More Negroes in South Are Being Chosen to Jury Duty
An AP report notes a trend toward including African Americans on Southern juries under court rulings and federal pressure. In Ella ville Georgia a murder case produced a jury of 11 Negroes and 1 white, with two Black defendants both receiving six year manslaughter terms.
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Ellaville
Schley Couny
W. M. Ellis
Georgia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Virginia
Associated Press
Department of Justice
Alabama
Peppard and Ex-Co-Star to Wed in Bel-Air Hotel Ceremony
Hollywood reports actor George Peppard will marry his former co star Elizabeth Ashley on Sunday at the Bel-Air Hotel with about 20 guests. The couple met during The Carpetbaggers filming and announced their engagement last spring after a romance that began on set. Ashley, 26, and Peppard, 34, plan a reception for about 100 in another hotel room.
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George Peppard
Elizabeth Ashley
Bel-Air
Peppard
Miss Ashley
James Farentino
Jonas Cord
George
England
Africa
Kalihari
Fire damages Sinatra's jet aircraft in Wichita
Fire at the Lear aircraft factory damaged Frank Sinatra's two engine jet during overhauls and instrument installation. The loss value was not released. Workmen said an electric drill pierced an oxygen line starting the blaze. the plane had been delivered last fall for modification and was brought back for overhaul.
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Wichita
Frank Sinatra
Lear Aircraft
Sinatra
US doubts China will improve ties despite policy shift
Washington officials doubt Beijing is ready to mend relations with the United States. The State Department has opened the door slightly by allowing Communist Chinese scientists and scholars to visit American universities, though officials say Beijing has not responded.
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Washington
US S
China
United States
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Peking
Stickers Mark Invalid Homes To Aid Fire Crews
Lawrence fire fighters plan to place red invalid stickers on homes of absent or disabled occupants. James McElhaney, president of the local firefighters union, said residents may call the department to request stickers at two district numbers. The markings will be inside the front door or the invalid’s bedroom window and are free of charge as crews remove people in emergencies.
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Lawrence
Louie L. McElhaney
Fire Fighters Union
McElhaney
Fire Department
Castro Cuts Estimate For 1966 Sugar Crop
Fidel Castro announced in a Miami monitored broadcast that Cuba's 1966 sugar crop would be five million tons, down 1.4 million from prior hopes, blaming a decades worst drought. He forecast 1967 at seven million and 1970 at ten million. Exile economists have also doubted a crop above five million tons.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
Ford Defends Auto Industry from Critics at Plant Dedication
Henry Ford, chair of Ford Motor Co., criticized Auto safety critics including Ralph Nader while dedicating a new 100 million stamping plant in Woodhaven Michigan. He warned hearings could harm the economy and pledged to fight to improve safety while stressing the industry's commitment to safe cars.
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Woodhaven
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Ralph Nader
Senate
Volkswagen
Washington
Kansan 74 Still Flies Own Plane in Kansas and Missouri
Andy Strahm 74 flies for business and pleasure from Bern Kansas to St Joseph Missouri. He built a Luscombe with Harry Frey in 1924 and logged 3000 flying hours since 1946. He has four forced landings and services 65 miles of farm power lines for Kansas Power and Light Co.
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Harry Frey
Strahm
Kansas and International Flying Farmers
Kansas Power and Light Co
Carmen Sietsema Faces Draft Letter Refusal in Michigan
Carmen Sietsema, an 18 year old high school senior in Wyoming Michigan, received a draft age letter from the U S Army asking if she would enlist. She states she does not want to enlist and is a girl, highlighting gender-based expectations in draft policy.
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Wyoming, Mich
Carmen Sietsema
U. S. Army
Carmen
Army
Augusta School to Name Negro Principal at All-White School
In Augusta Georgia the Richmond County School Board approves assigning Annie Mae Williams the principalship of Martha Lester Elementary, an all-white school, starting next September as desegregation guidelines take effect. The 5th Ward School staff and pupils will transfer, with Williams and other Negro teachers likely moving to Martha Lester. Rollins notes students may choose among several schools, including Martha Lester.
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Augusta
Richmond County
Annie Mae Williams
Martha Lester
Moose Stops School Bus On Moose Valley Road
In Hovland Minnesota Turie Waana nen, a school bus driver, encountered a moose blocking a narrow road on Moose Valley Road. The moose paced ahead, delaying the bus until they reached the intersection with US 61 where passing became possible.
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