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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

24 Jun 1983

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Odessa American

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Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1983

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5

Kennedy White House tapes reveal Kennedy's Mississippi appeal

The John F. Kennedy Library released 41 conversations from 1962 showing Kennedy urging Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett to comply with a court order allowing James Meredith to integrate the University of Mississippi. Barnett resisted, amid fears of mob violence as National Guard and federal marshals moved in. the tapes cover mid 1962 to late 1963 and include 290 phone calls and 325 meetings.

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Associated Press Boston John Kennedy Mississippi White House Kennedy John F. Kennedy Ontax University of Mississippi Ross Barnett James Meredith Barnett Meredith National Guard Jim Williamson Dan H. Fenn Jr Boston Harbor Oval Office Cabinet Room Dallas Evelyn Lincoln Washington Post NBC Reagan
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Best liars born at Vandalia Festival in Charleston WV

George Daughtery helped judge West Virginia’s Biggest Liar contest at the Vandalia Festival Gathering on the Capitol lawn. Richard Cobb of Huntington won with a dead mule in a bathtub tale, while Alan Klein, a Highland Elementary teacher, took second for a rabbit hunt tale with a mountain lion. Liars were judged on technique story development originality and effectiveness and politicians were briefly excluded.

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Charleston W.va George Daughtery Richard Cobb Huntington West Virginia Capitol Lawn Cobb Richard Daughtery Alan Klein Highland
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