Ex Governor Collins confronts old friends over integration
Thomas Le Roy Collins, former Florida governor and CBS head, now leads the Civil Rights Act established Community Relations Service. He says the anti segregation stance has fractured long standing friendships while he pursues peaceful, lawful desegregation and broader national conciliation efforts.
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Lubeck Library Opens Pre-School Story Hours Series
The Lubeck Public Library launches a new Pre- School Story Hours series for four to six year olds at 10 am Thursday. Dr. Olive Wheeler will narrate Where the Wild Things Are and Mrs. Ed Jarman presents The Terrible Monster on Blackberry Street. Mrs. Platz hosts Pancho and the Bull with the Crooked Tail with a film strip. No admission charge.
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Low Tide Mystery at Mackenzie Park
A Mackenzie Park duck reports that park officials drained part of the lake to widen Broadway entrance and install pipes to control water level. The gaggle fears mud and worries about faster crowds and scavenged leftovers as park visitors notice the quacking scene.
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Reader quotes five year old on teacher not yet teaching reading
A reader letter to the Daily Express recounts a five year old boy's remark after his first day at school. He says the teacher is nice but not very clever because she hasn't taught him to read yet.
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SYNA-CLEAR Decongestant Promises Long Lasting Relief
Advertises SYNA-CLEAR as a hard core decongestant tablet providing instant and continuous relief for eight hours. Claims to drain and clear nasal and sinus cavities, reduce pain and pressure, and stop watery eyes and a runny nose. Sold at drug stores without a prescription with maker's satisfaction guarantee.
Ruby Still Has Guilt Complex
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby believes the world thinks he helped kill President Kennedy despite the Warren Commission finding no part by Ruby. Clayton Fowler said Ruby deteriorated mentally in county jail and may lack the capacity to grasp the report's significance.
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Three Ordered To Cemetery For Damages At Alton Cemetery
A judge in Alton Illinois ordered three young men to perform 40 hours of labor in the local cemetery after they pleaded guilty to knocking over 12 tombstones. Each man was fined $100, with the funds allocated to the cemetery board for repair work.
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