Silent Memorial Activities Shape Ohio Weekend Marches
Ohio clergymen organize marches and prayer services across Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and Middletown this weekend as part of a broad civil rights observance tied to Selma Alabama. The Columbus motorcade aims to be a large display with a plan to mail letters to President Johnson requesting federal protection for Negroes.
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Cincinnati
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White House picketing grows as Johnson invites Wallace
Civil rights demonstrators continue round the clock picketing at the White House with calls for stronger federal action to aid Negro voter registration in Selma. Wallace seeks a Washington meeting with Johnson while federal troops reportedly stand on alert. past crisis echoes Eisenhower Faubus confrontation.
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Johnson
White House
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Selma
Ala
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Newport
R.I
Central High School
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Delay Seen In Steel Bargaining
Pittsburgh AP reports bargaining on wages and fringe benefits for steelworkers may be delayed. Local grievances persist across 11 sessions with U S Steel facing a May 1 strike deadline. Negotiators met at Fairless works but made little progress beyond grievance reports.
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Pittsburgh
Atask
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel
Big Fairness
Pennsylvania
Baby Survives Ride Under Car in Kentucky Incident
In Madisonville Kentucky a 15 month old boy was carried under his parents car for about two blocks after slipping unnoticed from a stopped vehicle at a service station. He clung to the front axle until a passing motorist halted the car and a man pulled him out unharmed.
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Madisonville
Lonnie Qualls
Wallace Qualls
Increased bombing reveals U S plan to send more troops
Signs of a stepup in American military activity in Viet Nam surfaced as the United States weighs deploying additional combat troops. Gen. Harold K. Johnson led a delegation on a mission that also considered intensified bombing of North Viet Nam and possible news restrictions. Marines on Hill 327 near Da Nang reported a nighttime alert for a suspected Viet Cong patrol.
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South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
United States
Army
Harold K. Johnson
U.S
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
da Nang Air Force Base
Weekend thaw expected with fair skies in Middle Town
A pleasant mid March weekend is forecast for Middle Town with no rain or snow. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy and temperatures mild. Tonight's low around 32 degrees and tomorrow's high near 40.
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Middletown
Mother And 6 Children Die In Fire In Reading
A mother Margaret Ambrose and her six children Louis Christine Sophia Scott Michael David Keith died in an early morning fire in a crowded Reading, Pennsylvania neighborhood near downtown. Firemen said the seven victims were believed to be in bed when the blaze broke out around 7 a.m. Dense smoke and sparks prompted a large response. no other homes were damaged.
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Margaret Ambrose
Louis
Christine
Sophia
Widows Poignant Return After Death of Reed in Alabama
Mrs James J Reeb widow and her children confront loss after Reed a Unitarian minister is killed in racial violence in Selma Alabama Amid tributes from Cardinal Cushing and others the family considers future plans while seeking solace and justice.
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Boston
James J. Reeb
Reed
Selma
Ala
Reeb
Birmingham
John Sullivan
New England
American Friends Service Committee
Alabama
Judge's Ruling Uncertain as Selma March Vows to Press On
In Selma Alabama Rev Hosea Williams told demonstrators they would march from Selma to Montgomery despite any ruling by federal judge Frank M Johnson. The group, guarding Browns Chapel AME Church, recalled Rev James Reeb's death and planned a memorial at the Dallas County Courthouse while awaiting a Johnson decision and a possible Johnson-Wallace meeting with President Johnson.
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Selma
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Montgomery
Hosea Williams
Dallas
William S. Greer
King
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Birmingham
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Williams
George Wallace
Alabama
Family Reflections After Loss in Civil Rights Struggle
Sullivan recalls Marie Reed opposed her husband's decision to go to Selma yet understood Jim Reed believed every cause worthy of risking his life for. The narrative highlights the personal cost of the civil rights battle.
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Marie Reed
Selma
Sullivan
Jim
Bible Lost In Wellsburg Church Fire
A mid-1700s Bible used by early settlers burned when the Wellsburg Baptist Church, 152 years old, in Chemung County, New York, was destroyed by fire. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at $40,000. the Rev. Harold Proper cited a defective coal heater as the cause.
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Wellsburg
N.Y
Chemung County
Harold Proper
New York-Pennsylvania
Golfer Reveals Honesty as His Only Handicap
An avid golfer admits that his sole handicap is honesty, framing the confession as a humorous remark about integrity on and off the course.
Dirksen Calls for Firm Stand Against Communists
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen urged a firm U.S. stance toward the Soviet Union saying retreat has gone on too long. The remark came during a taped Midwest radio television program with Senator Jack Miller after Fulbright criticized a no concession policy.
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Senate
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United States
Russia
Tmne
Dirksen
Jack Miller
Iowa
Midwest
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Soviet Union
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Tear Gas and FBI Perspective on Selma March Hearing
FBI agent testifies that troopers acted in the public interest by tear gassing the Selma marchers. The hearing before Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr addresses civil rights leaders’ bid to halt interference with a Selma to Montgomery march.
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Montgomery
Ala
FBI
Selma
U.S. Dust
Frank M. Johnson Jr
James M. Burke
Mobile
Burke
Barko
Asst
U.S. Atty
John Doar
CBS
May 1 Loyalty Day Observed in Washington
President Johnson proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day in Washington. He declares Americans possess a heritage of freedom never before achieved by any civilization.
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