Alabama denies discrimination charges in Negro voter case
The Justice Department sued Jefferson County Alabama registrars over alleged denial of registration to about 2,000 Negro applicants. The suit claims unequal treatment and seeks immediate reexamination and equal eligibility standards, while officials defend the board’s compliance with state laws.
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Birmingham
Justice Department
Board of Registrars
U.S. District Court
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Jefferson (Birmingham) County
Emmett Perry
Perry
Chearge Bellsnyder
Alabama
Beilsnyvder
Richard M. Harris
J. M. Farris
Man pays parking fine with Japanese yen in Louisville
B M Pittman, missing in Japan, sent a 500 yen note to settle a June 5 Louisville parking ticket. Officials valued the note at 1.35 dollars, while Pittman owed 6 dollars in U.S. currency. City will accept the 1.3 value as partial payment.
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Louisville
B. M. Pittman
Japan
Army and
Air Force Postal Service
Pittman
U.S
Central Airlines to operate with permanent replacements
Central Airlines chair A. A. Bradford warned Wednesday that the carrier will keep flying and permanently replace strikers if the Airline Employes Assn. strikes. He also announced immediate wage and vacation benefit increases. Union president Victor J. Herbert said a strike date will be set in coming days for about 400 members.
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Fort Worth
A. A. Bradford
Central Airlines
Rockefeller brother distributes 20000 silver dollars to workers
Winthrop Rockefeller marked ten years in Arkansas by giving out 20000 silver dollars as a month’s payroll to employees of Winrock Farms at Petit Jean Mountain and to Carlisle division staff in Eastern Arkansas and to Little Rock offices. He is a son of John D. Rockefeller and brother of Nelson Rockefeller and active in Republican politics.
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Morriston, Ark
UPI
Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Winrock
Petit Jean Mountain
Morriston
Carlisle
Little Rock
John D. Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Boho
Dallas Mayor Rejects Fort Worth Regional Airport Plan
Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell testifies before the Civil Aeronautics Board and rejects cooperation on a regional airport with Fort Worth. He states Dallas is not interested and would exit the airport business if the CAB rules against using Love Field.
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Dallas
Earley Cabell
Civil Aeronautics Board
Fort Worth
Cabell
CAB
G. Norman Kenyon
Ross I. Newmann
Love Field
Pair's Execution Date Extended in Houston Case
Gov. John Connelly extended the execution date for Leslie Ashley and Carolyn Lima to October 28 while their federal appeals proceed. The 5th Circuit ordered a new trial in May and the state asks for reconsideration. Ashley is 24 and Lima 21, slated to die for the 1961 slaying of Houston realtor Fred Tones at his office. The extension avoids re sentencing if the New Orleans ruling goes against them.
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Board of Pardons and Paroles
New Orleans
Ashley
Miss Lima
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Pardons and Paroles Board
De Gaulle Takes Vacation After Cabinet Meeting
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle left for his eastern France country home for a vacation after the weekly Cabinet session. In Lusaka UPD Julian A. McPhee, president of California State Polytechnic, arrived to discuss local plans for adult education.
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Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
UPD
Julian A. McPhee
California State Polytechnic
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