March Strategy in Jackson Miss. Civil rights leader slain
Foreboding hung over Jackson as Negro leaders signalled for a March strategy while preparing a dramatic funeral for slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Police and FBI hunted a sniper across several states. one fingerprint on a rifle linked to the murder. Civil rights leaders from many states plan Evers funeral at the Negro Masonic Temple and Arlington burial next week.
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Jackson
Miss
FBI
Medgar W. Evers
The
National Associ
Washington
Evers
Conviction in Conspiracy Case Moves to Appeals
A federal court jury convicted four men including former Congressmen Thomas F. Johnson and Frank W. Boykin on 32 counts of conspiracy. Defendants Tounson Boykin Edlin and William L. Robinson, ages 78 64 and 37, face up to 19 years in prison and 70000 in fines each. Attorneys said they will appeal.
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Baltimore
Thomas F. Johnson
Frank W. Boykin
Tounson
Iowa Welfare Seeks $45,000 in Federal Day Care Funds
Cedar Rapids reports that the Iowa Department of Social Welfare asked for 45 000 dollars in federal funds to support day care programs for working mothers and handicapped children. Lawrence Putney, Iowa Welfare Board chairman, announced at a Welfare Association convention that grants would fund Des Moines and Davenport projects, plus a study at Iowa State University and an expansion in Cedar Rapids. If Congress approves the Kennedy request, about 117 000 dollars could fund next year's day care services, with 86 000 aimed at aiding low income families and mothers on Aid to Dependent Children.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Department of Social Welfare
Lawrence Putney
State Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Welfare Association
Des Moines
Davenport
Towa State University
Congress
Kennedy
Putney
Sleep pattern puzzle sparks talk at Canadian psychiatry meeting
Prof John W Lovett Doust told the Canadian Psychiatric Association annual meeting that some people claim to sleep only a few hours nightly and then nap during the day. He described daydreaming as waking sleep as the mind wanders during daytime rest.
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Toronto
John. W. Lovett-Doust
The
Canadian Psychiatric Association
Jasteep
Protest in Capital Set Today
A large orderly protest march by about 2000 participants is planned in Washington to demand civil rights and oppose apartheid. Police will increase duty after 4 p.m. shifts to ensure nonviolence as demonstrators carry banners urging end to discrimination and no federal funds for apartheid states. The march is linked to a campaign titled March for Freedom Now led by organizers citing Mr. President and Justice Department action under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Washington
Howard V. Covell
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Profumo Scandal Brings Fresh British Security Questions
London reports reveal a lawyer’s letter accusing Capt. Yevgeni Ivanov of seeking nuclear secrets from ex-War Minister John Profumo with Christine Keeler. The claim accompanies renewed discussions of a parliamentary inquiry into security risks. Macmillan faces mounting dissent as Dilhorne’s report finds no actual breaches.
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London
Harold‘Macmillan
Iz Christing Keeler
John Profumo
Hut
Yevgeni Ivanov
Naval
Christine Keeler
Eddowes
Macmillan
Home
Henry Broole
Lord Dilhorne
Lood
Dilhorne
Profumo
Selwyn Ulwyd
Soviet Union launches fifth cosmonaut into orbit
Premier Khrushchev announced Valeri Bykovsky, 29, aboard Vostok 5, became the fifth Soviet man in orbit with potential for a multi day mission. Tass reported successful weightlessness, normal operation, and ongoing studies of spaceflight effects as the craft completed or approached one orbit.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Valeri Fedorovich Bykovsky
Tass
Earth
Raps Use Of Aid to Indonesia
Edwin L. Fox, former head of an Idaho feed company, criticizes the AID program in Indonesia for funding nonwealth producing projects. He urges revision toward self sustaining efforts such as diesel electrification where distribution exists, while lauding malaria control and university faculty training. He spoke in Des Moines en route to Washington.
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Des Moines
Towa
Indonesia
Agency For International Development
Edwin L. Fox
Foxbilt, Inc
Washingtim
Donesia
Maslaria
What Fathers Mean To Their Kids In Modern Family Life
A survey by Associated Press reports that children ages 3 to 48 generally view fathers as good or the best in many cases. They note worries about smoking, cursing, nagging, long work hours, and lack of time, preferring dads to attend games, picnics, and share conversations, while hoping for more guidance and involvement.
