White House space for a Kennedys size family discussed
A 1968 discussion notes the White House historic capacity to house a large presidential family, citing Roosevelt Adams Coolidge and Kennedy eras. It mentions Blair House as guest quarters and questions if RFK’s potential presidency would test the residence’s sleeping room limits. The piece reflects on domestic arrangements in the White House and family size.
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Washington
NEA
Thomas Jefferson
Abigail Adams
Calvin Coolidge
John F. Kennedy
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Coolidge
Blair House
Woodrow Wilson
Rap Brown Sentenced to Five Years in Firearms Case
H Rap Brown, 24, SNCC chairman, was convicted in federal court of violating the National Firearms Act and sentenced to the maximum five years in prison plus a $2000 fine. The jury found he knew of an Maryland indictment when traveling with a carbine in 1967, a point debated by defense attorney William Kunstler and prosecutors. Brown remains free on bond pending appeal as he faces the stay and travel restrictions tied to the Southern District of New York.
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New Orleans
H. Rap Brown
Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
New York State
U.S
Lansing L. Mitchell
William M. Kunstler
New York
Black Power Advocate
Kunstler
Adolf Hitler
Louis LaCour
Hitler
Maryland
New York City
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Dorchester County
Cambridge
LaCour
Kunstier
Mitchell
Ile
RFK Staff Seeks Quiet Weather Forecasting Plan
Weather Bureau maps forecast average temperatures and precipitation through June 15 while an RFK administrator prefers secrecy. The note hints at maintaining nearby Hickory Hill for outdoor activities away from public scrutiny amid a vague plan to expand programs and access.
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Weather Bureau
RFK
Hickory Hill
Public misled about peace talks warn panel leaders
A blue ribbon Citizens Committee for Peace with Freedom in Vietnam warned that Americans expect too much from U S North Vietnamese talks in Paris. The 14 member panel said Hanoi regards negotiations as another way to wage war and urged avoiding optimistic promises about a quick peace while supporting a cautious search for a reasonable settlement.
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Lewis M. Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Hanoi
Citizens Committee For Peace With Freedom
Vietnam
Citizens Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Silent Center
U.S
Johnson
Film Shown in Trial of Dr Spock at Boston Church Ceremony
In Boston a WBZ-TV film depicted young men burning draft cards at Arlington Street Church as part of the alleged conspiracy to counsel draft resistance linked to Dr Benjamin Spock and four others. Yale chaplain William Coffin and Harvard graduate student Michael Ferber appear in the scene. Spock not present. Prosecutors seek five-year terms and fines. Arnold testified he could not confirm urging to burn cards.
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William F. Nicholson
Associated Press
Boston
All Mate
Benjamin Spock
Arlington Street
Unitarian-Universalist
Spock
Yale
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Michael Ferber
Harvard
James Arnold
Wbz-Tv
Dr. Coffin
Ferber
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Mitchell Goodman
New York
Arnold
Foster Gets Chance in Tiger Fight
Foster, a 29-year-old ex Air Force man and former bomb factory worker, prepares for his first world title shot against Dick Tiger at Madison Square Garden. After seven weeks of intense training, he predicts a swift victory and asserts his readiness to win the title, with backers guaranteeing Tiger $100,000 for the shot and Foster earning 60 percent of the net gate.
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Grossinger
N.Y
Bob Foster
Air Force
Dick Tiger
Madison Square Garden
Washington, D.C
Foster
Tiger
Black actors rise in film TV as studios hire more Black people
Hollywood reports show a surge in Black performers across movies and TV. Gordon Parks praises studio support while NBC and ABC launch Black regulars in new series. Industry sources cite economics and civil rights pressure driving hiring, with examples from I Spy to Julia to Star Trek and Iron Side. A Miami Police briefing notes a sockless robber with white ankle spots after a $250 heist.
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Negro Players
Gordon Parksy
Sid Phet
Lis
Fort
Scott
Kats
Warner Bros. Saver
Parks
Ken Hyman
Hollywood Reporter
Universal Studio
Variety
Nbc-Tv
Sheldon Leonard
Bill Cosby
Bob Culp
Abc-Tv
Land of the Giants
NBC
Miss Carroll
Julia
Flip Wilson
Lillian Cumber
Alaska Official Shot in Mugging Beating Incident
Alaska State bacteriologist Ralph Williams, 57, was shot in the head during a May 12 mugging and is recovering at a hospital with five bullets lodged in his skull. Dr. Dudley Fournier said Williams shows signs of improvement and may be released within two weeks. initial X rays found bullets but surgery was deemed unnecessary unless required.
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Ralph
Williams
Alaska
Dudley J. Fournier
Fournier
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