Plan Vegas Picket Lines After Civil Rights Defeat
NAACP chapters in Nevada plan pickets before Las Vegas firms following the Nevada Assembly defeat of ABR 28 strengthening the Equal Rights Commission. Charles Kellar of Las Vegas led the call after representatives voted against the bill. Clark County assemblymen allied with those firms faced potential sanctions.
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National Association of Colored People
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Police Block Negro March On City Hall
Scores of Negroes in Greenwood Mississippi attempted a march on city hall to protest racial violence but police and firemen with a police dog dispersed them. Eleven demonstrators including SNCC leaders were arrested for disorderly conduct and refusing to obey officers and taken to jail. They sang as they were led away and refused to post bonds.
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UPI
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Cuban exile raid reportedly sinks Soviet freighter
UPI reports Cuban exile sources claim anti Castro raiders attacked and sank a Soviet freighter loading sugar at Caibarien on Cuba's north coast within the last 24 hours. Photographer Andrew St George accompanied the raiders and said the ship was attacked with explosives machine gun and cannon fire. He could not identify the vessel.
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UPI
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Andrew St. George
St. George
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Women Rising to Top Household and Finance Roles
The author notes 19 million US households are headed by women and cites Sylvie Porter as a leading financial voice. The piece argues women increasingly control household finances and move into business, with impacts from divorce and widowhood shaping wealth dynamics.
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United States
Brazil Police Crackdown on Foreign Delegates at Rio Rally
State police acting on Governor Lacerda's orders moved to arrest foreign delegates arriving for a Red Hate America rally. Officials described detainees only as members of several delegations, signaling a crackdown on the Communist congress during the event in Rio de Janeiro.
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Carlos Lacerda
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Rio de la
Swiss Typhoid Epidemic Claims Another Victim
A third death from typhoid in Zermati Switzerland involves a British tourist as outbreaks spread to Scotland. Swiss Army medical patrols keep streets empty in the Alpine resort, with tourism losses projected at five million dollars amid fears for St Moritz and other destinations. Belgium Davos reports no cases as Princess Margaret vacations.
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UPT
Scotland
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St. Moritz
Teachers march on Parliament in London drizzle
Five thousand schoolteachers from across England marched on Parliament in drizzling rain to press for pay raises. The demonstration highlighted ongoing labor unrest affecting Prime Minister Harold Macmillan as by elections loomed and forecasts favored the Conservatives' defeat.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
England
House of Commons
Gothamites May Receive Papers Today
Photoengravers voted on a strike ending settlement in New York. A ratification would end a 110 day dispute and restore blacked out newspapers tonight, aiding New York business including department stores theaters and newsstand dealers.
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New York
UPI
Best of Home Gadgetry Displayed at Show Here
The 10th annual Las Vegas Home Show opens at the Convention Center presented by the Southern Nevada Home Builders Assn. Featuring boats and can openers, the event offers hourly prizes and a final grand giveaway. Organizers say the exhibit, produced by Kenneth Baker, will rival Los Angeles and San Francisco shows with 60 exhibition booths sold out. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 30 cents for children under 12. hours run Thursday to Sunday with varied end times.
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Southern Nevada Home Builders Assn
James Fink
SNHBA
Fink
Kenneth Baker
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Francisco Bank Admits $7.5 Million Loss in Certificates
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco says it accidentally burned up 12 negotiable Treasury certificates worth 7.5 million dollars last summer. President Eliot J. Swan asserts pilfering is eliminated as a cause and notes the certificates could still be paid if found.
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Federal Reserve Bank of
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Weather Summary With Windy Southwest Conditions
Weather report notes cloudy skies with southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph. High temperature not specified, expected around mid 50s. yesterday’s high was 82 and low 46. Noontime relative humidity about 13 percent. Sunrise at 5 33, sunset at 5 58.
Space Expert Says Yanks To Make First Moon Visit
NASA official Walter Smeter told Aerojet executives that the United States will be the first to land a man on the moon and return safely, despite Russia's growing rocket capability. He cautioned that space mastery will not be determined by a single mission as American rockets progress beyond today’s models.
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Russia
United States
Walter Smeter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Earth
Aerojet General Corporation
Moon
Lingle
Estes Jury In Deadlock In Estes Mail Fraud Trial
The 24 million Billie Sol Estes mail fraud trial jury in El Paso could not reach a verdict. Federal Judge R Ewing Thomason ordered continued deliberations. Foreman E L Washington said more time and understanding might lead to a decision.
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FL Paso. Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Pfederal
R. Ewing Thomason
Thomason
E. L. Washington
Indictment Over Desert Land Sale Fraud
A Beverly Hills real estate broker E. H. Johnston 38 was indicted on mail fraud charges in a desert land sale near Elko described by prosecutors as lush with water access and utilities. The indictment, issued by a San Francisco grand jury, marks the second brought by the Justice Department in the case.
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