Negros Boycott Nears End in Natchez Area
In Natchez Mississippi a three month Negro boycott aimed at downtown merchants and city government edges toward settlement. NAACP leaders report 21 stores will be removed from the boycott list and vow to open more job opportunities for Black shoppers. Some factions oppose ending the boycott, promising protests. The action follows a bombing against a Black leader and widespread shop harassment during the campaign.
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Archie Jones
Adams County
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White shoppers flee downtown in Mississippi city clash fears
In a Mississippi River city long a Ku Klux Klan stronghold, business leaders report white shoppers avoiding downtown areas due to fear of racial trouble. The city counts 12,000 white residents and 11,000 Black residents amid rising tensions and disrupted commerce.
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French Campaign Makes No Effort To Court Women
Paris AP reports that French voters are split by gender but candidates largely ignore women. De Gaulle seeks stability, while Lecanuet notes women prefer him in part due to his uniform. Mitterrand and others discuss social issues, but wives mostly stay out of campaigns. About 54 percent of 28 million voters are women.
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Italian Defends Title In European Bantamweight Bout
Tommaso Galli of Italy defends his European bantamweight title against Walter McGowan of Scotland in Rome tonight. The fight headlines Olympic Stadium card with high stakes for both fighters and national pride.
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Italy
Disability Changes Likely Won't Take Effect Until 1967
AP reports constitutional changes for presidential disability or death face a lengthy path. Only 12 of 38 states have ratified the proposed 25th Amendment, with Delaware to consider it and New Jersey already ratifying. Ratification could spread slowly through regular and special sessions in 1966, but reaching the required 38 states seems unlikely before 1967.
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Prep Cager Suffered Bad Heart Condition
ROCHESTER N Y AP A senior named John Shemming could not join the public school physical education program due to a congenital heart condition Officials say a medical examiner ruled Thursday after an autopsy determining the cause of death was natural.
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Rochester teen dies at church league game
A 17 year old, Shemming of Rochester, died after a church league basketball scrimmage when a ball brushed his face. Witnesses and his father noted a heart condition. the medical examiner called the death due to natural causes. He attended West High School and was exempt from PE because of his condition.
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