrances Monday night beginning with the 11 PM and midnight shifts.
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Gary, Ind
Ne Nuge
Gary Works
United Sate Steel Corp
Charleston Integrates Two High Schools Amid Hoax Bomb scare
Rivers High School emptied after a bomb hoax report, affecting about 450 students including three Negro pupils. At Charleston High School, three Negro students attended classes with 575 white peers without incident. Millicent Brown and Jacqueline Ford arrived as new minority students, while families and leaders observed the historic integration.
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Clarence “Alexander
Eddie
Ralph Stoney Dawson
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Milton C. Thompson
Dents
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Millicent Brown
J. Arthur Brown
NAACP
Jacqueline Ford
Rivers ‘High School
Miss Ford
James Simons
B. I. Glover
Oveta
Wallace orders Macon County schools closed by force
Tuskegee and surrounding Macon County schools faced a one week delay as Gov. Wallace defied federal desegregation orders. State troopers and deputies blocked entry to the consolidated school amid protests and a tense standoff involving Justice Department officials and local officials.
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Macon County
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Tuskeges
Ala
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Tuskegee School Board
North Alabama
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John Dear
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Richmond Flowers
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Trammell
P.M. Wadsworth
George Panies
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Alexandra Regains Consciousness at School Board Clash
The school board and officials clashed over an executive order with Attorney General Wallace accusing improper interpretation. Flowers denied shifting closure responsibility to the governor amid federal order concerns. State troopers surrounded the campus all Monday, routing traffic and allowing only staff until dispersing after 3 pm before returning for the night.
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Strange bathtub‑shaped craft tests at Edwards AFB
A space recovery vehicle resembling a bathtub was successfully tested at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The device is designed to retrieve astronauts from space missions, marking a notable achievement for the program. NASA and defense researchers reported the test as a promising step toward safer returns from orbit.
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Issodated Press
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Kennedy Admits Losses In South In TV Address
President Kennedy, back from Cape Cod, acknowledged political losses from civil rights desegregation stances. He cited Alabama crisis as costly and warned the South may shift in 1964. In a Cronkite interview he said the civil rights issue will shape the next election and urged both parties to pursue equality of opportunity.
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Kennedy
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Alabama
Andrews Air Force Base
Otis’ Air Force Base
Mass
White House
Juannis Port
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS Evening News
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Contemptuous of U S Democracy Nhu Wields Viet Nam Power
An essay on Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of South Viet Nam leader Ngo Dinh Diem, detailing his anti communist stance, martial law push, and distrust of American democratic processes. The piece describes his ambitions, methods, and admiration for U S industry while signaling his disdain for U S politics. Nhu highlights his aim to purge government rot and build a supposed free society. The article notes his taste for American gear and casual remarks about Americans as naive.
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Roy Essoyan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nhu
Ngoc Dinh Diem
Niu
U. S
Ae Offord
North Viet Nam
Integrated Savannah Schools Begin Desegregation
In Savannah Georgia public schools opened with 14 Black pupils in two previously all white high schools. At Savannah High 13 registered but only seven admitted. Groves High welcomed seven Black students. The entrants, all in 12th grade under a gradual de segregation plan, faced no reported barriers. Catholic parochial schools also began integration with fewer than 10 Black students.
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Groves High
Savannah High
Negroes
Baton Rouge Public Schools Admit First Negro Girls
Four Negro girls entered Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge marking the first integration in the city’s four high schools. Police blocked entrances, newsmen were kept away, and the girls had registered in a private session last week amid tense scenes at all sites. In Williams ton North Carolina, about 450 students at E J Hayes Negro School joined a civil rights boycott, with near total student absence.
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Istrouma High School
Louisiana
Williamston
N.C
E. J. Hayes
Martin’ County
J. C. Manning
Monks Seek Refuge as U.S. Embassy Denies Entry
In Saigon a young Buddhist monk seeking asylum at the U.S. Embassy was turned away while three other Buddhists already granted asylum remain inside. Embassy officials cited being too full as the reason. The affair fuels tensions between the United States and South Vietnam over asylum policies and alleged CIA plots against President Diem’s regime.
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Robert Eunson
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Ton That Dinh
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