State Fair Opens in Columbus With Record Attendance Hopes
Gov. Rhodes snips the ribbon to open Ohio State Fair 111th edition at the Expositions Center. Organizers expect about 750000 visitors over 11 days, with 1963 attendance at 625000 and prospects of larger crowds with new grounds improvements and a busy slate of entertainment and 4 H events.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
E. J. Keirns
Ohio Expositions Center
Rhodes
John M. Stackhouse
Keirns
Expositions Commission
Commission
Eugene W. Schmidt
Molly Bee
Lawrence Welk
Homer and
Jethro
the Ginny Tin Family
Milbur Doc Adams Stone
Ken Festus Haggen
Ernie Tubbs
Future Farmers of American
FFA
Southern Newspaper Office Bombed Amid Desegregation Tension
An explosion damaged the Jackson Mississippi Northside Reporter, no injuries reported as editor Hazel Brannon Smith was away at the Democratic National Convention. Police suspect a small homemade bomb thrown through a rear window. The event highlighted continuing desegregation fights in Missisisppi and across the South as new districts prepare to integrate. Officials in Appalachia also met to discuss education's role in economic development under a new bill. Nearby districts report peaceful integration with several schools desegregating and more plans set for the weekend.
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Jackson Miss
Hazel Brannon Smith
Bucknell
Wilkes
Bethel Buena Vista
Berry, Spelman, Marietta
Lycoming
Bluefield
Lincoln Memorial
Morris Harvey
Emory and Henry Colleges
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