Slaying of Medgar Evers Sparks Massive Hunt in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi a nationwide search continues for the assassin of NAACP leader Medgar Evers. Authorities describe leads as promising as the city braces for potential racial unrest amid growing grief. Evers, 37, was shot in his driveway Wednesday morning. The University of Mississippi campus near Jackson sees security measures with soldiers previously stationed, while Meredith and others urge boycott and nonviolent action. Police arrest 146 marchers after a mourning gathering and bottle-throwing incident at Jackson State College. Evers' widow Mrs. Myrlie Evers vows the death will not be in vain and appeals for unity.
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Medgar W. Evers
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Jackson
Baxter Hall
James Meredith
Cleve McDowell
Meredith
Ole Miss
Evers
NAACP
A. Charles Jones
Campbell College For
Kennedy
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson State (Negro) College
Cecil Hathaway
United States
Arthur L. Johnson
Detroit
See JACKSON Page 9 Journal-World at Summer Address
Classified line promotes obtaining the Journal-World at a summer address with a telephone contact for subscriptions.
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Jackson
Journal-World
Macmillan Faces Cabinet Strain Over Profumo Scandal
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan steering through a tense second Cabinet day amid resignations rumor and denials. Labor demands his resignation as ministers weigh loyalty while Enoch Powell and others deny plans to quit.
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Harold Macmillan
Labor Party
Patrick Gordon Walker
Moscow
Walker
Labor
Enoch Powell
Evening Standard
Powell
Whitehall
Profumo
Macmillan
Anthony Eden
Keith Joseph
Henry Brooke
Edward Boyle
House of Commons
Christine Keeler
Harold Wilson
Lord Poole
Alabama enrolls Negro scientist for grad study
In Huntsville Alabama a 27 year old Negro scientist engaged in space age research enrolled without incident in the University of Alabama System for Post Graduate Work. He paid a $60 fee for Introduction to Atomic Physics and will attend two nights weekly. State Troopers and federal officials oversaw registration amid civil rights tensions.
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Huntsville
Ala
University of Alabama
U.S. Department of Justice
Dave Mack McGlathery
University Extension Center
George C. Wallace
Tuscaloosa
McGlathery
Here
Vivian Malone
James A. Hood
Alabama National Guardsmen
Wallace
Frank A. Rose
Kennedy
Rose
Teachers Win Crucial Race With Runaway Boxcar
Two teachers Victor McCabe of Lincoln and Stanly Crawford of Vesper spotted a runaway railroad boxcar rolling from a siding near an elevator between Denmark and Lincoln. They chased it by car for about five miles, braked the car at a crossing two miles west of Lincoln, and halted the boxcar.
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Lincoln, Kan
Denmark
Lincoln
Victor McCabe
Stanly Crawford
Vesper
Betancourt orders mass arrests of Communists in Venezuela
President Romulo Betancourt announced a nationwide roundup targeting about 40 000 Communists and pro Castro extremists after a foiled assassination plot at the archbishop's palace in Ciudad Bolivar. Police detained two suspects as a time bomb and dynamite were found. a third fled. He pledged 30 year terms for arson terrorists and said detainees will be held without charges past 30 days. The move comes as Betancourt faces election pressure and ongoing security challenges.
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Betancourt
Ciudad Bolivar
Caracas
Carlos Andres Perez
MIR
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Orinoco
San Felix
Lung transplant successful at University Medical Center
Surgeons at University Medical Center Jackson say a 58 year-old man received a healthy lung from an unrelated donor in a three hour operation on Tuesday. The patient is reported doing well following the transplant replacing a cancerous lung.
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Jackson, Miss
University Medical Center
All Hell Will Break Loose Evers Murder Spells Trouble
Medgar W. Evers, a top NAACP leader in Mississippi, was killed by a gunshot in the back in Tuscaloosa Alabama. The Associated Press analyzes potential national and Southern reactions including intensified civil rights pressure, white counter reaction, and new cross racial communication channels.
