NAACP Rally Supports Civil Rights Plan in Indiana
A large NAACP rally backing President Kennedy’s civil rights program was praised by Governor Welsh and Mayor Lesche for orderly progress. Mrs Virgin Davis highlighted continuing inequalities with 53 percent of Indiana Negroes in low paid work and half lacking high school education. Confusion over the public address system hindered speakers.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kennedy
Welsh
Indiana
Albert Lesche
Virgin Davis
NAACP
Terror Told In Dozen U.S. Cities
Joseph Valachi from New York allegedly detailed to the Justice Department a secret, terror-ridden syndicate dominating organized crime in more than a dozen American cities. The Washington Sunday Star cites FBI‑verified facts about a Mafia‑like network, naming Cosa Nostra as the group.
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Washington
UPI
Washington Sunday Star
Justice Department
Miriam Ottenberg
The
Star
Joseph Valachi
New York
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
FBI
Mafia
Crime Society
Atlanta
Violent Storms Strike Glassport Killing Two
A violent weather outbreak with tornado like winds up to 89 mph hit Pittsburgh district Saturnight, collapsing a hotel and roller rink in Glassport. Two people died William Petrosky and John Martin and about 75 were injured as emergency crews and troops aided patrols to prevent looting and search for further victims.
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Pittsburgh
Saturnight
Glassport
Glassport Maelstrom
William Petrosky
John Martin
Nike Air Defense
Quake Area Sprayed to Kill Disease
Officials report decontamination work in the quake zone as demolition and sanitation teams clear debris. They abandon hopes of new survivors. more than 1,000 victims found and likely many more entombed. Authorities say 925 bodies recovered, 774 identified, and 28 hospital deaths.
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Yugoslavia
Suspect arraigned in Maine cottage dynamite killings
Paul D. Pierce, a Coast Guard Academy graduate, revisited the Sandy River cottage where two blasts killed Cynthia Pierces family members and her parents. Pierce faces two murder counts as state police arrest followed a toll attendant tip. The Kelley family and Pierce’s wife and infant son were occupants when the explosions occurred.
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Jonesport
Maine
UPI
Coast Guard Academy
Paul D. Pierce
North Vassalboro
Cynthia
Scott
Larson M. Kelley
Eunice
Marcia
Beth
Waterville
Pierce
Sandy River Beach
Kelley
Waterville High School
Aice
Scott Pierce
Beals Island
Scotland Yard probes Ward case amid new scandal hints
Scotland Yard detectives delve into the Stephen Ward affair after a key witness, Vicky Barrett, admits lying on testimony about a debonair doctor. Ward died from an overdose in St Stephen's Hospital after a Friday inquest was announced by the coroner.
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London
UPS
Scotland Yard
Stephen Ward
The
Sunday Telegraph
Ward
Vicky Barrett
St. Stephen's Hospital
Old Bailey
Jack Wheatley
Test Ban Keeps US Guard Against Soviets Tight
High level American sources say the United States will not relax vigilance toward the Soviet Union despite the rift with China. As Britain and the United States prepare to sign the partial nuclear test ban, Washington expects Moscow and Beijing may still align if a conflict with a non Communist power arises.
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Soviets
Moscow
UPS
United States
Soviet Union
Peking
Britain
Russia
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Kremlin
Nikita $. Khrushchev
U.N
Thant
Red China
Washington
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Mostly clear today with a high near 102 and a low around 74. Yesterday reached 104 at the high with a 74 low. Noontime humidity is about 10 percent. Sunrise is 5 51 and sunset 7 42.
Uneasy Peace Hangs Over Korean Border
UN troops kept alert along the 151 mile truce line between North and South Korea as skirmishes grew, with three American soldiers one South Korean policeman and four North Koreans killed in the past week. The UN command blamed infiltration by Communist North Koreans and the armistice commission heard mutual accusations of violations.
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Korea
UPI
United Nations
No Man's Land
North
South Korea
United Nations Command
Military Armistice Commission
Wind Weakens as Atlantic Hurricane Ebbs
Tropico storm Arlene lost hurricane strength and was deemed no longer a threat to Caribbean lands. The San Juan Weather Bureau reported peak winds fell from 100 mph to 45 mph, with reconnaissance unable to find a well organized center. Vessels in its path should stay cautious as small craft near the Leeward Islands and Virgin remain advised to take care.
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Miami
Pickets Fly Over Kennedy Yacht In Mass Vigil
A J-3 Piper Cub chartered by IAM ALPA and TWU circled Kennedy’s Honey Fitz near Hyannisport to flag a CAB ruling canceling Northeast Airlines flights. The plane displayed a bright sign asking JFK to help the carrier. FAA said no restrictions were violated.
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Hyannisport
Mass
API
Kennedy
Northeast Airlines
Honey Fitz
JFK
International Association of Machinists
1AM
Airline Pilots Association
ALPA
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
New England
Florida
Hyannis Port
Hyannis
Squaw Island
Jaqueline Kennedy
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