Freedom Riders on Trial in Jackson Mississippi
Seventeen more segregation defying Freedom Riders go on trial in Jackson Mississippi amid reports a fifth group will leave for the Deep South to challenge Jim Crow. Groups from Montgomery and Memphis have arrived. arrests and court actions continue in Montgomery and Birmingham with judges weighing injunctions and law actions.
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Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
Deep South
Forest Park
Marvin Rich
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Freedom
Montgomery
Ala
Weger Faces Trial for Second Starved Rock Death
The state announced it will try Chester Weger, already serving life for murder, on a second charge of murdering Mildred Lindquist, 50, one of three Riverside women slain at Starved Rock State Park last year. June 19 set for the trial.
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Ottawa
Chester Weger
Starved Rock State Park
Mildred Lindquist
Riverside
Park Lodge
Graduation Week Services Inspire Monroe Seniors
Rev. Walter C. Anderson of the Assembly of God urged 145 Monroe high school seniors to build Christian character during baccalaureate services in the junior high auditorium. The activities opened and will conclude with commencement Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. He urged graduates to go against the world’s current to shape character.
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Walter C. Anderson
Assembly of God
Monroe High School
Rev. Anderson
Morning Commencement Times Adjusted for St Victor’s Class
The 32 St Victor’s graduates will have Wednesday morning commencement with Rev E C MecCollow celebrating Mass at 8 a.m. and diploma distribution from 8:45 a.m. The processional is set for 7:55 a.m.
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St. Victor's
E. C. MecCollow
Commencement speaker to address graduates at Madison
The event features Rev A Gordon Wetmore calling worship and Rev Max L Fish delivering prayers. The high school band directed by Allan F Barnard and the mixed chorus led by Thomas Norager perform. Dr Glenn S Pound of Madison to give the featured address.
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Anderson
A. Gordon Wetmore
Church of the Nazarene
Max L. Fish
Allan F. Barnard
Thomas Norager
Glenn S. Pound
Madison
Road Roller Kills Racing Fan at Speed Pit
Harry Steel, 51, of Barron a noted figure in northwestern Wisconsin agriculture and racing circles, was killed after being run over by a two ton road roller at the Speed Pit in Rice Lake on Saturday. Witnesses said he slipped while boarding a grader pulling the roller.
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Rice Lake
Harry Steel
Barron
Wisconsin
Shrine-KC Benefit Sales Tonight Kickoff Banquet
The Shrine-KC fundraiser opens with a kickoff banquet at the Swiss Wheel tonight to benefit a Sunday event at Recreation Park. Orville R. Evans Sr and Emmett J. Norton lead the program, with William F. Hawthorne and Daniel W. Gerber as ticket chairmen.
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Recreation Park
Orville R. Evans Sr
Emmett J. Norton
William F. Hawthorne
Daniel W. Gerber
Curt Gonstead Wins 40-Mile Race at Meadowdale Track
Curtis Gonstead of Monroe, driving an Elva Formula Junior, swept the two class 40-mile event at Meadowdale Raceways near Chicago. He also claimed pole position in morning time trials. Officials highlighted him among the nation’s top drivers in his class as a capacity crowd watched at Carpentersville track.
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Gonstead
Wilmot Hills
Meadowdale
Carpentersville
Traffic Deaths At Record Pace
Traffic deaths rise toward a potential record during the Memorial Day weekend with an hourly rate around 43 per hour. The figure reflects holiday period fatalities, not longer term counts, and officials expect a surge in homeward travel Tuesday.
Pleasant Weather Forecast for Memorial Day
The Weather Bureau predicts pleasant spring weather for most of the nation on Memorial Day. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for Florida, near the Rockies, and parts of the Southern Plains, while other regions enjoy generally fair skies and seasonal temperatures, cooler in the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Florida
Rockies
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Kennedy to Visit Greece for Week of Rest
President John F. Kennedy will visit Greece for a week of rest and sightseeing, the White House announced today. The trip follows visits to other European destinations and continues his pattern of personal diplomacy abroad.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Greece
White House
Memorial Day highway toll rises with new fatalities
Nine deaths over the Memorial Day weekend push the year’s traffic toll to 304. Names include Larry Rumsey 23 of Viroqua Harry Anthes 57 of Vandyne Norbert Cramer Jr. 23 Green Bay and Eugene Furlong 23 of Dickeyville. Prairie du Chien incidents claim Mrs Arthur Heyder 70 and others. Previous victims listed include John Sertich Burth Heindorf Art Besse Ray Thurn and Randy Peden.
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Larry Rumsey
Viroqua
la Crosse
Vernon County
Chaseburg
Harry W. Anthes
Vandyne
Highway 49
Iola
Norbert Cramer Jr
Green Bay
Howard
Eugene Furlong
Dickeyville
Dubuque Hospital
Grant County
Platte, S.D
Adlai Heads South on Inter American Mission
President Kennedy sends Adlai E. Stevenson to South America to speed and perfect the inter American program for social and economic development.
