JFKE Sends U.S. Troops Into Birmingham Area
The Justice Department directs civil rights efforts in Birmingham as Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall coordinates with officials. Marshall says armed forces riot control units may be alerted and the Alabama National Guard could be called if needed amid a crisis following earlier demonstrations.
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Mingham
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Marshall
Department
McNamara
Birmingham
Alabama National Guard
Joseph F. Dolan
Guard
U.S
U.S. Atty
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Federal troops eyed as Birmingham unrest blazes
President orders potential use of federal force under 1871 law to quell Birmingham riots. Kennedy schedules riot control units and Alabama National Guard, while King states federal action will safeguard civil rights.
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Alabama
United States
Kennedy
Birmingham
U.S
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi National Guard
101St
82Nd Airborne
328Th Infantry
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Ala
A.G. King
A.G. Gaston
King
Dave Fawcett Victim in Midland Race Crash
A Lubbock race driver, Dave Fawcett, was killed in a Midland area crash during a Sunday race. The incident occurred after a prior Holley mishap as track crews cleared wreckage and cars held position under the green flag. Local drivers and enthusiasts attended the event, with Holley a Mississippi native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holley
Capt. Holley
Mississippi
Lubbock
Racing executive Fawcett killed in Midland crash
The Midland track scene turned violent as a fatal crash claimed Dave Fawcett, Lubbock car dealer and race promoter. Police and Civil Defense protected mourners, while witnesses noted his long driving career from Sebring to Texas. Services set for Tuesday at Second Baptist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park.
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Fawcett
Carter
Capt
Sebring
Fla
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Dave Fawcett
Lubbock
Mth St
Tech
ATO Fraternity
Second Baptist Church
Bob Hearn
I. D. Walker
Highland Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Kathy
Steven
Maurice
48Th St
Tip Killingsworth
Casa Grande
Ariz
E. L. Wallace
Amherst
Trans Atlantic Airline Fare Crisis Averted
The United States and Britain reached an agreement to continue talks over proposed trans Atlantic fare increases. Officials said passenger service would not be interrupted while discussions proceed and CAB guidance remains unchanged.
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Washington
United States
Britain
London
U.S
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
State Department
Department of State
Civil Aeronautics Board
Atlantic
Riots Explode in Birmingham Over Segregation Clash
Police and Negro residents clashed in Birmingham after bombings at the Rev. A D King home and the Gaston Motel, injuring two. Mayor-elect Boutwell urged restraint while King urged peace as violence spread through the city.
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Ross
Ross ‘Hagen
Associated Press
Birmingham
A.D. King
Martin Luther King
Albert Boutwell
Birmingham News
A. D. King
Gaston
A.d.king
W.J. Haley
Adamsville
Ala
Clay appeals to business leaders for foreign aid backing
Gen. Lucius D. Clay urged U S business leaders at the Spring Business Council meeting in Hot Springs Virginia to back the foreign aid program despite cuts. He praised Bell directing a stronger streamlined aid effort and warned against drastic reductions harming U S prestige abroad.
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Hot Springs
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Kennedy
Business Council
David E. Bell
Bell
Lehman Bros
New York
Births Born to Local Residents at West Texas and Methodist Hospitals
A series of birth notices from local families reports newborns at West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital. Parents include Ysidro Quarez, Bill Wheeler, Leonard J. Maranto, Bob Reynolds, Jesse Sellers, Dan Kelly, Oulio Martinez, Jose Cristan, Geronimo Alvarado, and Luther Guyton. Weights range from about 4 to 7 pounds with times on Sundays or Saturdays. The fathers’ occupations include driver, lumber company employee, recreation director, salesman, insurance, meat company, ant, city worker, construction, and Coca Cola plant.
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Bill Wheeler
West Texas Hospital
Forrest Lumber Co
Leonard J. Maranto
Nashville Ave
Methodist Hospital
Keese Air Force Base
Luther Guyton
Wat Beach
Coca Cola Bottle Company
Mother-In-Law Nag Leads to Wife's Slaying in Hospital
In Frosinone Italy a jobless man Francesco Protano 28 broke into a hospital sun porch at midnight and stabbed his wife Antonietta Protano 20 four times killing her. He said the act was revenge against his nagging mother-in-law and confessed to officers after being subdued and arrested on a homicide charge.
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Frosinone
Italy
Rome
Francesco Protano
Antonietta Protano
Protano
Reds Seek Kennedy Help in Globke Probe
Berlin AP report says Josef Streit the public prosecutor of East Germany asked U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy for aid in investigating Hans Globke Konrad Adenauers top aide. The request seeks documents and witness statements on Globkes alleged Nazi era complicity. East Germany lacks diplomatic ties to the United States.
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Berlin
Germany
Josef Streit
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Hans Globke
ADN
Globke
Adenauer
Streit
Kennedys
Kennedy
United States
East J Germany
Scenes of Birmingham Violence Damages Home of Rev A D King
The home of Rev A D King sits in shambles after a dynamite blast in Birmingham early Sunday. King is the brother of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Officials investigated the attack as a possible civil rights era bombing.
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Birmingham
A. D. King
King
Riots and Arson Mark Night of Civil Unrest
An AP wirephoto shows Martin Luther King era tensions as a fire spreads through Alabama. Arson looting and rioting followed mobilization. No injuries were reported from a blast. A Civil Defense worker escorts a hysterical barefoot Negro woman from danger as bombings occur in Negro areas.
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Martin Luther King
Alabama Integra
Sylvester Nor- Negro
Ris
Howling Dog Case Joins Spy Annals
Washington reports the State Department adds the howling dog incident to espionage annals. A security officer found a high frequency listening device hidden under parquet flooring in a foreign country home of a U S military attaché. The device was operable by a dog audible tone.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Department
U.S
Department of State
Vicar Urges Jazz in English Church Hymns
London AP report notes Rev Ronald Gordon of St. Peters Birmingham urges churches to jazz up hymns to better express congregations' feelings. He cites traditional music as an unknown tongue and calls for revised prayers and new hymn lyrics alongside new music.
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London
Church of England
Ronald Gordon
St. Peter's Birmingham
The Country Parson Looks at Justice and Charity
A reflective line urges that selfishness justifies denying justice, while true self interest lies in granting it to the unfortunate. The text argues justice to others is essential to our own moral welfare.
Haitian leader Duvalier appears in public after 12 days
President Francois Duvalier made a public appearance in Port au Prince on Sunday amid heavy security. He said he feels he may be winning his grim battle to stay alive and in control of Haiti.
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John W. Young
Congress
Clay Committee
Gordo
Clay
Free World
Bell
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Jon the Fantastic
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JFKE
Midland
Trans-Atlantic
FFROM
Wallace
House Un-American Activities Committee
Atlanta
King's Home
Celegiela
Wyatt Tee Walker
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Walker
Wey Ami Mare Cooper
Cape Canaveral
John A. Powers
Cooper
Faith 7
Air Force Missile Test Center
First Christian Church
Coca Beach
Alva Sizermore
Signs Bible
Patrick Afb
Pacific
Midway Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Central Pacific
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Houston
Trudy Olson Cooper
Astro- Brioni
Yugoslavia
Naut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Tito
Camala
el Houriya
Freedom
Janita
Ysidro Quarez
Ith St
Bob R. Reynolds
Pwearls
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Jesse M. Sellers
Superior Meat Co
Dan Kelly
Borman and
Caraway
Oulio Martinez
Lauf Clinic
City of
Lubbork
Jose Cristan
Laut Chie
Mro
Geronimo Alvarado
N Ave
Se Bom Puttdas
Lautlime
Nags
Reds
Bobby
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