Mississippi Civil Rights Slaying Suspects Freed
Federal motion seeks to reconvene the grand jury in the southern district of Mississippi to hear the case. Several suspects including Barnette and James Jordan await hearings as dates shift and charges remain in flux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
U.S
William Cox
Mississippi
Biloxi
Meridian
Jackson
Barnette
James Jordan
Shreveport
Jordan
Gulfport
Miss
Philadelphia
Oslo
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Ice Storm Eases as Temperatures Rise Across Regions
Record rains and ice reports show an upsurge in minor auto accidents as glaze persists in some areas. Maine endures deep freeze with 20 below in Old Town and 9 below in Houston, while a warming trend arrives from the North Atlantic to the Mississippi Valley. Power restored to most of eastern New York. about 10,000 homes still offline. Red Cross stations near closure as refugee feeding and housing needs diminish. In Texas Motley County records 1.04 inches in February with Matador at .83 inches Thursday night and total yearly rainfall reaching 12.67 inches. Amarillo and Dalhart reach mid forties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Old Town
Houston
North Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
New York
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
South Plains
Texas
Motley County
Matador
Elbert Reeves
Amarillo
Dalhart
Lubbock
Goodfellows Drive Donations to Help Lubbock Children
The fifth annual Goodfellows sale and auction raised funds for the program aiding needy children in Lubbock. Dealers donated money and car parts while Elmer Bunker and Dick Watson chaired bidding, finishing in about an hour. The fund total reached 1829.09 with ongoing donor appeals and a coupon in The Avalanche Journal for information on families within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rice
S. L. Lindley
Calvin Brunken
Lubbock
Elmer Bunker
Albuquerque
Dick Watson
Association For the Benefit of the Goodfellows
Watson
Bunker
Chief Goodfellow
Goodfellow
Avalanche Journal
Architect Contracts Seen As Valuable State Gifts
Dallas News reports a letter from former Texas Regent John S. Redditt reveals Governor Connally regards state architectural contracts as valuable gifts awarded by government. Frank C. Erwin, then chair of the Democratic Executive Committee, says Connally favors contracts to architects friendly to him, delaying Nesmith’s selection to avoid disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas News
University of Texas
John S. Redditt
John Connally
Redditt
Frank C. Erwin
Austin
Texas
Erwin
Connally
Nesmith
el Paso
Births Report From Local Hospitals Highlights Numerous New Arrivals
A series of birth notices list couples and families across Lubbock from Wednesday to Thursday. Names include Pedro Ibarra, Felix Zavala, Billy Ross Thompson, John W. Smith, David Pummill, Augustine Ramirez, Richard F. Phelps, William G. Lewis, Manuel Perez, Doyle K. Taylor, Benito O. Berrera, Clyde Sidney Bunch. Hospitals cited are Lubbock Osteopathic, Methodist, Highland, Porter Clinic, Reese AFB Hospital, West Texas Hospital. Fathers’ occupations range from service station attendant to Litton Industries employee and Texas Tech student. Weighs range from 4 pounds 2 ounces to 9 pounds, with times from 1:10 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
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Pedro Ibarra
Ave
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Billy Ross Thompson
48Th St
Methodist Hospital
Litton Industries
David Leonard Pummill
20Th St
Highland Hospital
Texas Tech
Richard F. Phelps
Arnold
Reese Village
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Clyde Sidney Bunch
Apt
West Texas Hospital
Yellow Cab Co
Regents consider secrecy as they weigh Texas project hiring
Connally hints at possible replacement for Nesmith while regents hold committee meetings behind closed doors. The agenda lists a 385000 budget for the Longhorns Orange Bowl trip and higher entrance requirements, with conflicting accounts about Nesmith and architecture contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regents
Texas Longhorns
Redditt
Connally
Texas Western
Nesmith
Florida Sees Record Tourist Traffic For Year
Florida officials predict a record 14.5 million visitors this year as the Florida Development Commission notes gains in tourist counts from 1959 through 1963. Director Roger Stake cites October data and rising average spending despite shorter stays, with 1963 totals of about 14.2 million visitors and $2.52 billion in expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Florida
Florida Development Commission
Sunshine State
Roger Stake
Commission
Stake
Germany Cuts Military Budget By 425 Million
The West German Parliament on Thursday approved a $425 million reduction in military spending. The cut lowers armed forces expenditures to 4.375 billion as Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's government cites slower than expected purchases this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Contract for Million Milwaukee
Allis Chalmers reports nearly 1 million dollars in orders from the U S Bureau of Reclamation for electrical equipment including switching and substation gear for the Missouri River basin project valued at about 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
UPI
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri River Basin
