Judge Refuses Writ For School Integration in Alabama
U.S. District Judge Seybourn Lynne refused to order Birmingham city schools desegregated, ruling the Alabama pupil placement law must be tested for discrimination. He said no injunctive relief until the board shows good faith, amid evidence of segregation. The case centers on James Armstrong's four children and ties to broader delays in enforcement.
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Montgomery
U.S
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Fummer
Tests Reveal Cause of Cooper Capsule Trouble
Cape Canaveral experts pin the trouble on an electrical amplifier fault. Moisture corroded a solder connection in the Amp Cal unit, wiping out automatic reentry controls and forcing Gordon Cooper to rely on manual steering. Shortage and insulation problems disabled inverters and affected sensors, delaying proper reentry scheduling.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
Earth
Cooper
National Auronauticn and Space Administration
Cooner
Silence over JFK escort plan for two Negro students
White House silence meets public proposal by Martin Luther King and other leaders for President Kennedy to escort two Black students into the University of Alabama next month. The order by U S District Judge H Hubert Grooms requires admission for one student at Tuscaloosa and one at Huntsville on June 10. Governor George Wallace vows to block entry at the doors, echoing segregationist stance.
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Washington
Kennedy
University of Alabama
White House
Martin Luther King
Robert F. Kennecy
New York
U.S
Kentuckians Choose Governors Nominee in Tight Race
Kentuckians vote for governor as Democratic rivals A B Chandler and Edward Breathitt Jr vie for the nomination. Chandler seeks a third term while Breathitt is seen as the strong challenger. The outcome is considered a toss up with no three time Kentucky governor in history.
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Louisville
Kentucky
A. B
Happy
Living Costs Stabilize in April as Index Holds
Washington reports April prices steady at 103.2 percent of 1957-59 average, about 40.62 dollars monthly to buy 1937-59 budget basket. Bureau chief Ewan Clague notes food and gasoline dips offset by housing, used cars, newspapers, and clothing rises, with meat and poultry costs down 3.5 percent to their lowest since 1957. Sugar prices climb but impact remains gradual, says Clague.
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Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Lator Statistics
Climbers May Not Lose Toes in Nepal Rescue
Dr Robert Berry of Alden Pennsylvania examined Mt Everest climbers Willan Unsaeld 36 Corvallis Oregon and Barry C Bishop 40 Washington DC after a frontbitten toe amputation was considered. A helicopter evacuated them to a hospital for emergency treatment of frost bite and damaged fingers. The outcome on permanent injury remains undetermined.
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Nepal
Robert Berry
Alden
Willan Unsaeld
Corvallis
Ove
Barry C. Bishop
Washington, D.C
Next Racial Push In Jackson Target Of Talks
Jackson Mississippi faces a tense raci al push as 17 Negro leaders meet with Mayor Thompson to seek desegregation gains. Negro demands include hiring Black police, removing segregation signs, upgrading salaries, biracial committee, and desegregating facilities. White leaders resist bargaining away business rights.
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Miss
Allen Thompson
Thompson
Percy Greene
Greene
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
E. A. Mays
Mother shoots son then kills herself in Pleasantville
Marilyn Fisher, 38, apparently despondent about her health, fatally wounded her son Wayne, 9, then shot herself. The bodies were found in the family living room by Charles Fisher. Wayne died at Knoxville hospital minutes after being taken there.
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Marilyn Fisher
Wayne
Charles
Doc) Fisher
Des Moines
Rarage
Fisher
Knoxvillé
Neo
Gary teachers strike curtails classes in Gary Ind
Gary Indiana unions strike 42 Gary public schools affecting about 45 000 pupils as pickets wear armbands. Superintendent Alden Blankenship says most rooms stay open with few teachers crossing. The walkout follows a dispute over union recognition after 25 years of bargaining practice. Governor appointee seeks settlement. term ends June 7.
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Ind
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Wisclossy
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Matthew E. Welsh
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American Federation of Teachers
New clues in Thresher sub hunt surface in oceans
Norfolk reports discovery of fifteen small metal O rings from widely used repair parts aboard many U S Navy ships recovered from the ocean floor near the Thresher search area. Lamont Lab's Conrad and drag lines recovered the parts as officials plan further operations with Navy advisory groups at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. A naval court in Portsmouth, New Hampshire examines new seabed photographs to determine how the nuclear submarine Thresher sank with 129 crew.
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U.S. Navy
Thresher
Avantic Fleet Headquarters
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Naval Court of Inquiry
Portsmouth
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Increased Sugar Production Urged by Rep Odin Langen
Washington representative Odin Langen of Minnesota urged immediate action to expand domestic sugar production. He criticized policy favoring foreign sugar lobbies and cited higher prices for American households as evidence.
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Odin Langen
F-Minn
Vatican reports growth near Pope’s stomach amid grave crisis
In Rome, Pope John XXIII faced a severe hemorrhage linked to gastric heteroplasia as doctors treated recurrent bleeding. The Vatican disclosed the illness has persisted for about a year, with exploration deemed too dangerous for surgery given the pontiff’s age. Cardinal Cicognani visited, while physicians remained at his bedside amid tense hours and ongoing medical interventions.
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Pietro Valdoni
Italy
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Gasbarrini
Valdon
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Cardinal Cicognani
Vatican Press Office
Iowa City bans groups at hangout to curb campus fights
Iowa City officials announced a crackdown on group gatherings near a downtown hangout to curb incidents between high school and University of Iowa students. Police and the judge warned four or more youths in the area near Dubuque Street face arrest for unlawful assembly.
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Jay H. Honokan
South
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University of Iown
Rollin Perkins
Davenport
James Casey
Iowa City High School
Perkins
Casey
Robert Kreamer
University
Des Moines
Honohan
Inquiry Fails To Solve Loss Of Ship 39 Men
The New York Coast Guard board of inquiry ended 37 days of hearings on the loss of the tanker Marine Sulphur Queen with 39 crewmen. Last heard Feb 4 off Florida in rough seas without a distress signal. Rear Adm. James D. Craik said the cause cannot be ascertained due to no survivors and lack of conclusive evidence.
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M—A
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Florida
James D. Craik
Board of Inquiry
Enlarged College of Cardinals Under Pope John Illness
Vatican notes focus on the 82 cardinals as Pope Johns illness shifts duties and raises the chance of a conclave. Amleto Cardinal Cirognani, Vatican secretary of state, is seen as likely to influence policy, while the next pope may be Italian amid a record sized College of Cardinals and rules revised last October.
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John XII
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Amleto Cardinal Cirognani
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Ani
Fimires
Benedetto Aloisi
Nasella
John
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