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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1963
Page
7
Rep. Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania has leukemia, with tests confirming the blood disease according to Dr. Darrell C. Crain. The disclosure comes from Walter and his medical adviser today in Washington.
Walter serves as chairman of the House Committee on Un American Activities and has been confined for weeks to Georgetown University Hospital for medical care.
United Press International reports a federal judge refused to delay admitting two Negro students to the University of Alabama and Gov. George Wallace vowed to bar any enrollment. The piece notes related protests, prior riots, and federal troops on standby amid ongoing racial tensions in Alabama and nearby states.
Kennedy enjoys a belated honeymoon with Southern Democrats in Congress two years after taking office. Old South Democrats have increased loyalty helping Kennedy win all five major House battles this year despite Republican opposition. Mississippi Democrats remain mostly opposed, while other Old South reps show more backing, reshaping long standing coalitions.
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