Congress Responds to School Prayer Ruling with Amendments
Congressmen in both chambers float constitutional amendments to authorize classroom prayers and override the Supreme Court ruling. Leaders doubt success and warn against undermining church state separation. Senators and representatives warn of wider effects on federal aid to church institutions and public programs.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
White Marble Court
Legislative Branch
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
United States
Celler
New York
Board of Regents
Hugo L. Black
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
William H. Ayres
D A Ryan Urges Fewer Youths in County Jails
Syracuse Onondaga County District Attorney Joseph A. Ryan called on peace justices and police to limit the detention of youths under 19 to those convicted or charged with violent crimes. He said the move follows reports of sexual advances by older inmates on younger prisoners and suggested that sexual exploitation concerns motivated the appeal.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Joseph A. Ryan
Ryan
Inside Radio TV 72 Editorials 6 Sports 14 Classified 18
The Fulton section highlights local editorials and sports results while the obituary page honors community members. Classifieds and personals column list ads, notices, and announcements with brief details for readers.
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Radio-Tv
Fulton
Nine Superintendents Defy Prayer Ban in New York Schools
Albany reports nine district superintendents vow to defy the Supreme Court ruling banning public school prayers. Most educators say they will comply, while some praise the decision and church leaders denounce it. Gov Rockefeller comments on possible constitutional rewrite and legislative moves begin.
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U.S. Supreme Court
State Board of Regents
W. Ralph Ward
Syracuse
Methodist Church
America
Ward
William A. Scully
Albany Roman Cathol
Rockefeller
Boys’ State
Hamilton
Robert MacCrate
MacCrate
Congress
State Board of Recents
Edgar W. Cooper
James FE. Allen Jr
State Education Department
Allen
Long Island
Chanango Forks
Education Department
Robert Eaton
Hicksville
Robert Shaffer
Niagara Falls Teachers Association
William Anderson
Maine- Endwell Central
Binghamton
Associated Press
Boards of Education
East German leader rejects four power talks on Berlin wall violence
Ulbricht refused Western calls for four power talks to curb violence around the Berlin wall, proposing talks only with East Berlin on normalizing relations. He blamed West Berlin provocation and propaganda, and urged stopping RIAS broadcasts. An explosion near Checkpoint Charlie followed gunfire incidents.
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Walter Ulbricht
Berlin Wall
Ulbricht
Communist Party
Eest
Wall
West Berlin
RIAS
East Lenin
East Berlin
Court Adjourns Trial of Estes in Reeves County
PECOS Texas Judge J H Stakey granted Billie Sol Estes a continuance in his trial on charges of defrauding a Reeves County farmer of 162 144 The judge cited futility of trying the case at Reeves County and noted possible changes of trial site while both sides opposed a change The district attorney said the state did not join in the defense motion but favored honoring a first continuance Estes attorney John Cofer requested the delay Tuesday night
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Tex. P
J. H. Stakey
Billie Sol Estes
Reeves County
Stanley
Dist. Atty
R. B. McGowen
John Cofer
Estes
Drowns Before Graduation Dance at Cohoes Academy
William Kelly 19 of Cohoes drowned in the Hudson River near Pleasantdale a few hours before his graduation dance. Deputies said he slipped from a log while swimming after washing the automobile with two classmates who were to drive to the dance.
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Cohoes
Keveny Academy
William Kelly
Kelly
Hudson River
Pleasantdale
Sheriff's Deputies
Erin man dies in car crash after suicide threat
Einar Merin, 37, of Erin threatened to kill himself during an argument with his wife. He backed his car 600 feet and drove it into a tree, a death by own action certificate being issued by Chemung County coroner Dr. M Eugene Pittman.
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Erin
Einar A. Merinen
M. Eugene Pittman
Chemung County
Warning Given in 1960 Estes Deals Lighted by Ag Dept
Senate investigators heard that the Agriculture Department had advance warning on Billie Sol Estes cotton acreage schemes as early as December 1960. Deputy administrator H L Manwaring ruled the land sale and leaseback scheme appeared improper, with officials in Texas later sanctioning deals. Freeman expected as key witness in Estes probe.
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Senate
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Paul E. Kamerick
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Texas
H. L. Manwaring
Kamerick
FBI
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
John L. McCellan
D-Ark
FBI Hunts For Missing Spy Soblen
FBI agents hunt for Soblen 62 a convicted Soviet spy who was to surrender for a life sentence Thursday. His wife reported him missing since Monday as a bench warrant and a bail-forfeiture hearing were set by Judge Herlands and U.S. Attorney Morgenthau.
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New York
Robert A. Soblen
Sobien
Soviet Union
William B. Herlands
Soblen
U.S
Robert M. Morgenthau
Consumers favor red color in Red Delicious apples
The Agriculture Department reports shoppers prefer red apples, with color influencing demand even when taste and nutrition show little difference. Higher color intensity justifies a premium due to consumer acceptance.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Schirra To Pilot Next Space Flight For Up To Six Orbits
NASA announced Walter Schirra Jr will pilot the next manned orbital mission with possible six orbits, aimed at advancing space flight knowledge. The mission could last up to nine hours with planned drift to conserve fuel and may land northeast of Midway Island if six orbits occur.
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
D. Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space Flight
Civilian Space Agency
U.S
Midway Island
Pacific Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Midway
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
L. Gordon Cooper
Schirra
Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
New Jersey
San Diego Union
Washington
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Union Saia
Inmates Perch On Water Tower Protest at Western State
Thirteen inmates occupy a water tower at Western State Penitentiary to protest conditions and solitary confinement. They gained the height after a group joined Robert Payne, a regular troublemaker, while guards fired warning shots. Warden James Maroney reports no immediate dislodgment plans as authorities monitor the situation.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Robert Payne
Washington, D. C
Payne
James Maroney
Maroney
Maw@ey
Blaze Destroys Campus Building at Paul Smiths College
A $250000 fire in a three story frame building on the Paul Smiths College campus destroyed the administration offices, village post office, a telephone company and a summer hotel. About 10 people inside escaped with injuries. Most college records were lost and phone service within five miles was knocked out. Investigators cited possible varnish combustion or a switchboard short circuit as causes. College officials expect 60+ students this fall and plan to relocate offices to the science buildings.
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Paul Smiths
N. Y
Paul Smith's College
Walter Boron
Chester L. Buxton
Dunkirk Youth Drowns at Lake Erie Beach
In Dunkirk P Carl Pugisi 14 drowned Tuesday while swimming at a Lake Erie beach in Chautauqua County. A city official confirmed the incident and said rescue crews recovered the body.
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Dunkirk
Carl Pugisi
Lake Erie
Chautauqua County
House Committee Reaches Farm Bill
The House Agriculture Committee works on a new farm bill with tighter rules than current law. Proposals include abolishing the 1958 feed grain plan, reversion to prior authorizations for setting corn and feed grain prices, acreage allotments without marketing quotas, and CCC restrictions on grain sale below parity.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Priest Joseph Burke Celebrates 50 Years in Buffalo
The Most Rev Joseph A Burke bishop of Buffalo marked his 50th year as a Roman Catholic priest today. A Mass was led by Francis Cardinal at the New ark archdiocese church as part of the anniversary observance.
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Buffalo
Joseph A. Burke
Diocese of
Francis Cardinal Oe
Newark
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