Rights fight looms as civil rights push advances
Senate Democrats plan to push a fair employment practices division in the Labor Department while Southern Democrats marshal for a filibuster against Kennedy civil rights legislation. President Kennedy backs equal rights for Negro service members and families and expands EO authority to halt federal funds to discriminating employers. Emanuel Celler monitors judges delaying civil rights cases as Senator Monroney endorses the aims of the proposals.
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Senate
Wubert HH. Wiphrey
Minnesota
Department of Labor
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Europe
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
Emanuel Celler
House Judiciary Committee
York Democrat
Mike Monroney
D-Okls
Monroney
Showdown Nearing For School Bill and Subsidy Plan
A $20 million subsidy proposal for higher teachers salaries faces a likely strenuous debate as the rural urban funding formula sparks contention. The Legislature readies numerous bills for adjournment votes by July end. Constitutional amendments and boating regulation bills loom, with others awaiting committee action and race track conflicts creating further battles.
Urge Defeat In Part of Rights Bill
Philadelphia Bar Association urges county bars and law school deans to oppose three proposed constitutional amendments seen as states splits. A committee led by C Brewster Rhoads asks Republican House leader Albert Johnson to seek hearings. Proposals would allow state amendments without Congress or state conventions and create a union court over ruling U S Supreme Court in federal cases.
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Paar
U.S
Pennsylvania Pleasure Boat Association
Senate
State Fish Commission
House
Lawrence Sheppard
Chidman
Harness Racing Commission
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Bar Association
C. Brewster’ Rhoads
Jeter
Albert Johnson
McKean
Rules Committee
Choson
Court of the Union
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Tabor Praises Steel Contract In Kennedy Era
Harrisburg AP report says Secretary John F. Tabor joined President Kennedy and others in praising a new steel contract between the Steel Workers Union and the industry. He sent telegrams to R. Conrad Cooper of US Steel and David J. McDonald head of United Steelworkers, endorsing the settlement.
Susan Lee Crowned Beauty Queen at Laurel Festival
Susan Lee 18 of Sonestown was crowned queen of Pennsylvania's 22nd State Laurel Festival in Wellsboro. U S Senator Hugh Scott officiated and awarded a senatorial college scholarship as she won from 72 contestants.
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Wellsboro
AFP
Susan Lee
Sonestown
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia NAACP urged restraint after Evers death
Cecil B. Moore led a Philadelphia moratorium on work and spending to honor Medgar Evers and show economic strength amid civil rights debates. Memorial services across Pennsylvania drew about 6,000 attendees who donated to Evers’s family and civil rights bail funds, while NAACP praises Kennedy’s civil rights program and calls for measured action over potential violence.
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Washington
Kennedy
City Hall
Cecil B. Moore
NAACP
Philadelphia
Evers
Moore
Pennsylvania
Meadville
Uniontown
Brownsville
Chester
Wilkins
Medgar Evers
New Jersey
Utah
Convention Hall
Aj Man
Congress
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Wilking
Obituary highlights for Dilts Williams and others
Obituaries note the death of 76 year old Dilts Williams while Christine Anderson of Chicago and Herkimer resident Mrs Kathryn Jan-tue are named among family survivors. The notices include local residents Ernest Vaccaro son Peter Sedar and Peter Cashdollar with service details and cemetery arrangements. The piece also references political interview excerpts about Cuba and civil rights from Miller and Bailey as part of a broader public notice section.
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Dilts Williams
Christine) Anderson
Chicago
Itt
Adrian Hospital
John
Czechoslo- Punxsutawney
Vakia
Kathryn
Herkimer
N.Y
Fanawers
Panama Canal
William
Miller
Cuba
Smithport
Banks Township
Ernest BR. Vaccaro
Raleigh Funeral Home
Hills
Mildred
Washington
John M. Bailey
Tidale
Hellwood
Jhan
William E. Miller
Castro
Bailey
Kennedy
Ile
Tragic Sub Sailor Debris Finds Spark Doubt
A fragmentary obituary text notes the death of a man and mentions a submarine incident linked to a broader event. The report references Cuba and civil rights debates, with quotes from a politician, and lists several family survivors and service details.
Tremor Shakes Weston Massachusetts Seismographic Station
A strong earthquake was recorded 3,000 miles southeast of Boston by the Boston Cullage seismographic station on Sunday. A spokesman said the tremor occurred near the Canary Islands off Africa, with EST timing noted.
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Weston
Mass
Boston
Canary Islands
Africa
Near Fatal Skydiving Incident at Port Clinton Airport
A 27-year-old amateur skydiver, at Port Clinton Municipal Airport, endured a near fatal fall during a freak accident Sunday. The incident involved four parachutists and strong winds that disrupted the dive, highlighting dangers faced by civilian skydivers at local airfields.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
Gaulle
George Popovich
Elyria
Pope
United States
Kennedy
Germany
Adenauer
West Germany
Europe
Berlin
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Jona
White Houses
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Moscow
East Germany
Salinger
Vass
Bad Godesberg
Sachsenhausen
NATO
U.S. Senate
West
Kennedy and
Roths- Hes
Britain
Aly
Frankfurt
Witness recounts wing impact and safe landing
Witnesses said he struck the trailing edge of a plane wing bounced free and then drifted safely to earth. He suffered only minor injuries to his left elbow and ankle.
Kennedy Set for Frankfurt Speech at Paulskirche Site
In Frankfurt, Germany, President Kennedy plans a major speech at the Paulskirche, a symbol of German liberal nationalism rebuilt after World War II. The church hosted the 1848 assembly and remains a central historic marker in the city during his West German visit.
