NAACP March For Federal Action At Justice Department
Nearly 1000 NAACP members marched to the Justice Department as Roy Wilkins warned of continued abuse and pursued political economic and moral remedies. Robert Kennedy said a federal police force is unconstitutional while Burke Marshall noted FBI escalation in Mississippi amid the search for three missing civil rights workers. The demonstration followed the Mississippi killings and was led by Medgar Evers’ children carrying protest placards.
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Gamble Out For Good New Romance Ends
New Yorker duelist heiress Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu, 24, left her Romanian husband for good, ending a high profile runaway romance that drew international headlines. The couple wed in South Carolina on April 7, 1960, amid court battles waged by the bride’s grandmother, the dowager Mrs. Henry Harper Benedict. They have lived in Switzerland and Italy with two children, George and Grigore.
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Grigore
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Record heat highs and cool low across U.S.
The UPI report notes extreme heat with 114 degrees at Elm Springs California the highest, while Marquette County Airport Michigan records a low of 39 degrees. The data excludes Alaska and Iowa from the summary.
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New York
Jets used by US Air Force fly missions over Laos and Cambodia
In Da Nang and surrounding airspace reports say at least eight USAF F-105 Supersabre jets are conducting strikes and escort duties against Communist positions in Laos and North Vietnam. Sources note occasional machine gun attacks on anti aircraft positions and refusals from US officials to confirm the jets’ presence.
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Peking
U.S
Viet Nam
Bayh recalls crash as near death moment in orchard plunge
UPI reports Senator Birch Bayh recounting the Massachusetts plane crash with Senator Kennedy that injured them and killed two men. Bayh said they feared death, describing the impact as a gust of wind and trees, while his wife was also injured and Kennedy more seriously.
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Northhampton
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D-Mass
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Northampton
Mas
UPI
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Kennedy
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Greek Premier Papandreou Visits as Cyprus Tension Grows
Greek Prime Minister Papandreou arrived in Washington to meet President Johnson amid Greek dissatisfaction with a Turkish communique that backed the 1959 Cyprus treaties. The visit follows terse exchanges on Cyprus independence and calls for direct talks between Greece and Turkey. Johnson hosts a working lunch aboard the USS Sequoia, reaffirming U.S. ties with Greece while avoiding mediation in Cyprus.
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UPI
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Caroline Kennedy Hurt in Fall From Pony Macaroni
Caroline Kennedy seven year old daughter of the late President Kennedy suffered minor fractures in her left wrist after falling from her pony Macaroni. The injury was discovered by Jacqueline Kennedy after a lump appeared and was confirmed by X rays at Cape Cod Hospital. Her hand was placed in a wet cast and she wore a shoulder sling while resuming play at Hyannis Port.
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government orders smokes to display health warning
The Federal Trade Commission ordered cigarette makers to place warnings on packages and in ads that smoking is dangerous and could cause cancer and other deadly diseases. The rule takes effect January 1 1963 for labeling and July 1 1963 for ads, with challenges anticipated.
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FTC
Brave Ribbon Medical Advisory
Rep
L. H. Fountain
Dixon
House Commerce Committee
House
Khrushchev says Soviet shipyards quit building battleships
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told reporters in Goteborg Sweden that Russia has stopped constructing large warships such as battleships and cruisers, saying nuclear weapons make them obsolete. He spoke amid tight security during a Sweden visit after a 49 minute flight escorted by many Air Force jets.
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Sweden
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Khrushchev
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