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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
2
President Janio Quadros instructed Brazilian officials to study increasing trade with Cuba, signaling a shift toward expanding economic ties between the two nations.
The National Science Foundation revoked a $3,800 government fellowship awarded March 1961 to Edward Yellin a University of Illinois student. Yellin had been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about Communist party membership and is appealing to the Supreme Court. The decision followed a review by the foundation and its executive committee.
The Associated Press reports slower progress in Mississippi as Freedom Riders press for desegregation. Riders head toward Jackson from Berkeley via Los Angeles and New Orleans, hoping to reach by Saturday. U S District Judge Sid ney Mize weighs a habeas corpus writ for Elizabeth Porter Wyckoff, while a three judge panel will hear a NAACP bid to bar police arrests on July 10. Arrests climb to 140 with incidents at Trailways terminal and notable figures including Rev Wyatt Tee Walker Theresa Ann Walker and Dr Milton Reid among those detained.
Schuler Joe, 22, opened fire at the State Employment Security Division in MASERN Arkansas, killing two people and wounding five before fleeing into a weed patch. Police captured him soon after. Victims include Mrs. Thurber Owen, 40, and Billy Joe Buie, 21.
Tampa officials report Thomas Bryan aged five died Wednesday as the second victim of a mysterious illness that previously killed his older sister and left two other children on the critical list. Investigators questioned neighborhood children seeking clues about the illness.
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