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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1963
Page
5
Rep. Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania has leukemia, confirmed by tests per a statement from his physician Dr. Darrell C. Crain. The disclosure comes from Washington and notes a definite blood ailment.
Walter serves as chairman of the House Committee on Un American Activities and has been confined for weeks to Georgetown University Hospital, according to local reports.
U S government and Alabama appear headed for a clash over school integration. Judge Grooms refuses to delay Vivian Malone and Dave McGlathery admission to the University of Alabama. Governor Wallace vows to bar any Negro enrollment as federal troops remain on standby amid past and potential unrest.
In 1963 Kennedy gains stronger backing from Southern Democrats in the House, widening loyalty beyond 1961 62 levels. Despite Mississippi Democrats resisting, other Old South members join to push Kennedy's five major bills through, signaling a notable shift in coalition politics.
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