Seven youths held after fatal North Carolina riot
In Lexington seven men and boys aged 16 to 23 were arrested on open charges after a race riot left one white man dead and a photographer wounded. Police say the violence followed Negroes seeking service at segregated venues, with clashes between about 2,000 whites and 100 Negroes as shots hit a photographer, and Fred Link died from a head wound.
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Lexington
N.C
Piedmont
North Carolina
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Fred Link
Link
Winston-Salem
Violence-Free Desegregation Plan Sparks Campus Tension
A California highway patrol task force moves onto the University of Alabama campus to prepare for desegregation. Gov George Wallace vows no violence as students Vivian Malone and James Hood, both 20, from Mobile and East Gadsden enroll next week. Troopers map campus areas to control access with the university set to enroll the two students Tuesday and seal the campus to nonauthorized entrants.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
Vivian, Malone
Mobile
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
Wallace
Timetable Set In Los Angeles for Racial Integration
In Los Angeles Negro and white civil rights leaders outlined a timetable for total integration and earned a promise of preliminary action within 10 days. A six hour conference produced top level committees by integrationists and 50 community leaders. They aim to make Los Angeles a model city in the national effort to break racial barriers. Stand by for possible demonstrations if promises stall.
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Los Angeles
Social Workers Meet at Osawatomie Hospital
About 125 social workers from the Southeast District of Kansas Conference of Social Workers are due to attend a meeting at Osawatomie State Hospital next Thursday. Norman Rogers of Oswego, Labette County social work director, chairs the group as president.
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Osawatomie
Southeast District of Kansas Conference of Social Workers
Osawatomie State Hospital
Norman Rogers
Oswego
Labette County
Women's Canvas Oxfords at 79 Cents Ady Self Serv
Ady Self Service Shoe Store advertises women's canvas oxfords for 79 cents. Limited stock and sizes not specified.
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Ady
Picket St Louis School Protest Blocks Bus Transportation
About 150 demonstrators gathered around 12 Dozier Elementary and nearby bus lines in St Louis blocking 500 to 900 pupils from attending as pickets protested bussing to segregated schools. Officials said 500 children were kept from class, with some walking to school as mothers tried to shield their children.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Schol
Committee For Parents
Dozier
Philip J. Hickey
St. Louis
Frank Madison Reid
Charles Oldham
Congress of Racial Equality
Oldham
Robert Enoex
South St. Louis
Black Muslim Leader Says Movement Seeks What We Have Now
Clyde X of St. Louis describes himself as an observer at a school picketing, stating the Black Muslim movement is not for integration or segregation but for Black people, seeking what exists now rather than after death. Clyde X also identifies as Clyde Jones.
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ST. Louis
Clyde X
Clyde Jones
Associated Press
Severe Weather Warning for Ottawa Area
The Kansas City Weather Bureau warns Ottawa at risk of severe weather this afternoon or tonight with possible rain wind and hail between 3 and 9. Ottawa has so far escaped major impact with light showers and small wind. Yesterday’s high reached 94, four degrees below the June 6 record. last night’s low of 73 matched the date’s high minimum.
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Kansas City
Oneeen
Penmanship Is Illegal Penmanship Is Illegal
A 13 year old boy in Great Bend awaits a hearing on forged check charges. Police say he forged and cashed three more checks after the initial $27 incident. He was arrested again Thursday as the case develops.
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Great Bend
Woman Hurt In Collision At 7th Main Intersection
Mrs. Forrest Morton of 723 South Locust was injured when her 1963 car collided with a semi at the 7th Main intersection. She was admitted to Ran som Memorial Hospital with minor injuries including a head injury and was in good condition. Police said Robert E. Lister of 1115 North Main failed to stop at a red light. his truck jackknifed and struck Morton's car, which hit a light pole. Gasoline spilled into a gutter as firemen washed it away. The truck is owned by Hires Construction Company of Kansas City, hired to pave Ottawa streets.
