No Action Planned On Meredith Diploma Denial
A Mississippi State College Board subcommittee voted 3 to 1 to recommend no action to deny James Meredith his diploma. The State Sovereignty Commission meets to report on alleged inflammatory statements and whether graduation should be postponed, guiding the board’s next steps.
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Jackson, Miss
State College Board
James Meredith
State Sovereignty Commission
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Louisville
M.M. Roberts
Hattiesburg
Aroll
Memphis
Tenn
Cleve McDowell
Ole Miss Law School
Ross Barnett
Kosciusko
Memorial Rites Monday For Navy Pilot Hansen
Memorial services are planned in Norfolk Virginia on Monday August 19 for Lt Cmdr Robert F Hansen 35 who died August 14 when his E1B Tracer crashed during antisubmarine exercises in the Mediterranean Sea His crewmate 19 year old James H Dorrell also died and three others were injured The pilot a U S Naval Academy graduate and Central High alumnus was to complete a seven month Mediterranean cruise with the Enterprise carrier group
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Norfolk
Cmdr
Robert F. Hansen
Mediterranean Sea
Hansen
Herbert G. Hansen
23Rd St
James H. Dorrell
Navy
Enterprise
Nancy Jean
Patricia Ann
John B
Barbara
Mediterranean
Central High
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Youlou Quits As Chief Of Congo Republic
President Fulbert Youlou resigned on the palace steps as troops and a 10 000 strong mob demanded change. Riot police killed several as workers called for reform and one party rule abolition. The army took temporary power amid jubilation and uncertainty over a successor.
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Youlou
Congo Republic
Associated Press
Brazzaville
Fulbert Youlou
France
Benning Awarded Contract For Undertaking Services
Fort Benning has awarded its contract for undertaking services to a Columba Negro undertaking firm. The Army says families of ceased personnel may use gated funeral homes if they desire and will be reimbursed the allowed amount when using another undertaker.
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Columbus, Ga
Fort Benning
Army
China accuses Khrushchev of breaking pact on bomb data
Red China charged that Soviet Premier Khrushchev welshed on a promise to teach China how to make atomic bombs to please Eisenhower during Camp David talks. A New China News Agency spokesman said the 1957 defense pact was torn up and accused the Soviet Union of courting U.S. imperialism to keep a nuclear monopoly.
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Russia
Red
China
Tokyo
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Camp David
New ‘China News Agency
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
East Germany
U.S
Chances For Tax Cut Dim Despite Partial Passage
Senate figures including Byrd and Dirksen express doubt a tax reduction bill can pass this year amid fears of civil rights filibusters. House and Senate leaders warn schedule jams and political opposition may delay action until late year. A tied party vote and a two step tax cut plan face hurdles as lawmakers weigh deficits.
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Washington
Harity F. Byrd
Congress
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Dirksen
Halleck
House Approves Individual And Corporate Tax Cuts
The House Ways and Means Committee backs broad tax cuts including reduced dividend taxes and corporate rates. The Kennedy administration seeks repeal of dividend tax credits and more favorable treatment for small business. New rules trim withholding, raise standard deduction for low income families, with full effects unfolding in 1965.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Treasury
Senate
Hoppers Worry To Farmers In Dry Areas
Farmers in Wisconsin dry counties fear grasshopper damage to alfalfa leaves as drought reduces hay crops. Entomology supervisor Philip W. Smith notes the pest feeds regardless and damage worsens when crops are scarce.
Safeguards on the Limited Test Ban Treaty Backed by Taylor
General Maxwell D. Taylor testified that the Joint Chiefs of Staff supported the limited test ban treaty without pressure from Pentagon civilians. He said the JCS was consulted in advance, had access to Moscow-Washington cables, and that no pressure from superiors influenced their stance. The hearing by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee included Armed Services members and the AEC, with Jackson noting the need for specifics on safeguards.
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United States
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Taylor
Joint Chiefs
Moscow
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate House
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Group
Russell
Jackson
Uniformed Command
Senate Armed Services
Senate House Atomic Energy Committees
AEC announces second underground nuclear test at Nevada site
The Atomic Energy Commission said it conducted a low yield underground nuclear test today at its Nevada test site. It followed the first underground test announced last Monday after the treaty banning atmospheric, space and underwater tests. A low yield blast equals up to 20 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Two Held In Connection With Train Robbery
Two men about 45 were arrested in Bournemouth after a suspicious encounter led to police. A woman helped trigger the investigation and guards found large sums of money in cars. Other detainees include a man and two women in London. Buckinghamshire was named as the transfer location for charges. Assistant Principal Rev. James F. OConnell named to Aquinas High School in Marshfield to aid cancer-stricken principal Rev. Richard D. Rossiter.
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London
Britain
Bournemouth
England
Buckinghamshire
James F. O'Connell
Columbus High School
Marshfield
Aquinas High School
Richard D. Rossiter
Aquinas
Fr. O'Connell
Providence
R. I
Holy Cross Seminary
Catholic University of America
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Assumption High School
Wisconsin Rapids
Columbus
Marquette University
Syncom II Reaches Station Over Brazil for 24 Hour Radio Link
Space agency scientists confirmed Syncom II is on station high above Brazil enabling 24 hour transatlantic communication between Lakehurst New Jersey and Lagos Nigeria. The first virtually synchronous satellite nears a fixed orbit at 22 300 miles up after precise nitrogen jet maneuvers to align with Earth's rotation.
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Washington
Space Agency
Brazil
Lakehurst
N.J
Lagos
Nigeria
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Three Deaths Raise Wisconsin Traffic Toll to 509
Three more fatalities push Wisconsin 1963 traffic toll to 509, up from 345 a year earlier. Mil waukee resident Helene Carlson aged 56 dies after being struck on the South Side. Kiel teen Helen Rausch aged 19 dies when her car leaves a town road near New Holstein and hits a tree. Markesan infant, four months old, dies after a collision near Montello as a mother’s car hits a culvert.
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Wisconsin
Helene Carlson
Milwaukee
Helen E. Rausch
Kiel
New Holstein
Calumet County
Mark Anderson
Richard Anderson
Markesan
Treasury
Highway 22
Montello
Australian woman bears fifth set of twins
In Sydney, Janette Struthers gave birth to a fifth set of twins, bringing the family to 14 children. Doctors say odds of so many twins are about 3 billion to 1. The Struthers, who moved from Scotland 22 years ago, live in Guilford with ten other children and the two newborns.
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Sydney
Australia
John Struthers
Struthers
Janette Struthers
Fairfield Hospital
Bies
John
Scotland
James
Guilford
Christine
Margaret
David
Moreen
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