Boycotts Grow Across Alabama Amid School Walkouts
In Alabama we see widespread pupil boycotts protesting integration. Over 1,000 students stayed away from West End High School in Birmingham for a third day, about 300 walked out at Murphy High in Mobile, and nearly 50 were arrested there. Demonstrations spread to Ensley and Jones Valley high schools, with violence and flags observed. Phillips High faced a large protest dispersed by police.
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Alabama
West End High School
Birmingham
Ensley
Jones Valley
Phillips High
Phillips
National States Rights Party
Murphy High
Mobile
Raymond B. Taylor
Tuskegee
Graymont Elementary
West End
Phillips High School
Weather and temperature readings for the region
Northeast Kansas forecast expects clear, cooler tonight and fair, mild conditions Friday. Highs in the 70s, with tonight’s lows in the 50s. Temperature readings show variable numbers and a record high of 104 in 1956 and low of 44 in 1940.
Backing Grows for Limited Nuclear Test Ban Pact
Senate support for the limited nuclear test ban treaty rose with Democratic and Republican leaders claiming nearly 80 votes in favor. President Kennedy and Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen urged ratification with assurances on underground testing, potential resumption of atmospheric tests, enhanced violation detection, and presidential wartime authority. Dirksen praised Kennedy’s letter and Eisenhower’s approval of the guarantee.
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Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Sen
Mike Mansfield
United States
Russell B. Long
D-La
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sinatra May Lose Nevada Gaming License Over Giancana On Cal Neva Premises
Nevada gaming officials threaten to revoke Frank Sinatra’s license after charging he knowingly hosted mob figure Sam Giancana at Cal Neva Lodge on the California Nevada line between July 17 and 28. The complaint also accuses a Sinatra aide of attempting to bribe state gaming agents.
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Carson City
Nev
Frank Sinatra
Nevada
America
Sinatra
New York
Frank Sinatra Jr
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Lake Tahoe
Sam Giancana
State Gaming Commission
Giancana
Oak Park
Ill
Justice Department
Casa Nostra
Our
The
Gaming Board
Cal-Neva
Paul
d’Amato
Cal-Neva Lodge
Henry Sanicola
Sanford Waterman
Sanicola
Waterman
Cal- Neva
Sands
Las Vegas
Moonshine Stills Seized From Jeep In Arkansas
State and federal authorities seized a portable moonshine still mounted on the front of a jeep in Monroe County in southern Arkansas. The case involves ongoing investigations by Arkansas police and federal agents.
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Clarendon
Ark
Monroe County
Arkansas
Jeep
Stock Market Index Ends Slightly Down in New York
The closing average of 60 stocks slid to 280.6, down 0.2 points in New York trading, reflecting a modest market downturn for the session.
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Stock Market Index
New York
First Lady of Viet Nam Defends Diem Regime Abroad
Belgrade reports quote Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu praising South Viet Nam’s regime amid Buddhist unrest. She denounces U S pressures and Kennedy as appeasing opposition while labeling a six-person plot in Saigon. She criticizes press coverage as unfair and supports continued government effort despite war with Viet Cong.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Interparliamentary Union
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
JFK
U.S
Nhu
Union
Tito
Saigon
Paul VI
Aid Imported For Spanish Students
William J. Nolan returns to Central Junior High to teach Spanish after a year in Colombia. He brings Colombian slides, clothing, newspapers, books and records to supplement lessons on Colombia. In Cali he taught English and other subjects at a private school, lived with his wife Marion and son Ron, and survived a strong earthquake that killed nine people.
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Colombia
William J. Nolan
Central
South America
Nolan
Colummbia
Wallace County
Anticipa
Ting
FBI
Lawrence
Kansas University
Woodlawn School
Marion
Ron
Cali
Nolans
Enrollment Opens Today at KU With 11250 Expected
Kansas University begins enrollment on the Lawrence campus with a record 11 250 students expected. Last names O through D enroll today followed by E through M on Friday. Orientation includes exams adviser conferences and Friday night activities at Temlin Hall and Kansas Union Forum Room featuring Butterfield 8 screenings and a whatchamacallit social.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
The
Kansas Union
Elizabeth Taylor
Laurence Harvey
Eddie Fisher
Templin Hall
Association of University
Whiz Kids Not Always Wins In Military Debate
Civilian analysts at the Pentagon clash with military leaders over strategy. Some propose withdrawing all nuclear battlefield weapons from Western Europe to reduce accidental exchange risk, a plan the Joint Chiefs warned could end NATO, and the idea did not advance.
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Fense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Western
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Atlan
Officials Meet On Local Work At Noon Lunch
City Manager Harold Horn and John Cofer with Harland Bartholomew representative and the Steering Committee of the Committee of 100 met at a Virginia Inn lunch to discuss organizational aspects and the Bartholomew report for Lawrence. Cofer will brief City Commission and Traffic and Planning Commissions at City Hall at 7:80 this evening.
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Harold Horn
John Cofer
Harland Bartholomew
Committee of 100
Virginia Inn
Lawrence
Warren Rhodes
Olin K. Petefish
Irvin Youngberg
Paul Ericson
William B. Willee
Ethan Allen
Dick Raney
Travis Glass
Utpities
Warren Lesh
Fred N. Six
Parks and Recreation
Cofer
St. Louis
City Commission
Traffic Commission and Planning Commission
City Hall
Cooler Weather Hits Kansas as Front Brings Relief
Sharply cooler weather moved into Kansas replacing Wednesday’s heat and humidity. The forecast calls for clearing skies and mild temperatures with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Readings showed 79 degrees at 10 am, then dropping to 75 by 2 pm as the cold front moved through the Lawrence area. The previous day’s high was 95 with a 65 low. a record high of 104 in 1956 and a 44 low in 1940 were noted.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Barry Goldwater Demands Rationale for Nuclear Ban Treaty
Sen. Barry Goldwater renewed his demand that ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty be conditioned on Soviet forces leaving Cuba. He said even if accepted, the condition would not make the treaty more acceptable due to security risks worldwide.
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Washington
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
Cuba
Goldwater
Pratt Holds Far Eastern Table Title
Richard Pratt a Jayhawk tackle and 264 pound sophomore led a KU touring cast in the Defense Department USO sponsored production of The Boy Friend. The troupe performed 36 shows in Japan Korea Okinawa Taiwan The Philippines Guam and Hawaii drawing 18 562 total audience. Pratt stayed in front on stage and backstage as a percussionist during the summer tour and gained 12 pounds.
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Richard Pratt
Kansas University
Far East
Pratt
Ola
Jayhawk
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Taiwan
Philippines
Guam
Hawaii
Defense Department
USO
Officers
Panmunjom
Dick Pratt
Kent Riley
Columbus
Tokyo
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