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Forrest E. Morton
S. Locust
Herald
Forrest Morton
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Main
Lister
Morton
Hires Construction Company
Kansas City
Ottawa
Highway project starts to build Osage County link
The State Highway Commission announced a nine mile grading and seeding contract for a new Pomona Reservoir area highway in Osage County. Buchanan Brothers Construction Co. has the grading contract for 501,305.38 dollars while Wicks Nursery Osage City holds the seeding contract at 13,693 dollars. E. C. Goldsmith of Osage City serves as resident engineer.
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Pomona Reservoir
Osage County
State Highway Commission
George W. Gagel
Lenexa
First Division
Lyndon
Quenemo
Buchanan Brothers Construction Co
Kansas City
Wicks Nursery
Osage City
E. C. Goldsmith
Highways Commission
Lois Smith National Winner Wichita Eagle Be a Knight
Lois Smith of The Ottawa Herald, women's news editor, was named among ten Kansas women journalists honored in the National Press Women's 1963 contest. The Herald women’s pages she writes and edits earned second place nationally, with fellow Kansas winners from Wichita Eagle and Beacon and Leavenworth Times. Smith also took multiple firsts in the Kansas Press Women's contest and was named outstanding woman of the year in journalism by KU’s journalism sorority.
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Lois Smith
The
Ottawa Herald
Kansas
National Press
Herald
Wichita Eagle and Beacon
Leavenworth Times
Weather county forecast shows warm humid spell
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with continued warmth and humidity through tonight and Saturday. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms possible this evening. Low temperatures expected in the 70s.
Open Bids On Rural Water Supply at Michigan Valley
Six bids were opened Wednesday at Michigan Valley for a deep well pump and shelter and a prepline system and stand pipe serving 36 farmers and rural residents. Several bids were acceptable for both contracts and final acceptance notices are expected soon. The FHA insured loan from First National Bank of Overbrook funds the projects, totaling around $46,000, aiming to improve living standards, livestock production, and land values.
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Michigan Valley
First National Bank of
Overbrook
Paul W. Archer
Ottawa
FHA
Archer
National Goldwater Committee Opens D C Headquarters
The National Draft Goldwater Committee will open a Washington headquarters Monday about 314 blocks from the White House to urge public support for Sen Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican presidential bid. The committee says it has received nearly 7000 letters pledging support and urging him to run.
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Washington
National Draft Goldwater Committee
White House
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Racial Crises In Brief
Lexington NC reports a race riot after desegregation actions leaving one white man dead and another wounded by gunfire. Injuries from rocks bottles and sticks as officials warn of National Guard. Greensboro NC police arrest 287 Negroes after sit down blocking a street. Washington DC president ready to deploy federal force if Negro students face barriers at University of Alabama. Arlington VA school board drops racial hiring considerations. Statesville NC restaurants and merchants move to employ Negroes. Clarksville TN ends all public recreation segregation. Los Angeles federal intergroup talks vow to speed up desegregation. Gainesville FL Negro leader pledges no more demonstrations after talks with mayor. Regional church bodies adopt resolutions supporting nonviolent demonstrations or opposing discrimination.
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Lexington
N.C
National Guard
Traffic Toll In Topeka Reports 1963 June Deaths
AP file notes Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Friday June 13 1963. Comparable figure for 1962 period is 217. The Topeka log records traffic fatalities and shows a 1963 total near the cited June date.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tany's Too weather note misreads storms forecast
The local weather update from Tany's Too notes that the weatherman’s forecasts of storms did not materialize, hinting at a clearer but currently unreliable forecast pattern.
JFK and Macmillan to hold talks in late June
President Kennedy will meet British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for informal talks during his Europe trip, after Ireland visit, with discussions in Sussex on June 29 and Kennedy’s Italy visit starting June 30. They last met in the Bahamas and may discuss NATO defense and East West relations.
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Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Europe
White House
Pierre Salinger
Macmillan
Ireland
Italy
Kitty Hawk
Salinger
London
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