11 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1964
Page
1
The House approved sweeping civil rights legislation 290 to 130, backed by Republicans and Northern Democrats. It ends racial discrimination in employment, public accommodations, voting, schools and federally aided programs, with a new mediation service for racial disputes.
Marguerite Oswald appeared calm and grandmotherly as she spoke for six hours to the presidential commission. Chief Justice Earl Warren said her testimony did not alter her son's alleged role. She sought new counsel after Mark Lane was unavailable and the commission named John F. Doyle to represent her.
A storm moving from Missouri and Kentucky spreads northeast, dumping heavy snow across the mid Atlantic and into New York. Seven inches fell in southern Missouri and northern Kentucky, with seven inches reported in Huntington West Virginia. Hazardous driving warnings were issued from Maryland to extreme northeast New York and into West Virginia as the system heads toward northern New England. Light rain falls south of the belt and along the lower Mississippi Valley, with cold highs continuing in the Northeast including subzero readings in Massena New York Montpelier Vermont and Old Town Maine.
A playful caption describes a young wife on a Manhattan street who suddenly orders her husband to buy a car after exclaiming they have found one. The anecdote captures a moment of comic urgency amid urban bustle.
Two men convicted in the theft of documents from Wright Patterson Air Force Base receive six months in jail. William S. Clark, 51, former vice president of Clark Cable Co., Cleveland, also fined 5000 dollars. James L. Redd, 43, former air base employee, pleaded guilty to embezzling 34 cartons of blueprints and drawings that could aid government contracts.
Australia faces a national tragedy after the Voyager collided with the Melbourne off Jervis Bay. Eighty five sailors are missing and 257 rescued from the 3500 ton destroyer as search efforts continue. Prime Minister Menzies orders a judge led inquiry into the disaster.
Geneva AP report notes the 17 nation disarmament conference meeting 22 hours with no reference to Yuri Nossenko, a Soviet delegate who defected to the West last week. Tsarapkin and Foster led criticism of Soviet treaty proposals and likewise avoided mentioning Nossenko.
In Cincinnati a one day Negro boycott of public schools began amid protests of de facto segregation. Early police and school reports indicate the action is meeting with limited success and proceeding peacefully.
One day boycott in Cincinnati brings school officials civil rights leaders and police into readiness as doors stay locked and visitors report to principals. Governor Wallace’s visit adds tension while CORE and Vinegar accuse police of rude handling and demand democratic access to public buildings.
School officials dismiss charges of segregation and refuse a biracial commission. Superintendent Wendell H. Pierce calls a study panel improper due to federal court action filed last November by Negro parents alleging discrimination in teacher and pupil placement, inferior equipment, and gerrymandering to minimize integration.
In Notasulga Alabama white pupils boycotted Notasulga High School leaving classrooms empty while no Negro students entered. At Shorter High School white attendance was zero though six Black students had sought entry under a federal order last week.
Paris AP reports nationalist China cuts relations with France easing De Gaulle’s path. De Gaulle had sought to reassert influence in Southeast Asia after recognizing Red China, a move that prompted Taipei to sever ties with Formosa. Paris and Beijing offered no public policy shifts, while Taipei surprised nationalist officials in Paris.
The Defense Department said it does not believe government sponsored travel of newsmen to Guantanamo is in the national interest at this time. The ban blocks access to the base in Cuba’s eastern tip, despite a British reporter from the Daily Telegraph being there briefly.
Carolyn Davis faces second degree murder charges after a newborn girl died from suffocation and exposure hours after birth. Davis said she delivered in her bathroom without help and wrapped the infant in paper before placing it in a clothes hamper. Six children live at home and her eldest son, 19, is in the service. her husband is incarcerated.
Marshal Alphonse Juin, age 75, who suffered a stroke at his home on Christmas Day, was discharged from Val de Grace military hospital and returned home.
Dallas AP report says Jack Ruby's defense continues efforts to move his murder trial for the Oswald slaying to another city. Five defense witnesses testified that Dallas could provide an impartial jury, but proceedings were set to begin Monday.
In Athens thousands of Greek students clash with police during a march on U S and British embassies while Undersecretary of State George Ball tours Cyprus peace mission. Authorities report Ball delaying departure for Turkey as Greece demands U N Security Council approval for the plan and Cyprus President Makarios edges toward rejection without UN backing.
In Athens thousands of students chanted for armed support, waving placards that urged sacrifice. Police used loudspeakers to disperse the march as club-wielding officers pushed demonstrators back from the U.S. and British embassies.
U S Court opens the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping trial with jury selection completed and opening statements delivered. Judge William G East uses the Arizona plan to pick a nine man three woman jury from a panel of 37, with prosecutors set to call first witnesses.
High pressure brings fair skies today with north winds keeping temperatures cold tonight. Southerly winds pass and warmer temperatures are expected tomorrow as cloudiness increases by evening. Yesterday's high and today's low were not stated. current low stands at 13.
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