Cleveland Racial Truce Spurs Local Tensions
Cleveland officials clash over a two week truce after rioting tied to a Glenville school protest. City Hall negotiations included Mayor Locher civil rights leaders and the school board. Judge Corrigan will hear a request to ban picketing at Lakeview school. James Farmer and James Meredith spoke to a large civil rights rally at Cory Methodist Church.
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Cleveland (Ap
Ralph A. McAllister
City Hall
Cleveland
McAllister
Common Pleas Court
John V. Corrigan
Glenville
East Side
Lakeview Road
Bruce Klunder
Ralph S. Locher
Corrigan
Lakeview
Collinwood Improvement Association
Glenville-area
Albert A. Ballow
Association
Cory Methodist Church
James Farmer
The
Congress of Racial Equality
James Meredith
PUCO Drops Its Rulings On Trucks
In Columbus the Public Utilities Commission rescinded two March 18 orders aimed at irregular route carriers after protests and a Supreme Court suit. The PUCO said the directives did not clearly exempt certain specialized carriage and that irregulars argued the rules would curb expansion and current operations.
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Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
PUCO
Lausche Blasts New Farm Subsidy Bill
Senator Frank J. Lausche of Ohio condemns House approval of the wheat cotton subsidy measure. He argues the policy spreads aid to subsidize foreign goods and burdens residents of Cleveland's St. Clair Avenue, echoing concern for local workers tied to domestic industry.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
United States
St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland
Negro Rifle Club Defense Sparks Cleveland Dispute
Lewis G. Robinson, a Black city housing inspector who organized a rifle club to aid civil rights demonstrators, says he will contest a suspension pending discharge. James M. Lister, urban renewal director, ordered the suspension with a hearing set for Monday afternoon. Mayor Ralph Locher backed the action, warning the club threatens government and order. Robinson claims the move stems from white fear and plans to fight through his attorneys.
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Cleveland (Ap
Lewis G. Robinson
James M. Lister
Robinson
Ralph
Locher
Lister
Cleveland
Maryland Senator Verda Welcome Attacked by Sniper
A gunman fired five shots at Verda Welcome as she exited her car in Maryland. She was grazed on her heel and back, treated by her husband Dr Henry Welcome. Police found five cartridges and slugs from a .22 caliber weapon. Welcome, a Baltimore Democrat and civil rights advocate, was returning from a dinner when shot.
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Maryland Senate
Welcome
House of Delegates
State Senator seeks action over low assessed property values
State Sen. William H. Deddens urged a protest against owners on the tax duplicate selling property for far less than its state purchase price. He pressed the idea at a Warren County case where the Board of Tax Appeals approved the Highway Department's 10 acre purchase for 10000 dollars, though the tax record valued it at 100 dollars per acre.
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Ohio
William H. Deddens
Cincinnati
State Controlling Board
State Board of Tax Appeals
Warren County
Deddens
Turtlecreek Township
Highway Department
MacArthur Laid To Rest In Norfolk Memorial
In Norfolk crowds exceed 200000 gather as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur lies in a flag draped coffin at the MacArthur Memorial. He will be lowered into the tomb with state rites and Episcopal services after a public in state viewing. President Johnson, represented by Attorney General Kennedy, saluted the hero in Washington before the burial events.
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Virginia
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson Wins Delay of Railroad Strike
Brazil's revolutionary military leaders bypassed Congress to purge leftwingers. At least two congressmen were arrested and 49 more sought as the institutional act grants sweeping anti subversion powers and shortens constitutional amendment rules. The act, lasting until Jan 1966, orders a provisional president election set for Saturday.
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Brazil
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Joao Goulart
Rio de Janeiro
Military Revolutionary Command
Chamber of Deputies
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Weather Summary for Ohio From Columbus Office
Official Weather Bureau report indicates fair skies dominated Ohio overnight with increasing cloudiness from a weak low pressure line. A warming trend is forecast for the Hocking Valley despite Saturday afternoon showers with Thursday’s high at 51 degrees and overnight low around 55.
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Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
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Idaho
Congress Poised To Receive Appalachia Rehabilitation Plan
A White House message on Appalachia economic rehabilitation could reach Congress in two weeks. The Appalachian Regional Commission urges $3 billion federal and $1.3 billion state funding over five years for highways dams sewage and job programs across 10-state Appalachia. The plan faces GOP governors Rhodes and Scranton who oppose funding methods though Johnson plans regional talks and a governors conference.
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Commissioners To Invite Bids On Dust Control Project
Hocking County commissioners voted to advertise for bids to spray dust suppressants on county roads in front of farms churches and schools by May 26. Sealed bids open at 10 a.m. April 30 under County Engineer Albert Seabright. Also report notes 190 dog calls 67 dogs picked up in March five bite complaints 2 507 licenses issued by April 1 versus 2 529 in 1963. Audit and equipment inventory filed.
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Hocking
Albert Seabright
James Leonard
Johnson seeks 15 day rail deal after talks at White House
President Johnson pressed for an honorable settlement in the nationwide rail strike dispute. He invited labor and management to negotiate at the White House and held a conference with Labor Secretary Wirtz and four officials. A 15 day truces was agreed with five railroad brotherhoods to pause the strike while talks continue.
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Rose Garden
Congress
Isaiah
Illinois Central Railroad
Weather Mostly Clear Across the Nation
The Weather Bureau reports clear conditions from the Atlantic to the Pacific with showers in the far Northwest and occasional sprinkles around Lake Michigan and in the Florida Keys.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Weather Bureau Today
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Florida Keys
Pistol Shot Fatal To Harry J. Mowery 63
Harry J. Mowery 63 of Gore Route 1 was found dead at his home from a .22 pistol shot to the temple. Sheriff notes despondency and poor health. time of death estimated midnight Tuesday. Survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral Sunday at Leonard Funeral Home with burial at Fellowship Cemetery Green Two.
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Gore Rt. 1
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Mowery
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Mary Smith
Paul Hartman
Hocking County
Thomas
Mary D. Mowery
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Logan Eagles
Beeman
Logan
Mildred Riggs
Nelsonville
Mary Strawn
Rowena Welch
Lrendale
Hazel Cook
Oroville
Gore
Leonard Funeral Home
Paul Brown
Fellowship Cemetery
Green Two
Flying Housewives Continue Journeys
Joan Merriam, a 24 year old Long Beach housewife, departed Karachi for Ahmedabad and Calcutta in a solo round the world flight after overnighting there. Poor weather forced a route change from New Delhi. Jerrie Mack of Columbus, Ohio planned to depart Manila for Guam.
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Pakistan
Joan Merriam
Ahmedabad
India
Calcutta
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Aden
Arabian Peninsula
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Globe
Jerrie Mack
Columbus
Ohio
Manila
Guam
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