Southern School Integration Gaining Headway
AP surveys across 11 Southern states show a likely doubling of Negro pupils in public schools since last year while faculty integration expands. Knoxvilles and Winchester County report mixed acceptance with several incidents. Alabama sees court orders and a Wallace legacy. private schools gain footing as white boycotts continue in Plaquemines Parish and elsewhere.
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Atlanta
South
Associated Press
Virginia
Texas
U.S. Office of Education
Knoxville
Tenn
Jacob Johnson
Winchester County
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
George Jr
Montgomery
Arkansas
Jim Johnson
Sanford, Fla
Interlochen, Fla
Campbell County
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
Justice Department
Mississippi
Marines finally seize Gia Binh after five days of assault
Eyewitness report from Vietnam recounts C Company of the 1st Battalion 26th Marines pushing into the heavily fortified Gia Binh village south of the demilitarized zone. Amid heavy fire and shelling, Marines endured misidentification of friendly fire, fatal casualties, and brutal bombardment before securing the objective as dawn approached.
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Bob Poos
Gia Binh
Viet Nam
Earl Landagre
Bethesda
Marine Corps
Landagre
Landagre Was With C Company
26Th Marine Regiment
C Company
Charlo
Bravo
Delta
New Film Code Expands Leeway For Production Seals
New York AP The motion picture industry adopts a revised production code allowing the MPAA to label certain films mature audience, broadening treatment of sex sin and violence while granting officials flexibility. MPAA head Jack Valenti says the seal helps parents steer children away from unsuitable films and that films will be tagged as they come down the chute. Geoffrey M Shurlock leads the Production Code Administration which sets guidelines for major U.S. studios. The 1930 code has been renewed several times as critics pressed for censorship and producers sought more latitude for mature material especially against foreign fare. Valenti emphasizes the twofold aim of encouragement and guidance.
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New York
Hollywood
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Varent
Valenti
Johnson
Production Code
Geoffrey M. Shurlock
MPAA
Police Investigate Saturday Robbery in Klinehart's Alley
City police are probing a robbery early Saturday in Klinehart's Alley off 6th Street. Victim Clarence Bruchey of Gas House Pikes says two men accosted him after leaving a tavern at 12:30 a.m., overpowered him, and stole a wrist watch and cash from his wallet.
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Klinehart
6Th Street
Charles V. Main
Clarence Bruchey
Gas House Pikes
Main
Bruchey
Sarawak Chief Minister Fired by Governor in Crisis
The Sarawak governor dismissed Chief Minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan after a no confidence vote by the Legislative Council. Penghulu Tawi Sli was sworn in as the new chief minister amid efforts to end the political crisis and possible elections. Ningkan pressed for elections and may push Sarawak toward independence from Malaysia.
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Kuching
Sarawak
Malaysia
Stephen Kalong Ningkan
Ningkan
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AIR Brand
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