Drug Sales Grow to New High in United States
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association reports ethical drugs and prescription and over the counter items advertised to health professionals exceeded $2 billion in 1963. Indications are that 1964 figures will grow further as druggists stay busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
United States
Baker investigation shifts to Justice Department files
The Senate committee voted to turn over FBI files on private connections of Roy Baker to the Justice Department. Rep. and Sen. members argued over timing while Jenkins faces questions about his White House tenure and Reynolds’ testimony prompts calls for further inquiry into credibility and spending tied to the Kennedy Johnson campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Cooper
FBI
Justice Department
Pupper
Carl. Curtis
Nebraska
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Jordan
Senate
Rometsch
Baker
Germany
Jenkins
White House
Reynolds
Austin
Johnson
Leon Yodelson
James Saxon
Redwood National Bank of
San Rafael
Calif
Air Force
State Department
Administration
Matthew H. McCloskey
McCloskey
Philadelphia
At&t
John T. Naylor
Philippines
Tax foundations under scrutiny before 89th Congress
Treasury Secretary Dillon previews tax reform for foundations amid Patman led probe into abuses. Proposed measures address self dealing and wealth accumulation while softening penalties. Patman cites lack of enforcement and calls for stronger action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beeen
Congress
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House
Capitol Hill
Patman
89Th
Small Business Committee
Treasury Department
Shadowless Frenchman Pioneers Art Forms in Paris
Francois Chapuis, 36, a dynamic Paris artist, creates a new plastic window art for churches. He has designed lithographs, tapestries, stained glass, and a lighted wall window used in two new churches Saint Michael Livry Gargan and Saint Jean d Arc Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Francois Chapuis
Peotak
Chapuis
Nantes
St. Michael’s
Livry Gargan
Saint Jean d'Arc
Orleans
Soldier writes from combat area on Thanksgiving Day
The third son in a family describes approaching combat area as beautiful and compares it to a garden spot. Earlier, his parents visited him in Albuquerque with his wife and three children. Stoneburner recalls bringing home John’s Christmas present, unsure if it will be opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Albuquerque
John
Stoneburner
Johnson lauds nondiscrimination progress and new civil rights roles
Johnson said the milestone does not provide the whole answer but pledged rapid action to implement the new civil rights law. He cited regulations to remove race or color as a criterion for federal program participation and noted broad voluntary support for nondiscrimination in public accommodations. He announced six groups to be coordinated by Humphrey, including the Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights Commission, and Equal Opportunity committees, while the status of the new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission remained unsettled. Urban League officials praised Humphrey's appointment as a meaningful, challenging assignment.
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Johnson
Humphrey
Civil Rights Division
Justice Department
Civil Rights ‘Commission
Community Relations Service
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Committee On
Equal Opportunity
Urban League
Whitney Young
National League
Sterling Tucker
Washington Urban League
Land Leased For Oil and Gas From UT Lands
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler announced the 49th public auction of University of Texas land leases for oil and gas. A total of 47,770 acres were leased for 2,076,000 dollars with bids on 140 of 169 tracts, the highest from Gulf Oil Corp at 62,000 dollars for a 320 acre Ward County tract. The five year leases carry one sixth royalty. proceeds bring the permanent university fund to 425,000,000 dollars.
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Barnett Ross Barnett
Miss Carter
Barnett
Charles Evers
Medgar Evers
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
J. Edgar Hoover
Ku Klux Klan
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Fannie Chaney
Jesus
Rainey
Ol’ Rainey
Gray Stone Post Office
Robert Donovan Jr
Donovan
Louisiana
Rask
Owen
Supreme Court
Frank Costello
Cox
Katzenbach
Miss Carr
Jimmy Arledge
Travis M. Barnette
Alton Wayne Roberts
Jimmy Snowden
Billy Wayne Posey
Jerry McGraw Sharp
Jimmy Lee Townsend
Tommy A. Horne
Earl B. Akin
Bernard L. Akin
Otha Neal Burkes
James T. Harris
Olen L. Burrage
Frank J. Herndon
Edgar Killen
Felix Zavala
Colgate St
Drover House
John W. Smith
33Rd St
Southwestern Public Service
Augustine Ramirez
E. 37Th St
Porter Clinic Hospital
Frontier Wholesale
William G. Lewis
Reese Ae Hospital
Cease
Manuel Perez
Hub
Doyle K. Taylor
Rice
M. A. Delphio
Benito O. Berrera
City Garage
McNeese
Legislative Budget Board
London
Ipswich
Ence
TUMCN
The
Justice
Department
International. Telephone & Telegraph Co
Roy Baker
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Ellen Rometsch
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sen. Lodge
Internal Revenue. Service
Dillon
Treasury
Maj. Stoneburner
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