Sit-In Ruling Spurs Nationwide Negro Protests Gains
Atlanta and nationwide leaders hailed the Supreme Court ruling barring states from interfering with peaceful sit ins at public establishments. NAACP officials expect more demonstrations and say Birmingham stores can serve Negroes freely. Leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. praised the decision as a major advance against segregation.
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King cites landmark ruling on lunch counter desegregation
OUT OUR WAY notes the ruling voids city ordinances enforcing racial eating place segregation and declares trespass convictions of demonstrators unconstitutional. The Birmingham case, targeting a local anti trespass ordinance, tests broader desegregation efforts amid biracial talks and city officials’ stances.
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Plan to Abandon Rail Line Affirmed
The Supreme Court affirmed ICC authorization for the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railway to abandon the Milwaukee to Chicago line. The North Shore Commuters Association and Illinois Commerce Commission appealed a Chicago federal special court ruling that upheld the ICC permit. The court gave no reason. The special court found the railroad incurred large losses for 30 years except during World War I.
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Radio Station WNAM Sold to Manager and Attorney
Neenah-Menasha Broadcasting Co. announces sale of WNAM to general manager Don C. Wirth and Washington attorney James A. McKenna Jr. McKenna becomes president of the new company with Wirth as vice president and R. D. Morrow as secretary. FCC approval awaited.
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Kirk Douglas Seeks Broadway Return To Fulfill Dream
Film star Kirk Douglas plans to open on Broadway next November in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after his 39th movie The List of Adrian Messenger. He says he values acting over stardom and hopes a stage success will recapture his early dream and shed film business pressures.
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Lewinski and Kickbush Win Bridge Event With 80 Points
Alma Lewinski and Mildred Kickbush topped Duplicate Bridge Club play Friday scoring 80 points. Frances Carter with Paul Mason tied for second at 77. Ella Hagen and Nancy Mellor 74, Kenneth Hamje and David Nelson 72, Alden Kernin and Dick Sartz 68.
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David Nelson
Alden Kernin
Dick Sartz
Crosse Tribune May 21 1963 quotes on fear and boundaries
A Crosse Tribune feature urges readers to seek inner peace by testing personal boundaries. It warns that fear of failure deters action and argues against playing it safe or becoming rigid in life.
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