Oldest US man Charlie Smith celebrates 133rd birthday
Bartow Florida AP Charlie Smith a former slave born in 1842 marks Independence Eve with cake gifts and a toast at his nursing home. He recalls surviving from a slave ship and says he feels 18 to 20 despite aging. He jokes about whisky and marriage.
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Naval collision reported between American submarine and Soviet sub
The San Diego Evening Tribune reports a May 1974 underwater collision off Petropavlovsk Kamchatka between the US Navy attack sub Pintado and a Yankee class Soviet ballistic missile submarine. Both vessels were armed. Pintado crewmen unhurt according to the Tribune, Soviet casualties undetermined.
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NAACP Sues HEW to End School Segregation in North and West
The NAACP filed a federal suit asking HEW to investigate eight districts it regards as segregated and to deny federal funding to such schools. It cites 65 additional jurisdictions and notes long-running HEW investigations with many years idle. Nathaniel Jones calls it a major assault on northern segregation.
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