Ambush on Meredith march tests Negro safety in the South
AP report from Washington notes the Mississippi ambush on James Meredith exposes dangers for civil rights activists and voters. It highlights President Johnson's push for new justice legislation and warns that violence threatens democratic participation and protection of minority rights.
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James Marlow Washington
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
United States
Meredith
Johnson
Meredith vows return after Mississippi march attack
James Meredith, wounded by a shotgun blast near Hernando, said he will return to Jackson to continue his civil rights march aimed at increasing black voter registration. The scene drew mixed reactions as President Johnson called the incident an awful act of violence and calls for calm spread.
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John F. Kennedy
America
Meredith
Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Mississippi
Congress
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Dick Gregory
Chicago
Hernando
Miss
A.W. Willis
Johnson
Harlem
Edward Davis
Air Force
U.S. 51
Claude Sterrett
New York
James Meredith
W. L. Meredith
Aubry James Norvell
Paul Johnson
Norvell
Charles C. Finch
Sardis
Union Boss Faces Prison as Hoffa Aide Battles Stand-In
Harold Gibbons, longtime Teamsters official, plans to oppose Hoffa’s choice Frank Fitzsimmons to run the union if Hoffa goes to prison. Gibbons' move follows secret meetings and signals a July 4 Miami Beach convention clash with Hoffa, who faces prison in jury tampering and mail fraud cases. The feud stems from a 1963 clash over Washington headquarters and Kennedys era prosecutions.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Harold Gibbons
Hoffa
Frank Fitzsimmons
Supreme Court
Gibbons
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Detroit
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
St. Louis
Chicago
Weather update with mild tonight and warm midweek
The forecast calls for a fair and a little cooler night with a low near 60. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a high around 85. Yesterday's high reached 83 and the overnight low 64. Middle town reported 0.35 inches of rain yesterday. The 11 am temperature today was 77.
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Middletown
IRS Brainwash Radio Plan Sparks Batman Comparison
The IRS proposed a radio program to promote its moonshine crackdown calling it brainwashing the citizenry and second only to Batman. Senator Long criticizes the memo as childish and pressed the IRS for an explanation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Batman
Joseph S. Rosapepe
Long
Administrative Procedure Subcommittee
Rosapepe
IRS’ Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
A&t
Gardening Rule: Weeds Reveal Themselves Upon Pulling
A humorous tip explains that real plants resist removal. if they regrow, they are weeds. The quip highlights common gardening wisdom in a playful manner.
Prime defendants in Sheppard murder case die over decades
Cleveland AP reports the 1954 Samuel H. Sheppard murder trial loses key figures as judges and prosecutors die over time. Supreme Court overturned the conviction prompting talk of a retrial, while many principal participants have since passed away.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Thomas J. Parrino
Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Marilyn
Ethel
Richard Sheppard
Thomas S. Reese
William J. Corrigan
John P. Eaton
Bay Village
Bedlam Ruling Seeks Fair Trials Over Media Clamor
The Supreme Court with an 8 1 decision faulted Judge Edward Blythin for courtroom chaos and excessive press access in the Samuel H Sheppard trial. Justice Tom C Clark warned reporters and outlets to curb prejudicial publicity that framed Sheppard’s wife’s killer as well as the defendant. The ruling blames media intrusion, sensational coverage, and mischaracterized testimony for tainting the proceedings.
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Washington
Samuel H. Sheppard
Supreme Court
Tne
Texas
Tom C. Clark
Edward Blythin
Clark
Sheppard
Marilyn
Cleveland
New York City
Front-page image controversy cited in 1954 case
Clark notes extensive media manipulation including doctored photos and alleged surgical instrument imprint on Mrs Sheppard’s pillow. He argues such “flagrant episodes” show the press and a permissive judge deprived Sheppard of judicial serenity and calm he deserved in 1954.
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Clark
Sheppard
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