Barnett Averts Racial Violence
Jackson Mississippi June 10 Governor Ross Barnett has changed his image as a harsh segregationist amid the freedom riders crisis. He coordinated with Washington to keep order, and Mississippi police protection for riders contrasted with Alabama. NAACP leader Riley Wilkins praised Barnett for meeting state leaders and steering away from violence, while Martin Luther King praised Mississippi for avoiding bloodshed. Wilkins and King, once unlikely allies, lauded Barnett for performing a key duty of office.
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Miss
UPD
Ross Barnett
Dixie
Barnett
Mississippi
Freedom Riders
Citizens’ Council
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
Deep South
John Patterson
Martin Luther King
Bridgeport
Conn
Rlley Wilkins
The
National Association
NAACP
Man Convicted In Swindle Case Faces Sentence
John Raymond Van Buskirk, 38, of Cleveland Ohio, was convicted by an all male jury of defrauding Helen Barbara Allison out of 8000 dollars after marrying two middle aged women in January. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10000 fine. He is held in the Knox County jail for federal authorities pending a pre sentence investigation and will be sent to Toledo Ohio for sentencing.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.S
Romeo
Toledo
Ohio
John Raymond van Buskirk
Cleveland
Helen Barbara Allison
van Buskirk
Knox County
Gypsy Fortuneteller Held on Grand Larceny Charge
Mary Volga Adamo, a fortuneteller linked to a $118,000 larceny case involving Frances Friedman of New York, remained jailed in Tallahassee without bond as extradition to New York was approved. Judge Ben Willis denied bail pending hearing. Adamo, claiming innocence, was arrested minutes after Gov. Bryant signed extradition papers and awaits proceedings in New York.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
New York
Mary Volga Adamo
Frances Friedman
Ben Willis
Farris Bryant
Adamo
Miami Beach
George
Relatives Fear For Lives Of Trujillo Killers
Relatives of two men who killed Generalissimo Trujillo say they are being protected while newsmen and Organization of American States delegates visit. Authorities keep relatives under guard at two houses in Ciudad Trujillo with 18 women and 22 cots observed. Government says prisoners are in protective custody, with release after the investigation. passports will be issued to those who wish to leave once the inquiry ends.
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Ciudad Trujillo
D.R
UPDN
Rafael Trujillo
Organization of American States
OAS
French Police Arrest 18 In Terror Reign
Paris police say 18 Moslem deserters from the French army were seized in a four day dragnet over a dawn raids campaign in France. Officers confiscated a large cache of rebel arms as part of a push to disrupt Algerian rebel plans in Paris.
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UPI
France
Algeria
Svith
Group Purchases Site For Hospital Near Tuskegee
Dr. Hugh MacGuire head of Atomedic Research Center Inc said his group bought roughly four square miles of developed land near Tuskegee for their push-button hospital project. He called it the largest land purchase by a non profit medical group and noted a price around 350000 dollars amid strong local welcome.
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Tuskegee, Ala
UPI
Hugh MacGuire
Atomedic Research Center Inc
Montgomery
Tuskegee
Gremillion Heads to National Attorneys General Meet
Baton Rouge attorney general Jack Gremillion leaves for New York to attend the National Association of Attorneys General convention. He will address the group on Wednesday and join a panel on AG office organization. He plans talks with Florida Michigan and Oregon AGs about Louisiana’s bid to review an Interior Department ruling on ownership of silt formed islands at the Mississippi River mouth and comparable lands elsewhere.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
National Association of Attorneys General
New York
Gremillion
Florida
Michigan
Oregon
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Alabamans Die In Weekend Disasters Fires And Drowning
A weekend tally shows at least three deaths in Alabama from a drowning in the Chattahoochee River near Langdale and Lanett, a fatal Birmingham house fire, and burns at a Butler County home. The victims include 18 year old Thomas Sanders, 4 year old girl, and 43 year old William Roy Phelps. The blaze likely started from a cigarette in a bedroom, destroying much of the Chestnut Street dwelling.
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Alabama
United Press International
Chattahoochee
Satarney
Thomas Sanders
Langdale
Ala
Billy Richardson
Sanders
Lanett
Birm
Ingham
Butler County
William Roy Phelps
Phelps
W. W. Fussell
Fussell
Chestnut St
Michigan
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Tooele
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Calvert Frantom
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al Bank
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