Kennedy holds Barnett responsible for 1962 Univ. of Mississippi riot
Senator Robert F. Kennedy told University of Mississippi students that former Gov. Ross Barnett must take full responsibility for the 1962 riot at the campus after a federal court ordered Meredith admitted. Kennedy recalled Barnett’s push for marshal show of force and noted his multiple talks with Barnett about preventing violence.
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Oxford
Miss
Robert F. Kennedy
University of Mississippi
Ross Barnett
New York Democrat
Mississippi
Kennedy
James H. Meredith
John F. Kennedy
Meredith
U.S
Barnett
Department of‘ Justice
Berning Files School Petition for Morris Boards
Four men will run for Morris Community High School Board of Education and three for Morris Elementary School Board after filings before the Friday deadline. Harold J. Berning filed for the MCHS board. others include Arden Chapple Henry Smith and Raymond A. Christensen. For the grade school board the candidates are Dr. Leslie Tibbitts John Hendrickson and Arthur Allaben. Withdrawals close next Tuesday.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Morris Elementary School
Harold J. Berning
Robinson Drive
McHs Board
MCHS
Arden Chapple
N. Liberty St
Henry Smith
Saratoga Township
Raymond A. Christensen
Chapin St
Leslie Tibbitts
Lisbon Road
John Hendrickson
E. Jackson St
Arthur Allaben
Reynolds Cigarette Price Rollback Spurs Inflation Relief
New York AP Reynolds Tobacco Co cuts back a 40 cent per thousand wholesale price hike after White House pressure. The move is praised by the White House as inflation relief and signals other firms may rescind recent increases. American Tobacco had earlier announced industry price hikes.
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New York
Johnson
White House
R.J. Reynolds Tobaco Co
Reynolds
United States
American Tobacco Co
Weather forecast and temperatures for Grundy County
Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures were forecast with a high in the 40s for Grundy County and surroundings. Sunday could bring a warm up. Collins Weather Station reported a Friday high of 60, and by 7 30 p m Friday the thermometer stood at 45.
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Weather Bureau
Grundy County
Collins Weather Station
Medical Director Named for Saint Joseph Hospital Joliet
Dr Leon P Gardner appointed medical director of Saint Joseph Hospital Joliet. He begins duties April 1 and has long served on the medical staff since the 1940s. Gardner is a Joliet native, studied at Joliet Junior College, University of Chicago, Tulane and University of Illinois Medical School where he earned his MD in 1939.
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Leon P. Gardner
Saint Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Dr. Gardner
Gardner
University of Chicago
Tulane University
University of Illinois Medical School
More Dead Communists Found North of Saigon
U S and Australian sweep finds 20 more dead Communists in the D Zone jungle north of Saigon. U S 1st Division patrols evacuate base camp abandoners left behind weapons and radio gear. Viet Cong hit Tuy Hoa rice area for third time. 15 farmers die in a 20 pound mine blast. Vietnamese forces report air strikes on suspected Viet Cong centers and fuel depots in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
D Zone
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Tuy Hoa
U.S
Hanoi
Red
Nguyen Huu Tho
National Liberation Front
United States
Victor H. Krulak
U.S. Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Corps
Thi
Mekong
Navy
Air Force
Viet Nam
Tuan Tuong
Astronauts Armstrong Scott Travel To Cape Kennedy
Honolulu AP report states astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott, rested after Hawaii, flew to Cape Kennedy to aid scientists in diagnosing the Gemini 8 mission failure. They will undergo three days of debriefing and tests after a jet engine issue and a dramatic tumbling incident.
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Honolulu
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Hawaii
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Trippler Army Hospital
Armstrong
Scott
Okinawa
Agena
Air Force
NASA
Pacific
Leonard F. Mason
Courthouse Lobby Camping Grounds for 2 Candidates
Two Republican primary candidates for county offices camped overnight in the courthouse lobby to secure top ballot spots. Chief Deputy Richard Pierce seeks sheriff and Wilbur H. Brown aims for county treasurer. The pair planned all-night vigils until filing opens Monday morning.
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Richard Pierce
Wilbur H. Brown
Rte. 3
Nels P. Nelson
Pierce
U S Ready to Sign Soviet Cultural Exchange Pact
The United States told the Soviet Union it is prepared to sign a cultural exchange agreement at mutual convenience. The signing, delayed since Wednesday, drew no official explanation, with White House and State Department offering little detail.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
White House
Johnson
U.S
Jet Plane Crashes Into Lake Michigan Near Meigs Field
A twin engine Lear jet with both engines dead crash landed in Lake Michigan half a mile off Meigs Field. Pilot Alfred Holzapfel, 50, co-pilot Robert Weismann, 39, both of Omaha, were rescued by helicopter and treated at Mercy Hospital for exposure and minor injuries. The plane, owned by Mutual of Omaha, was en route from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Meigs Field
Alfred Holzapfel
Robert Weismann
Omaha
Neb
Mercy Hospital
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Lake Front
Meigs
O'Hare International
Holzapfel
Wolsmann
Fire Department
Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Agency
Baton Rouge
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Morris Community High School
Ilinois River
Berning
St. Joseph
China
Morton H. Halperin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Peking
Harvard University
Munich
Samuel B. Griffith II
Chia
Griffith
Southeast Asia
Halperin
United Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
National Press Club
Senate Committee
Walter Trundt
Morris Planning Commission
Morris Community High
City of
Morris
Aubrey Shenefiel
Liberty St
Donald Caisley
Hiundt
Herald
Russia
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