Mississippi March Fanned Out After Gunfire Report
The Mississippi march to promote Negro voter registration split into several fronts after a gunfire explosive incident in Canton. Police chief Dan Thompson said a bomb exploded near civil rights headquarters, a white man was shot, and a Negro leader C. C. Chinn was arrested. The march proceeds toward Philadelphia where a rally is planned amid federal injunction requests and police protection sought for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Floyd B. McKissick.
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King Faisal Adapts to Washington Heat in Robes
In Washington the visiting King Faisal of Saudi Arabia said the 90 plus degree heat does not bother him as his robes stay cool. Prince Sultana added a quip about wearing robes in the desert to cope with the climate.
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Kansas City Kansas reports another sinkhole in residential area
In Kansas City Kansas a new cave‑in opened in a driveway, the fifth in a district where five houses have already vanished into an abandoned underground quarry. The site is among an estimated 42 homes built above the mine.
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Pompano Beach Riot Police Enforce Precarious Peace
In Pompano Beach a tense truce held after a day of violence as steel-helmeted riot officers guarded Negro districts. More than 200 protesters gathered, threw bottles, jeered police, and scattered when riot squads advanced with carbines and helmets through main street sidewalks.
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Meredith to Rejoin Marchers on Friday in Mississippi
James Meredith says he will rejoin civil rights marchers in Canton Mississippi on Friday. He plans to fly to St Louis and then travel to Mississippi to resume the march when the route returns to Highway 51 where he was shot near Hernando June 6.
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Senator Dodd Accused Of Campaign Funds Misuse
James P. Boyd Jr. testified before the Senate Ethics Committee that Senator Thomas J. Dodd misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. He linked Dodd's 1964 Germany trip to Julius Klein, a public relations agent for West German interests, as part of the scrutiny.
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Marjorie Carpenter
Senate Ethics Committee
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Boyd
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Julius’ Klein
NYC Landlords and Tenants Clash at City Hall
Violence erupted at City Hall as landlord and tenant groups clashed with police while denied immediate meetings with Mayor Lindsay. Demonstrators including Harlem rent strike leader Jesse Gray faced off with American Property Rights Association members in front of City Hall doors.
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Jesse Gray
Harlem
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Washington
American Property Rights Association
Lee Sterling
Brooklyn
Sterling
Harvey Rothenburg
Rothenberg
Association
Legislature Adjourning Stalled Over City Tax Plan
Albany AP reports Democratic lawmakers balk at committing to the New York City tax package until after the June 28 primary. Leaders delay a showdown vote, while Rockefeller-backed measures advance, including bond borrowing for CUNY and a wage rise to 1.50.
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Drug Cuts Malaria Cases in Viet Nam
Army medical researchers report DDS a drug used for leprosy cut malaria cases in half in Viet Nam field tests near Viet Cong fronts. The surgeon general’s office spokesman notes the breakthrough could reduce troop illness and improve operations in the jungle theater.
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Woman Falls to Death at Niagara Falls
Niagara Frontier State Park Police seek the identity of a woman who plunged to her death Wednesday night over the American Falls in Niagara Falls New York. The incident occurred along the gorge area as investigators process the scene and review nearby surveillance.
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Lindsay Cancels Dinner for King Faisal in New York
New York Mayor John Lindsay canceled a dinner planned for King Faisal amid Jewish community anger over Faisal’s remark that Jews support Israel. The decision followed talks with Secretary of State Rusk and reports of further consultation. Lindsay may still host an official reception for the king.
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John V. Lindsay
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
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Dean Rusk
Israel
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Woody Klein
Rusk
Klein
Blumenthal
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Blumenthal
Seymour Halpern
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United States
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Second Black Bear Shot in Kansas City Area
A 170 pound black bear roamed near the Greater Kansas City area before being killed by sheriff's deputies about 30 miles west of downtown. The animal, far from its Ozarks home, was likely seeking ripening berries and wild fruit.
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Ozarks
Arkansas
Lynda Bird Johnson’s $15 New York parking ticket paid
An AP report from New York says Lyn da Bird Johnson’s $15 parking ticket issued while she was lunching in the city on June 2 has been paid. A traffic court clerk confirmed the fine was settled Wednesday but could not identify the payer.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Army Reserve to Trim Training for 150,000 Personnel
Washington AP reports most units of the 150000 man first line Army Reserve will cut drills from 72 to 58 a year starting in July after eight months of intensified drills. Units must pass combat readiness and other tests during summer active duty training to qualify.
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Two Children Perish in Fire
In Jamestown New York a fire on the second floor killed 2 year old Annette Walls who suffocated and her brother Michael Walls died from burns while their parents Richard Walls 24 and Carol Walls 23 were hospitalized in fair and satisfactory condition respectively. Firemen said the blaze started near Michael s crib and cause is undetermined with no damage estimate given for the two story frame building.
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WCA Hospital
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25 Years Ago Nazi Germany Struck Against Soviet Union
Berlin reports mark the start of Operation Barbarossa 25 years ago when Adolf Hitler ordered the Wehrmacht to invade the Soviet Union at 3 15 am. The assault involved three million troops, thousands of tanks guns and planes and rapidly pushed German forces across Russia. Molotov and von der Schulenburg met in the Kremlin to relay the German declaration and accuse Moscow of breaking the non aggression pact.
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