Midwest Democrats push strong civil rights plank
Detroit delegates drafted a tough civil rights platform urging full desegregation and voting rights. The Midwest group backed enforcement measures, school desegregation, housing and employment equality, and injunction powers for the attorney general, signaling a break with some Southern Democrats and Truman.
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Wrong Mom Gets Baby's Clothes
Annie Tedcastle mailed baby clothes to a friend but the parcel went to Queen Elizabeth I by mistake. A palace letter thanked the sender for the gift, and the post office apologized for the error.
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Medical Branch of UT Receives Funds
The University of Texas medical branch in Galveston reports grants totaling nearly $600,000 from the Sealy and Smith foundation in the last 12 months. Dr. John W. Truslow notes an additional $1 million for hospital and teaching support through September 1961, bringing total Sealy gifts to over $16 million since 1889.
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Khrushchev Receives 1894 Bordeaux Bottle
Premier Nikita Khrushchev was presented with a red Bordeaux from the birth year 1894 by the Marquis de Lursalucas. Khrushchev quipped about age while noting it was a good year. The moment occurred during a visit in Bordeaux France.
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