Supreme Court rules Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional
The court 8-1 holds state mandated Bible reading and Lord's Prayer in public schools violate the establishment clause. Justice Clark writes the majority opinion from Maryland and Pennsylvania cases, stating neutrality on religion is required and that student exemptions do not defend unconstitutionality.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Clark
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Madison
Supreme Court Sets Aside Florida Bible Reading Ruling
The Supreme Court today vacated a Florida court decision upholding daily Bible readings in Dade County public schools. The action follows earlier rulings striking down Bible readings in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Florida
Washington
Supreme Court
Dade County
Fla
Miami
High
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Court Opinions Deliberate on Bible Study In Schools
Justices differ over whether state sponsored Bible and religious exercises violate the First Amendment. Chief opinions say neutrality is required, while Maryland and Pennsylvania exercise records are challenged as religious, not secular, programs. Separate concurring and dissenting views accompany the majority with notes on record sufficiency.
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Clark
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Goldberg
Harlan
Brennan
Douglas
Doug- Pees
Stewart
Stewarts
Inside Pages Preview and Section Layout
The note lists the newspaper sections including Editorial Radio TV Fulton and Personals Sports Classified Obituary Funerals and an index page. It outlines how the paper organizes news features and notices for readers.
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Radio-Tv
Fulton & Personals
Israeli Premier Ben Gurion Resigns Over Personal Reasons
The Israeli prime minister David Ben Gurion announced his resignation citing personal reasons and will stay as caretaker head of government until a new administration forms. Cabinet members said the move is not tied to any state issue though speculation centered on a security case involving German scientists and nuclear rockets.
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Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Ben- Gurion
Youth Accidental Gun Death In Auburn Family Tragedy
Cayuga County deputies report 13 year old Mark Michaels was killed by an accidental shotgun blast. His 11 year old brother Gregory, visiting relatives in Sennett, loaded an old Army rifle and a shell fired into Mark’s chest.
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Auburn
Mark Michaels
Cayuga County
U S Race Violence and Red Propaganda Aid
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that racial violence in the United States fuels Soviet and Communist propaganda. He notes how newspapers and radio in Communist countries use U.S. race trouble to attack American democracy while highlighting alleged hypocrisy of leaders. The Soviet press cheers the coverage and portrays minorities as oppressed under capitalism.
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William L. Ryan
United States
China
Cuba
U.S
Africa
Four-Year-Old Drowns in Utah Flash Flood
A flash flood on the North Fork of the Duchesne River in northeast Utah swept away three Brown children and a family friend. Four year old Bradley Gale Brown drowned, while Rickie Lee Brown eight and Steven Ferris five were carried away with friend Robert Timmins sixteen.
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Associated Press
Duchesne River
Richard L. Brown
Bradley Gale Brown
Lander
Wyoming
Popo Agie
Brown Boys
Rickie Lee
Steven Ferris
Robert Timmons
Timmons
Rickie
Steven
Little Deer Creek
Forest Service
Stockmore
Salt Lake City
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Colorado Spring
Trail Ridge Road
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Colo
Springer
New Mexico
Springer Hospital
West
North Texas
South Atlantic
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Rockies
Gulf Coast
Sds
Envoys from World Attend Mass for Pope John XXIII
Envoys from 81 nations and major organizations gathered at St. Peter's Basilica for a solemn Requiem Mass for Pope John XXIII. A symbolic coffin and 96 candles marked the ceremony as leaders including United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Irish Prime Minister Sean Lemass observed the rites. Pope John had sought Christian unity. Russian Orthodox representatives attended a papal funeral for the first time since the 11th century. The pope was buried in a crypt beneath the basilica on June 6 after nine days of mourning.
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Pope John XXIII
St. Peter's Basilica
Catafalque
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Sean Lemass
Ireland
Prince Albert
Belgium
Charles Evers Named Interim Civil Rights Leader in Mississippi
In Jackson Charles Evers the 40 year old brother of slain Medgar Evers was chosen to succeed him as a Negro civil rights leader in Mississippi He pledged to strive for equality for all and warned of possible demonstrations as movement tensions rose The burial plans for Medgar Evers include a Wednesday service at Arlington National Cemetery and a transfer of his body from Meridian to Washington Charles Evers said he accepted the post in line with a pact with his brother that the surviving sibling would carry on the work.
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Jackson
Miss
Medgar W. Evers
Mississippi
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Central Presbyterian
First Baptist
First Christian
Evers
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Meridian
Southern Railway
Chicago
Macmillan Gambles With British Security
Harold Wilson accuses Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of risking national security in the Profumo affair linking John Profumo and Christine Keeler. Wilson labels the scandal a success for Soviet espionage and questions the security services' handling of information. Macmillan concedes Parliament has been shocked and warns of a lasting wound to political life.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
Wilson
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Macmillan
Profumo
Hoover’s Condition Still Very Serious
New York doctors reported former President Herbert Hoover in slightly improved but still critical condition. A morning bulletin said his heart beat is more regular, fever subsided, and there is no further GI bleeding.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Young Wellsburg Boy Killed in Pa Weekend Crash
East Smithfield Pennsylvania report states Allen Lowman aged 15 from Wellsburg New York died when a car he rode in left a rural road and struck fires on Sunday in the Northern Pennsylvania community.
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East Smithfield
Allen Lowman
Wellsburg
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Soviet space duet logs first orbit distance three miles apart
The Soviet mixed space mission reports 3.1 miles separation on the first circuit of Vostok 5 and Vostok 6. Valentine Tereshkova, 26, smiles on television as Valery Bykovsky completes dozens of orbits and performs a stunt. Tass notes both ships operate normally and formal rendezvous plans remain unclear.
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Soviet Union
Valentine Tereshkova
Valery Bykovsky
United States
Tass
Tereshkova
Bykovesky
Bykovaky
Pservers
Miss Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Kennedy Appeals for Action To Improve Lot of Negroes
President Kennedy presses for civil rights progress as congressional and religious leaders gather at the White House to urge action. He pursues persuasion to desegregate and builds momentum ahead of a civil rights package, while governors and mayors meet to discuss impetus and potential votes in Congress.
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Kennedy
White House
Capitol Hill
Hawaii
House
NATO Polaris Fleet Could Retaliate Against Soviet Attack
Vice Admiral Claude V. Ricketts, deputy chief of naval operations, says a NATO Polaris fleet of about 25 ships could launch roughly 206 missiles in a war. He argues such a ship borne force would have high survivability and be hard for the Soviets to target across the vast ocean.
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Washington
Claude V. Ricketts
Ricketts
London
U.S Navy
Navy
U.S. Navy
Adel Ras
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