Wallace capitulates as negroes start classes at Alabama
At the University of Alabama federalized National Guard troops ended the last segregation holdout. Vivian Malone and Jimmy Hood registered amid strict military police presence. Soldiers with fixed bayonets guarded dorm entrances while state troopers manned roadblocks and patrolled the campus to maintain order after Gov. George Wallace resisted.
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Weather summary for Redlands and San Bernardino valley
Considers cloudiness with scattered light showers today then sunshine. Decreasing clouds tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with more sun. U S Weather Bureau forecast shows mostly cloudy today with inland sun, isolated mountain showers, temperatures 65 to 72 along coast, 50 at mountaintops, 68 to 78 in deserts. outlook Friday sunny and warmer.
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GOP Wins Congress Seat in Democratic District
Compton Mayor Del Clawson a Republican won the California 23rd Congressional District special election to replace the late Clyde Doyle. He defeated Carley Porter by about 11,000 votes as turnout neared 44 percent despite rain, signaling a GOP surge in a Democratic stronghold.
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Kennedy urges racial Golden Rule for end of discrimination
President Kennedy to Congress next week introduces civil rights legislation aimed at erasing racial barriers from lunch counters to polling places. He cites a moral crisis, federalizes Alabama National Guard to enforce university integration, and garners mixed reactions from lawmakers and civil rights leaders.
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Space Chief ends Mercury space shot program
Space Chief James E Webb told the Senate Space Committee NASA would end the Mercury program and focus on Project Gemini. The next U S manned flight will be a two man mission to inaugurate Gemini, possibly about 16 months away, signaling the shift toward the moon project.
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Cabinet backs Macmillan after Profumo crisis in secret session
London sources report Prime Minister Harold Macmillan won full cabinet support in a two hour secret meeting amid the Profumo scandal. Ministers endorsed his handling as parliament prepared to debate security matters next week. The crisis followed John Profumo’s admission of false statements about his liaison with Christine Keeler and concerns over a three way relationship with Evgeny Ivanov.
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Medgar Evers fatally shot in Jackson Mississippi
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 37, was shot in the back outside his Jackson home and died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. FBI offered aid, NAACP posted a $10,000 reward, and Mayor Thompson ordered full police resources for the investigation.
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Wirtz asked to replace Mexican farm workers
Washington UPI Labor Secretary Wirtz was pressed by Democratic congressmen to outline steps to replace Mexican bracero labor with domestic workers after House defeat on extending the program. Rep James Roosevelt said shortages would stem from poor recruitment methods, not actual labor scarcity, urging plans to prevent adverse farm effects.
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French judges weigh Lady Hope paternity case in secret
In NICE France a three judge French court heard four hours of arguments in secret over whether British socialite Lady Hope is the legal daughter of author W Somerset Maugham. The court will delay verdict at least a month and may address only the paternity question before considering related issues.
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St. Jean Cap Ferrat
Nation reacts to slaying of Medgar Evers in Jackson
Capital and Congress condemn the murder of Medgar Evers, a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People official and civil rights leader in Jackson Mississippi. Officials pledge full DOJ support to Jackson police as investigations begin amid political denouncements from Colmer Humphrey and McCormack.
Cleopatra premiere pulls near Broadway with star duo
New York reports the costly Cleopatra will unfold at a Broadway world premiere priced at a hundred dollars for tickets drawing a New Year's Eve scale crowd to Times Square. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were slated to attend but may stay in London.
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Cleo) Taylor
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Military chiefs question Kennedy N test ban plan
U S military leaders express misgivings about President Kennedy’s qualified ban on atmospheric nuclear testing. Some advocate a 100 megaton weapon to deter Russia, arguing present 25 megatons suffice but a heavier warhead could be politically necessary. Competing views may shape early congressional discussion.
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Quote of Day: Kennedy Urges Equal Treatment For All
Washington President Kennedy appeals for support of a racial golden rule urging that every American deserves to be treated as one would wish their own family to be treated.
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Eisenhower blasts moon race as Nuts over $40 billion outlay
Former President Eisenhower told about 160 Republican congressmen at a breakfast that spending $40 billion on a moon race for prestige is nuts. He praised Kennedy critics as he warned against unlimited defense spending and urged Congress to set an adequate budget, not defer to more spending.
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