Southerners Gird Forces For 1964 Political Moves
In Jackson Mississippi 1000 Southerners form the Southern Committee to Elect the Next President of the United States to steer the 1964 election into the House of Representatives. Govs Barnett and Wallace denounce federal encroachments while Tom Angerson of Farm and Ranch Magazine headlines a $25 dinner. The electors plan, set to pass in Mississippi, would let the state party convening name slates of presidential electors with pledged and unpledged options.
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Southern Committee
United States
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Mississippi
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Tom Angerson
Nashville, Tenn
Farm and Ranch Magazine
Barnett
Lorg
Red Astronaut Breaks All Marks For Space Trips But Ship Loses Altitude
Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova conducted extended space flights with Bykovsky breaking world distance records while the craft descended in altitude. Tereshkova, on orbit nearby, reported feeling fine as both orbited Earth. Tass reported they slept well and felt perfectly well, with Bykovsky nearing four days in space and Tereshkova entering her second day.
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Mostow
Valery
Bykovsky
Andrian Nikolayev
Earth
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Competition For U S Bean Crop Scented
The Foreign Agricultural Service warns that U S soybeans face new competition from Red China with high oil content varieties possibly replacing U S beans in Japan in years to come. Chinese beans may have about 23 percent oil versus 16 percent for existing crops. TLS beans are preserved for crushing into oil. Vatican City officials completed final arrangements for the papal election 262nd pope with a brass bell to signal cardinals to the Sistine Chapel.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
China
Japan
Vatican City
Vatican
Thei Rooms
Sistine Chapel
Conservative Party Hunts New Leader
London report notes the Conservative Party begins search for a new leader after doubts over Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's handling of the Profumo scandal. MPs privately weigh whether Macmillan will resign soon or stay until a party decision is reached.
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London
Keiain
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Macmillan braces Commons amid Profumo crisis and party revolt
London, February 1963. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan faced a hostile Commons session as he refused to bow to pressure and prepared to clash with critics over the Profumo affair. He made two damaging admissions about his government and security services after ministers and Conservatives pressed for clarity amid spy scandal fallout.
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London
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Busness
Macmillan
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Valore
Vale
Profum
Profumo
Lonton
Unoy
Foes of Shaft Plan Set for Public Rally in Des Moines
Citizens Against The Shaft Plan will hold a statewide rally in Des Moines on Wednesday. The event starts at 1 30 p m after a morning session to elect officers and discuss the campaign strategy.
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Tax bill talks shift as House committee weighs changes
The Ways and Means Committee delays final action on tax bill revisions. Kennedy proposes a broad range of personal rate changes with offsetting revenue shifts to soften relief. Oil and gas taxation rules tighten, adding about 50 million yearly in new taxes, while a wider Kennedy plan could boost revenue by up to 280 million. Reconsideration remains possible before the bill moves to the full House.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Kennedy
Hhe Committee
Wex
Eisenhower
Hoover Still Very Ill as Doctors Report Slight Improvement
President Herbert Hoover, 88, rests at home after a serious illness. Doctors issued a medical bulletin noting slight improvement but emphasize he remains seriously ill. A family spokesman conveyed the update on Monday night.
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Law
Omer
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Supersonic Jet Hearing Slated by Commerce Committee
The House Commerce Committee will open hearings Thursday on President Kennedy's request for development of a supersonic jet passenger plane with government help.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Civil Rights Package Aims Education and Training Plan
President Kennedy and Democratic leaders discussed a civil rights education and training package to accompany proposed legislation. Vocational retraining and education aim to address unemployment and skilled labor gaps among African Americans. Leaders suggested the plan might become separate legislation and noted mixed reactions about the pace and scope of Kennedy's civil rights push.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Sanitation in Drink Parlors To Be Pressed
Des Moines Iowa Liquor Commission to enforce stricter sanitation standards in liquor by the drink venues. Commissioner Homer Aggock notes the rules aim to avoid speakeasy atmosphere. Four page license application blanks to be mailed to city clerks and county auditors starting Thursday, initially to areas that requested them.
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Iowa Liquor Commission
Homer Adcack
Aggock
Hughes predicts shift away from two party system
In a county Democratic dinner Hughes called his current upheaval the greatest since the Civil War. He said that voters in coming years will not be content to vote for a two party label, signaling a major party realignment.
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Carroll
Harald
Hughes
Boycott Protest Over De Facto Segregation in Boston Schools
Boston Negro leaders hailed a boycott of junior and senior high schools as a success with about 3,000 pupils skipping classes to protest segregation. At St Mark's Center near Boston Technical High School, an estimated 280 students gathered, while others crowded nine freedom centers. Police guarded Tech entrances as buses ferried students to centers. Leaders urged nonviolent action and demanded public acknowledgment of de facto segregation, while school officials warned of violence and sought guidance from the state attorney general. Lecturers included Episcopal bishop Anson Phelps Jacob, Dr Thomas Pettigrew of Harvard, and Celtics star Bill Russell.
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St. Mark's Social Center
Boston Technical High School
Freedom Centers
Tech
Louise Day Hicks
Frederick J. Gillis
NAACP
Citizens For Human Rights
Edward W. Brooke
Brooke
Hig
Democrac
James Breeden
Alon
Breeden
Freedom Movement
Anson Phelps
Episcopal
Mas
Reena
Thomas Pettigrew
Harvard University
Bill Russell
Netto
Boston Celtics
Harlem Rallies Turn Violent Amid Negro Police Clash
In Harlem rallies, clashes between Black nationalist groups and police sparked violence and vandalism. Reinforcements from four boroughs restored order as 26 people were arrested and two stabbings reported. Police say injuries included officers and petrolmen.
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New York
Harlem
7Th Avenue
125Th Street
Des Moines Patrolmen Get $20 Monthly Pay Boost
Chief David Herrick announced today that patrolmen except supervisory officers in Des Moines receive a $20 per month raise, effective June 15, bringing starting pay to $362 monthly and elevating officers with five and ten years of service to $450 and $468 respectively.
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Des Moines
I— Towa
David Herrick
Herrick
Jane
Italian Leader Fails to Form New Government
Rome reports Aldo Moro abandoned efforts to assemble a center left cabinet as a walkout by Pietro Nenni's faction fractured the coalition. The sudden split weakened a deal among Christian Democrats Republicans and Democratic Socialists, risking a political crisis ahead of President Kennedy's planned visit.
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Aldo Moro
Italy
Kennedy
Moro
Antonio Segmi
Pietro
Nenni
Menni
Supreme Court Ruling on Prayer Draws Calm Response
The high court banned mandatory Bible readings and Lord's Prayer in public schools, affecting thousands of classrooms nationwide. Officials and clergy urged continued religious instruction elsewhere while noting neutrality in state education. The rulings stem from cases in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and a Florida superseding decision concerning Miami devotionals.
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Supreme Court
Congress
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tom C Clark
Baltimore
Abingdon
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