Mississippi Freedom Riders Press On Toward Jackson
More Freedom Riders headed toward Jackson from Berkeley via Los Angeles and New Orleans with arrival expected by Saturday. Legal actions linger as Judge Mize and a three judge panel weigh writs while arrests climb to 140 after riders occupy the Trailways terminal and refuse orders. Includes Rev Wyatt Tee Walker Theresa Ann Walker and Dr Milton Reid among those arrested.
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New Orleans
U.S. District Court
Sidney Mize
Elizabeth Porter Wyckoff
New York
Elbert P. Tuttle
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Trailways
Henry Schwarzchild
Chicago
J. L. Ray
Schwarzchild
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Wyatt Tee Walker
Atlanta
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Degree awarded to Roy Johnson at Rochester University
Roy Hamlin Johnson of 2141 Ky Street received a doctor of musical arts degree in performance and pedagogy at Rochester University's 111th annual commencement in Rochester New York. He majored in piano and already holds the bachelor of music and master of music from the university's Music School.
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Goldwater Supporters Vie for Chairmanship of Young Republicans
Three conservatives launch campaigns for the Young Republican National Federation chair. Kansas City attorney Robert W. Berrey Indiana treasurer Robert E. Hughes and Minneapolis businessman Len Nadasdy push bids as they criticize Kennedy foreign policy and back Goldwater. Current chairman Ned Cushing urges focus on 1962 elections and avoids 1964 mentions.
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Minneapolis
Young Republican National Federation
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Robert W. Berrey
Kansas City
Robert E. Hughes
Indiana
Len Nadasdy
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Ned Cushing
Downs, Kuan
Cities Service Seeks Rate Hike for Gas Use
Oklahoma City AP reports Cities Service Gas Co seeks government approval to raise natural gas rates. The filing aims to adjust charges for residential and commercial customers, with details pending regulatory review and potential impact on bills.
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Cities Service
Oklahoma City
Cities Service Gas Co
Gas Rate Hike Sought by Distributor Group
K. E. Crenshaw president of the firm said new rates would vary from about three cents to 414 cents per thousand cubic feet. The application filed with the Federal Power Commission requests effective Friday and would affect 2.5 million people in 384 communities across Oklahoma Texas Kansas Missouri and Nebraska.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
K. E. Crenshaw
Federal Power Commission
Washington
New York Thruway Links Major Routes Across States
The 553 mile New York State Thruway connects with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Connecticut Turnpike Garden State Parkway and the Massachusetts Turnpike through extensions and other major highways.
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Garden State
N. J.) Parkway
Drownings Prompt Chetopa Move To Ban Fishing Near Dam
Neosho River danger in Chetopa prompts city ordinance to bar fishing from the dam area. Waders and boats banned within 50 feet of the dam to prevent further deaths, including Eldon Luman 25 and Elmer McCaffrey 41 who fell Friday while crossing the dam walkway.
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Neosho
Eldon Luman
Elmer McCaffrey
Welch
Okla
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