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Medgar W. Evers
Associated Press
Reiman Morin
Brown Proposes Plugs at Lone Star Lake Repair
Douglas County commissioners plan corrective work for a leaky Lone Star Lake tower after engineer Fred Brown and two commissioners inspected the site. Brown recommended timber braces and cement-filled sacks to halt leaks, with valve repairs to follow. The lake risks substantial water loss, prompting an emergency association meeting and Friday vote on Brown's plan.
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Douglas County
Lone Star Lake
Fred Brown
Bowersock Mills
Brown
Walter Kampschroeder
Harvey Booth
Kampschroeder
Lone Star Lake Association
Emory Scott
Scott
Forecasters Pinch of Statistics Questions Weather Bureau Accuracy
Statisticians say the Weather Bureau forecasts are about 80 percent accurate. Local readings show a warm stretch with a near 100 degree high possible, while recent forecasts missed on rain and heat. The piece notes public skepticism over predictions and records recent temperatures and norms.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bureau
Lawrence
Weather Bureau
New York Stocks Close Slightly Lower As Markets Tread Water
The Dow Jones average fell 0.2 points to 272.3 as 60 issues declined and vast market uncertainty persisted. Investors weighed economic data and corporate results amid cautious trade.
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New York
Fall at Viaduct Claims Life of 30 Year Old Worker
A worker, Charles Hamre, 30, of North Kansas City, died after slipping from the top level of a viaduct under renovation in Kansas City Kansas. Witness Terry Lillis, 19, grabbed his wrist but could not save him as Hamre fell into the Kaw River. Fire department and volunteers searched for the body.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles Hamre
Hamre
Terry Lillis
Kaw
Weather outlook Northeast Kansas cools into weekend
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Friday, then cooler temperatures by late Friday. Tonight’s low near 70, Friday highs around 90 with no rain expected. A brief regional cooling trend follows into the weekend.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Ieral
Inaugural Speech For Harold Chase At Sunflower Girls State
Kansas Lt Gov Harold Chase will deliver the inaugural speech at 7:30 PM in the Kansas Union Ballroom. New governor Miss Bea Burdette will assume duties from 1962 Gov Lynne Peddicord, with other state officials and supreme court justices sworn in tonight.
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Bea Burdette
Kansas City
Kan
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Miss Burdette
Lynne Peddicord
Wamego
Supreme Court
Federalist Party
Pamela Kay O'’Brahim
Overbrook
Otis L. Burdette
Ward High School
National Honor Society
Young Christian Students
Pep Club
Future Nurses Club
St. Mary’s College
Xavier
Bette Byrd
Wichita
Mary Bolton
Abilene
Judy Pistotnik
Alma
Bonnie Avery
Larned
Marlene Clanton
Fredonia
Dee Mason
Arkansas City
Glenda Carmack
el Dorado
Pat Hill
Mulvane
Robyn Granger
Lyons
Judy Broadstreet
Marion
Janet Lyon
Carmen Hall
Baxter Springs
Linda Goff
Jan Henry
Dodge City
Jackie Byers
Burr Oak
Topeka
Lawrence
Music Camp Opens Its 26th Kansas U Season With 1100 Expected
The Midwestern Music and Art Camp at Kansas University begins its six week session Sunday with an anticipated enrollment near 1100 senior and junior high students. Prof. Russell Wiley chairs the program guiding eight divisions including music art ballet theater journalism speech science and engineering.
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Kansas University
House Okays Tax Move
The House passed 283 to 91 a bill to continue current taxes on corporate income autos cigarettes and other consumer items to avoid a 4.2 billion revenue loss.
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Washington
House
Nation’s doctors unveil emergency safety symbol for medical alerts
Chicago reports the American Medical Association announces a universal hexagon emblem with a Rod of Asclepius to mark physiological conditions. The symbol will accompany personal health cards or alert devices and may appear on wristlets or pendants to aid responders in emergencies.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Carol Potthoff
Omaha
Aesculapius
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