Greeks Bow To Rioters Free Inmates
Greece released about 20 political prisoners under the pacification law amid large leftist protests in London during the visit of King Paul and Queen Frederika. Queen Elizabeth II was booed by a London crowd as demonstrations swelled, with authorities bracing for more unrest around the Greek royal itinerary.
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London
UPS
Greece
Paul
Frederika
Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Trafalgar Square
Committee of 100
Bertrand Russell
Hoodlum Abuse Triggers NAACP Member Resignation in Chicago
Stephen Love, a Chicago lawyer and white member of the NAACP, quits and withholds contributions after alleging the national group did not apologize for hoodlum treatment of Mayor Richard Daley at a Grant Park rally during the NAACP convention. He cites decency and the association's failure to apologize as core issues.
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Chicago
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Richard A. Daley
Stephen Love
NAACP
Daley
Grant Park
Love
Plane crash kills two occupants near Pascagoula
A small Gulf crash at Pascagoula Mississippi killed the two people aboard. The bodies were recovered by an Air Force helicopter from Wookiee Air Force Base. The burning craft was identified as a former Air Force trainer T-34.
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Pascagoula, Miss
Gulf
Coast Guard
Air Force
Wookiey Air Force Base
India Population Growth Tops Galbraiths Urgent Problems
New Delhi AP dispatch quotes retiring U S Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith saying population growth is the most urgent issue for India and noting potential gains in agricultural productivity. He described his post as Harvard professor and recalled the weeks after the Chinese attack last autumn. He departs Friday, Chester Bowles to succeed him next Wednesday.
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New Delhi
India
U. S
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Harvard
Chester Bowles
Fact-Finding First Task Of Rail Board
Washington APR Assigned to unwind the railroad work rules tangle before a strike reprieve expires the new presidential board chose fact finding as its main task. Led by Labor Secretary Wirtz the group will mediate if possible and prepare a report by July 22 to guide congressional action.
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Labor Department
George Meany
Rail Board
Washington
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Wirtz
Afl-Cio
Hatfield Fills Third Son At Monroe Home
Ted Hatfield, manager of the Paramount Theatre, reports the birth of a third son to Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield at 1619 South Fifth Street Monroe on Tuesday. Pop jokes he will skip all housework with three boys at home.
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Ted Hatfield
South Fifth Street
Monroe
Pop
Ted
Paramount Theatre
2000 Negroes Riot In Savannah
Nearly two thousand demonstrators clashed with police in Savannah injuring nine people including three officers. Sixty-eight Negroes were arrested as bricks and rocks damaged stores and a church. Tear gas dispersed crowds around the jail area as patrols moved in to restore order.
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Savannah
Thailand Ship Docks With 21 Men Locked Below
The 480 foot Sri Sukothai arrived in New Orleans with 21 crew locked below decks under armed guard after a beer whisky and victuals strike. Two armed guards stood at the gangway and six patrolled below. The ship sails under Thai government ownership with 14 American seamen aboard. The next destination was kept secret.
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New Orleans
Sri Sukothai
Houston
Tex
H. Karlsson
Bangkok
Thailand
Washington
Caspian Sea Declared World’s Largest Lake
The Caspian Sea is land-locked and spans 143,550 square miles, making it the world’s largest lake, per the National Geographic Atlas of the World.
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Caspian Sea
National Geographic Atlas of
McNamara Denies Plans To Cut U S Forces
Secretary McNamara testified that cost savings in the military supply system reach 1.1 billion dollars in the past year with no plans to reduce combat forces. He said future savings may total about 3.9 billion annually and stressed Europe’s Western defense strength remains unchanged. He cited no drops in combat strength, including in West Germany, where about six divisions are stationed.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Kennedy
Europe
Western
West Germany
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast Through Friday
Weather outlook remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Highs reach 92 today and Friday, lows 66 to 70, winds variable 5 to 15 mph. Monroe records 88 Wednesday with a 64 degree low.
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Monroe
Kennedy aid to be held near four billion dollars
AP dispatches report Lu cius D. Clay testifying before senators suggested the foreign aid program be limited to about 4 billion dollars, roughly 900 million below Kennedy's initial request. Harriman in Mos cow blamed the Soviet Union for any failure in tri power talks, while Oklahoma City schools face a court ordered full integration by September. Health officials warn a salmonella outbreak has sickened 700 across 25 states and D C with eggs suspected as the source.
