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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1963

Page

15

Negroes Resist Attempts To Halt Demonstrations

A national desegregation drive faces decisions on a moratorium on protests while a civil rights bill moves through Congress. Kennedy pressure and unity among Negro groups shape plans for a large August march on Washington, with potential risks of disorder and political blowback.

Congress Kennedy Senate Commerce Committee Robert Kennedy White House Senate Birmingham Ala Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC King NAACP Charles C. Diggs Dmech Nace Washington

Schools Chief Rebuts Attack on Good Faith

SAN FRANCISCO UPD Dr Max Rafferty accused State Board of Education President Thomas Braden of personal attacks and defended board members good faith He said Braden misread a high school economics course as anti communism and stressed the course would compare capitalist and other systems Rafferty warned against public friction harming the states children.

San Francisco UPD Max Rafferty State Board of Education Thomas Braden Braden State Superintendent of Public Instruction Rafferty Marin County Board of Education American Civil Liberties Union Oceanside Adam Smith

South Korea Parties Merge to Oppose Junta Leader

Three leading parties unite to oppose Gen Park Chung Hee in upcoming elections. Former President Yun withdraws in favor of an unnamed candidate as civil rule backers form a single group. Democrats split but agree to a united front if others join. Park hints at running.

Antioch Baptist Church Chicago Wilbur Daniel NAACP Richard Daley UPI Seoul, Korea Park Chung Hee Posun Yun Yung New Politics People’s Friend The Democrats Park

Ladies Start Frequenting Pool Halls Says U S Organizer

Robert McGirr president of the Billiard Room Proprietors of the United States reports women are increasingly visiting pool halls. He notes new, attractively decorated and decorously run rooms draw female players in many suburbs.

New York UPI Robert McGirr United States

Will Leaves Nothing To Chance

Manitowoc Wisconsin details show John Coppersmith 78 left his widow an estate of 50000 dollars. He also declared that to his remaining relatives he gives the sunshine the birds and the bees wherever they may be found.

Will

Ehrenburg Attends Bastille Day Event in Moscow

Ilya Ehrenburg, 73, famed Soviet letter writer, attended a Bastille Day reception at the French embassy in Moscow. In his first public appearance since Khrushchev denounced him last March, he spoke only briefly about the chastisement, appearing frail and battling a heart ailment.

Moscow UPI Ilya Ehrenburg Nikita S. Khrushchev Ehrenburg

Thievery Costs New York Stores 714 Million in 1961

Department, grocery, variety and discount stores lost about 714 million dollars in 1961 from pilferage. The figure shows a 41 percent increase from 505 million dollars reported in 1954, per trade association data.

New York UPI

Liz Renay Released From Terminal Island Detention

Liz Renay, former girlfriend of Mickey Cohen, was released from the Women's Detention Center on Terminal Island. She had been sentenced to three years in federal prison in 1961, with probation revoked, and will serve the balance under supervision in the community after earning statutory good time and extra credit.

Los Angeles UPI Liz Renay Mickey Cohen Terminal Island Miss Renay U. S Peirson M. Hall Cohen

China protests Indian flights over Tibetan border

Beijing issued a protest note to New Delhi accusing Indian aircraft of intruding into Chinese air space 17 times from April to June this year. The note claimed circled over civilian posts and large Tibetan and Sinkiang areas for reconnaissance and said India aims to destabilize the border.

Tokyo CPI Red China India Peking Radio Peking Tibet Sinkiang

War Over Krebiozen Drug Continues In Congress Era

Dr Stevan Durovic withdrew an investigational plan for Krebiozen after posting to Health Secretary Celebrezze, ending interstate distribution of the cancer drug. FDA had planned to disapprove the plan and prepare a cease and desist order.

Washington UPI Stevan Durovic Food and Drug Administration FDA Durovic Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Krebiozen Illinois Harry M. Hoxie Hoxie Celebrezze Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Taft undecided on GOP Senate bid

Washington UPI reports Representative Robert Taft Jr of Ohio said he had not decided whether to seek the Senate seat or the House. He indicated a preference for the Ohio Senate seat held by Stephen Young over a gubernatorial run.

Washington UPI Roert Taft Jr Ohio Morgen Stephen Young

Hawaiian News Strikes Continue in Honolulu Labor Dispute

In Honolulu the two major papers the Star-Bulletin and the Advertiser enter the 25th day of a strike. Union and management talks with federal mediators yielded a 45 minute session with no resolution on wages and sick leave benefits.

Honolulu UPI Hawaii Honolulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu, Advertiser

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