Negro Leaders and Jackson Strategy Meet in Jackson
AP reports Negro integration leaders closed a strategy session in Jackson after protests. NAACP lawyers were assigned to aid the campaign and Medgar Evers suggested telephone lines of leaders were tapped, with plans to file a FCC complaint. Roy Wilkins helped lead 570 protesters arrested. James Meredith spoke of direct action and urged ongoing efforts to close the dignity gap within 20 years.
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Roy T. Wilkins
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The
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James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Dick Gregory
Mississippi
Greenwood
Court Reverses Conviction of Negro Slayer
The Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction of Wilbert Rideau, a Louisiana defendant facing death for a bank clerks’ slaying after a robbery. The 7 to 2 ruling ordered a new trial with jurors not exposed to a jailhouse TV interview Rideau gave. the program drew large TV audiences and raised due process concerns. Justice Stewart led the majority. Justices Clark and Harlan dissented.
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UPI
Supreme Court Today
Wilbert Rideau
Louisiana
Rideau
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles
Potter Stewart
Tom C. Glark
John M. Harlan
Want Ads Highlight Pure Bred Siamese and VW Sedan
Numerous daily calls urge readers to use the News Star World Want Ads for homes cars jobs or items. Ad notes a pure bred Siamese seal point kitten for sale and a Volkswagen sedan with a new radio priced at $625 plus a low seven day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Ouachita Valley Museum Fund Sets $5000 Goal
The Ouachita Valley Historical Society aims to raise five thousand dollars for one year of museum operations. Jim Newburn urges local citizens to contribute by June 16 to open the temporary museum on St John Street with ground floor use only. Memberships cost two dollars for adults and one dollar for students, and donations may be sent to the Ouachita Valley Museum Fund at Ouachita National Bank.
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Museem
Jim Newburn
Monroe
Newburn
George Parsons
City Planning Commission
Ouachita Valley Museum Fund
Ouachita National Bank
T. C. Standifer
Louisiana
Senate Action Looms Longs Battling Free Electors
Baton Rouge reports a major legislative clash over an unpledged electors bill. Congressman Gillis Long opposes it as his cousin Senator Russell B. Long prepares a statement. A tight House vote of 57 to 45 passed the measure, with Senate action anticipated today.
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Gillis Long
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Solon
U.S
Russell B. Long
Sen
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Senate
Republicans press two civil rights bills in Congress
Twenty House Republicans outline bills to end segregation in public accommodations and give the attorney general broad authority over civil rights. They accuse the Kennedy administration of footdragging as they prepare a two bill package for later introduction. The plan includes desegregation orders for schools and a ban on racial exclusion in interstate commerce venues. Senate action follows a Kravits conference call.
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New York
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New Jersey
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Minnesota
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Maryland
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R-N.y
Mississippi Court Orders New Trial For Aaron Henry
Mississippi Supreme Court orders a new trial for Aaron Henry of Clarksdale due to unlawfully obtained evidence. Henry, NAACP state president, was convicted of disturbing the peace over alleged immoral advances to an 18 year old Memphis youth after a March hitchhike.
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Clarksdale
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Sterling Lee Eilert
Memphis
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Sterling Lee Ehlert
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Jack Young
Jackson
Manning Offered Graduate Assistant Post at University of Arkansas
Owen V. Manning son of Mr and Mrs J W Bubnich of 418 Lakeshore has been offered a graduate assistant position in the electronics and instrumentals department at the University of Arkansas. He will graduate June 8 at Northeast State College where he majored in math and physics. Manning will be commissioned an officer in the army upon graduation at Northeast but will be deferred if he accepts the Arkansas assignment.
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J. W. Bubnich
Lakeshore
Department of Electronics and Instrumentals
University of Arkansas
Northeast State College
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Army
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Arkansas
Man
Union members back free electors bill in West Monroe locals
One hundred sixty eight rank and file members from three West Monroe United Papermakers locals signed a resolution backing the Louisiana free electors bill and blasting AF of L CIO President Victor Bussie. They sent a telegram to Senator Jamar Adcock in Baton Rouge voicing opposition to Bussie. The House bill awaits Senate action as the chamber reconvenes today at 4 0 p m.
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Louisiana
Afil-Cio
Victor Bussie
Louisiana Senate
United Papermakers, Pulp and Sulfite Workers
Afl-Cio
Victor Busisie
Pope John Dies Ends Valiant Fight
Vatican announces Pope John XXIII is dead after a yearlong battle with stomach tumor and peritonitis. The 81 year old pope, famed for unity and peace, died at 7 49 p.m. EST ending a reign marked by concern for all faiths and commitment to peace. His death ends the Second Vatican Council’s major undertakings and raises questions about future Vatican diplomacy with Communist regimes.
