Riots and suspensions mark first Georgia integration attempt
The governor used state power to allow only integrated attendance at a land grant university as 2,000 protesters gathered at the Athens dormitory. Police, tear gas, and fire hoses quelled the riot after eight students and nine outsiders were arrested. Miss Hunter cried as troopers escorted her to Atlanta.
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Freeman Leverett
Leverett
Charlagne
Vandiver
Negrnes
Holmes
Miss Hunter
Joseph Williams
University
Guch
Williams
Donald L. Holfowell
U.S. Dist
W. A. Bootle
E. E. Hardy
Georgia Tech
Hardy
Ralph Snow
Ku Klux Klan
The
Rebel
Athens
Hunter
Atlanta
Georgia
David Ballew
Autherine Lucy
Alabama
Miss Lucy
University of Alabama
Norway Princess Weds Commoner in Low-Key Ceremony
Princess Astrid marries divorced commoner Jo han Martin Kerner in a quiet service at a Norwegian church. The bishop presided as the couple exchanged vows and declared their intent to wed in the sight of God and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asker
Norway
Astrid
Johan Martin Kerner
Nidiros
Arie Fiedhu
Low Bid On School Items In Harrisburg Area
The State Public School Building Authority announced unofficial bids for Dunbar Two School District Fayette County Homemaking Equipment Play en Sales Mars Pa 4374 kitchen equipment Electric kitchens Pittsburgh 5706 gymnasium seating Playco Sales Mars 3244
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Harrisburg
State Public School Building Authority
Dunbar Two
Fayette County
Playen Sales
Mars
Pittsburgh
Playco Sales
Kennedy fills 4 top interior jobs in new presidency
President elect Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy called on Herbert Hoover in Palm Beach during Hoover's Florida visit for the dedication of a Lake Okeechobee dike. The meeting included guests James Cox, Daniel J. Mahoney, and Matt McCloskey. Hoover offered cautious advice about new leadership duties. Carr and Dominy are named for interior posts, with Carr from Redding, Calif., and Dominy as reclamation commissioner with Nebraska roots.
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Miami News
James Cox Dr
Daniel J. Mahoney
Matt McCloskey
Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Clewiston
Fla
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Palm Beach
H. Lay Anderson
Carr
Redding
Calif
Sacramento
jHe
University of Santa Clara
Dominy
Adams County
Neb
University of Wyoming
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Navy
The
Reclamation Bureau
Jacqueline Kennedy Prepares for White House Role
Jacqueline Kennedy plans a gradual White House entry with two secretaries and a public relations aide after the caesarean birth of her second child, John F. Kennedy Jr., on November 25. She will participate mainly in inauguration festivities and skip several unofficial Washington celebrations.
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Frances Lewine Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
John F. Kennedy Jr
Palm Beach
Mrs. Kennedy
National Gallery of Art
Kennedy
Washington
First Lads
Shorty
Mars
Raymond Gallagher
Ava
Alexandria
Eisenhower Reflects On Progress As Kennedy Looms
In a farewell State of the Union, Eisenhower reviews eight years of foreign and economic policy, notes Communist threats and domestic pains, and warns against complacency. He praises cooperation with Congress, urges steady defense buildup, and predicts a balanced next year’s budget while Kennedy prepares to take office.
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Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
America
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Hisenhower
Con. Etors
Rosenhower
Liewals
United States
Jasenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Middle East
Far East
Berlin
United Nations
Soviet Union
Fisenhower
Promise Homes For Workers In Havana Move
AP dispatch from Havana reports Revolucion front pages dropping Yankee invasion stories for plans to build 2a ny government homes for workers. Castro expected to address Friday’s march to the presidential palace backing his regime and denouncing invasion threats.
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Robert Berrellez
Havana
Revolucion Today
Fidel Castro
Castro
Searls
Mobutu Reinforces Province Amid Congo Rebellion Moves
Mobutu mobilized reinforcements in north Equator Province after reports pro Lumumba forces massed near Oriental Province border. U.N. warned rebel units controlled by the Lumumba faction may advance into Equator as loyalist areas shrink. In Katanga Elisabethville, police began operations against Stanleyville forces moving into north Katanga this week.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Cal
Joseph Mobutu
Equator
Wighboring Oriental
U.N
Stanleyville
Nlh
Mt the Congo
Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Oriental
Kivu
Katanga
Ruanda-Urundi
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
County's UF Reaches 1961 Goal in Indiana County
United Fund leaders praise 1961 campaign results and the need for continued support for health welfare and character building services. Frank Gorell is commended as General Campaign Chairman while RC Humphrey notes strong campaign cabinet. Agencies like Salvation Army Red Cross and YMCA stress expanding service and medical research funds.
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United States
United
United Way of Living
United Way
Gorrel
Westinghouse
Humphrey
United Fund
Frank Gorell
Indiana County
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Blind Association
Indiana Hospital
Ries
Hopkins
Soviet push on Belgian rule over Ruanda Urundi
In New York the Soviet Union pressed for a UN Security Council move to end Belgian trusteeship over Ruanda Urundi east of the Congo. Moscow warned of seeking an emergency assembly and accused Dag Hammarskjold of condoning Ruanda Urundi as a launch point for Congo forces against pro Lumumba.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Security Council
General Assembly
Ruanda-Kundi
Congo
Valerian A. Zorin
Dag Hammarskiold
Ruanda-Urundi
Belgium
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Vivu
Ruanda-Urundi Tass
Obituaries and Veterans of Indiana Area Remembrances
Obituaries list Kathleen J Geeley of 65 Seventh Street Indiana who died January 12 1961 in Indiana Memorial Hospital with surviving family and services set for January 14. Norman Roof DeVinny of Homer City dies January 11 1961 with services at Greenwood Cemetery. Rhoda R Caylor of Punxsutawney dies January 12 with services at Schenloorsop Wippele Home and Circle Hill Cemetery. notes include family ties church memberships and fraternal affiliations.
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Kathleen J. (Suaffer) Geeley
Seventh Street
Indiana
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Cambria Township
Cambria Co
Idiana
B.P.0
Etta Gittings Shaffer
Clarence Geesey
Herschel H. Shaffer
Greenwood Cemetery
Norman Roof Devinny
West Lam Street
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Frank
Margaret Roof DeVinny
Blairsville
de Vinny
Homer City Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Homer City Water Co
Mabel Waller Dee Vinny
Olyn de Vinny
Johnson Stewart
Apol+ In
Charles
Buehl
R. W. Fans
D.D
A. Ferman Keaveney
Rhoda R
Caylor
Liberty Street
Purnxsuraway
da. m
Locust
Honery
Jennie Knox Rishell
Sharp A. Taylor
Punxsutawney
Eastern Story
Punxsutawney Garden Club
Women's Club
Pam
Walter Wo Cith
Circle Hill Cemency
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Pela Taree
Ote
Serrebo
Salvauer
UPC
Eerten
Lamis
Ash
Lee
Sainger
Ike
Alaska
Hawaii
WDAD
Marine Corps
Indiana Evening Gazette
Spt
Harold Cunningham
N. DeWitt Ray
Jonas Terman
Gazette Photon By Lions
Revolicia
Gay
Cuba
Latin America
Ostreets
Province
Morad Garyette Chassilis
George Marcus
R. & S. Motor Company
Philadelphia St
George Mercus
McGregor Motor Company
N. 4Th Street
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