Judge Dismisses Justice Move On Police and Klan
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department race rioting complaint against the Birmingham police and two KKK groups, while leaving charges against Montgomery police and other KKK factions intact. Records tied Freedom Rider violence to the KKK via telephone calls referencing Robert Shelton and Kenneth Adams, with witnesses and a regional Bell official testifying during the federal court hearing.
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Justice Department
Birmingham, Ala
Birmingham
Montgomery
Freedom Rider
U.S
Shelton
Kenneth Adams
Anniston
Ala
Charles D. Price
Southern Bell Telephone
Air Race Is Won Again By Fort Worth Woman
Fort Worth pilot Edna Gardner Whyte is declared unofficial winner of the all women international air race in Nassau Bahamas. She averaged 120.7 mph on the 565 mile Fort Myers Florida start course aboard a Cessna 120 with an 11.7 percent performance margin. The Tail End Tony award went to Mary Ann Noah and co pilot Joan Ann Munda of Mission Kansas for the worst index. Twenty two women pilots participated and protests were allowed for 24 hours.
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Nassau
Joan Ann Munda
Mission
Commemorative Marker Planned at Gagarin Landing Site
Red Star reports a commemorative pillar near the Volga across from Saratov marking Yuri Gagarin’s April 12 first space flight landing. Locals plant trees and pave an asphalt path to the pillar with a nearby Young Pioneer camp planned. Gagarin’s takeoff at Baikonur is also noted for records.
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Yuri al. Gagarin
Red Star
Volga River
Saratov
Soviet Defense Ministry
Gagarin
International Aeronautical Federation
Paris
Baikonur
Siberia
Lake
Aral
Rocket with six engines powers 20 million horsepower claim
A message described a rocket featuring six engines producing a combined 20 million horsepower. The note emphasizes extraordinary propulsion capability, citing the engine count and total power as key details.
Kansas City Student Wins Architect Scholarship
Donald Ray Vaughan of Kansas City Missouri will hold the Kansas City Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Scholarship at Kansas University for the 1961 62 academic year. The award carries a stipend of 100 dollars. Vaughan is a North Kansas City High School graduate son of Mr and Mrs Ray A Vaughan. Gary A Noland of Kinsley was earlier selected as a recipient of a similar scholarship.
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Donald Ray Vaughan
Kansas City
American Institute of Architect
Kansas University
Vaughan
Ray A. Vaughan
North Kansas City High School
Gary A. Noland
Kinsley
Lake Ontario Is Narrowest of the Great Lakes
Lake Ontario, about 53 miles wide, stands as the narrowest of the five Great Lakes in North America. The distinction highlights its unique width compared with Superior Michigan Huron and Erie.
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Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
Routine Work By Legislature in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Legislature completed a busy Memorial Day session with routine actions. The House passed a rural electric cooperative favoring local suppliers, while a companion bill bars private power firms from taking over co ops in city-annexed areas served by franchised utilities. Senate debated repeal of the 1957 Supernumerary Judge Act but deadlocked 19-19, with Senator Ray Fine citing economy and retirement pay concerns for elected officials.
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House
Senate
Ray Fine
Gore
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Retirement options for judges eyed by lawmakers
Lawmakers discuss retirement age and recall rules for judges. Senators argue supernumerary judges are needed to reduce the court backlog, with Sen. Roy Grantham of Pones City backing recalled judges serving on cases.
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Sen
Roy Grantham
Pones City
Malaya trip for Shenk to teach in Kuala Lumpur
Henry Shenk professor and chairman at Kansas University will spend the summer in Malaya as a State Department educationalist. He will teach physical education and athletics in Kuala Lumpur and Peang, leaving Lawrence Jenner. He also spent the summer in Malaya on a similar assignment.
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Henry Shenk
Kansas University
Malaya
U.S. State Department
Lawrence Jenner
Kuala Lumpur
Carital City
Peang
Shenk
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