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New York
Dad
Pop
Associated’ Prose Bureaus
Hultman Rules Out Interim Spending Authority
Atty. Gen. Eva Hultman ruled that the proposed two year 2 million emergency spending by the Interim Committee is unconstitutional. The opinion strengthens Gov. Hughes battles against a bill he says would cede executive powers to the committee. The ruling says the committee would act with legislative or executive powers, unconstitutional under the Iowa constitution. The bill awaits the governor's action by Monday, with potential court tests if signed or vetoed.
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Des Moines
Legislative Interim Committee
Atty
Eva Hultman
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Goveernment
Hultman
Hulman
Senate
Iowa
State General Fund
State Executive Council
Arrest Pair in South Jamaica Rock Throwing Incident
In South Jamaica Queens two men Otis Allen 29 and James Pruitt 23 were arrested after clashing with police during the Feast of St Anthony celebration. Patrolmen tried to escort them to a radio patrol car as rocks and bottles were hurled at officers and bystanders. No injuries were reported.
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New
St. Anthony
Otis Allen
Allen
Harold Kalin
James Pruitt
Joseph Landix
Kahn
Pruitt
Realtors Equal Housing Statement Challenged in White House
Washington a aide challenged a realtors statement as denying responsibility to promote equal housing opportunity for Negroes. David L. Lawrence said human rights and property rights must both be respected and real estate must work to correct inequities. NAREB urged members to oppose forced law that would strip owners of freedom to choose buyers, reaffirming brokers as go‑betweens while allowing sales to nonwhites if owners desire.
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Washington
White House
David L. Lawrence
President
Committee For Equal Opportunity In Housing
Nareb
Columbus Junction Electrician Fatally Electrocuted
Fred Dupuis, about 55, of Columbus Junction, was electrocuted today at about 2 pm while assisting installation of three new lines in Cotter. A doctor and ambulance from Washington, Iowa, failed to revive him. He worked for Iowa Southern Utilities out of Columbus Junction and was supervising lines to the Hawkins, Owens, and Thomas homes. He is survived by a son in the armed forces, a daughter in Torrance, California, and a sister in Sigourney. He was formerly married to Mrs. Farline Cooney, who died in 1962.
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Columbus Junction
Fred Dupuis
Cotter
Washington
Iowa
Dupuis
Iowa Southern
William Hawkins
Leroy Owens
Ed Thomas
Fred Jr
Waverly
Richard Tuttle
No Liquor Stands Oppose Drink in Iowa Methodist Conference
Des Moines reports the South Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church reaffirmed its opposition to liquor by the drink in Iowa and its belief in total abstinence from alcoholic beverages at the closing session of the annual meeting held Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa ruling blocks bar terms on signs for liquor licenses
Des Moines Iowa city officials ruled that venues serving liquor by the drink cannot use the words bar barroom or saloon on their signs under the state beer and liquor law. The commission also limited signs advertising liquor by the drink to under ten square feet and allowed only one sign per establishment.
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Des Moines
Towa
Towa Liquor Control Commission
Urge Funds for More FBI Agents in Budget Fight
The House Appropriations Committee recommended adding 24 FBI agents to battle organized crime. The proposed $1,851,369,900 budget covers State Justice and Commerce departments, the federal judiciary, and the U S Information Agency for the next fiscal year starting July 2. The bill trails Kennedy’s request by $308,622,000 and the current year’s funding by $292,156,942.
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FBI
House Appropriations Committee
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
U. S. Information Agency
Kennedy
Boy May Die Tomorrow But He’s U.S. Citizen Today
Jimmy Yakley, a German-born boy at Brooke General Hospital with a brain ailment, was naturalized in an unusual ceremony after his adoptive parents asked for citizenship. Federal Judge Adrian Spears waived residence rules. the boy has undergone seven brain operations since July 1961. The Yokleys, with a daughter aged seven, adopted Jimmy while stationed in Germany.
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Sam Kindrick
San Antonio Express
Sasociated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Jimmy’ Yakley
Brooke General Hospital
Maurice Yakley
Adrian Spears
Jim Yokley
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