Salesman Charged With Evers Death
Byron de La Beckwith, a white man from Greenwood, Mississippi, was held in Jackson jail charged with the murder of Medgar W. Evers, the Negro integration leader. Federal charges allege others unknown were involved. Beckwith was held without bond after questioning by Jackson detectives.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar W. Evers
Evers
Beckwith
FBI
Greenwood
Hardy Lott
Stanny Sanders
M. B. Pierce
Mississippi
Yerger Moorehead
Medgar Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ralph Hargrove
Eight New Charges Against Ward in Profumo Affair
London AP The British government filed eight new morals charges against Dr Stephen Ward a key Profumo scandal figure. Bail refused he returns to jail for a full hearing Friday. Charges include procuring a woman identified as Miss X on Jan 5 1963 and advising an unknown to unlawfully use an instrument to procure a miscarriage.
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London
Stephen Ward
Ward
Miss X
James Burge
Burge
Father falls on child in fatal Neenah badminton accident
Jenice Gidlof aged 3 was fatally injured when her father Clarence slipped during a badminton game and fell on her. Internal injuries were cited as the cause of death.
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Neenah
Jenice Gidlof
Clarence
Flag sale for Fourth of July at La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune offers a limited stock of American flags at 3.75 dollars postpaid. Flags can be bought via your carrier, at the newspaper office, or by mail while supplies last.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
Demos Work Through Wisconsin Convention Turmoil
At the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention in La Crosse delegates resolved ambiguities in the party constitution and voted to end district officer elections at state conventions. The event drew lawmakers, officials, and guests, with Gov. Reynolds earning support for a tax budget compromise amid a loud anti sales tax faction.
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la Crosse Tribune
Democratic Party
la Crosse
Will Rogers
la Crosse County
William Lyons
Sth
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Chamber of Commerce
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
John Gronouski
State Department of Administration
Howard Koop
Nathan Hefernan
U.S
Western District
David Rabinovitz
Rabinovitz
Vel Phillips
Milwaukee
Phillips
Oconto County
Green Bay
Heileman’s
Heileman
Chicago
John W. Reynolds
Republican Party
Catherine Tenuta
Kenosha
Walter Thoresen
Democratic Party of
John Reynolds
Camp Mc
Trieste Probes Ocean Floor for Thresher Search
The Navy bathyscaphe Trieste descended a mile and a half into the North Atlantic to locate the sunken submarine Thresher. On board were Lt Cmdr Donald Keach from Somerville Massachusetts and Kenneth McKenzie of the Naval Electronics Laboratory in San Diego as preparations followed word that the Thresher site might have been found. The sea was moderate with 4 to 6-foot waves and winds at 15 knots.
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Navy
Cmdr
Donald Keach
Somerville
Mass
Kenneth McKenzie
Naval Electronics Laboratory
San Diego
Calif
Trieste
Rebels Said Arrested In Algeria Rift With Ben Bella
Unofficial reports claim two leaders of the Algerian rebellion opposing Premier Ahmed Ben Bella have been arrested. The government has refused to comment on the reports.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
General Gent Shot In Oklahoma City
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent Jr. was wounded in the right temple and underwent emergency surgery at St. Anthony Hospital. Officials said the shooting appeared accidental and his condition was critical, while his wife was hospitalized in shock. He was moving to transfer to Ft. Monroe as deputy commander of Joint Task Force 4.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Thomas J. Gent Jr
32Nd North American Air Defense Command Region
32Nd Air Division
Gent
St. Anthony Hospital
Harry Wilkins
Air Force Information Office
Tinker Air Force Hospital
Air Force
Tinker
Ft. Monroe
Joint Task Force 4
Pope Paul VI pledges effort for international peace
Pope Paul VI told diplomats at the Vatican he would do all in his power to aid peace founded on truth justice love and freedom. He said the church would not interfere in temporal affairs but would support the four pillars of peace outlined by Pope John XXIII and guaranteed continuation of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity under Augustin Cardinal Bea.
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Paul VI
Vatican State
Vatican
Paul
John XXIII
Pope Paul
John
Rome
Milan
Hirin
Christian Unity Organization
Secretariat For Promoting Christian Unity
Augustin Cardinal Bea
Cardinal Bea
Sistine Chapel
Secretariat
Foreign Policy Seen As Top Issue In 1964 Campaign
The 1964 campaign centers on foreign policy with both parties deeming it the main issue. Miller and Bailey say Kennedy’s handling of affairs will be judged, while civil rights moves should pass bipartisanly. Cuba policy proposals include ports of entry bans, ending aid to Castro allies, and possible recognition of a government in exile.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John M. Bailey
Wiliam E. Miller
William E. Miller
Miller
Congress
Cuba
Kennedy Adenauer discuss NATO nuclear fleet in Berlin talks
In Bonn and Berlin Kennedy and Adenauer pressed for a multinational NATO nuclear surface fleet and closer Atlantic ties with Western Europe. They debated East West talks in Moscow on a nuclear test ban and trade with the European Common Market as officials outlined potential allied action.
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Bonn
S AP
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
United States
Europe
Moscow
White House
Pierre Salinger
British Order Czech Diplomat Expulsion
The government ordered the expulsion of Premysl Holan a Czech diplomat for attempting to obtain British state secrets. The Foreign Office said Holan a third secretary at the Czech Embassy was detected trying to persuade a member of the public to obtain secret information. Ambassador Zdenek Trhlik was summoned and Holan recalled from London after a 15 minute meeting with Peter Thomas.
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London
Foreign Office
Premysl Holan
Peter Thomas
Zdenek Trhlik
Holan
Drowning at Lake Mary Claims Kenosha Man James Smith
James Smith, 35, of Kenosha, drowned Sunday after diving into Lake Mary. He surfaced briefly, then submerged again. Rescue crews recovered his body but could not revive him.
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Twin Lakes
James Smith
Kenosha
Lake Mary
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