Cambridge Merchants Stage March Demo Leaders JFK Discuss Rail Threat
Democratic congressional leaders met with President Kennedy to avert a railroad strike, hopeful for a settlement in the work rules dispute. Senate Democrat Mike Mansfield said progress existed as a presidential board prepared a 20-page report of facts for Kennedy, who plans to send it to Congress with proposed legislation by Monday. A 30-day cooling off period was anticipated to extend mediation beyond July 29.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Congress
House
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
Tallulah Man Killed In River Bridge Crash
Elgie Bennie Williamson a 28 year old Tallulah mechanic died after rear ending a trailer truck on the Mississippi River Bridge near the Louisiana side. James Martin state policeman investigated with no charges filed. The truck driver Jimmy Harrison of Houston was slightly injured and held for observation.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Tallulah
Mississippi River
Mercy Hospital
Elgie Bennie Williamson
Bill Baker
Jimmy Harrison
Houston
Tex
Louisiana
Williamson
Florida Street
Ape
Estes Williamson
Capit-Young Funeral Home
James Martin
Moon edge temperature hits 58 below zero
The American Museum of Natural History reports temperatures at the moon's edge, where light and shadow meet, drop to 58 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The fact cites a stark contrast in lunar surface conditions and highlights extreme cold in partially lit regions.
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American Museum of Natural History
Talks Satisfactory Ban Talks Brighten Nuclear Test Hope
Western delegates Harriman and Hailsham met Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Moscow for about three hours as prospects rose for a formula to ban all nuclear tests except underground. Khrushchev met French Ambassador de Jean amid aloofness from Paris. Zorin signaled cautious optimism. Secrecy remained, opening session held at Spiridonovka Palace with light banter.
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Moscow
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Britain
Khrushchev
Maurice de Jean
Soviet Union
Spiridonovka Palace
West Monroe Lodge to confer entered apprentice degree
West Monroe Lodge No 419 will confer the entered apprentice degree tonight at 7 30 pm at West Monroe Masonic Temple. All entered apprentice Masons are urged to attend.
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West Monroe
West Monroe Masonic Temple
New zoo additions include two fawns and baby rhesus
Kit Beecher, director, reports the new additions at Bernstein Park Zoo are in good condition. The trio includes two fawns and a baby rhesus monkey, all born at the zoo.
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Bernstein Park
Kit Beecher
Prefer Soap To Six Month Term At City Court
In Binghamton New York city judge Joseph W Elworthy offered two men who pleaded guilty to public intoxication a choice of six months in jail or having their mouths washed with soap. Richard Walicke 19 swore at women and Francis Perkins 56 swore at a policeman chose soap as two patrolmen carried out the punishment.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Joseph W. Elworthy
Richard Walicke
Francis Perkins
ZIP VIM pilot to speed mail in San Francisco building
The Post Office launches VIM vertical improved mail in the Crown Zellerbach Building San Francisco a pilot to speed service in a large office complex. A survey targets nearly 300 cities to extend VIM nationwide as part of NIMS alongside ZIP and ABCD programs. Assistant Postmaster General Frederick C. Belen opened the system with Crown Zellerbach cooperation.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Crown Zellerbach
San Francisco
J. Edward Day
NIMS
Frederick C. Belen
U N downs Yemen gas claim. Hoffa case defense denied
UPI reports UN observers in Yemen found no evidence that the United Arab Republic used poison gas against royalist tribesmen. In Nashville, federal attorneys rejected defense claims they offered to "take care" of a juror in the Hoffa jury tampering case. Los Angeles leaders hailed a new anti discrimination pact with apartment owners as key to integration efforts. New Orleans authorities released a former policeman linked to a $20,000 bank holdup after he passed a lie detector test.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
United Nations
Yemen
United Arab Republic
U. N
Nashville, Tenn
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Edwaard Francis Levine
Colts Owner Rosenbloom Cleared of Pro Football Bets
New York AP report states Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom was cleared of accusations of betting on professional football games by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The ruling follows an NFL investigation and leaves Rosenbloom free of sanctions.
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New York
Carroll Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
Pete Rozell
National Football League
Macmillan refuses to discuss Philby case
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan refused to discuss the mysterious case of Harold A R Philby journalist and former diplomat suspected of being a Soviet agent. Washington AP notes Cuba rejected a U S Red Cross plane to pick up an American student’s body and will instead fly it back in a Cuban plane.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Harold A. R. Philby
Washington
Cuba
U. S
Red Cross
Police Break Up Detroit Mob After Fatal Shooting Protests
Police in Detroit dispersed a about 300 strong rock throwing crowd at a precinct station over a fatal youth shooting. Six arrests for inciting a riot and several injuries to protesters and officers were reported. The demonstrations followed prior protests of a Negro woman’s death. prosecutors cleared the involved patrolmen.
