Methodists Told to Bar Race Bias and Seek Brotherhood
Gerald Kennedy of Los Angeles urged the Methodist General Conference to purge itself of racial segregation and move toward interracial brotherhood. He warned that failure to act betrays Christianity and invites God’s judgment. Bishop James A. Pike supported civil disobedience in cases of unjust laws, while stressing respect for law and order.
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Clerics Urge Patience on Civil Rights Demonstrations
Washington leaders from Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths urged churches to keep focus on the Armeni ta issue while advocating patience with civil rights protests. They warned that mistakes born from rage and despair are inevitable and called for nonviolent, orderly action ahead of the National Interfaith Convocation on Civil Rights.
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UPI
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New York
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John F. Cronin
Mueller
Indianapolis
National Council of Churches
Cronin
Department of Social Action
National Catholic Welfare Conference
AntIlklan Fire Probe In Ku Klux Klan Leader Home
Duval County Sheriff Dale Carson said a Sunday fire that destroyed the home of Barton Griffin ex president of KKK Klavern 13 may have been caused by an arsonist rather than a bomber. Investigators examined ruins as Griffin faced trial on charges of conspiring to bomb a black family's home.
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UPI
Duval County
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Ku Klux Klan
Barton Griffin
Cyclops
KKK Klavern 13
Scranton Intervenes in Chester School Dispute
Gov. William Scranton directly intervened Sunday in a bitter Chester racial dispute that led to violence and military demonstrations. He met with representatives of both sides to discuss alleged de facto school segregation and seek a peaceful resolution.
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Phradelphia
UPS
William W. Scranton
Chester
Snowy Calabrian Tensions Prompt School Closures
In Cosenza Calabria the governor aims to calm tensions and reopen schools quickly as Chester public schools close amid a volatile situation. Civil rights pickets blocked entrances and demonstrated in three schools while violence followed a church rally. Six police officers were among the injured and twenty demonstrators were arrested amid clashes in late April snow.
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Italy
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Rights Bill Pass Likely Early This Summer Says Humphrey
Senator Hubert Humphrey predicts the compromise civil rights bill will pass by early summer as a Senate filibuster is narrowed and support grows. Roy Wilkins warns renewed demonstrations could follow if the bill fails, while Republicans fear fresh racial disorders if rejected.
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New Jersey
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