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Hungary
Poland
Kennedy
United States
Pope John
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Indian Airlines Crash Kills 29 Americans Aboard
An Indian Airlines DC3 crash near Amritsar killed 29 aboard including University of Illinois professor James Clarence Laverty and his family. Passport finds and passenger list link five victims to Laverty’s family. another American tourist named Miss P Hardman was on board en route to Srinagar during peak Himalayan vacation season.
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India
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Champaign
Illinois
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Indian Plains
Himalayas
Baton Rouge Woman Attacked and Burglarized
Police hunted a young Black man after a nighttime assault on a white woman in her home. The victim testified she was awakened by a throat grab, threatened with death, then sexually assaulted when ordered to undress. A flashlight revealed the attacker’s dark skin. In a separate case, Joseph Ross Jr., 19, a Black man, was arrested on a rape charge involving a Black woman.
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Baton Rouge
Joseph Ross Jr
Nine Die In State Holiday Accidents
A United Press International survey records nine fatalities in Louisiana over the Memorial Day period, with seven traffic deaths and two drownings. Victims include Barbara Trahan of Basile 16, Waldia Blanchette 15 of Sulphur, Wilbert Hebert 16 near Thibodaux, M Ravi Kirivantana 22 LSU student from Thailand near Colfax, Dennis Ray of Bagley, Robert Harris 48 of Maplewood in Lake Charles, and Daniel Emert 20 of Lake Charles in a drag race incident.
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Basile
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Sulphur
Louisiana
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Thibodaux
Louisiana State University
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U. S
Colfax
Dennis Ray
Bagley
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Maplewood
Lake Charles
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Corn Whisky Defined by ABCs of Alcoholic Beverages
An ABC published guide from Licensed Beverage Industries defines corn whisky as whisky distilled from a fermented grain mash with at least 80 percent corn. The text outlines the composition standard used for classification and labeling of corn whisky in regulatory contexts.
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Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
Little Weather Change Seen in Northeast Louisiana
Weather outlook for Northeast Louisiana shows little change for the next two days with partly cloudy skies through Tuesday. Expect highs around 88 to 92 degrees and overnight lows from 62 to 66, with east winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe highs reached 93 and overnight 61 on Sunday.
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Monroe
Skinnay Ennis Dies After Restaurant Attack
Beverly Hills Calif AP bandleader Skinnay Ennis 56 died late Sunday night after an attack in a restaurant Doctors at Beverly Hills first aid station pronounced him dead on arrival at 1156 p.m Ennis whose real name was Edgar C Ennis was stricken while dining Officers McCarthy found him on the floor and applied heart massage Ennis and his orchestra had played at the Statler Hilton in downtown Los Angeles for five years He began in North Carolina with Hal Kemp later joined Bob Hope's radio troupe and formed his own band in 1938 The nickname Skinnay arose from a misspelled label early in his career
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Calif
Skinnay Ennis
Bob Hope
First Aid Station
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Edgar C. Ennis
T. M. McCarthy
Statler Hilton
Los Angeles
Skinny
Today’s Chuckle About The Moon And A Space Suit
A humorous old-timer quip recalls promising a child the moon without needing to buy a space suit, turning a wish into a playful caution about grand promises and practical limits.
U S Wallace Feud Faces Court Over Alabama Admission
In Tuscaloosa officials announce a third Negro student James Hood of Gadsden will enroll June 10 joining Vivian Malone as they register on campus amid federal court scrutiny. Judge Lynne retains ruling on DOJ bid to bar Gov Wallace from blocking enrollment while Wallace absent from hearing. testimony centered on a taped recording and a TV radio newsman.
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Ala
University of Alabama
James A. Hood
Gadsden
Hood
Vivian Malone
Miss Malone
David McGlathery
Huntsville
McGlathery
University Extension Center
George C. Wallace
Alabama
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
U.S. Department of Justice
George Wallace
Lynne
Justice Department
Wallace
Walter Ray Butts
Montgomery
Supreme Court Strikes Down Tennessee School Transfer Plans
The U S Supreme Court voided two public school transfer plans in Tennessee aimed at allowing students to move out of minority race schools. The unanimous ruling by Justice Clark held the plans promote discrimination and fail to meet Brown v Board standards.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
Knoxville
Davidson County
Nashville
Knox County
Justice Clark
Clark
Brown
Youth Killed In Lafayette Road Crash
Cleve land Joe, 19, of Breaux Bridge died early today when he lost control of his car on Highway 31 near Breaux Bridge. The car left the road and plunged into a culvert with Joe alone inside.
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Cleveland
Joe
Breaux Bridge
Highway 31
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