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Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
New York
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
District of Columbia
Public Health Service
British Cuba use of island to ship agents under review
London reports the government concedes Fidel Castro era Cuba may be using a British owned Caribbean island to move subversive agents into Latin American nations. Authorities say they are examining the situation as a potential security risk. Western Union gains permission to raise domestic telegram rates to secure 16.5 million dollars in extra annual income immediately.
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London
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Washington
Western Union
Bill Approved by House Education and Labor Panel
Washington AP reports the House Education and Labor Committee approved a civil rights fair employment practices bill requested by President Kennedy as part of his civil rights package. The committee action advances the measure toward floor consideration and signals administration support for expanded protections in employment.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Education and Labor Committee
Two Memphis Men Killed in Mount Vernon Gunfight
In predawn violence near Mount Vernon Mississippi, two Memphis men, John Oliver Younger, 34, and Claude Davis Pittman, 33, were killed during a confrontation with Carl Murphy Jr. Murphy, a known bootlegger under indictment in a gang style killing last year, was wounded in the stomach and taken to a hospital after a .38 pistol was found near Pittman. Younger held a .22 pistol and was shot in the stomach and left arm.
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Tupelo, Miss
Memphis
Mount Vernon
Frank Carter
Carl Murphy Jr
Murphy
Carter
John Oliver Younger
Claude Davis Pittman
Pittman
Younger
Oak Grove Man Jesse Wallis Killed in Crash
A 53 year old Oak Grove resident, Jesse Lee Wallis, Louisiana Produce and Marketing Coordinator for West Carroll, died when his car struck a tree near Pioneer while returning from a Baton Rouge business trip. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Gay's Funeral Home of Oak Grove.
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Oak Grove
Pioneer
Oak Grove Clinic
Jesse Lee Wallis
Louisiana
West Carroll
Wallis
Baton Rouge
Gay
Chuckle Money Is Not Everything
A lighthearted note reflects on money not being everything and lacking abundance. The brief item comments on value over wealth and hints at a modest financial perspective.
Farmer faces shocking pig that kills piglets at birth
Hutchinson Kansas report tells how a piglet treated with whiskey and aspirin grew into a 350 pound sow that killed her first nine piglets. The Franks saved the next nine by quick action and plan to send the sow to a packing house to end her psychological problems.
Race Tension Mounts In Cambridge
In Cambridge Maryland racial tension escalates despite a federal mediator. About 500 white spectators pelt Negro marchers with raw eggs as they return from the courthouse where they held a prayer vigil. Nearly 60 police keep two crowds apart while a following counterprotest grows.
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Cambridge, Md
Larry E. Rush
Maceo Hubbard
Civil Rights Division
Justice Department
Hubbard
Quandary Over Nuptials Cleared In Arkansas
Arkansas couples faced a marriage legality doubt as Act 32 of 1941 came under scrutiny. The attorney general clarified that marriages with underage parties may be void or annulled. Social Security benefits were at risk for those not legally married, while remarriages and planned mass weddings continued amid the dispute.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court
Social Security Administration
Arkansas Attorney General
James C. Hale
Flames Force 42 Persons Into Water
A river boat carrying 421 or more people caught fire in the River Plate estuary about 40 miles off Buenos Aires. At least 18 died and about 370 were rescued as fog hampered operations. Conflicting reports placed the vessel both afloat and sinking as survivors were plucked by navy and coast guard craft.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
River Plate
Ciudad de Asuncion
Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentine Coast Guard
Navy
Tower Says Cuba A Subversive Hub In Caribbean Flows
Sen John Tower says he is not surprised by a State Department report that 15 to 20 potential subversives left Cuba recently for other Caribbean nations. He calls Cuba a staging area for saboteurs guerrillas and propagandists. Senator Keating backs the view of increased Cuban subversion exports. State Department official Richard Phillips notes departures likely from Grand Cayman Island and says the matter is being reviewed by Britain.
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Washington
John Tower
R-Tex
State Department
Cuba
Caribbean
Kenneth B. Keating
New York Republican
Rochester
N.Y
Richard I. Phillips
Grand Cayman Island
Foreign Office
London
Phillips
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Miami News
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Commerce
Luther Hodges
James R. Reynolds
Justice Ministry
Twin City
Midwest
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US. Department of Agriculture
John Reynolds
Wisconsin
Oklahoma Panhandle
Henry Bellman
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Carl FE. Sanders
Atlanta
Lence
Il Am
Sanders
Georgia Seaport
Malcolm MacLean
Bulletins
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jesse L. Wallis
Cambridge
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