Civil rights prospects after Kennedy’s death spark debate
In the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination Johnson faces a stalled civil rights drive. figures like Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr urge steady pursuit of Kennedy’s civil rights goals while predicting mixed Congress support and growing voter education efforts across the South and nation.
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Studebaker Ends Auto Production in South Bend
South Bend awaits news as Studebaker announces shift of auto production from the 291 acre plant to Hamilton Ontario. About 4 000 to 7 000 workers face layoffs with weekly pay expected to drop and the city braces for the economic impact.
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Teamsters Start Contract Talks in Chicago
UPI reports Teamsters President James R Hoffa began national trucking contract talks in Chicago. Hoffa and aides met with a TEI committee formed to present a united front to union demands during the pivotal conference table session.
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UPI
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Notable Civil Rights Deaths Remembered in 1963
Eleven people died in civil rights related incidents in 1963. The list includes victims from Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, New Jersey and Birmingham. Notable names include Medgar Evers and four girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
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Serina Taylor
Jersey City
John D. Coley
Birmingham
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Addie Mae Collins
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Northern Negro Leaders Call for Equality in Work and Status
A group of Black community figures including Harvey H. Alston Joe Roberts the Rev Arthur A. Sebbs and Nelson L Newsom argue that employment training financing and housing remain unequal. They urge equal job access education and civic participation to end de facto segregation and discriminatory barriers in Columbus.
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Joe Roberts
Arthur A. Sebbs
Nelson L. Newsom
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Zanzibar Receives Johnson Pledge On Independence Day
President Johnson told Zanzibar he will press for equal rights for all at home and abroad. In a greeting message on Independence Day he said he will continue to push for equality.
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