Mississippi Governor Defies Court Over Ole Miss Desegregation
Governor Ross Barnett urged Mississippi officials to resist a federal court order desegregating the University of Mississippi. He vowed jail if needed and proclaimed interposition between state sovereignty and federal authority, while Meredith prepared to enter next week.
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Jackson
Miss
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Barnett
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Alabama
South Carolina
U.S
Mother's Body Found in River Near Alma Wisconsin
Authorities recovered the body of Hazel Olson, 48, near West Newton Minnesota along the Mississippi River while continuing to search for her daughter Susan, 7, and confirming Pamela Olson, 6, was found earlier by fishermen. The trio had connections to Rochester Minnesota and had been taken out of school prior to the discoveries.
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Alma
Wis
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hazel Olson
Rochester
Minn
Susan
Pamela Olson
Olsons
Pamela
West Newton
Janesville Store Robber Captured
A store employee and police caught Isaac Foster 42 of Chicago after he grabbed 310 dollars from the A and P store office and tried to flee. Foster faces burglary charges with two accomplices detained in a parked car. Police also reported a 900 dollar Moose Club office safe theft on Thursday.
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Janesville
Laurel Kopke
Isaac Foster
Chicago
Foster
Kopke
A. and P. Co
Moose Club
Couple Survive Desert Ordeal Near Death Valley
James H Odiorne and his pregnant wife endured four days of 100 plus degree heat after becoming marooned in the desert northwest of Death Valley. They were found Thursday night.
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Lone Pine
Calif
James H. Odiorne
Death Valley
UW President Seeks $87.7 Million Tax Funds for UW Budget
Dr. Fred H. Harrington, new University of Wisconsin president, asks the Board of Regents to approve a budget seeking $87.7 million in state tax funds for 1963 65, with total receipts and expenditures projected at $192 million. He cites a rising student population and a need to raise faculty salaries to maintain national standing.
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Madison
Fred H. Harrington
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Regents
Harrington
Conrad Elvehjem
Wisconsin
Kennedy seeks standby callup of 150000 Reservists
The House Armed Services Committee approved Kennedy’s request for standby authority to call 150002 Reservists to active duty. The move aims for a swift House vote Monday after Senate approval, with amendments barred to speed passage. The Senate backed the request after Republicans abandoned a tougher Cuba and communism stance.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
House
Senate
Congress
Cuba
Largest County Pond Beers Farm Lake Aids Floods
Green County's largest farm pond or lake, created by William O. Beers on 300 acres in Adams Township, serves as flood control and wildlife haven. The 5.5 acre pond with a 23 foot max depth can hold 23 million gallons, diverting up to 261 cubic feet per second during a 25 year storm, while Trout fishing and seasonal recreation are planned.
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W. O. Beers
Green County
Beers’ Franbrook
Adams Township
David Woods
Soil Conservation Service
Charles Mathias
Rees Construction Co
Monroe
James Schwoegler
SCS
Times
William O. Beers
Chicago
Beers
Kraft Foods Co
Kraft
Herman Fritz Jr
Schwoegler
Dave Woods
ACP
Woods
Ed Road
Fritz
Dougherty Creek
Kennedy Presses swift rail strike settlement to aid farmers
President Kennedy urged quick concessions from union and management to end the telegraphers strike affecting nine states. Farm belt senators warned harvests could fail without timely shipping as negotiators resume talks with federal mediator Francis A. O Neill. Kennedy cited Taft Hartley as a possible tool if a nationwide settlement cannot be reached.
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Washington
Kennedy
Chicago and North Western Railway
Francis A. O’ Neill
Wirtz
Joe Bottum
R-Sd
South Dakota
Nebraska
Bottum
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Packers Make Direct Contacts With Farmers In Livestock Buy
Packers reportedly contact farmers directly to buy livestock instead of using receivers, with some stations possibly closing Monday. NFC official Robert Green says this is a last ditch effort amid high terminal receipts and poorer quality. County receipts: Green County 19 calves 129 hogs 15 cows 1 bull. other counties list hogs cattle lambs and calves. A Saturday night public meeting for the 1st-county area will be held at Brodhead junior high gym with NFO fieldman Elmer Schlemme in charge.