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Adlai
Washington
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
South America
Mother cannot attend either graduation for two sons
An Ohio mother will skip both high profile graduations to avoid choosing between her sons. Jeanette Stackhouse, visiting Bill at the Air Force Academy in Colorado and Charles at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, says she will work on graduation day and plans to see each son before their June 7 ceremonies.
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Denver
Colo
Ohio
Jeanette Stackhouse
Norwood
Bill
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Charles
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Stackhouse
Continental Can Company
U.S. Attorney Rapp Arrested for Driving Offense
Madison attorney George Rapp, longtime U S district official for Wisconsin western district, was arrested Sunday night by the State Traffic Patrol on a drunk driving charge. He posted a $10 bond and was released.
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Madison
U.S
George Rapp
Rapp
Wisconsin
Explosions Hit Microwave Stations in Utah Nevada
Three unmanned AT and T microwave and cable relay stations along U S Highway 40 50A were blasted within hours of each other in Utah and Nevada. FBI agents National Guard troops and local police launched a multi state manhunt amid sabotage suspicions. Unexploded TNT found and guards placed at similar sites while officials urged repairs to resume by tonight.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
FBI
National Guard
America
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Wendover
Utah-Nevada
Knolls
Cedar Mountain
Associated Press
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Howard Blood
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph
J. C. Harris
Elko County
Nev
Bob McAdam
Bell Telephone Co
Utah Guard
Bremerton Navy Shipyard
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Seattle
Ft. Lewis
Tacoma
Washington State
Tower Wins Texas Senate Seat in Special Election
Democrat dismay followed John G Tower’s victory as Texas’s first elected Republican senator. Tower, 35, defeated Democrat William A Blakley by about 8000 votes after a crowded April 4 vote. He led early with 31.5 percent of 1.1 million ballots while Blakley had 18 percent.
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Dallas
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
Tower
U.S. Senate
William A. Blakley
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Blakley
Battle of Stones River in Tennessee remembered in Civil War scrapbook
The Stones River clash near Murfreesboro pitted Union and Confederate forces in late December 1862. General Rosecrans reorganized his troops in Nashville before moving on Bragg, with heavy casualties in Green County’s Fifth Battery and the fatal wounding of Captain Oscar F. Pinney. Bragg retreated after Confederate gains stalled as Sheridan and Thomas stabilized the Union line.
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Stones River
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Green County
Oscar F. Pinney
Bull Run
Braxton Bragg
Kentucky
William S. Rosecrans
Nashville
Joe Wheeler
Rhosencrans
Bragg
Philip Sheridan
George Thomas
Sheridan
Truax Sergeant Calls for Volunteers to Clean Jet
Andrew Malone of Truax Air Force Base asks for plenty of Jaycees, polishing cloths and rags for a Saturday cleanup of the F866D Sabrejet in Gen Nathan Twining park. He will arrive Friday to organize, bring painting gear, and oversee the project with volunteers needed.
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Andrew Malone
Truax Air Force Base
Nathan Twining Park
Malone
Jaycees
Sgt. Malone
Rebel General Faints at Trial in Paris
Gen Andre Zeller on trial for leading an Algerian insurrection collapsed while speaking in his own defense. The 63-year-old former army chief of staff was carried from the courtroom and had to resume testimony after a recess as co-defendant Gen Maurice Challe argued that few officers opposed the coup in Algeria. Challe said the French army is now united only in despair.
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Paris
Andre Zeller
Algeria
Maurice Challe
Zeller
Charles de Gaulle
Challe
Monroe Jaycees Barbecue Tomorrow at Fair Grounds
Monroe Jaycees plan a barbecue at the fair grounds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They bought 1 000 chick halves for the event. Francis Schott is general chairman and the pits were dug last night with salad to be mixed tonight.
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Jaycees
Fairgrounds
Francis Schott
Citizens to Pay Tributes to Dead in Memorial Day Program
The community marks Memorial Day with a 9:20 ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery after a 9 a.m. band program and veterans parade. Rev. Pauli H. Olm will give the principal address on A Patriot's Memorial Day, introduced by American Legion commander Robert L. Cashman. The program features wreaths, the Gettysburg Address recitation, and a salute by Co. B firing squad, followed by taps.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Rev
Pauli H. Olm
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Robert L. Cashman
American Legion
Veterans Memorial
T. J. Burgy Jr
VFW
Neil Jacobs
Gen Logan
Thomas Marean
Co. B
Burgy
Hugo H. Voelkli
Allan F. Barnard
WRC
William Wartenweiler
Robert J. Alder
Cashman
W. E. Deininger
John L. Wagner
Donald C. Jordi
Brownies
Recreation Park
National Guard
Cheese Trade Buoys Madison Market for Cheddar Varieties
Madison Wisconsin cheese prices rise modestly as demand remains irregular but generally fair to good. Supplies are ample with cheddars, 40 pound blocks, single daisies, longhorns and midgets priced between 36.10 and 40 percent per hundredweight amid seasonal curing demand.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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