Virginia County Told to Reopen Public Schools Funds Voted
U.S. District Judge Oren R. Lewis orders Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors to levy taxes and raise funds within one week to reopen and operate public schools closed since 1959 to avoid desegregation. The court keeps a ban on tuition grants to private schools and requirements include nondiscriminatory operation.
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Richmond, Va
Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors
U.S. Dist
Oren R. Lewis
Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court
Prince Edward
Supreme Court
Farmville
J. Segar Gravatt
Gravatt
One Man One Vote Advocates Target Local Governments
Washington AP reports after the Supreme Court ruling on apportionment that backers of the one man one vote theory plan to push reapportionment in city councils county boards of supervisors and related units. Charles S. Rhyne aides foresee broader reforms affecting local government structures nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
County Boards of Supervisors
Charles S. Rhyne
Rhyne
American Bar Association
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Court
Cleveland
California
Board of Supervisors
Montero County
Calif
Accidental Hanging Fatality of Durhamville Boy
Bruce Monette, 13, the youngest of 13, died in Durhamville when a rope loop used while playing cowboy slipped over a second floor railing and tightened around his neck. Coroner Thaddeus Piekielmika ruled the death accidental by strangulation.
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Durhamville
Bruce Monette
John Monette
Thaddeus Piekielmika
Oneida
Johnson California tour set with speeches and dedications
President Johnson launches a three day California swing beginning Friday with a secret briefing at Edwards Air Force Base and a ground breaking for a rapid transit system in Concord. He will attend a Democratic fundraiser in San Francisco and dedicate sites at the Federal Building and Irvine campus project.
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Washington
Johnson
California
White House
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Edwards Air Force Bafe
San Francisco International Airport
Concord
Federal Building
Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco Hilton
Fairmont
el Torro Marine Base
University of California
Irvine
Senate Moves Closer to Rights Bill Vote Tonight or Friday
The Senate nears final passage on a civil rights bill after a 76 to 18 substitute vote. Leaders expect final roll call Friday or possibly tonight as debate ends and House plans to act before July 2. President Johnson would sign into effect key anti discrimination provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mexico City
House
Johnson
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Rowley Testifies Before Warren Group At JFK Inquiry
Secret Service Chief James J. Rowley testifies near the end of the Warren Commission hearings. Questions focus on improving presidential security, possible agent misconduct, and preflight preparations. Sources say Rowley praised agents’ training responses during the Dallas crisis. Warren plans to issue the commission report by June 30.
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Washington
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
John F. Kennedy
Rowley
Dallas
FBI
Stephen Young
Ohio
Fort Worth
Kennedy
Kenedy
Gov
John Connally
Texas
Johnson
Warren
Commission
Lee Odo Oswald
Woman Finds Husband Slain In Elevator
In New York, Selma Simpson discovers her husband Leonard Simpson, 63, a lawyer, slain by a single bullet when the self service elevator returns to the lobby with his body. Police describe the victim’s belongings found on him and seek a tall gaunt man seen leaving the building.
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New York
Selma Simpson
Simpson
Victor
Victor Simpson
Hobart College
Geneva
Cancer expert Dr. Charles Pomerat dies in apparent suicide
Dr. Charles M. Pomerat, 58, a renowned cancer biologist and director of research at the Pasadena Foundation for Medical Research, died from an apparent morphine overdose. His body was found at his home after he learned Monday that his spinal cancer treatment had failed.
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Pasadena
Calif
Charles M. Pomerat
Pomerat
Pasadena Foundation For Medical Research
Donald Rounds
Foundation
Tragedy on Seneca River Claims Boy’s Life
A six year old boy, Mickey Stewart of Baldwinsville, toppled from a small boat in the Seneca River behind his home and drowned as his two playmates watched. The companions said he stood up, lost balance, and fell overboard into swift current. none could swim. The body was recovered shortly after.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Seneca River
Mickey S&s. Stewart
Richard Stewart
Baldwinsville
Mickey
Navy to name carrier USS John F. Kennedy as Goldwater leads delegates
The Navy will name the Forrestal class carrier USS John F. Kennedy with approval from President Johnson. The article notes Barry Goldwater holding 361 bound delegates, more than half of 677 first-ballot votes, with many still pledged or unpledged.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
White House
Johnson
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydocking Co
Newport News
Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Europe
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Montana
Oregon
Wisconsin
California
Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Harrisburg-York State
Mary
Indiantown Gap
Scranton
St. Louis
Sen
Denver
Pennsylvania
America
New Hampshire
Utah
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Kennedy offer to serve in Vietnam rejected
President Johnson rejected Robert F Kennedy's offer to serve in South Vietnam. Kennedy sent the offer in a letter and Johnson thanked him by phone but declined and asked him to remain in the Justice Department. The move comes amid ongoing vice presidential speculation around Kennedy and Johnson.
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RFK
Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
South Viet Nam
New York Times
Kennedy
Justice Department
Quake Stricken Niigata Starts Mopping Up Job
Niigata Japan residents return home as flames from oil tank fires come under control after the quake. Firefighters use foam extinguishers with U S forces aid as thousands join debris cleanup. Evacuees and relief goods flow in while flooding from a tidal wave complicates the scene.
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Niigata
Japan
U.S
Tokyo
Armed Services
Malaysia
Sea of Japan
Tokyo-Yokohama
Yokohama
Man Faints On News Of Triplets Birth In Louisiana
In Lafayette Louisiana James Guidry 23 fainted in a hospital corridor after being told he was father of triplets. Dr Boring Montgomery who delivered the two boys and a girl said he had not anticipated twins let alone triplets. The babies averaged 4 pounds 4 ounces and mother and triplets were doing nicely.
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Allegany
N.Y
Stephen Foster
Foster
Mary Chapin
Robert J. Foster
Mary
Robert Chapin
Little Valley
Lafayette
James Guidry
Guidry
St. Martinsville
Boring Montgomery
Ex-Teacher Advocates Pennsylvania Dutch Language Preservation
Robert Hoppes, 72, a retired teacher and former athletic coach and school principal, leads a drive to keep the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect alive in speech and print. He argues many so called folk phrases are misused by tourism opportunists and presents real examples of authentic dialect usage.
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Hellertown
Robert Hoppes
Hoppes
Schmart
Outen
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