Mayors Rally for Southern Conference to Tell Story
Jackson mayor Allen Thompson endorses Monroe plan to organize a Southern conference of mayors and municipal officials to publicize the South's side against federal aid to education. He envisions 10 000 delegates in Jackson with leaders like Bogalusa Mayor Charles Cassidy considering the telegraph request.
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Allen Thompson
Jackson
Miss
Monroe
Thompson
News-Star
Bogalusa
Charles Cassidy
Louisiana Municipal Association
Southern Conference of Mayors
Kennedy
Jack
Attorney Says Rider Arrest Defied Federal Authority
New York attorney William M. Kunstler declared the arrest of Freedom Rider Elizabeth Porter Wyckoff in Jackson Mississippi as open defiance of federal authority. Wyckoff, a 45 year old writer and former Holyoke College professor, is jailed for refusing to pay a $200 fine from a June 2 incident.
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Biloxi
Miss
New York
Elizabeth Porter Wycoff
Mississippi
William M. Kunstler
Kunstler
U. S
Sidney Mize
Tom Watkins
Miss Wycoff
Watkins
Miss Wyckoff
Holyoke College
Jackson
Mild, Cloudy Weather Ahead for Northeast Louisiana
Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures in northeast Louisiana through Thursday. Rain traces noted in many areas with Monroe at .16 inch. Highs near 85 today and 88 tomorrow, with tonight's low around 64.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Kennedy opens first salt water plant in Freeport
President Kennedy activates a $1.5 million salt water conversion plant in Freeport Texas the nations first to turn sea water into pure municipal supply with 12 evaporators and a cost of about 1 per 1000 gallons Dow Chemical and Freeport city use planned Navy ships also convert sea water but at higher costs. The dedication features Vice President Johnson and Interior Secretary Udall as speakers.
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Freeport
Tex
Kennedy
Dow Chemical Co
Navy
Light House Explosion Injures One in Lake Superior
An explosion of propane and gasoline damaged Stannard Rock Light House in Lake Superior. One crewman is missing William A Maxwell 34 of Houghton Mich. Injured Oscar R Daniels Jr 23 from Sault Ste Marie base burns to face legs arms lacerated left leg. Two others unharmed Richard A Horne 18 and Walter F Scobie 22. A fire Burns in coal storage bins hampering search. Nearest land is Manitou Island 23 miles northwest Marquette 45 miles south.
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Cleveland
Stannard Rock
Lake Superior
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Woodrush
Duluth
Mike O’brien
William A. Maxwell
W. Calverly S
Houghton, Mich
Oscar R. Daniels Jr
Sault Ste. Marie
Troy
Mich
O’brien
Manitou Island
Marquett
Beryl Hearne To Be Honored As Home Making Teacher
Mrs. Beryl Hearne, home economics teacher at Chatham High School, will travel to Cleveland Ohio on June 26 to receive the Home Making Teacher of the Year award. She is among ten nationally honored educators.
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Beryl Hearne
Chatham High School
Cleveland
Ohio
West Monroe Minute Man Brigade organized by Chamber
More than 100 businessmen have joined West Monroe's Minute Man Brigade recently organized by the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce led by Gene Smith.
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West Monroe
Minute Man Brigade
Two Policemen Knife Injured in Jersey City Racial Clash
In Jersey City New Jersey two police officers were knifed while breaking up a threatened race riot between about 300 Negro and white residents in the Marion section. Three Negroes were arrested for disorderly conduct as clashes tied to the Marion Gardens project and nearby Italian American neighborhoods prompted church leaders to help calm the crowd.
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Jersey City
N. J
Marion Section
Marion
Marion Gardens
Khrushchev Berlin Threats Spark War Fears
UPI reports Khrushchev's inability to grasp Western democracy and his Soviet bravado threaten war over Berlin. Vienna talks shadows and fears mount as allies weigh moves if Khrushchev forces Allies from Berlin or yields control to East Germany. Officials say Kennedy cannot retreat from the vital issue.
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Washington
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Russia
East Germany
Germany
United States
Senate approves largest annual farm bill in history
Senators voice approval of a massive farm bill providing about 7 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The measure, passed by voice vote, moves to the House which had approved 115 million less, with total funding well above current year levels.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Coon Lawyer Granted 30 Days For Supreme Court Review
Dist. Judge Jess Johnson gave state Fire Marshal John Coon and former deputy Gibson Kimberlin 30 days to seek State Supreme Court review of a constitutional question in their public payroll fraud charges. The judge overruled defense motions to dismiss the indictments. Trial had been set to begin next week. Kimberlin, related to state officials, quit his deputy post after criticism over holding another job.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Carlton Jones
Coon-Kimberlin
Kimberlin
Rufus Hayes
Jimmie Davis
Baton Rouge
Civil Service
Coon
Black Teen Pleads Guilty in White Girl Incident Gulfport
Ne gro Ervin M. Osborne, 22, of Biloxi, pleaded guilty to attempted reported incident with a 17 year old white girl on April 28 and faced a three year term in Harrison county court. Leonard Bailey, 18, of Gulfport pleaded innocent to injuring a minor girl on June 8 with trial set for July 5.
