National Guard Federalization Ends Wallace Control
Federal authorities took command of 17,000 Alabama National Guardsmen as President Kennedy moved to enforce school integration. In Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee, nine new desegregation pupils joined classes amid limited but tense protests. Police maintained order as federal troops arrived and guardsmen shifted to routine duty.
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Ala
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George C. Wallace
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Tuskegee
West End High School
Huntsville
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Montgomery
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Kennedy orders federalization of Alabama Guard to enforce desegregation
President Kennedy directed Defense Secretary McNamara to federalize Alabama Guard units to enforce court-ordered desegregation in Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee. He issued a proclamation demanding Wallace cease obstructing federal laws and authorized use of troops to quell unlawful assemblies and conspiracies.
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Robert S. McNamara
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Tuskegee
Alabama Guard
George C. Wallace
United States
Wallace
McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Pierre Salinger
White House
Drafting Of Wedded Men Is Delayed
President Kennedy ordered a halt to drafting married men while enough single men remain to sustain military strength. Married men will be inducted only after all single men in the 1925 age group are drafted. Military officials expect sufficient singles for now, with fathers previously deferred under the March order.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Ratification Drive Gains Momentum in Senate Borderline
A bipartisan Senate push to ratify the limited nuclear test ban gains momentum with President Kennedy likely to send a letter to the Senate. Senate leaders say the letter will address doubts and reassure security while warning against reservations.
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White House
Washington, D. C
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
U.S
Associated Press
Tax Cut Bill Is Tentatively Approved By Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee backed Kennedy’s 11 billion tax cut bill on party lines 150 to 10 directing Chairman Mills to introduce the measure. A GOP motion for a spending limit failed narrowly and two minor amendments passed. the core plan would cut personal and corporate taxes with aims to start in January.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
White pupils boycott West End High after desegregation
In Birmingham Alabama hundreds of white students protested as two Negro girls entered West End High School. Police used night sticks to clear the crowd while segregationists, Confederate flags, and a National States Rights party member fueled the disruption. Around 100 students entered the building before many left as arrests occurred and the crowd dispersed.
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Birmingham
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Glenn Evans
Edwin Guthman
Justice Department
Joe Dolan
U.S
Dolan
Evans Dolan
Ramsay High School
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Mixed sun and clouds across Texas with hot highs to 100s. Northwest and Southeast areas cool to upper 60s tonight and mid 90s to 100s Wednesday. Isolated thundershowers mainly in northern and southern zones. Winds light to moderate from southeast to southwest.
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Papal audience for South Viet Nam Arch Bishop canceled
Vatican sources said Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngo Dinh Thuc brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem did not attend a private audience with Pope Paul VI at Caste Gandolfo and the visit was called off. The Vatican seemed unsettled by Viet Nam unrest and reports of Thuc criticizing U S policy.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Rome
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United States
America
Houston School Board Refuses to Speed Integration
Houston officials say the school board rejected a call to accelerate desegregation by admitting a five year old African American girl to an all white kindergarten two blocks from her home. The decision followed a closed session Monday night.
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City Budget Adopted and Bids Sought for New Fire Police Station
Snyder City Council adopted a 877 479 budget for next year and set Oct 10 to open bids for a new fire police station and Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center. The project is a joint venture with the Office of Civil Defense and county, with cost sharing for EOC and basement space.
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Scurry County
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Orville Cox
Avenue E
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Highland
Arthur Blanchard
Blanchard
Dallas
Youth Center Proposal Discussed by City Council
An appeal to study a Snyder youth center was presented amid talks on teenagers carrying concealed weapons. Mayor Hamblen appointed City Manager Patterson and Police Chief Simon to study the issue and coordinate with other agencies.
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Snyder
Ruth Shaw
John Hamblen
George Patterson
Chester Simon
Shaw
Hamblen
City Hall to Close Saturdays After City Council Decision
Snyder City Hall will be closed on Saturdays henceforth though staff in key departments will remain on standby to initiate water service and handle essential tasks.
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