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Detroit
Eugene Reuter
Kenneth Evans
Cynthia Scott
Wayne County
Samuel Olse
Thundershowers Loom In Area
Forecast warns of thundershowers across the Ark La Miss area with partial clouds and scattered daytime storms through Wednesday. Temperatures hover around 88 to 93 during peak periods with overnight lows near 72 to 77. Southerly winds 8 to 16 mph. Monroe reached 88 with 76 overnight. Oak Ridge totals 1.13 inches and Monroe 0.40 inches.
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Ark-La-Miss
Monroe
Oak Ridge
Hot Springs Flood Ravages Downtown
A heavy rain flash flood hit downtown Hot Springs Arkansas for four hours. The Ouachita River crest and high water damaged stores and a hotel, with no injuries reported. Floodgates opened at Temmel Dam to drain the lake, risking an 18 foot rise in the river.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ouachita River
Temmel
Lake Catherine
Malvern
Hunt Parents Of Abandoned Child
Baton Rouge authorities searched for the parents of a month old white baby abandoned in a parked automobile. Lionel Griffin of Baton Rouge found the infant Monday when he returned to his car and heard crying. The baby, with black hair and blue eyes, weighed six pounds and was undernourished but in good condition, taken to the state welfare home.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Lionel Griffin
Griffin
State Welfare
West Monroe sewer plant seen as only solution
Mayor J Allan Norris says a bond issue must finance a West Monroe sewer treatment plant. The final cost depends on engineer William Nash’s survey, with possible federal aid and a rough ballpark around 1 million dollars. Norris notes Monroe already earmarked 2.75 million for a plant and expects federal help.
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J. Allan Norris
West Monroe
William Nash
Norris
Monroe
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Nash
Wallace Declares He Will Ignore Public Mix Law
Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama said he would not enforce or promote compliance with a federal public accommodations law in Alabama. He told the Senate Commerce Committee he would govern locally and let federal agents handle enforcement, a stance amid the civil rights debate. Robert Kennedy’s Judiciary Committee appearance was postponed to Wednesday as Southern members prepared opening statements.
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Wallace
Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert Kennedy
Capitol
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Justice Department
Eastland
Administration
Capitol Hill
Today's Chuckle The trailer life has no extra storage space
A humorous quip notes the challenge of living in a trailer where storage is scarce and every item must fit in its designated place, poking fun at tiny living arrangements. The line highlights a playful take on limited living space and organization.
Savannah Strife Hits Desegregation Efforts
In Savannah a rare flare of racial violence interrupts years of peaceful desegregation. Night demonstrations are blamed on a small group of militant activists while officials and business leaders seek calm. Desegregation proceeds with schools slated to begin in fall. business and civic tensions persist amid boycotts and divided leadership.
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Savannah
Atlanta
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Bevel
W. W. Law
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Law
NAACP
Chatham County Crusade For Voters
Hosea Williams
Cambridge confronts militia curbs amid race tensions
In Cambridge Maryland more than 100 white businessmen protested militia restrictions outside the National Guard Armory signaling planned demonstrations. Col J Maurice Tawes and 400 troops faced the crowd as authorities enforce a 9 pm curfew and bans on demonstrations while negotiations and peace moves unfold.
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Cambridge, Md
National Guard
J. Maurice Tawes
Cambridge
Thousands Flock To Bar Harbor For Solar Eclipse
Thousands converge on Bar Harbor Maine to witness a total solar eclipse. Viewers from scientists to tourists seek Cadillac Mountain for a front row vantage as the 5 47 p m EDT totality sweeps a 60 mile wide path from Japan to Maine. The event will dim daylight, drop temperatures, reveal stars, and trigger early insect and animal activity.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
UPI
Cadillac
Atlantic Coast
Here
Argentina
Japan
North Pacific
Alaska
Canada
Atlantic
Hemisphere
Venezuela
Object Make Money Wants Ad for Used Furniture
Classified notice advertising cash for used furniture and appliances. Includes items for sale such as a Maple table with five chairs and hutch, a 1963 Hardwick range, a 2 HP air conditioner, and a $39.95 price. Provides phone numbers 373-1620 and 325-0060 and mentions a seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Hutch
Buffet
Hardwick
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Liz Renay
Mickey Cohen
Brenda
San Pedro
Calif
Liz
Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution
Cohen
Tallulah Man
Zorin
Geneva
Twin City
Bulletins
Drive
Macmillan Mum
By Sam Hanna
del. Thomas Merryweather
Dorchester County Democrat
Merryweather
Gloria Richardson
Calvin W. Mowbray
Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee
Richardson
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