Powell told wife he was not a Negro before marriage
Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell says in a Ladies' Home Journal piece that Powell told her before their 1960 marriage he was not a Negro. Yvette Flores Diago, now in Puerto Rico, questions the claim and notes Powell’s changing directory entry omits the term Negro. She recalls his remark that a future autobiography changed for her sake.
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UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Ladies’ Home Journal
Yvette Majorie Flores Diago
Powell
Puerto Rico
Congressional Directory
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Apathy Club Formed at Indiana University
Bloomington Indiana organizers start a new club called the Apathy Club they expect few members and express little concern over the turnout.
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Bloomington
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Indiana University
Arizona Highway Toll Reaches 160 After Weekend Crashes
Seven people died in Arizona traffic accidents, raising the toll to 160 since Saturday. Victims include Ralph B. Johns of Ft. Defiance and two youths near Lower Buckeye Road, with several others struck or killed in the Phoenix area and near the state line.
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Redondo Beach
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Maricopa County
Edward L. Winburne
Tolleson
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Cashion
George Everett Cason
Whitman
U.S
Phoenix
Joe Espinoza Jr
Espinoza
Gene Benally
Sunrise
Arizona 264
Daniel K. Murphy
East Phoenix
Total lunar eclipse visible over Arizona this morning
The first total lunar eclipse in over two years was seen in Arizona. The Earth’s shadow began at 3 25 am with total coverage at 4 28 am and ended around 5 46 am as the moon faded below the western horizon. An University of Arizona astronomer notes no fixed pattern to lunar eclipses.
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UPI
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Snow slows tornado search amid Chicago area disaster
Tornadoes left northern Illinois in ruins with 53 dead and more than 25 million dollars in damage. Nine people were missing as volunteers and guardsmen rummaged ruins through deep snow. Oak Lawn and Belvidere reported multiple fatalities, with curfews and sightseers restricted to aid recovery.
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UPI
Illinois
Gerhard Hein
Oak Lawn
Belvidere
Stone Park
Hein
Kenneth Richardson
Severe weather sweeps the South and snow hits Chicago
A storm system brought turbulence and occasional tornadoes to the South while heavy snow pour continued in Chicago and the Midwest. Tornadoes touched down around Memphis Tennessee and east central Arkansas with light property damage and no injuries reported. The Midwest faced fresh snowfall hindering recovery from last week’s tornadoes that killed at least 53 and caused over 25 million in damage. Snow totals surpassed records in Chicago at 68.4 inches, with three inch falls in several cities, as hard freeze warnings spread across Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Missouri and a severe thunderstorm watch covered parts of Alabama and Georgia.
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Brophy Students to Receive Bravery Medals
Five 17 year old Brophy College students Paul Moran Paul DeFalco Robert Wesley John Baker and Gregory Ryan will be awarded bravery medals by the Optimist Club of North Phoenix for tackling a burglary suspect. They heard a homeowner’s cry on December 19 and pursued and held one suspect until police arrived. two accomplices were later captured.
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Dallas Reeves
Reeves
Two Phoenix men held after gunbattle with sheriff's deputies
In Maricopa County the gunfight south of Mesa led to the arrest of Austin Terrell 32 and Rodger Terrell 19. Sheriff Sergeants Melcher Reinke and Koch staged a rendezvous with a man threatening a Mesa family. A second vehicle opened fire on the camper, prompting a roadblock and arrests. The elder Terrell had posted bond on a prior assault charge involving the Mesa family.
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Darrell Reinke
Harry Koch
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Southern Roads
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Austin Terrell
Scottsdale
Rodger Terrell
Chandler City
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Teachers Strike At Catholic High Schools In Chicago
More than 70 lay teachers walked out at three Catholic high schools in Chicago. Schools stayed open as religious teachers and principals took over classes amid a first of its kind local strike.
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Chicago
UPS
Passover festival begins at sundown across Jewish homes
Passover starts at sundown as Jews recount the Exodus story of liberation from Egypt. The festival, also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread, lasts seven to eight days depending on denomination, with matzah eaten to commemorate the hurried escape.
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Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Clay denied again by Supreme Court in draft case
The Supreme Court refused to order a draft postponement for Cassius Clay, now Muhammad Ali, who faces induction Friday. He argues Negroes are excluded from the draft and seeks exemption as a Black Muslim minister. His petition for a three-judge review remains before the Court.
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Scottsdale officers win at All-Police rodeo
A Scottsdale trio Don Phillips Bill Brown and Leo Leperance dressed a steer in 30.2 seconds to win $73 and silver buckles at the second annual All Police rodeo in Scottsdale Phoenix Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No 2 sponsored event drew about 1500 spectators and 115 entrants to the Jaycee arena for a fundraiser aiding the lodge's sick and death benefit fund others winning events included Al Goodman Tom Hammons Jim Covey Thomas Deel and more all law officers participated and endured hard knocks as their superiors watched.
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