Appeal to Close Birmingham Schools Over Desegregation
Birmingham residents and officials debated a desegregation linked closure appeal as the city boards considered shutting public schools. A federal judge approved a plan limiting desegregation to 12th grade, while opposition groups urged private schooling to preserve access for thousands of students.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cahanl
Liiwtu TY
Whibnl
U. S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
Judge Orders 13 Negro Children Admitted to School
U S District Judge J Robert Martin Jr orders 13 African American students admitted to Charleston South Carolina schools this fall, marking potential integration and the first breach of state segregation since Reconstruction. The district covers the old city. suburban white-majority areas are excluded.
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Charleston
S.C
U.S
J. Robert Martin Jr
South Carolina
Charleston and
Rivers High
Beulah Grows Stronger As Storm Heads Toward Florida
Hurricane Beulah intensified from 55 to 80 mph in five hours and is expected to grow larger. The Weather Bureau warned of increasing size and fury, with the storm about 1.5 miles offshore from Florida and forecast to move northeast of St Martin. Forecasters noted most August hurricanes curve away from the U.S. coast.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Weather Bureau
Florida
St. Marten
Leeward Islands
San Juan
U.S
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
United States
Arlene
Gilbert Clark
Ex Members of AEC Disapprove Of Test Ban
Two former atomic energy commissioners Lewis L. Strauss and Willard F. Libby testified at a Senate hearing about the limited nuclear test-ban treaty. Libby urged full examination of Soviet power. Strauss opposed ratification but saw possible Senate approval ahead. Both warned of restraints on peaceful nuclear power goals and security considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
Atomic Energy
Lewis L. Strauss
Willard F. Libby
Libby
AEC
Senate
Strauss
Soviet Union
Panama
Four Movie Actors In Birmingham For Racial Effort
Marlon Brando with Paul Newman Tony Franciosa and Virgil Frye traveled from New York to Alabama to aid CORE in Gadsden amid racial unrest. They planned talks with CORE representatives and hoped to meet Mayor Lesley Gilliland to arrange actions for the next day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Marlon Brando
Gadsden
Brando
New York
Paul Newman
Tony Franciosa
Virgil Frye
Mary Hamilton
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Lesley Gilliland
Hairpiece Heist Hits Dearborn Distributor
Dearborn resident Lee Sprague, a state distributor for Heck Hairpieces Inc., reported someone stole nine custom-made toupees from his station wagon while he slept in a local hotel. The loss amounted to about 2500 dollars.
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Dearborn
Mich
Lee Sprague
Sprague
Heck Hairpieces Inc
Foreign Aid Bill Cleared by House Verbal Approval
The House gave verbal approval to Kennedy’s 4.1 billion foreign aid authorization bill, defeating Republican attempts to cut funding and setting a ceiling for the program. A final roll-call vote was postponed to Friday amid last minute amendments.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
House
Kennedy
GOP
Senate
Louis C. Wyman
R-N.h
U.S
United Nations
E.ross Adair
R-Ind
Alliance For Progress
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Cuba
William Cramer
R-Fla
Third Escape Hole Underway In Hazleton Mine Rescue
Rescue crews resumed a 12 inch shaft toward miners David Fellin and Henry Throne as hope remains high. A cobalt probe was sent down another 12 inch hole while a 6 inch lifeline was checked for radiation readings. The team had drilled 135 feet by midnight and aimed for the area between 9 a.m. and noon Friday.
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James V. Lamb
Associated Press
Hazleton, Pa
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Fellin
Throne
U.S. Radium Corp
Bloomsburg
H. B. Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Anna Fellin
David
Nurse Killed in Turnpike Crash Near Somerset
A 21 year old Pittsburgh nurse Linda J. Ferson died after the car she rode in crashed against a barrier on the Pennsylvania Turnpike nine miles west of Somerset. The driver Patricia A. Lackey and two other passengers Rhoda J. Gruntz and Mary Lou McKenney, all 21 from Pittsburgh, were treated at Somerset Community Hospital in satisfactory condition. All four had graduated from South Side Hospital School of Nursing and were en route to Harrisburg for state nursing exams.
