Freedom riders push new actions against segregated South
UPI reports supporters press multiple fronts to challenge Deep South segregation laws. A federal judge in Montgomery weighs lifting a ban on freedom rides while CORE plans a new itinerary from Washington. Arrests in Jackson bring total riders in custody to 110 since May 24, with 84 still jailed for breach of the peace. Claire O’Connor, 22, leads a Minnesota party among those involved.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Alabama
Washington
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
Greyhound Bus
Nashville
Tenn
Mississippi
University of Minnesota
Claire O’conner
St. Paul, Minn
Western Nations Return To Laos Peace Conference
The Western nations resume the Laos peace talks after a guarded Soviet concession. The International Control Commission appeals for truces as Pathet Lao troops gain Padong from the royal government. Leaders Harriman Chauvel and Home press cease-fire issues while three princes meet in Zurich to discuss factions.
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International Control Commission
Laos
Padong
Pathet Lao
Cochairmen
Andrei Gromyko
America
Averell Harriman
France
Jean Chauvel
Lord Home
Zurich
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Vientiane
Kennedy returns to Washington on crutches from Florida
President Kennedy leaves Palm Beach on crutches after a four day recuperation stay. His jet flies to Andrews Air Force Base, then to the White House for a luncheon with Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
Leff
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Air Force
Andrew Hatcher
Florida
Policeman and Suspect Die After Street Gun Battle
In Waukesha Wisconsin a police officer George Schmidling 30 and one of three men he was taking to HQ for questioning were killed in a moving car gun battle. A second man James McFarland 42 was wounded and identified as the brother in law of the dead man. The other suspect Edward Parker 29 died later while the trio fled Milwaukee. Police said the group matched a description tied to a $95 burglary at an automatic laundry earlier that day.
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Waukesha
Wis
Moody Walters
George Schmidling
Walters
Edward Parker
James McFarland
McFarland
James Carothers
Milwaukee
Here
French Farmers Stage Large Protests In Two Towns
AP reports thousands of French farmers marched in Auch and Rennes protesting government farm policy. The demonstrations, followed by three days of violent actions by about 4,000 farmers in Morlaix, disrupted traffic and drew widespread attention.
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Paris
Auch
France
Rennes
Morlaix
U.S. Opposes Soviet Proposals on Berlin
Secretary of State Rusk says the United States rejects the latest Soviet Berlin Germany proposals. He notes discuss with Britain France and West Germany before any action. President Kennedy plans to discuss the memo with Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani at the White House.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Germany
Berlin
Rusk
U. S
Britain
France
West Berlin
West Germany
Kennedy
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
America
North Atlantic
Rockwell Trial Set in New Orleans Disturbance Case
George Lincoln Rockwell and nine American Nazi Party members face trial today in New Orleans for disturbing the peace after they attempted to picket the Exodus film. Rockwell, a former WWII Navy flier, alleges parish officials conspired to deny Nazi civil rights.
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New Orleans
UPS
Fuehrer
George Lincoln Rockwell
Storm
FBI
Rockwell
United States
Time Running Out for Johnnie Dougherty Cancer Child
Johnnie Dougherty a four year old Ridley Township boy with cancer faces a dire prognosis after losing his left leg and sight in one eye. His mother a widow seeks hope and a zoo visit remains his greatest wish as neighbors friends and a radio audience pray for his hospital journey and a possible Tuesday outcome.
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Philadelphia
Johnnie Dougherty
Johnnie
Mom
Ridley Township
Philadelphia Zoo
Army Rebukes Walker For Pinko Charges
The Army rebuked Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker for calling Truman, leading Democrats, and portions of the U S press pinks. An investigation ordered by President Kennedy found the 24th Division troop program not tied to the John Birch Society. Walker was also stripped of a new command and kept in the United States.
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Washington
Army
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Europe
8Th Corps
Austin
Tex
United States
the Army
Elvin J. Stahl Jr
24Th Infantry
Germany
Bruce C. Clarke
Overseas Weekly
U.S
24Th Division
Birch Society
Hearing Opens Today On Ole Miss Integration Suit
The first desegregation suit in Mississippi targets the University of Mississippi. James Meredith seeks a preliminary injunction to entry and the NAACP backs the case. Meredith alleges five alumni recommendations unfairly block Black applicants while Jackson State College lacks comparable political science offerings. The hearing proceeds in U. S. district court with state attorneys questioning Meredith.
