Kennedy Invites Executives for Civil Rights Integration Talks
President Kennedy moves to press business leaders into action on public facility integration in the South. About 75 executives nationwide were invited to the White House for a meeting described as a study of employment access and public services for minorities.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
North
South
Pierre Salinger
Southern
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Robert Kennedy
Britain and Soviet Union urge Laos cease-fire appeal
Britain and the Soviet Union issued a joint appeal to Laos warring factions for an immediate cease-fire. They urged neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma to convey the offer to all contending sides and grant full access to the three nation control commission. The move follows renewed military actions by Path et Lao against neutralist forces in Plaine des Jarres.
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London
Britain
Soviet Union
Laos
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Control Commission
Plaine Des Jarres
Commission
Souvanna Phouma
Humphrey Trevelyan
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
RRC Ruling Upheld by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court in a 7 to 2 decision upheld the Railroad Commission authority to allow surveys of other operators wells to prevent a repeat of the East Texas slant-hole scandal. The court reversed trial rulings in a protest by L&G Oil and sent the case back to fix the survey order wording.
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Austin
State Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Commission
East Texas
Meade Griffin
Joe Greenhill
L&g Oil Company
L&g
Tidewater
Supreme Court
Attorney General's Department
LAG
High Court
Frank Culver
La&ag
Culver
Weather In Texas Returns To Calm After Severe Storms
A rapid drop in storms across Central Texas followed a Tuesday electrical storm in Houston that produced hail as large as golf balls. Winds and hail damaged crops, especially peaches and pecans, with losses estimated around 100000 dollars and a turkey operation reporting 150 birds lost.
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Houston
Texas
Mason
Fredericksburg
Lyndon Johnson
One Escapee Recaptured in Saint Jo Texas
Gerald Ray Johnson was arrested by Montague County deputies as he walked a road near Saint Jo. His companion Jerry Mark Dorrough remained at large after a Dallas jail breakout in which they hostage abducted a jailer. Police, dogs, helicopters and a wide search covered the town and surrounding area as both escapees fled in stolen vehicles and wrecked their car. Dorrough had a 25 year sentence for robbing a Dallas bank. Johnson faced a five year burglary sentence.
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Saint JO
Tex
Montague County
Gerald Ray Johnson
Texas
Dallas
Jerry Mark Dorrough
Sam Macalusco
Dorrough
Greenville Avenue State Bank
Johnson
Albany
Okla
Rusk Says Russians May Plan New Tests
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the Soviet Union may be planning a further round of nuclear weapons tests while the United States does not plan atmospheric tests in the near future. He noted potential talks on a test ban but said Moscow is reluctant to discuss such issues.
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Vivian Malone
David M. McGrathery
University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
John M. Hightower
Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
United States
Rusk
NATO
Britain
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dobrynin
Moscow
Havana
Haiti
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
Paris
de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
U.S
LT Am
Grooms
Deputy In Borden County Names Sneed Sheriff Appointment
Gail native Norman Slick Sneed was named deputy sheriff by Sheriff Sid Reeder in Borden County. A World War II veteran, he has lived in Gail and Fluvanna and attends Dorward Methodist Church. Reeder was recently appointed to fill the late husband’s term after his death May 1.
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Gail
Norman
Slick) Sneed
Borden County
Sid Reeder
Sneed
Fluvanna
Dorward Methodist Church
Reeder
Kennedy hosts Democratic governors for informal luncheon
President Kennedy meets with a group of Democratic governors including Rolvaag Carvel Kerner Welsh Hughes Clement Hoff Peabody King and Dempsey not attending Dempsey regrets The gathering marks the start of a series of state leader luncheons aimed at discussing mutual problems and federal state frictions amid looming 1964 campaign dynamics
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Washington
Kennedy
Guy Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
Rolyvaag
Kennedys
Elbert N. Carvel
Delaware
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Matthew FE. Welsh
Indiana
Richard J Hughes
New Jersey
Frank G Clement
Tennessee
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
John W. King
New Hampshire
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Justice Dept. Denied Right To File Suit In Alabama Schools
Judge H Hobart Grooms ruled the Justice Department lacks authority to sue to desegregate Madison County and Huntsville schools. He cited a Mississippi suit as precedent and noted the 5th Circuit has not held the US could sue under the 14th Amendment. The case aimed to stop segregation of federally funded schools for military dependents and civilian employees.
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Justice Dept
Birmingham
Ala
H. Hobart Grooms
Justice Department
Madison County
Huntsville
Grooms
Mississippi
Mobile
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Weather snapshot across Texas with scattered thunderstorms
Weather forecast shows mixed conditions across Texas with highs ranging from the mid 60s to near 90s and variable cloud cover. Thunderstorms are possible mainly in the afternoons and evenings, with some areas expecting scattered or isolated activity through Thursday. Overnight lows fall into the 40s to 70s depending on location.
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Snyder
Reing
North Central
Mear
Cras
Texas
Sith
West Texas
Withort
Loutetana
Pope John XXIII Grievously Ill As Vatican Reports Update
Vatican says Pope John XXIII, 81, remains grave after hemorrhaging from an abnormal stomach growth. A Tuesday blood transfusion helped survive the crisis, with doctors noting pain and disturbed rest but some improvement. Key physicians stayed at the apostolic palace as authorities monitor his condition.
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Vatican
Lo Osservatore Humano
Piero Mazzoni
Apostolic Palace
Pope John
Antoine Gasbarrini
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Rusty) Bernard
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