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NFC
Brodhead
Robert Green
Rock
Iowa
Walworth
Stephenson
Winnebago
Boone
NFO
Elmer Schlemme
Cascade, Jr
Eisenhower Campaigns in Illinois For Arends Rally
Former President Eisenhower toured Illinois backing Rep. Leslie Arends. He condemned big government and touted “frontiermanship” while avoiding direct Kennedy references. The visit included a Charlie Halleck Day rally at St. Joseph’s College with 25 000 guests and coasted through Purdue and Rensselaer stops.
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Kankakee
Ill
Eisenhower
Illinois
Rensselaer
Ind
Illinois 17
Civic Auditorium
Leslie Arends
House
Kennedy
Charlie Halleck
St. Joseph's College
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Congress
Indiana
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Canada Urges Vaccine Delay
Washington reports Canada urged a temporary halt to oral Sabin polio vaccine after four paralysis cases among four million recipients. U S advisory panel moved up its meeting to review the vaccine link and will consult state and federal health officials as data are gathered.
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Washington
U.S
Canadian Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Canada
United States
Edward Zupance
Frank C. Stiles
Stock List Remains Mixed in Slow New York Trading
New York stocks opened higher then drifted lower in slow afternoon trade. Price moves were narrow with volatile issues slipping two to three points. Steel, drug, chemical, metal, airline, aircraft, and tobacco shares fluctuated while motors and utilities held steady and oils stayed around unchanged to a touch higher.
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New York
DAR Chapter Urges Constitution Week Observance Areawide
Col Benjamin Harrison DAR urges area residents to display flags starting Sunday for Constitution Week which lasts until Sept 23. The observance recalls events of the week in 1787 when the Constitution was unanimously approved and announced to the public.
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DAR
Benjamin Harrison
140 Ponies and Horses Set for Jaycee Show Weekend
More than 140 ponies and 65 quarter horses entered for the Jaycee Pony and Horse Show at Green County Fairgrounds. The event opens at 9 a.m. with quarter horse halter classes and runs through Saturday and Sunday with 50 cent gate admission for 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. performances. Ernest Hayes leads a sawdust art display on the track. Judge H. Johnson of South Dakota will oversee the quarterhorse phase, William Simpson of Baraboo the pony classes, with ring men Jim Turner Oswego, Richard Jenkins Gurnee, William Meyer Milledgeville, and Hugh Roberts and Charles Hensel Monroe.
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Green County Fairgrounds
Ernest Hayes
H. Johnson
South Dakota
William Simpson
Baraboo
Jim Turner
Oswego
Ill
Richard Jenkins
Gurnee
William Meyer
Milledgeville
Hugh Roberts
Charles Hensel
Monroe
Cheddar Bids Unfilled At Green Bay Exchange
In Green Bay Wisconsin bids in early trading at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reached for two cars State brand 40 lb blocks at 33 a car State brand raw milk colored cheddars at 33 and one car State brand cheddars at 33 with bids at the same level as prior weeks. A separate bid for one car State brand pasteurized longhorns at 35 was placed near closing but all bids remained unfilled.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Kennedy asserts U S will act if needed over Cuba threat
President Kennedy says U S military action against Cuba is not required now but will be taken if danger to the United States or allies arises. He warns Castro against using force or threats and urges alert for NATO allies and Latin American governments.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Cuba
United States
Russia
Castro
Khrushchev
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Panama Canal
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Western Hemisphere
Soviet Union
Caribbean
South
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Mississippi Hits Integration
W. C. Beers
Lake
Schwoegler and
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Hits
Sabin
Jaycee
Green Bay Exchange
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