Hearing Set in Byron Beckwith Murder Case
A preliminary hearing in Jackson City Court will decide if there is probable cause to hold Byron de La Beckwith for the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The district attorney seeks no bond until the July grand jury. a New Orleans dispatch cites plans for psychiatric testing if indicted. Beckwith is represented as a possible death penalty target. the federal civil rights charge was not pursued.
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Bill Waller
Beckwith
New Orleans
Waller
Medgar W. Evers
Jackson
Evers
FBI
Washington
Marine Corps
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
White Citizens Council
Justice Department
Dis
New Orleans Defends Park Desegregation Suit
New Orleans city officials told a federal court the mixing of Negroes and whites in parks poses dangers to peace. The suit by 116 Negro children and parents seeks desegregation of NORC parks centers and playgrounds. The city argues broad state regulation applies equally and NORC teams form by member choice.
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New Orleans
UPI
NORC
Woman Killed In Wreck Will Be Buried Here
Mrs. Diane Cartwright a 19 year old Junction City Oregon resident died Friday from injuries in a car crash Thursday Funeral arrangements follow under Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe with the body arriving in Monroe Thursday Survivors include her husband William Cartwright of Junction City a daughter Jeanice Marie Cartwright a brother Billy Ray Jones and father Huey Jones Also named are brother Jackie L Jones two sisters Joy Jones and Joyce Evans and mother Mrs Al Miller all of various listed locations
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Diane Cartwright
Junction City
Oregon
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe
Cartwright
Billy Ray Jones
Huey Jones
William Cartwright
Jeanice Marie Cartwright
Jackie L. Jones
Riveria
Texas
Miss Joy Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
Joyce Evans
DeRidder
al Miller
Greenwood Funds Gather For Beck Defense
An FBI spokesman said agents are tying up loose ends while a legal defense fund in Greenwood is collected for Beck. The fund would mirror NAACP style donations and be run by a committee of prominent local citizens.
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Trict
FBI
Greenwood
Beckwith
NAACP
Generals Avoid Cow Attention on Hythe Range
Farmer Ray Edwards said soldiers forced him to move his cows from an army training ground because generals did not like being stared at by cattle. He noted the cattle were friendly yet unrespectful of rank and would approach high ranking officers and peer over their shoulders.
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Hythe
England
UPI
Ray Edwards
Mississippi Free Press Aims To Grand Status
Jackson Mississippi AP reports Charles Butts 21 leads the Free Press a weekly pro desegregation paper seeking visibility as a major newsroom. The paper grew from 240 to nearly 10 000 circulation in a year, with most copies sold on streets.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Free Press
Charles Butts
Oberlin
Ohio
Butts
Bond Election Held for High School in Franklin Parish
A $125,000 bond election is held today in Franklin Parish eighth ward to finance a new high school at Ogden and repair existing buildings. Results will be announced at the school board meeting Wednesday morning.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Ogden
Grambling Hosts Three Day Science Workshop for Teachers
At Grambling College a three day science workshop is underway through Wednesday with about 35 elementary and high school teachers attending. Co sponsored by Grambling and the Louisiana State Department of Education. Directed by Howard P. McCollum, the workshop features lectures, demonstrations, film seminars, group meetings, discussions and exhibits by consultants from Oak Ridge and Louisiana Tech along with state education officials.
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Grambling
Grambling College
Louisiana State Department of Education
Howard P. McCollum
Charles Cook
Oak Ridge
ZIP code issued for Chase area speeds mail
Postmaster Olga Trapp announces the Chase area ZIP code is 71324 and asks all residents to use the code to speed mail deliveries.
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Chase (Special
Chase Area
Olga Trapp
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