Southern governors consider backing Barnett at confab
Hollywood Florida UPI report says during the southern governors’ conference private talks centered on a resolution backing Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett in his stand against desegregation. The meeting opened with Mississippi crisis drawing most attention as Alabama’s John Patterson urged support while urging restraint on public statements.
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UPI
Ross R. Barnett
Mississippi
John Patterson
Alabama
Barnett
Oxford
U.S
Patterson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
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Meredith Dreams of Law Study at Ole Miss
James H. Meredith, 29, son of a Negro farmer, picked cotton as a boy in Mississippi and nurtured a dream to study law at the all white University of Mississippi. He served in the Air Force and faced barriers as he pursued education against entrenched segregation.
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United Press International
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Meredith
University of Mississippi
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Walker Is Held At U S Prisoner Hospital In Rebel Conspiracy Case
Former Army General Edwin A Walker is jailed at the U S hospital for federal prisoners in Springfield Missouri on charges of rebellion and seditious conspiracy. He was flown here after failing to post bail and faces up to 39 years and $40 000 in fines if convicted. The article notes his Oxford Mississippi arrest for congratulating demonstrators resisting James Meredith’s integration and outlines multiple conspiracy and assault charges with penalties. It also covers Meredith’s background and his education goals at the University of Mississippi.
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UPI
Edwin A Walker
U.S. Hospital
Walker
Oxford
Miss
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
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U.S
Robert A. Soblen
London
Russell O. Settle
World headlines salute Mississippi crisis sparking global debate
London and Paris papers branded the Mississippi crisis as a major civil rights confrontation. UK observers criticized Gov. Barnett while praising Kennedy and UPI noted international reactions highlighting racial tensions and the push for integration.
Charges Exchanged On Cause Of Riots
Washington news: federal government and Mississippi clash over University of Mississippi riot. Gov. Barnett accuses federal pressure of forcing Meredith entry. Atty. Gen. Kennedy blames Barnett. Senators pledge probe while disputes over marshals, law and order, and timing of Meredith’s entry dominate tense exchanges.
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UPI
Mississippi
Oxford
Ross Barnett
Nation
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Barnett
Kennedy
Kanawha Prisoner Believed Drowned After Jumping River
Charleston authorities say Paul Griffith 23 of Charleston is believed drowned after breaking away from officers during a drunk arrest and jumping into Elk River. State Police Cpl H E Parks noted a bloodhound traced a scent but could not confirm survival as dawn drag operations paused for darkness and fog.
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UPI
Paul Griffith
Elk River
H. E. Parks
Griffith
W. Va. 4
R. L. Purkey
Parks
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