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Pittsburgh
Somerset
Linda J. Ferson
Patricia A. Lackey
Rhoda J. Gruntz
Mary Lou McKenney
Somerset Community
Resignation Shocks Saigon As Buddhist Crisis Deepens
South Viet Nam foreign minister Vu Van Mau resigns amid protests over Diem regime crackdowns on Buddhists. The move follows two other diplomatic resignations in Diem’s circle, including the ambassador to the United States and the UN observer, signaling a broad rift in Saigon's leadership.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Vu van Mau
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mau
Diems
United States
Tran van Chuong
Washington
United Nations
New York
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Diem
Walker Reaches 351000 Feet in X-15 Flight Record Attempt
Joseph A. Walker piloted the X-15 rocket plane to 351000 feet, setting a record but missing his 360000 foot goal by 9,000 feet. He blamed a faulty altitude predictor that overestimated the climb and forced a lower angle than planned.
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Ralph Dighton
Associated Press
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joseph A. Walker
Walker
Space Agency
The
National Aeronautics and
Buried Fortune From Eccentric Tycoon Revealed at Mill
R S Altman a Troy Ohio mill owner died leaving a buried fortune of more than 500000 in cash. Workers unearthed two 10 gallon cans then a five gallon can totaling well over half a million. Bank officials count exceeded 500000 while IRS investigates as routine.
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Altman
George
Irwin
Mary Jane Ward
Troy
First National Bank of Troy
Dayton Daily News
Congress Moves To Block Rail Strike In Arbitration Plan
The Senate Commerce Committee prepared a Friday vote on a measure to arbitrate the rail dispute as a strike looms for August 29. Key proposals include Kennedy’s ICC mediated two year interim and a Meany-Enle proposal adding 60 days of bargaining under a 10 member congressional panel.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Senate
Congress
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Khrushchev Tours Shattered Skopje After Earthquake
Khrushchev flew to Skopje to inspect quake ruins and praised a 500 man Soviet team for clearing wreckage. No clear sign of large Yugoslav aid. U S grants of 50 million announced earlier. Toasts with Tito touched on nuclear war and Yugoslavia’s bloc status amid ongoing East West alignments.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
U.S. Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Belgrade
Tito
Tanjug
Kremlin
Lodge Arrives in Saigon as Buddhist Crisis Deepens
President Diem's government faces a possible direct clash with the United States as Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in Saigon amid protests over the crackdown on Buddhist opponents. Diem vows to resist what it calls political exploitation of religion while some officials resign.
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Imalcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Diem
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kennedy
Lodge
U.S
United Nations
U.S. State Department
Farmer Parade Draws Thousands at Somerset County Fair
Thousands of fairgoers at the Somerset County Fairgrounds Meyersdale saw the Farmers Parade and high school band concert on the racetrack. Led by Sheriff Norman Walker the event featured floats, dairy cattle, horses, farm machinery, bands 4 H and FFA members and the Twirlettes. Division winners included Maple Glen Brothersvalley 4 H ties and Queen City Dairy in miscellaneous floats. Final livestock and dairy judging crowned Meyersdale high in livestock with 375 points. Myrtle Barron and David Welch tied for second with 362. See THOUSANDS on Page Two.
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Somerset County Fairgrounds
Meyersdale
Norman Walker
FFA
Twirlettes
Somerset
Maple Glen
Brothersvalley
Jenner
Milksquirts
Roof Garden
W. H. Wable
Hillcrest Grange
Frank James
Mosholder
Bill Howard
Queen City Dairy
Vailey Grange
Wills Grange
Stringpickers
Miller Pony Outfit
Conemaugh
Berlin Brothrsvalley
Rockwood
Shanksville- Stonycreek
Salisbury-Elk Lick
Twittettes
Kennywood
Bill Kutchman
Myrtle Barron
R. D
David Welch
Friedens
Don Black
Berlin
James Will
Brothersvalley Ffa
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Macon L. Weaver
FBI
Mary Lou Holt
United Americans For Conservative
Edwin D. Griffis
Pike
S. Viet Nam
India
Tokyo
State Department
Ohio
R. S. Altman
Altman Enterprises
Jerry Chase
William Sutton
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Internal Revenue
Manor
U.S. Steel Corp
Cleopatra
Pospect Zoo
Brooklyn
N. Y
By Lewis Hawkins
Nikita
Shattered
Chuong
Lee
Pony
Colt
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