Kennedy urges Congress to pass civil rights bill on racial prejudice
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy appeals to Congress to approve the civil rights program. He argues discrimination in public accommodations harms the nation’s economy and asserts private property rights differ from racial bias. He backs desegregation, voting rights, and federal action while noting limits of rapid change.
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Civil Rights Commission
Spy Col Wennerstrom Arrest Rocks Sweden in Spy Scandal
Sweden arrests Col Stig Erik Wennerstrom a 57 year old Swedish air force officer and former air attache for spying for the Soviet Union since 1948. He admits passing military secrets and two Soviet contacts are expelled as Khrushchev’s Sweden visit hangs in the balance.
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Stig Erik Wennerstrom
Royal Air Force
Russia
Sweden
Wennerstrom
Washington
Stockholm
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Soviet Union
United States
France
Kremlin
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NATO
Paris
State Department
Vitaly Nikolsky
George Baranovsky
Air Force
Foreign Office
Fulton Update Highlights Local Sports and Editorials
Inside pages feature Radio TVV Sports Fulton 2 Editorial ae 16 Personals 17 Classified 22 Funerals 8 Comics with a mix of community news and notices. The section signals ongoing coverage of local teams, editorial perspectives, and social announcements for residents.
Short-Cut Polio Vaccine Approved for Quick Immunity
The U S government approves a three-in-one oral polio vaccine from Lederle Laboratories designed to provide immunity against all three types after the first dose and stronger protection after the second dose. The vaccine, tied to Sabin and Lederle researchers, aims to simplify vaccination and reduce paralytic polio cases observed in Miami tests.
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Washington
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U. S
Surgeon General
Lederie
Albert Sabin
University of Cincinnati
Sabin Ami
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Lederle
American Cyanamid Co
Pearl River
N. Y
Miami
Downtown cafe cuts prices to mark 30th anniversary
In Pittsburgh the cafe observed its 30th anniversary Tuesday by rolling prices back to 30 years ago. A turkey dinner with potatoes vegetables and bread coffee sold for 35 cents and beer went for five cents.
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Pittsburgh
Chinese Indian Clash Suspends Women's Meet
In Moscow the Chinese delegate clashed with Indian representatives at the World Congress of Women over the border dispute. The chairman refused floor time, and the meeting was adjourned after the upheaval in the Kremlin Grand Congress Hall.
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Moscow
UPA
World Congress of Women
Kremlin Grand Congress Hall
Joan Carritt
England
Young GOP Rally Supports Goldwater at National Convention
About 1,000 Young Republicans register for the 13th biennial convention in San Francisco as a civil rights statement looms. Oregon Gov. Hatfield to speak. Goldwater favored by many delegates. Tower cancels to stay in Washington.
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Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Andrew Hunter
Massachusetts
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Laos
Bob Cohen
New Hampshire
Young Republican National Federation
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Charles McDevitt
Idaho
Donald Lukens
House of Representatives Rules Committee
Congress
Washington
Goldwater
Kennedy Gains Largest Welcome in Berlin as He Visits Wall
President Kennedy is greeted by a million West Berliners and even some East Berliners as he tours the Berlin Wall. He condemns the wall as a symbol of Communist failure while the East German regime promotes Khrushchev's East Berlin visit with flag waving and pro Soviet coverage.
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Susie the dog saves children from rattlesnake attack
Allegany County report details Susie the dog warding off a rattlesnake as seven year old Michael and Karen Dieter played in the yard. Susie was bitten on the head and neck but received serum and was expected to recover at Warsaw Veterinary Hospital. Neighbor Hugh Swain killed the snake on the front steps near his winter ski center near Rattlesnake Hill.
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Allegany County
Raymond J. Deter
Susie
Dieter
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Karen
Hugh Swain
Warsaw Veterinary Hospital
Swain
Rattlesnake Hill
Kennedy to Visit Irish Kin at Barnyard Site
In Dunganstown Ireland Mary Ryan Kennedy cousin plans simple welcome as concrete changes alter the homestead once visited by Kennedy in 1947. The yard now resembles a parking area with a concrete porch toilet and storage hut replacing farm animals and the hut.
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U. S
Kennedy
Ryan
John
Patrick Kennedy
United States
Mary Ryan
Ireland
Murderer to Be Pardoned Aids Medical Science
John Richard Russell 58, serving a life term for a 1957 burglary in Attala County, is to receive a full pardon from Gov. Ross Barnett after agreeing to participate in a groundbreaking lung transplant. The operation, described as possibly first of its kind, aimed to relieve suffering and would use Russell’s abdomen as an artificial kidney after a post operative kidney issue. The University of Mississippi Medical Center reported the transplanted lung functioned satisfactorily following a lengthy animal study program.
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Jackson
Ross Barnett
John Richard Russell
Barnett
Russell
Attala
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical
Graduation Ceremony Dimmed by Stadium Power Failure
Six cars lined the Rome Academy football field to light an abridged graduation as stadium lights failed. The 484 graduates received diplomas before sunset with officials reversing the ceremony. Donald V. Hock shortened his address due to dim light as over half of the 5,000 spectators left early.
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Rome
Rome Academy
Donald V. Hock
Allentown
Buffalo Man Dies in South Side Car Crash
Daniel J. McCarthy aged 21 of Buffalo was killed when his car collided with a tree on the city’s South Side.
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Buffalo
Daniel J. McCarthy
Year-Round Great Lakes Seaway Navigation Study Tasked
Congress considers a $50,000 Army Engineers study to assess year-round shipping on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway. The Senate approved the inquiry, aiming for a report within two years, and notes de-icing tech could extend navigation a few weeks at winter’s start and end.
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House
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
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St. Lawrence
Montreal
Senate Public Works Committee
Budget Bureau
38 Dead and 9 Safe In Belgian Plane Crash
In Detmold Germany a Belgian military transport plane crashed during a training over Sennelager killing 38 paratroopers and a crew of five. Nine paratroopers managed to jump to safety as eyewitnesses saw a flame from the tail before the plunge. Rescue crews recovered victims as the wreckage burned for hours.
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Detmold
Germany
Sennelager
Cost of Living Unchanged For Second Straight Month
Washington reports May CPI at 106.2, a record peak, keeping costs 62 cents higher than the 1957 59 base. Deputy Commissioner Robert J. Myers notes stability tied to seasonal trends and predicts a June rise of at least one tenth of one percent.
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