Embattled Birmingham Holds to Uneasy Truce
In Birmingham Alabama a shaky truce ends 35 days of clashes between the Negro community led by Martin Luther King Jr and Commissioner Eugene Bull Connor. The May 10 agreement desegregates water fountains fitting rooms and restrooms, with July and August targets for further desegregation. The pact lacks formal sanction and faces possible collapse if violated.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Ala
UPI
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A. D. King
Gaston Motel
King
Shuttlesworth
Sidney W. Smyer
African Ambassadors Demonstrate Unity Toward Addis Ababa Spirit
African ambassadors in Washington showcase solidarity amid push for African unity ahead of the Addis Ababa summit. A six man delegation delivered a message to President Kennedy protesting Allen Ellender remarks, while a large airport welcome underscored unified front. UAR Ambassador Mostafa Kamel helps lead the bloc as dean, with calls for a black African spokesman debated among diplomats.
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UPI
Addis Ababa
North
sub-Sahara Africa
Ahmed Ben Bella
UAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
State Department
Kennedy
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
S. Edward Pea
Ellender
Mr. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Senate
House
Eilender
Mostafa Kamel
Khrushchev plans East Berlin visit amid Kennedy impact
Reports say Khrushchev altered plans to visit East Berlin to gauge Kennedy's effect on West German crowds. Berlin observers note East German signs and bunting at the wall failed to deter Kennedy sightlines, while locals celebrated with confetti in many towns.
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Birch Grove
England
White House
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Berlin
Berlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Checkpoint Charlie
East Germany
Mafia Kills Seven Police In Ambush Near Palermo
In Palermo Sicily an explosion in an abandoned car killed seven Italian policemen who were searching the vehicle. Authorities say the officers were lured by an anonymous telephone tip and the blast was set by the Mafia using TNT.
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Palermo
Sicily
UPI
Old Fashioned Fuel Oil Heats Nuclear Plants
Nuclear boilers heat steam to 1000 degrees using Esso fuel oil at Indian Point. Consolidated Edison plans for oil powered superheating as atomic energy expands. By 1970 engineers expect costs at some plants to compare favorably with other fuels.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
New York City
New Indian Point
Consolidated Edison
Indian Point
Hudson River
Maryland Teachers Face Fingerprint Policy in Montgomery
In Montgomery County Maryland a policy requiring fingerprinting for teachers and other staff was adopted to weed out criminals. About 7000 employees have had FBI fingerprint checks with fewer than a dozen returning serious rap sheets. Rufus Browning county personnel director praised the technique as excellent for screening and said most teachers have no police records.
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UPI
Montgomery County
County School Board
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Rufus Browning
Browning
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