Federal Judge Orders Start Toward Birmingham School Desegregation
A federal judge in Birmingham rejected immediate integration while retaining jurisdiction to lower racial barriers by fall. Judge Seybourn Lynne said Negro students had not exhausted remedies under the state placement law and urged processing transfer requests before the September 1963 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gordon
United Press International
Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Jackson
Miss
Seybourn Lynne
Lynne
Memphis Norman
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Evers
Alabama
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
White House
Washington
Congress
Bison Airlines Wins Carlsbad Flight Approval
State corporation commissioners Murray Morgan and G Y Fails voted to authorize Bison Airlines to operate regular flights from Carlsbad to eight New Mexico and West Texas cities after a morning hearing. Support came from area businessmen including State Sen. C Fincher Neal and others. Bison already serves Santa Fe Albuquerque Roswell Artesia Hobbs Las Cruces El Paso and Midland Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
UPD
State Corporation Commission
Bison Airlines
New Mexico
West Texas
Murray Morgan
G. Y. Fails
C. Fincher Neal
Deddy
Jack Litton
Joe Kearns
Ralph Litteral
Elwin Fisk
Joe Dilacont
Henry Mathews
Ivan Kinter
Bison
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Roswell
Artesia
Hobbs
Las Cruces
el Paso
Midland-Odessa
Goldwater To Address New Mexico Military Institute Graduation
Roswell events mark the 70th NMMI commencement with Senator Barry Goldwater to deliver the address at 4 30 Sunday morning outdoors if weather permits. About 240 cadets receive certificates and diplomas as 145 Third Class and 96 First Class cadets are honored. The day includes parade, drill, and Cadet Jambolaya events open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Barecks
Astitate
Cahoon Armory
Temperatures Yesterday Reported Across City
Yesterday saw a low of 51 degrees at 5 a.m. and a high of 82 degrees at 2 p.m. The day featured typical spring warmth with clear skies and light winds.
Pope John XXIII Faces Critical Bleeding Crisis
Pope John XXIII, 81, suffered a massive internal hemorrhage in Vatican City amid fears of advanced stomach cancer. Doctors fought to control bleeding with transfusions and new therapy, while the pope remained conscious and serene, expressing willingness to endure if God wills. Crowds and pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square as officials disclosed a gastric growth could be malignant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Sunderland
United Press International
Vatican City
UPI
John XXIII
Vatican
Amleto Cardinal Cigognani
Kennedy
Rome
St. Peter’s Square
St. Jer’s Basilica
Msgr
Msgr. E ‘Marchetti
Pet
Washington faces rising wrath on civil rights drive
Washington officials weigh a new civil rights bill as Rep. Emanuel Celler seeks rapid committee action after hearings. President Kennedy may address the nation on civil rights and plans a Southern trip, with Georgia Tech event set for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Teachers Of The Year Honored At Taylor Banquet
Russell A Harrison and Blanche Collie named teachers of the year at the Taylor Junior High banquet. Four retiring staff received gifts while bus contractor Paul Moore, hospitalized in Clovis, was noted. Delbert Downing of Midland delivered the address urging teachers to open doors for students amid rapid technology changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Harrison
Blanche Collie
New Taylor Junior High
Future Teachers of America
Russell A. Harrison
Lea Elementary
FTA
Ruth Mayhew
Jefferson
Bess Yearwood
Paul Moore
Bus
H. W. Wilks
H. C. Pannell
Moore
Clovis
Delbert Downing
Midland
Downing
Gwen Humble
Harrison
Rose Benham
Collie
Lovington High School
Future Teachers Association
Carolyn McCracken
Oklahoma University
Oklahoma Baptist College
Shawnee
Opal
Rusty
Eastern New Mexico University
Allen
ENMU
Sheila
Lovington Junior High School
Lovington
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
John
Yarbro
Cheryl
Teachers of America
Blanche Collier
Indians Look To Future Via Electronics Industry
A group of 45 Indians began work this week for an electronics firm building a 400000 dollar plant on the Navajo reservation. The project aims to upgrade Indian skills and provide employment in Laguna. Nearby, Lovington educators Harrison and Mrs. Collie are noted for long tenures in teaching as part of local education coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Blount
Phoenix
Ariz
Salvation Army
Louie P. Clarke
Lovington
Laguna
UPD
Na Reservation
Second Negro Enrolled at Ole Miss in Summer Session
U S District Judge Sidney Mize ordered the enrollment of Cleve McDowell of Drew in the Ole Miss law school for the Summer session starting June 5. Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson plans to move to dissolve the 10 day order. McDowell had sought admission after meeting with Meredith and law school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi, Miss
UPI
U.S
Sidney Mize
University of Mississippi
Mize
Cleve McDowell
Drew
Miss
Joe T. Patterson
McDowell
Constance Baker Motley
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Motley
Patterson
James Meredith
Ole Miss
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Jackson State College For
Ole Miss School of Law
Law School
Meredith
Jackson State
Charles Clark
Ross Barnett
Memorial Day Service Set by Legion and VFW Posts
Members of the American Legion and VFW will honor fallen servicemembers Thursday at 10 a.m. at the southwest square memorial. Reese Greaves will serve as emcee. Legion, VFW, and AUX members will form a parade to the courthouse, with a firing squad and Boy Scouts invited. A tribute to Gold Mothers will follow at two cemeteries, inviting those with lost sons to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
U. of Foreign War
Memorial
Reese Greaves
Ican Legion
Carl Henderson
Legion
VFW
No Guard
Lovington
Weather Outlook for Lovington Turns Clear to Cloudy
Weather summary notes changing temperatures through Wednesday with both high and low forecasts. Readers should expect mild, fluctuating conditions as the week progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Lovington Merchants Plan Extensive Christmas Promotion
Local merchants guild outlines a large Christmas rollout with Santa visits on two dates, a lighting ceremony, a downtown treasure hunt, and prize drawings including 15 bicycles and a 1964 automobile. Funding targets 60 businesses at 75 dollars each by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Retail Merchants Planning Committee
Bill
Hawkins
Themittee
Commi
Santa
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Goldwater
Helen Wilson
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