Birmingham Peace Commission backs desegregation effort
Mayor Boutwell welcomed a presidential commission to seek racial peace in Birmingham after the Sunday church bombing that killed four Negro girls. Kennedy met with Negro leaders, urged restraint, and announced a two man commission while FBI and authorities pursue justice. Attendance at West End High School fell to 81.6 percent as white parents urged school closures amid desegregation tensions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Boutwell
Kennedy
White House
Washington
Blaik
Avco Corp
Army
Boutwell
FBI
William C. Hamilton
Don Hawkins
Caldwell Marks
Frank Newton
W. Landon Miller
Council of Birmingham
West End High School
Ramsay High
Graymont
Birmingham School Board
Test Ban Treaty Vote Debate Divides Senate Leaders
In Washington AP reports Sen Barry Goldwater vows to vote against ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty despite political risk. He argues the measure harms national strength, and warns the decision may end his career. Senate debate continues with most members leaning toward ratification.
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Washington
Sen B. Jordan
Idaho
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Senate
United Nations
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Manhunt for Ohio gunman linked to rapes and killings
Police pursued David H. Zirwas 25 of Lake Milton after a vending machine operator was killed, three people robbed, and a woman raped in Portage County. Zirwas, driving a white Cadillac with plate AM 3662, fled after the Niles slaying of Ben Krawiecki 46, a National Cigarette Co. employee.
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Niles, Ohio
Portage County
David H. Zirwas
Lake Milton
Zirwas
Rootstown
Orland Dilullo
Mahoning County
Ben Krawiecki
Dilullo
Krawiecki
Mary Lou Borowice
Warren
Borowice
Cornell Allen
Ohio
Niles
Allen
Borowice Krawiecki
Youngstown
National Cigarette Company
Richard Boone Hurt In Car Crash In Los Angeles
Actor Richard Boone was hospitalized with serious injuries after his sports roadster struck a parked car. Investigating officer E T Loftus said Boone’s head hit the windshield and his chest broke the steering wheel. He walked home to Pacific Palisades where his wife Claire called a doctor. facial cuts and possible nasal, rib, and knee injuries reported.
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Los Angeles
Richard Boone
E. T. Loftus
Boone
Pacific Palisades
Claire
Chuckle Americans Drop Final Word in Liberty Shout
Humorous observation notes that modern crowds omit the last word of "Give me liberty" as a running gag, reflecting shifts in earnestness and speech in public expressions. The quip contrasts past fervor with present casual cadence.
Republicans Eye Spending Lag In Kennedy Tax Plan
Republicans present their case on why tax cuts need a spending cap. Rep. John W. Byrnes pledges to oppose the tax bill unless a spending lid is attached. The plan would nullify the tax cut unless the president proposes spending limits of 97 and 98 billion for current and next fiscal years. Curtis and Byrnes outline the stance on ABC CBS Mutual NBC networks over two evenings. The GOP stresses enforceable limits and a balanced budget, challenging Democratic committee language.
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Washington
Nation
Congress
Kennedy
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
House
Ways and Means
ABC
CBS
Mutual Radio
Thomas B. Curtis
Missouri
NBC
Curtis
Republican House
Joint Economic Committee
Republican National Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Fischer Quints Are Doing Fine
The Fischer quintuplets in Aberdeen are healthy and thriving after their first week. James Andrew, the only boy, eats more than his sisters and receives about 1.5 ml of formula every two hours, with 1 ml water to rinse feeds. Nurses report steady feeding gains as the five siblings grow.
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Aberdeen
S.D
St Like
Sewewerwe
James Andrew
Andrew Fischer
Mary Margaret
Mary Magdalene
Mary Catherine
Mary Ann
Fischer
James Berbos
Berbos
Chamber J of Commerce
Mary Schroeder
Lincoln
Neb
Elmer Brady
Hecla
Way For Glenn? Young Ignores Report Of Ambassador Job
Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio brushed aside rumors he would take an ambassadorial post and bow out of reelection, clearing the way for John H. Glenn Jr. to run. He declined to state his reelection plans for 1964, saying a decision would come in November or December.
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Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Sen B. Jordan
R-Idaho
Young
Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
White House
Glenn
Kennedy
House
John Bricker
Rep
Robert Taft Jr
Fire destroys warehouse at Wilson’s Wayside Furniture site
Warren Ohio fire leveled a one story warehouse for Wilson's Wayside Furniture Co on U S 422 near downtown destroying the building Thursday night and causing heavy damage to adjacent music and appliance stores.
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Warren, Ohio
Wilson’s
Wayside Furniture Co
U.S. 422
Here
Weather outlook for Ohio with showers likely tonight
A cooler air mass moves into Ohio with showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures trend down from yesterday’s high around 89 to near 59 at night with cooler conditions expected tomorrow.
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Ohio
Flood Fight Nears End as Texans Hold Back Levee Breach
In Beaumont Texas volunteers continued sandbagging to halt a threatened levee break after heavy rains from Cindy. Engineers said forward flow had stopped near Port Acres while Orange County seeks disaster status. Jefferson County flood losses near nine million dollars with additional road damage estimated around one million outside Orange city.
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Beaumont
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
Orange County
Sid Caillavet
Orange
Ariane Tebbenjohanns to speak for Brooklyn Exchange Club
Ariane Tebbenjohanns, fiance of Dr. Sam Sheppard, will lecture Wednesday on her love for the convicted wife slayer and discuss future free talks for club members and their wives. The appearance is her only arranged public talk to date.
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Cleveland
Ariane Tebbenjohanns
Sam Sheppard
Brooklyn Exchange Club
Kennedy Suggests Joint Moon Mission At UN Address
President Kennedy told the United Nations there is a pause in the cold war and proposed a joint US Soviet moon expedition funded by pooled research. He urged a broader test ban, disarmament, end to discrimination, stronger UN cooperation, and global space collaboration led by both nations.
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N.Y
Kennedy
General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Mexico
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Cuba
Congo
United States of America
Viet Nam
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
U.S
Budapest
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D-Ala
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Hill
Earl H. Blaik
Goldwater
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