Robertson County Judge Warns Whites on Violence
Dist Judge John M Barron told five white men charged with molesting Negroes and a mixed crowd that Robertson County will not tolerate violence or outside pressures in racial matters. Four defendants pleaded innocent to riotous conduct. trial set for Jan 11. Barron denied venue change and urged enforcement of the law without prejudice.
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Diaz Ordaz presides at electricians union anniversary
Mexico City President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz attended his first public function since inauguration, presiding over an assembly marking the 50th anniversary of the Mexican syndicate of electricians.
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New Brewery In Guadalajara Opens for Cerveceria Modelo
In Guadalajara Mexico a new Cerveceria Modelo brewery costing 10 million dollars was inaugurated on Monday. The facility will expand production and create jobs in the regional craft beer market.
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Motel and cafe owners concede as court upholds civil rights act
Southern restaurant and motel owners concede that the Supreme Court has struck down their last legal argument against serving Black customers. Heart of Atlanta Motel owner Moreton Rolleston says this is the end of the line while Ollie McClung Sr. of Ollie’s Barbecue in Birmingham warns the decision struck down private property rights. Some holdouts vow to fight on as SNCC leader John Lewis hails the ruling as a landmark. The decisions uphold Congress power to bar racial discrimination in interstate commerce establishments.
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Flying Grandfather Takes Off Again
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Max Conrad America s flying grandfather took off from Cape Town in a Pi per Twin Comanche for New Orleans aiming to complete 8300 mile nonstop flight in 65 hours and break his light plane distance record set in 1959 Casablanca to El Paso He ferried small planes across the Atlantic 122 times and started from Puerto Rico Dec 6 bound for Dakar and Cape Town with 700 gallons of fuel and minimal provisions due in New Orleans Thursday.
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Counting On Ruling To Aid Civil Rights Compliance
Washington officials welcomed a Supreme Court ruling upholding the public accommodations provision of the civil rights act. Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall said voluntary compliance would grow with the ruling, aligning with President Johnson’s White House statement after the decision. The administration cited Heart of Atlanta Motel and Ollie’s Barbecue as the context for the ruling.
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Supreme Court rules on civil rights act in landmark decision
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds a key section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in public accommodations. Written by Justice Tom Clark, the ruling centers on the commerce clause and 14th Amendment equal protection, marking the court’s most vital civil rights decision since the 1954 school desegregation ruling.
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