Kennedy urges civil rights action amid southern resistance
President Kennedy presses for stronger civil rights measures in Congress saying blacks face ongoing wrongs without legal remedies. Senate leaders Dirksen Mansfield promise action while southern Democrat Ellender warns of violence and bloodshed if a filibuster blocks the proposals. House Speaker McCormack expects weighty impact on nation and Congress.
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Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Sen
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Civil rights program eyed by Kennedy in nation address
President Kennedy announced a civil rights program including bans on discrimination in stores hotels and theaters and measures to bolster school desegregation suits and Negro voting protections. Senate foes forecast a filibuster while Humphrey warned of possible violence and Ellender threatened bloodshed if filibuster blocks civil rights bills.
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Kennedy
Nation
Senate
Humphrey
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Britain to Probe Late Profumo Scandal Shadowed by Security Doubts
London AP report says Britain's lord chancellor leads a security inquiry into the Profumo affair as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan faces a leadership crisis. Profumo resigned after revealing an improper 1961 affair with Christine Keeler, while Christine was also linked to Capt. Eugene Ivanov, the Soviet attache. The inquiry, ordered by Macmillan, had been underway before Profumo quit and its secrecy fuels questions about security breaches and trust in government ahead of Parliament's key appearance next Monday.
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London
Britain
Profumo
Harold Macmillan
John Profumo
Macmillan
Conservative Party
Christine Keeler
Christine
Eugene Ivanov
Lord Dilhorne
Dilhorne
Times of London
House of Commons
Oklahoma! staged by Arkansas Arts Center Theater
Staged musical Oklahoma! at the Arkansas Arts Center Theater in Little Rock features Star Teachers College at ane nee and Hammear with a Monday night performance. Another show is scheduled for tonight.
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Little
Monk Burns to Death in Protest in Saigon
In Saigon crowds gathered at Buddhist pagodas to mourn a monk who self immolated in protest of Diem policies. Combat police blocked access to several pagodas while monks reported limited entry for worshipers. one pagoda flew a multicolor flag before police ordered it lowered. No violence was reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Restaurants a Pleasure to Travelers
Tulsa AP piece celebrates shift in American dining from low quality roadside fare to refined, regionally varied meals. Highlights revival of good food culture, better establishments, and the tester’s tea standard as a measure of quality.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
New York
Orleans
San Francisco
America
New England
Midwest
William Allen White
Amelia
Evers Assassination Sparks Jackson Reward Offer
Jackson Mississippi posts a ten thousand dollar reward after civil rights leader Medgar Evers is shot as he stepped from his car near midnight. He is taken to a carport and dies. police seek suspects seen fleeing from a vacant lot amid NAACP activity and an integration rally.
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Evers
NAACP
Willie Mae Bishop
Jim Craw
Merle Beasley Evers
No Indictment in College Death
Ashley County Grand Jury returned a no bill after a three day inquest into the stabbing death of Tommy Rodgers a 20 year old Arkansas A&M College sophomore. The 29 year old M C Talley faced first degree murder charges in connection with the March 1 robbery that yielded about 125 dollars. Talley was later apprehended in Monroe Louisiana and authorities are pursuing another lead in a second state.
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Hamburg
Ark
Ashley County
M. C. Talley
Frank Wynne
Talley
Tommy Rodgers
Arkansas A&m College
Rodgers
Monroe la
Wynne
Stomach Warning Echoes in Cautionary Phrase
A short caution echoes the adage about saving one’s own stomach with a warning to heed warnings. The proverb highlights prudent preparation and personal responsibility in facing risk and hardship.
Race Issue Tense in Virginia
Violent clashes in Danville Virginia as bullets hit two police cars during protests by Negro demonstrators. Police report 4 officers unharmed, two hospitalized, 45 treated, 74 arrests with more charges likely for parents. Governor Harrison and state police tightened control as schools closed and tensions lingered.
