Strife Strips Dixie Economy Amid Desegregation Strife
Racial strife and social upheaval sweep the nation hurting local economies. In Little Rock four years of unrest slowed industry, delaying plant arrival until 1961, then revival followed. A Birmingham desegregation clash stirred a similar pattern with business losses and negotiations.
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Atlanta
United States
Little Rock
Ark
Everett Tucker
Tucker
Wyatt Tee Walker
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Stores Desegregation Pact Cited in Boycott
A two edged boycott and marches pressured downtown shoppers while Alabama business leaders linked their names to a biracial pact ending demonstrations. Department store sales in Birmingham fell 15 percent in March and 19 percent in May, then rose to minus 13 percent after the May 10 agreement promising desegregation of facilities and upgrading of Negro workers.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Wii
Scranton Favored as Pennsylvania Favorite Son for 1964
Washington AP reports Sen. Barry Goldwater supports Pennsylvania naming Gov. William Scranton as a favorite son candidate to keep the delegation united at the 1964 Republican convention. Scranton says he is not a presidential candidate, while Sen. Hugh Scott notes local GOP sentiment backing the move. Goldwater views a favorite son as a strategic, open convention catalyst.
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Washington
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Hugh Scott
Scranton
Harrisburg
Goldwater
Arizona
1961 U.S. clothing firms decline noted by Britannica Book
The Britannica Book of the Year reports a continued decline in the number of firms operating in the United States clothing industry during 1961, reflecting consolidation and market shifts in the sector.
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United States
New Rattlesnake & Northern Line Opens in Wisconsin
The 414 miles of abandoned spur track north of Freedom Wisconsin are acquired by the Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society. The museum will run an old time train for tourists on a nine mile 45 minute trip through Baraboo River Valley.
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North Freedom
Wis
Rattlesnake & Northern Line
North Western Road
Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society
Baraboo
Arrest Chicago youths in Lawrenceville car theft case
Two 16 year old Chicago Heights youths, Russell Kielhorn and David Brown, were captured after a backwoods chase by police in Lawrenceville Illinois. They allegedly stole a car in Chicago and were identified by authorities. Kielhorn's address is 1404 Elmred and Brown's is 283 West Elwood.
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Lawrenceville, Ill
Chicago Heights
Chicago
Russell Kielhorn
David Brown
Kielhorn
Elmred and
Brown
West Elwood
Pete Runnels Wins AL Batting Title Again
Pete Runnels of the Houston Colts captured the American League batting crown, repeating a top showing in this era and adding another title to his recent strong performances.
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Pete Runnels
Houston Colts
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