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Ole Miss
Biloxi, Miss
University of Mississippi
U. S. District Court
James H. Meredith
Kosciusko Negro
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Federal
Dist
Sidney Mize
Meridian
NAACP
Meredith
Jackson State College
Jackson State
University At
Oxford
Mize
University of Georgia
Constance Baker Motley
New York
Schweitzer Improves After Illness At Lambarene Hospital
Word via radio reports that 86 year old Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Albert Schweitzer has shown improvement today after falling ill last week at his jungle hospital in Lambarene, Gabon Republic. Details on the illness were not provided.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Albert Schweitzer
Lambarene
Gabon Republic
Schweitzer
Four Die After Boat Capsizes Above Niagara Falls
Four people perish when a small motorboat capsizes in the rapids two miles above Niagara Falls and plunges 162 feet over the brink. Victims include George Stewart, 49, his wife Jean, 44, Stanley Tessman, and his wife Gladys. One man was drawn into a power plant intake.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
George Stewart
Ridgeway
Jean
Stanley Tessman
Gladys
Leroy Ave
Buffalo, N.Y
Niagara River
Ontario
Explosions Strike Italian South Tyrol Area
Violent predawn blasts hit about six communities in Bolzano region as a road worker was killed by a dynamite charge he found and was about to report. The attacks target steel towers powering lines, leaving parts of the area without electricity as authorities seek to quell a long running Italy Austria dispute over autonomy for German speakers.
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Bolzano
Italy
South Tyrol
Austria
Father Arrested For Abusing Child
NEW ORLEANS police arrested 24 year old Thomas E Metcalfe after he allegedly threw his 4 year old stepson against a trailer wall during writing lessons. The boy sustained facial bruises and two black eyes and was taken to Charity Hospital. Metcalfe charged with aggravated battery.
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New Orleans
API
Thomas E. Metcalfe
Charles Wayne Smith
Metcalfe
Charity Hospital
Two teen killers describe eight murders across six states
Two 18 and 19 year old youths from Florida and Texas told investigators of eight killings across Florida Louisiana Tennessee Illinois Kansas and Colorado while swapping cheeky quips about the electric chair. Sheriff Terrill noted their calm tone as they signed statements with FBI and state officers present. They claimed two women in Florida a man in Louisiana a man in Tennessee two men in Illinois and a girl in Colorado were victims.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
W. H. Terrill
George R. York
James D. Latham
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Illinois
Kansas
Terrill
York
Jacksonville
Fla
Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Expect More Rain Monday Tuesday Forecast
Northeast Louisiana faces scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Tuesday. Lows near 68 tonight, highs around 92 Monday and Tuesday. Sunday peaked at 91 with 70 low. Selman Field FAA weather team recorded 0.03 inch rainfall.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Portuguese Flights Aid Angolan Siege Amid Turmoil
In Luanda and Santa Pomba, Portuguese air force operations bring food to besieged settlers as 15,000 troops mass for planned late month offensives. The uprising in northern Angola, now four months old, has already caused thousands of deaths and widespread fear among both European and Black residents.
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Luanda
Angola
Santa Pomba
Texas
Dutch Electra crashes near Cairo killing many
A KLM four engine Electra crashed in desert sands near Cairo while attempting landing. About 20 people were killed with 10 seriously injured. The plane carried 46 aboard including Dutch, German, Italian, British, Irish, Egyptian and Burmese passengers plus a seven member crew. Cargo included gold ingots and jewels bound for Asia.
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Cairo
Egypt
Asia
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Amsterdam
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Ernst van der Beugel
the Hague
Munich
Rome
Rifaat Chafik
Heinz Denckmann
Export Managr
Sheriff Blames Revenge Seeker For Car Blast
Biloxi Mississippi sheriff Curtis Dedeaux says a revenge seeker planted a time bomb to destroy his car in a blast that shook the area early Sunday. The device, likely six sticks of dynamite, wrecked nearby vehicles and buildings after a tip about a gambling club prompted a deputy check. Dedeaux, 40, has led liquor and gambling raids amid ongoing county controversies.
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Biloxi
Miss
UPI
Curtis Dedeaux
Dedeaux
Mississippi City
U. S. Highway 90
Eddie Vann
Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base
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