Filter Plant Destroyed Alert Infantry In Race Crisis
Army infantry units were placed on alert at Ft. Benning for possible movement into east Alabama amid racial integration tensions. The 2nd Infantry Division and 11th Air Assault Group were readied within 30 minutes. In Nota sulga Mayor James Rea closed schools due to a water plant fire. Six Negro students attempted to attend Notasulga High School under a federal order but were turned away. A federal court hearing in Opelika was set on a suit challenging the fire prevention ordinance used to exclude students.
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Tuskegee Ala
Ft. Benning
Alabama
Associated Press
2Nd Infantry Division
East Alabama
Columbus
14H
Johnson
James Rea
Notasulga
Shorter
Notasulga High School
Rea
City
Justice Department
Montgomery
Opelika
Steamroller charge as civil rights bill advances in House
Southerners denounce a bipartisan coalition as a steamroller after the House approved with minor changes the key public accommodations section of the civil rights bill. Twenty two amendments were offered, 18 by Southerners. three passed, tightening the constitutional wording and clarifying the section while opponents warned of chilling presses and free speech limits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Andrews
New Jersey
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
R-Ohio
Edwin E. Willis
New Mexico Declares Emergency Amid Blizzard Whip
New Mexico Governor Jack Campbell invoked the National Guard and declared two emergency areas as parts of five states dealt with a major blizzard. Snow plows battled 20 foot drifts between Santa Rosa and Vaughn while winds up to 60 mph hampered clearing efforts. Sixteen motorists were stranded along US 54 but reported in good condition as eight storm deaths across four states were tallied.
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New Mexico
Jack
Campbell
National Guard
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Santa Rosa
Vaughn
N. M
Weather Bureau
Denver
Texas
Panhandles
Oklahoma
Kansas
U S Recalling Ghana Minister
Washington recalls ambassador William P. Mahoney Jr. from Ghana for consultations after anti American demonstrations in Accra. Officials say relations remain intact but express displeasure and notify the Ghana government.
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Washington
United States
Ghana
William P. Mahoney Jr
U.S
Mahoney
Evers Assassination Goes To Jury Soon
Byron de la Beckwith stands accused in the 1963 killing of Medgar Evers as final arguments conclude. Prosecutors say Beckwith, a Greenwood, Mississippi fertilizer salesman, used a high powered rifle to shoot Evers in the back, with a rifle, scope, and fingerprint tying him to the scene. Beckwith testifies he does not admit guilt and questions if killing an integrationist is a crime. The all white jury is to determine deliberations after today’s closing.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Tilizer
Greenwood
Miss
Evers
William
Waller
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Weather forecast reports cold winds and rain end time
A large area of low pressure is forecast to bring cold northerly winds tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday's high was 56 and today's high is 35. Rain is expected to end late this afternoon.
Tax Slash Bill Near Passage in Senate
The administration’s 11.6 billion tax cut bill moves to final passage in the Senate after House approval. Amendments cover oil and gas depletion allowances, retail excise repeal proposals, and public utility regulation. leaders warn votes must align tonight or Friday, with further committee reviews planned.
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Washington
Senate
House
GOP
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
John J. Wiliams
R-Del
Cubans Charged With Fishing In Florida Waters
Thirty six Cuban fishermen described as Fidel Castro militiamen were jailed in Key West charged with illegal fishing in Florida waters. Florida officials said the men could face up to a year in jail or a $500 fine or both under state law. Bail set at $1,000 each as demonstrations followed.
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Key West
Fla
Florida
United States
Joe Jacobs
Monroe County
Four Syracuse climbers found alive after four day search
Four Syracuse University students missing since Monday near Mount Washington were found alive in a mountain hut after an intense four day search. They were spotted by air and with telescopes, then a ground party escorted them to safety. Weather, heavy snow, and winds hampered responders before the first clear morning allowed a successful rescue.
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Mt, Washington
N. H
Syracuse University
Bea
Survivors claim steel object rammed yacht Hattie D
Eleven aboard the Hattie D say a metal object rammed the converted Navy craft off Cape Mendocino after a voyage from Seattle to California. Survivors describe a steel strike with no give, as a Coast Guard helicopter rescued 10 men, the captain’s wife, and a German shepherd puppy amid 40 mile per hour winds.
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Eureka
Calif
Hattie
California
Carl Johnson
Seattle
Hattie D
Cape Mendocino
Johnson
Cease-Fire Talks Move Toward Borneo Accord
Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines said they reached some measures of agreement to make the Borneo cease-fire effective along the Indonesia-Malaysia frontier. They asked U Thant to designate Thailand as supervisor and said talks would resume Friday. Razak noted focus on Indonesian backed guerrillas in North Borneo.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
Indonesia-Malaysia
Borneo
U.N
U Thant
Robert F. Kennedy
Salvador P. Lopez
Tun Abdul Razak
Subandrio
Borneo-Kalimantan
Kalimantan
Sabah
Sarawak
Brunei
Razak
North Borneo
Long Wait Ahead for Johnson Consumer Aid Bills
Washington AP reports a slow path for Congress to enact Johnson consumer protection proposals. Key senators and representatives say few measures will pass this year, with obstacles on truth in lending and full disclosure of OTC securities.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
A. Willis Robertson
DVA
Senate Banking Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
House
Leonor K
D-Mo
U S Olympians Arrested In Innsbruck Car Theft
INNSBRUCK Austria AP three members of the U S team a skier and two tobogganists were arrested for stealing a car and disturbing the peace after a police chase in downtown Innsbruck. Bill March 20 of Aspen Colorado George Farmer 25 of Seattle and Mike Hessel 21 of Eugene Oregon named as arrestees.
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Innsbruck
Austria
U. S
Bill March
Aspen
Colo
George Farmer
Seattle
Mike Hessel
Eugene
Ore
Boy Dragged by Bus Foot Killed in New York
In New York a 10 year old boy named Douglas Johnson had his foot caught in a bus door and was dragged about 50 feet before freeing. He died when the rear wheel passed over him.
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New York
Douglas Johnson
Thant urges Security Council to tackle Cyprus crisis
U Thant said the Cyprus crisis should be addressed by the UN Security Council after all other efforts failed. He noted big powers sympathy for Cyprus, praised Britain's cease-fire reinforcement, and stressed a peacekeeping mission must be acceptable to the Cypriot government.
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Andrew Borowiec Tunis
U.N
U Thant
Security Council
Cyprus
Thant
New York
Rica
Mediterranean
Britain
United States
Cyprus Crisis Widens Over NATO Force Control
Arch bishop Makarios demands Security Council oversight of a proposed 10,000 man NATO force, a condition Britain and the United States reject to avoid Soviet interference. Meanwhile a one day emergency airlift evacuated 572 U.S. dependents to Beirut after embassy bombing and car arsons, with over half of the 1,200 island residents choosing to remain.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Security Council
NATO
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Hoffa lawyers plan attack on fix testimony
In Chattanooga, James R. Hoffa's lawyers prepare to challenge Ed ward G Partin of Baton Rouge as an FBI undercover agent who allegedly misused their confidence during the 1962 Nashville jury tampering trial. Hoffa and five others face trial before US District Judge Frank Wilson after a hung jury.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Edward G. Partin
Baton Rouge
FBI
Nashville
US Dist
Frank
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Castro
Mallory Dock
Coast Guard
Dry Tortugas Islands
Neah Bay
Wallace Rutherford
Charles Orcutt
A. J. Raiffe
Dewey Orcutt
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James C. Eastland
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Eastland
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