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Gulfport, Miss
UPI
Ervin M. Osborne
Biloxi
Harrison County
Leonard Bailey
Gulfport
Today's Chuckle: Even a Stopped Clock Is Twice Right
A light humor item notes that nothing is ever entirely wrong, since a clock that has stopped still tells the correct time twice daily. The quip offers a cheerful reminder amid everyday snags.
U S Revokes Status of Czech Envoy
The United States revoked the diplomatic status of Miroslav Nacvalac, a Czech diplomat accused of spying. He is now an alien illegally in the United States and may depart voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. The action follows charges and photos presented by the U S mission.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Nacvalac
U.S
Nacvalac
Negro Woodman Collins Is Sentenced to Death
Judge M. D. Miller Jr. sentenced 31 year old Woodman Collins of Iowa La to death for the aggravated rape of a Texas City Texas white woman. Defense lawyers were granted until July 31 to file an appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Collins was convicted April 19 for raping the woman near Woodlawn La more than a year ago.
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Jennings, la
UPI
M. D. Miller Jr
Negro Woodman J. Collins
Iowa
Texas City
Tex
U. S. Supreme Court
Collins
Woodlawn
Pushinka the Soviet Space Dog Arrives at the White House
A Russian dog Pushinka, daughter of Strelka, arrives at the White House with a blue passport on Khrushchev orders. She interacts with Charley the Welsh terrier as the first family joins in pet introductions following Vienna talks and ship model exchanges.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Charley
Pushinka
Strelka
Caroline Kennedy
Kennedy
Vienna
Khrushchev
U.S
Two Slain By Enraged Negro In Arkansas
In Malvern Arkansas a man fired a high powered rifle into an employment security office killing two white victims and wounding five others. The dead are Eloise Owens and Billy Lee Buie. Two wounded have tentative identifications as Phillip Dedman and Roe Akers. A suspect was reported to have been taken into custody before noon.
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Malvern
Ark
Eloise Owens
Billy Lee Buie
Stander
Phillip Dedman
Roe Akers
Fight To Save School Bill Begins Today
Washington AP Administration forces face a tough start as Kennedy seeks to push his 2.5 billion school bill through a hostile House. The Rules Committee blocked floor action, delaying until the Education Committee returns another bill, the National Defense Education Act, with parochial-school loans. The plan offers a three year grant program for states for public school construction or teachers salaries, amid GOP opposition and Catholic concerns over parochial aid and school integration.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Sam Rayburn
Rules Committee
Rayburn
House Education Committee
Integrated Freedom Riders Leave Montgomery for Jackson
Nine riders march toward Jackson after being served at a lunch counter once white only. The group includes six riders five? and three whites and three Negroes. A Negro waiter served coffee while a white waitress stood by. A toy bomb exploded as the Trailways bus started but caused no damage or panic.
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Montgomery
Ala
Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
Trailways
Colombia to seek 500 million aid from Stevenson in four years
Colombia plans to request about 500 million dollars in cash aid over the next four years from Adlai Stevenson. Government experts meeting today aim to secure actions for higher coffee export prices and direct financial help. Stevenson’s South American tour ends today after an 18 day itinerary and threats from rock throwing students were reported.
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Bogota
UPI
Colombia
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
Stevenson
New York Port Work Halted Amid Union Discontent
Longshoremen halted port work in New York amid a rift in seafaring unions. Tony Anastasio threatened to seek a Kennedy injunction if other union officials did not, as operations froze and 50 percent of workers remained off duty. The Maritime Port Council followed with a parallel stoppage to attend a rally.
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New York
Kennedy
Tony Anastasio
Brooklyn
Anastasio
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Association
Thomas Gleason
ILA
Maritime Port Council
Greater New York
Laos armies near unified command amid Swiss talks
In Zurich Gen Phoumi Nosavan announces virtual agreement on merging Laos fighting forces from three rival factions. Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phoum’s envoy Quinim Phosena and Pathet Lao's Phoum Vongvichit cite progress but warn disputes remain. In Geneva, Western and Communist delegates argue over Laos neutrality and independence.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
Nosavan
Phourmi
Quinim Phosena
Souvanna Phoum
Phoum Vongvichit
Pathet Lao
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Arkansas Traveler
Oldsmobile
North 7Th
W.M
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