British Tension Mounts Over Profumo Scandal Crisis
London reports draft through cabinet meetings as tension rises over the Profumo affair. Ministers deny or dodge resignations while Labour leader Gordon Walker calls for Macmillan’s resignation.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
1
London reports draft through cabinet meetings as tension rises over the Profumo affair. Ministers deny or dodge resignations while Labour leader Gordon Walker calls for Macmillan’s resignation.
In Jackson Mississippi police and federal agents hunted the assassin of Medgar Evers NAACP leader. Widowed by the shooting she urged Negroes to continue the fight against discrimination. Federal troops were moved to guard Ole Miss students Meredith and McDowell amid fears of unrest.
President Kennedy invites Truman and 12 congressional leaders to a civil rights discussion at the White House. The meeting includes both party leaders, labor reps, and Vice President Johnson present as they review the coming civil rights message to Congress and broader issues of equal opportunity.
Mobs looted Georgetown as six people were shot and two more injured in clashes with police and Jagan bodyguards amid an eight week strike against a government labor bill. Jagan characterizes the bill as aimed at toppling him, while opponents call it dictatorial.
The page lists sections including Radio TV and Fulton with personals, sports, classifieds, obituaries, funerals. Readers access brief items across these columns featuring local notices and community updates.
President Romulo Betancourt announced a nationwide roundup of alleged communist and pro Castro extremists after a thwarted assassination attempt. Police detained two suspects at the archbishop’s palace in Ciudad Bolivar as a timing device and dynamite were found. a third conspirator fled.
George A. Murphy of New York City was elected president today of the New York State Bankers Association at the annual convention here. Murphy, chairman of the board of Irving Trust Co., succeeds Clarence M. Brobst of Chemung Canal Trust Co. of Elmira.
The Rivoli premiere of Cleopatra drew a celebrity crowd and split reviews. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton stayed in London as critics worldwide offered praise for acting and spectacle while others found the four hour epic tedious and overblown.
Violent clashes erupt for a third night as fires burn in three buildings and minor damage reported in Cambridge. White and Negro demonstrators clash after a Negro rally, with threats and brick-throwing incidents noted.
Dave Mack McGrathery becomes the third Black student to enroll today at the University of Alabama Extension Center in Huntsville under state police protection after Gov. George C. Wallace decided against a second doorway stand for segregation. Earlier, Vivian Malone and James Hood attended classes at Tuscaloosa with federalized guards. Wallace said he would not be present on the Huntsville campus citing illegal military occupation while pledging ongoing opposition to integration.
Hollywood star Dolores Hart, 24, a 1948 Catholic convert, says she is leaving her promising career to join the Bernardine Sisters Provincial House in North Stamford Connecticut. She says she is not leaving anyone or anything behind and travels with a full and grateful heart.
In Escalante Utah a stake truck rolled down a steep grade and overturned in a ravine southeast of town. Marvin E. Porschatis 29 of Salt Lake City died after suffering a skull fracture becoming the 13th victim of the crash which killed five adults and seven Boy Scouts. He never regained consciousness.
The House defeated President Kennedy's plan to authorize 450 million dollars in grants and loans for job making industries in high unemployment areas. Critics said administration was poorly run and overfunded a few big projects while neglecting urban pockets of joblessness.
Gov Rockefeller, in Albany and New York City remarks, pledges no tax hikes amid a clash with State Comptroller Levitt over financing. He highlights a private nuclear fuel reprocessing plant project in Ashford costing about 30 million dollars with 20 million from private industry, portraying broad public‑private cooperation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.