Wilkins Sees Big Gains, More Work Ahead in Racial Drive
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP says progress for African Americans is tremendous but calls for continued effort. He cites gains in Cincinnati and Massachusetts, notes persistent housing and employment barriers, and stresses equal opportunity as the ultimate goal.
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Associated Press
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Connecticut
St Lews
Cardinaly
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Winnies Mo Young Ji
The
Urban League
Henry Lee Moon
NAACP
Nepro
Valachi testifies on Cosa Nostra structure in Senate probe
Government says Joseph Valachi, a 60 year old mob figure, will testify to Senate Investigations subcommittee about the Cosa Nostra. Valachi describes the organization and Apalachin meeting, with Genovese as a top figure. his account is corroborated by other sources. In Kansas City, five policemen and two civilians are arrested in a burglary-ring case tied to the County Club station, detailing 27 burglaries and a $5000 loss.
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United States
Senate
FBI
Joseph Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Valachi
America
Apalachin
N.Y
Edwin 0. Guthman
Justice Department
Public Information
U.S
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Washington Star
Vito Genovese
Atlanta Penitentiary
Genovese
Atlanta
Kansas City
Country Club
South Side
C. M. Kelley
Robert Cox
Ralph E. Lamb Jr
Kelley
Cox
Donald Denning
Tother
John Strong
Burton
Martin
Lamb
Denning
Rogers
Fugitive Is Slain By Police After Threat to Family
Kansas City AP report says Ronald Maurice Jones 22 was killed by Patrolman William Dycus 21 after entering a home with a paring knife and forcing hostages to sit on a bed. Jones struggled with a 21-year-old victim. officers kicked in the door and shot as he stabbed.
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Kansas City
Ronald Maurice Jones
Douglass McGaughy
Jones
Dycus
Vanley C. McGaughey
McGaughey
Loot Found From Hudson Bank Job Disclosed
Two boys hunting sand plums found part of the loot taken in the Hudson Kan State Bank burglary on May 8. Safe deposit boxes were stolen and the loss amount was not disclosed. The boxes contained only non negotiable bonds and miscellaneous papers. Turon Reno County about 30 miles southeast of Hudson.
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Turon
Kan
Reno County
Hudson
Buddhist monk self immolates in Phan Thiet protest
A Buddhist monk in his early twenties set fire to his robes in Phan Thiet protesting religious persecution by President Ngo Dinh Diem's government. He died in the public square after the act, marking another fiery protest in South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Neuyen Huong
Phan Thiet
Body search resumes for Topeka river death victim
In Topeka a resumed body search targets Robert Price of Manhattan who operated a 30 ton bulldozer that toppled into the Kansas River during a flood control project. Price was clearing debris along the North Topeka dike when soft earth caved near a sand dredging site and the machine slid into the river.
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Topeka
Robert Price
Kansas River
Price
Manhattan
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