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Gav
Albertis
Harrison Jr
J. W. Burrow
Salem
T. Edward Temple
A. I. Dunpal
City Hall
Colleges receive $2000 gift from Hoerner Foundation
The Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges announced receipt Tuesday of a 2000 gift from the Hoerner Foundation of Hoerner Boxes Inc. The donation supports college programs, underscoring private philanthropy in higher education.
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Associated Press Little Rock
Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges
Hoerner Foundation of Hoerner Boxes, Inc
Sunday Show Subject of Big Squabble
New York AP reports a dispute over writing credits on NBCs Sunday night drama The Triumph of Gerald Q Weil between author Ernestine Barton and associate producer James Ambandos. The show is described as a long moral tale about laughter in a totalitarian state. Dennis Weaver signs for a 1964 65 season series about a retired horse trainer and a Chinese boy.
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Gerald Q. Weil
NBC
Ernestine Barton
James Ambandos
Writers’ Guild
Art Carney
Dennis Weaver
Civil docket action on account pending in state court
Roy Anderson Insurance Co. sues C. B. Shakelford Bruner Ivory Handle Co. Garnishee in an action on account for 8.26 dollars with judgment for plaintiff for all costs sought.
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National Homes Corp
Mason & Dixon Tank Line
Harris J. Desselles
Strickland Transportation Co
Frozen Food Express
Arkansas-Cement, Corporation
Stauffer Chemical Co
Robertson
Tank Linegy
Frank Figbanks
Jack S. Eaton
Eligio Avis
Little Rock Machinery, Co
A. E. Matthews
Tyler Refrigerator Corp
Owen Handle Company
Texas Meat Packers
Earl G. Bailey
Smith Transit, Inc
Roy Anderson Insurance Co
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Shakelford Bruner Ivory Handle Co
Final Rites for Zazu Pitts
Hollywood friends said goodbye to veteran comic actress Zasu Pitts at funeral services in the mausoleum chapel of Holy Cross Cemetery. More than 100 attended as Miss Pitts, 63, died Friday of cancer. Mourners included Martha Raye Virginia Grey Patsy Kelly actor Ronald Reagan and producer Hal Roach Sr.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Friends
Zasu Pitts
Holy Cross Cemetery
Miss Pitts
Martha Raye
Virginia Grey
Patsy Kelly
Ronald Reagan
Hal Roach Sr
Edge of Night Moves Earlier Time for Loyal Viewers
CBS will shift Edge of Night to 3 30 to 4 p m on weekdays beginning July 1 in a rearrangement of daytime fare. The change drops The Millionaire reruns slated for fall. As Caesar sees it airs tonight as the season finale.
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Jack Carson
CBS
Caesar
ABC
Sid Caesar
Foreign Aid Criticism Grows in Kennedy Plan Fight
In Washington, Sen J William Fulbright joined colleagues Tuesday in criticizing President Kennedy's 4.5 billion foreign aid program. Secretary Rusk urged Senate support against cuts, calling reductions a prescription for defeat. Fulbright expressed concern over Western Europe under French leadership, while Sen Wayne Morse signaled opposition unless the total is drastically trimmed.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Kennedy
Deani Rusk
Senate
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Europe
France
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Construction starts on KIWH radio tower in Camden Arkansas
Camden Ark AP reports construction has begun on a new tower for KIWH radio station which will operate on 1450 kilocycles in Camden. The project marks a step forward for local broadcasting with a station aiming to serve the Camden area and surrounding region. The tower site details and construction timeline were outlined by station officials.
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Camden, Ark
KIWH
Cam ‘den
Hope Arkansas Post Office Building Site Inquiry 1963
Federal Office Building site study planned in Hope Arkansas from June 18 to 20 1963. GSA and Post Office representatives seek land roughly 206 by 235 feet bounded by 4th Street Pine Laurel and Avenue for possible purchase or donation. Letters and materials due by June 17 with sealed offers to Postmaster Hope Arkansas.
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General Services Administration
Post Office Department
Hope
Arkansas
Washington
4Th Street
Pine Street
Laurel
U. S
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