Bevel Shown in Chains in Selma Jail Hospital Transfer
Sheriff James Clark moved Rev. James Bevel from jail to a hospital bed chained to the frame due to a virus. Bevel, among 3400 demonstrators facing contempt charges, had chain removed at physician request amid security and court orders during the Selma protests. In other Selma actions, 400 youths marched, while a court order blocked demonstrations though read later by no reader. The U.S. Fifth Circuit ordered a habeas hearing for 26 detainees. Elsewhere, Dick Gregory paused sitins after talks, and Jacksonville State paused classes after a bomb threat. Collins warned discrimination costs the U.S. billions in GDP, while King urged federal civil rights legislation and intensified registration drives.
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James Clark
James Bevel
Selma
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Dallas
Clark
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Savannah
Dick Gregory
Burger Bay
Justice Department
Jacksonville
Community Relations Service
LeRoy Collins
United States
Collins
March on Bluefield protests segregation at YWCA
About 700 to 1,000 people are expected to join a Saturday march in Bluefield aimed at ending segregation at the YW-YWCA. Organizers led by John Nettles sought a parade permit with stipulations from City Manager Randolph Whittle, who urged a parade atmosphere and moving in one direction. NAACP leaders objected, while YMCA trustees show mixed views. route details were not fixed and a rally would be limited to two locations near a city park.
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UPI
Ym-Ywca
John Nettles
Bluefield State College
Randolph Whittle
Whittle
Nettles
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Yw-Ywca
Anderson Davis
Yw-Ymca
Ymca Board of Trustees
Pein Oe
Saturay
Whuttle
The Cigar Smokers of America Mixes Up Durante Honor
A humorous UPI note recounts the Cigar Smokers of America honoring Jimmy Durante with an honorary member status. The envelope was misaddressed to Lox rather than Beverly Hills, and Post Office staff joked about a possible automation error and the name Durante being unfamiliar to a young clerk.
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UPI
Cigar Smokers of
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CSA
Winston Chu
Jimmy Durante
Durante
Lox
Beverly Hills
AT&T to Cut Daytime Long Distance Rates in April
AT&T said daytime interstate station to station calls will cost 5 to 25 cents less for the first three minutes, with further reductions for additional minutes. The cuts apply to all daytime calls of one mile or more and take effect April 1.
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UPI
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At&t
Heart Attack Kills DeBarr in Weston Restaurant Incident
Weston authorities will press murder charges against a father and son after an autopsy showed Raymon DeBarr died of a heart attack two hours after a restaurant fight. DeBarr, 41, was an outpatient supervisor at Ston State Hospital, and the autopsy did not determine if the attack was caused by the altercation. New evidence was presented to the grand jury after the pair waived an hearing.
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UPI
Lewis County
State Hospital
Bob Jones
Robert
Grand Jury
Raymon DeBarr
DeBarr
Atston State Hospital
Air Strike Details From Vietnam War Mission
Air strike involved fragmentation bombs rockets and 20 millimeter cannon fire to prepare the target for the main assault. 24 Sky Raider fighters from the Vietnamese air force supported by US forces. weather hindered the mission with overcast skies and 1200 to 1500 foot ceilings. Capt. Cutler led the bomb damage assessment. reconnaissance flights were delayed by a Navy crash at Da Nang.
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Cutler
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Here
Survivor head wounded as barracks collapse after bombing
Officers reported Abend schien believed to have wounded two guerrillas in the bombing force before the blast destroyed the barracks. He was trapped returning to his quarters for ammunition as plaster and concrete dust clogged his wound, limiting blood loss.
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Abendschien
Titan Scores Space First
Cape Kennedy report says a Titan-3A rocket orbited Earth then carried a 6 pound communications satellite. The satellite functioned but did not reach the planned far orbit. The Titan third stage operated flawlessly, making three starts in space, a US rocketry record.
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UPS
Earth
Steelworkers election tally points to court test
A likely court challenge looms after an unofficial UPI tabulation of last Tuesday’s election shows Abel leading by a slim margin. With 2,899 of the union’s 3,203 locals reporting, Abel has 234,960 votes to McDonald’s 278.
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Abel
McDonald
Viet Nam Leaders Clash as Army Advisers Die
Reports from Viet Nam describe political bickering over forming a new government while field officers show dissension. In combat, only minor battles occur. Three U S Army advisers are listed dead after possible beatings by Viet Cong. Carlton J Holland Jr 36 Junction City Kansas Emmett J Bryant 35 Greensburg Louisiana John W Malapelli 18 Burlington other details confirm names and origins. A fourth American, Sp 4 James H McLean 20 Los Angeles California, is listed as missing in the Duc Phong battle.
