22 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1964
Page
1
Washington reports U S diplomacy seeks a restraining hand on Fidel Castro as Cuba nears control of anti aircraft missiles. Officials warn of swift retaliation for any U S over flight interference while pursuing continued surveillance and reconnaissance.
Police battled demonstrators at Queens subway stations as crowds sought to block traffic to the World’s Fair. More than two dozen arrests, including three white women, followed clashes and block attempts. CORE leaders led peaceful protests inside while James Farmer warned against Louisiana cattle prod symbolism. Rain and a Mets game cancellation reduced attendance and highway travel.
Robert Scales a civil rights moderate led the ticket for Murfreesboro City Council winning a term as the first Negro to seek public office in the city. He received 1447 votes defeating 14 white candidates as he carried both a predominantly white and a large predominantly Negro precinct.
Inside Fulton editions feature radio personals and funerals as part of the Fulton pages. The issue includes editorials, classifieds, sports coverage, and obituaries detailing local happenings, personalities, and community announcements.
Senate floor action on a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill shifts tactics for Southern forces led by Senator Russell while Dirksen aims to advance 11 amendments. Meanwhile a separate exchange at Berlin border frees Maynard Wynne from Moscow prison in swap for Gordon Lonsdale, Wynne arriving in London ill and weighlth diminished.
Walter Scrace, 58, of Bowmansville, accidentally shot himself Tuesday while cleaning a shotgun in the office of his service station in nearby Lancaster.
Washington reports indicate narrowing differences as negotiators bargain with less than 72 hours before the expected nationwide railroad strike deadline. White House aides say talks are thorough, with extensive working papers exchanged, aiming for a voluntary settlement before Saturday at 12:01 a.m. local time.
A WB-47 weather reconnaissance plane crashed on takeoff near Fairbanks Alaska. Three crew members were killed including Capt Warren S Hillis and Maj Conrad L Lienhart Jr while Maj Franklin A Ross and 1st Lt Harry A Lagerwell survived in serious but not life threatening condition. Two additional crewmen escaped.
New Delhi India Prime Minister Nehru said he will attend the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in London in July. It will be the Indian leader's first trip abroad since his mild stroke in January.
Milton Berle, 56, is convalescing at his Hollywood home after treatment for a bleeding ulcer. He was released Tuesday following seven days in Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
A Laotian spokesman said the rightist junta aims to form a single government uniting three armies and would ask neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma to head it. He noted U.S. aid risks if Souvanna is not restored, while diplomats from several nations urged restoring the status quo.
About 50 Negro youths shouted anti Semitic slurs and attacked Hebrew grammar school pupils in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn injuring at least 15. Two rabbis aiding students were beaten and 10 youths later beat Samuel Lipsker outside the school before police arrival.
A medical bulletin states President Charles de Gaulle of France continues to recover in a satisfactory manner following a prostate operation.
At Flushing Meadow the World’s Fair opened with President Johnson urging "Peace Through Understanding" and predicting progress toward a world free of poverty and discrimination. CORE protesters gathered outside pavilions while dignitaries including Truman Eisenhower Rockefeller Wagner and Indira Gandhi attended.
In Newark New Jersey William L Stubbs a 46 year old automobile dealer won the Republican 11th District primary becoming the states first Negro congressional candidate on a major party ticket He defeated a Negro doctor and a white lawyer Stubbs will face Democrat G Minish in November Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge led the Republican presidential preference with about 40 percent of informal votes Barry Goldwater second and Richard Nixon third Turnout was low due to weather overloaded ballots and few contests Mercer county recorded about eight percent turnout
New York Itzhak Perlman, 18, won a $1,000 prize at Carnegie Hall in a major music competition. While receiving congratulations, his loaned Guarnerius violin vanished. Isaac Stern, a contest judge, valued the missing instrument at a high amount. The Juilliard School lent the violin, which was uninsured.
Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court ordered California to suspend preparations for its June 2 presidential primary. Harold Stassen sought a place on the ballot and urged the court to overturn a California Supreme Court ruling upholding the secretary of state's refusal to certify Stassen's name for the Republican primary ballot. His counsel asked for a stay pending full Supreme Court action.
Nine African American individuals were jailed Tuesday night after a traffic-snarling disturbance during a Texas San Jacinto Day celebration in Houston. Deputies cited a leading car refusing to board a ferry, describing the scene as a drunken mess. About 15 were arrested. nine were charged, with two released after fines.
Joan Merriam a 27 year old Long Beach California housewife completed a Pacific crossing to Guam on her round the world flight from Oakland California via Lae New Guinea. She follows Amelia Earhart's historic route from 1937 and nears the voyage’s end.
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