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Frankfurt
Germany
St. Paul’s
Kennedy
West Germany
St. Paul's Church
Europe
Paulskirche Assembly
Scranton Considers Sunday Sales Bill for Sabbath Observance
Harrisburg AP report says Scranton plans to review a bill letting merchants sell on Sundays if they close Saturday for sabbath. Governor’s secretary Keiphley noted discussion with House leaders or the Liquor Control Law and Order Committee. Bill sent to committee after introduction two months ago. Similar law recently enacted in New York.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
A. James Keiphley
House
House Liquor Control Law and Order Committee
New York State
Democratic Leaders Comment On Rockefeller Remarriage Effects
Democratic National Committee chairmen discuss impact of Governor Rockefeller's remarriage on party standing and the presidential race. Miller notes short term drop in Rockefeller's popularity, while Bailey says no plan to write off the South. They cite past wins in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Arkansas and Texas and express optimism for 1964.
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Bailey
Democratic National Committee
Miller
Rockefeller
Truman
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Texas
Class To Hear Taped Address At Graduation
Addison New York AP Jan Messinger will not attend his high school graduation but classmates will hear his salutatory address. Messinger is scheduled to report to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colorado today. His speech was taped for commencement exercises at Addison Central High School.
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Addison
N.Y
Jan Messinger
Messinger
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Cubu
Addison Central High School
I Will Meet Again in Wyalusing and Nation’s Budget Clash
I Will Meet Again in Wyalusing and Nation’s Budget Clash reports revival of Grand Spiritual and Temporal Council by three Indian tribes, while Congress debates annual funding via continuing resolution. Defense bill faces House debate as McNamara protests cuts. Senate to consider extending corporate income and excise tax rates to preserve $4.2 billion in annual revenue.
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Wyalusing
League Washington
Congress of North American Indians
Indian Defense League
Pass
Kennedy
Treasury
Post Office Departments
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Robert S.S. iMcNamara
Two Dayton Youths Die In Smashup At Belknap
Two Dayton youths died in a Belknap crash. The obituary notes Neal Reed Neal born March 2 1944 in Milton son of Paule Eugene and Leola Reed Neal Dayton and survived by brothers Gary Denver Cole and Lynn Dayton R D 1 and four sisters Kay Dunkle Fairmount City Donna Marcia Carol. Also listed are paternal grandmother Mrs Lillie Schrecengost Rural Valley and maternal grandfather William Haft Rural Valley. one brother Wayne Eugene preceded him in death. Services were set for Wednesday at 3 p m at Ely Funeral Home Dayton with pastors C Richard Main and Louis C Wallace officiating. Interment Rural Valley Cemetery. The article also mentions Schrecengost survivor Wayne and a Senate matter briefly.
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Milton
Paule Eugene
Leola Reed Neal
Dayton
C. Richard Main
Templeton Church of God
Louis C. Wallace
Dayton Methodist Church
Local council votes against continued taking of Indian land
The council passed resolutions opposing continued taking of Indian land by federal state and private agencies, signaling a stand on land rights and government acquisition practices.
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Philly
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Cork
Rturn
Dublin
Peter Sedar
Merly
Homer City
Wood Presbyterian Church
John A. Janisak
Craig W. Cashdollar
Hallow Funeral
Homelland
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Robinson + Lytle
Mamammiay
New Ros
Kennedy Homestead
Dunganstown
Galwa
Shan
Deave Dublint
Alway
Shanna
Gatwick 1
Birch Grove
England
J Haove Ton
P.m
Italy
Rossiansto
Spain
France
Mary
Cologne
Ronn
Haneaulor Adenawar
Mediterranean
Denawer
Sident Luebke
Switz
Sweden
HaNau
Frankfurt 'Sdaden
Franke
Poland
Rome
Tugo
Wright Anu .Ursuay
George
Spotty) Bobak
Dixonville
Han Te
Politi-Cary
Ers
Michael
Cleveland
Jack
Hollywood
Fla
Margaret
Bobak
Bence
Clymer
St. John’s
Ukraiian Orthodox Church
Demetria Seneta
Wallace Cline Lowther
Greenwood
Wallace Lowther
Rimersburg
Thomas S
Maudeline Lowther
Bucknell University
Phi Kappa Pi
Indiana Kiwanis Club
South Orange
Annie Elizabeth Pennington
Harry F. Pennington
Lal Jose
Clearfield County
William and
Eliza Johnson Eagler
E.U.B. Church of
Guy Hopkins
Kenneth
Delbert
LaJose
Clementine Hopkins
John Witherite
Commodore
Gurney
Commodore R.D
Baptist Church
Albert C. Cooper
la- Tana Mamatan
Poliica
Sen. Dirksen
GOP
Senate Teader
Sen
Dirkie
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Joseph L. Worzel
Chis
Lamont Observatory
Conrad
Navy
Andrews
Trieste
Readling
Pacific
Preserver
Fort Snelling
Snelling
Michael Beilchick
Barnesboro
R.D
Indiana Hospital
Czechoslovakia
America
Windber
Wehrum
Sagamore’ S
Heilwood
Holy
Alverda
Mwuse
Kathryn Friends
Novak
Ill
Benslate
Marie
Franklin
Pomona
Calif
Ternoon
Charles
Anna) Ratya
Penn
Wednes Run
Joseph
Betty
McCracken Funeral Home
Klamar
Sue
Mahaffey
Tomasko
Imenneau
Democratic
Friends of
Eli Fabian
United Bank
Church of Christ of Belknap
Schrecengost
Rural Valley
Gazette
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