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Junction City
Kan
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Greensburg
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Burlington
Duc Phong
James H. McLean
Los Angeles
Calif
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mattie Thomason 74 Princewick
Mrs Mattie Thomason of 74 Princewick died at 3 10 am Friday in a local hospital after an extended illness She was born Aug 26 1890 in Cowan Tenn a daughter of the late Ed and Ida Parker A member of Coal City Methodist Church Survived by husband John Franklin Thomason two sisters Mrs Gertrude Hubbard Columbus Ga and Mrs Edna Jones Midland Ga four brothers Harry Ed Foster Parker Kalamazoo Mich and Aaron Parker Chattanooga Tenn eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Rev Herman Hays with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Body at funeral home after 4 pm Saturday
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Princewick
Cowan, Tenn
Ida Farris Parker
Coal City Methodist Church
Carl Thomason
John Franklin Thomason
Gertrude Hubbard
Columbus
Edna Jones
Midland
Harry
Foster Parker
Kalamazoo
Mich
Aaron Parker
Chattanooga
Tenn
Keyser - Bryant Funeral
Herman Hays
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Keyser- Bryant Funeral
Four Days earns special merit certificate for JFK book
United Press International and American Heritage publishings win a Printing Industries of Metropolitan New York special merit for Four Days, a record of John F. Kennedy's death. The 144 page book, with 32 pages of color photos, has sold over 2.6 million copies and six printings. UPI and American Heritage will publish Churchill The Triumphant Years for distribution to subscribers next month, with 200 newspapers and broadcasters already set to handle it.
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UPI
United Press International
American Heritage Publishing Company
John F. Kennedy
Metropolitan
Lee Oswald
Dallas
American Heritage
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Sir Winston
John L Lewis and the AFL CIO split saga
John L Lewis called George Meany an honest plumber trying to abolish sin in the labor movement. He led UMW out of CIO in 1942, joined AFL in 1946, left in 1947 over corn and Taft Hartley law, and used Bible quotes to rail against the new law. Lewis later befriended Truman, born 1880 in Lucas Iowa, who quit school in seventh grade to mine and rose to lead the Mine Workers from 1917.
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Iowa
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Blizzard shuts Omaha Lincoln highway amid heavy snow
A winter storm dumped up to 20 inches on Lincoln and 18 inches on Omaha as motorists were stranded along the Omaha Lincoln Highway about 27 miles east of Lincoln. Wreckers handled a flood of calls as jackknifed trucks and drifting snow blocked roads across the region.
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Mystery Man Sought in Heir Death Inquest
Eugene “Stormy” McDonald, heir to a large estate, was found dead in his rented home with wrists cut and a back head wound. Pathologist testifies a possible mystery man might have been in the room. An eight member coroner’s inquest resumes next Thursday as Norman Green reviews unexplained circumstanc es in the case.
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Stormy) McDonald
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McDonald
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Pima County
Norman Green
Green
Arizona
Bottle club bill fuels West Virginia dry wet clash
About 150 people heard a heated public hearing on a House Temperance Committee bill to permit private bottle clubs in West Virginia. Sen Chester Hubbard argued the measure allows liquor storage outside homes. opponents led by Rev L E Crowson warned it would legitimize numerous illegal clubs and undermine liquor by the drink policy. Committee set Monday for a vote.
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Quirks Vault Stymies Bandits in Norfolk Vault
In Norfolk two bandits burst into Roberts Park housing development rental office and found two clerks struggling to open a vault door. Thelma Green gave the combination and one robber failed to force entry. A vault repairman was called as the robbers fled.
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UPI
Roberts Park
Thelma Green
Admissibility in Dudley Murder Case Upheld in Syracuse
Onondaga County Judge Ormand N. Gale ruled that statements made by Kenneth Dudley in Virginia while he was held there are admissible as a matter of law in the murder trial of Alberta Mary Vella. The jury will determine their weight. selection set for Monday.
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Onondaga County
Ormand N. Gale
Kenneth Dudley
Dudley
Alberta Mary Vella
Virginia
Carol Ann
Volla
Bridgeport
Downed pilot described as tall blond in green coveralls
The account notes a tall blond pilot in green coveralls being escorted to a news conference by guards with fixed bayonets, while Tass reported remnants of another U.S. jet piloted by an American unnamed as Dixon, shot down on February 7, and Shumaker faced cries of down with U.S. imperialism from Communist reporters.
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Dixon
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Shumaker
White House questions eight steel firms on price hikes
The White House has begun a study on recent selective steel price increases. Gardner Ackley, head of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, sent questionnaires to the eight largest steel companies on Thursday as the study enters its second month.
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UPI
White House
Gardner Ackley
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Legislature links auto insurance rate to uninsured motorist clause
Lawmakers base rates on the insured portion of the fund, arguing it lowers auto policy costs for uninsured motorist coverage. The clause currently costs about six dollars and could drop by roughly one and a half after year one. Drivers lacking required liability or self insurance face enforcement action. The House also advanced six bills regulating eggs marketing and licensing for electrical contractors and land surveyors.
Pleiku Mortar Strike Recalls Air Strip Attack Tales
A wounded Vietnam veteran recalls the Pleiku air strip raid as mortar shells entered his hut. Sgt Howard Jackson of Los Angeles, a Korea veteran, describes the moment fear rose and a towel bound leg saved him. A later Travis homeward flight faced engine trouble but continued.
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