Governor Wallace Bars Entrance to Alabama University
Governor George C. Wallace declares legal resistance to federal desegregation orders at the University of Alabama after a federal judge allows two Negro students to enroll. The move sparks a sovereignty clash as Alabama authorities contest federal authority amid related desegregation actions and school-board sanctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Alabama
Don McKee
Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Amrull
Wallace
Montgomery
Washington
Justice Department
Kennedy
U.S. Dist
H. Hobart Grooms
Grooms
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Dave M. McGlathery
Huntsville
Huntsville Center
Brewer Dixon
Talladega
Dixon
University
Anderson Named Ambassador to Portugal by JFK
President Kennedy selects Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. as ambassador to Portugal upon leaving as chief of naval operations August 1. The move follows William Attwood's resignation as ambassador to Guinea, with Anderson succeeding C. Burke Elbrick in Lisbon and facing Azores base negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
Kennedy
Adm
George W. Anderson Jr
Naval Operations
Portugal
William Attwood
U.S
Guinea
Attwood
Anderson
C. Burke Elbrick
Lisbon
White House
Elbrick
Boeing Co
Navy Air Force
General Dynamics Corp
Azores
Allies Confer Over Berlin Problem At NATO Preparations
In Ottawa the U S Britain France and West Germany policy chiefs met amid NATO spring preparations to study a possible NATO Warsaw Pact non aggression pact. Discussions centered on a new framework for nuclear forces and adding greater nonnuclear input, with Britain insisting its nuclear deterrent remain integrated in NATO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
U.S
Berlin
NATO
Dirk A. Stikker
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic Alliance
Robert S. McNamara
W. Walton Butterworth
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gerhard Schroeder
Europe
Small Farmers Fight Kennedy Wheat Control Plan Referendum
In a nationwide referendum, small farmers oppose the Kennedy administration wheat control plan with early returns showing 80,956 for and 114,348 against in 22 states, 41 percent in favor, needing 66.7 percent to pass. Returns hint at regional split, with Maryland and Virginia heavily against.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Kennedy
Mississippi River
American Farm Bureau Federation
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Maryland
Virginia
Come and Have Breakfast Sermon Draws Crowd
The Rev. Raymond Hite of Saguaro Christian Church in Tucson held a sermon titled Come and Have Breakfast fearing a large turnout might overwhelm the church.
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Tucson
Ariz
Turkish premier crushes revolt across Turkey
Prime Minister Ismet Inonu’s government crushed a revolt led by former army colonel Talat Aydemir and imposed martial law in Ankara Istanbul and Izmir. Loyal troops quelled the uprising in under 12 hours with fighting centered in Ankara. Seven killed and 23 wounded. Aydemir and 10 other leaders arrested and to be tried.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Talat Aydemir
Ankara
Izmir
The
War College
West Point
Radio Ankara
Aydemir
Inonu
Washington Honors Gordon Cooper With Nationwide Respect
A jubilant Washington welcomed Gordon Cooper, 36, America’s 22 orbit astronaut, as leaders from Congress to the Supreme Court paused for prayer he authored. The ceremony in the Senate and House, plus a White House stop and a country club dinner, marked a high-contrast tribute to his space feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Gordon Cooper
America
Congress
Cooper
Indian Ocean
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Hattie Cooper
Shawnee
Okla
Space Agency
Seabrook
Tex
White House
Air Force
Zalman Shazar Named Israel's President by Parliament
Zalman Shazar, 73, was elected by the Knesset as Israel's new president. He defeated Perez Bernstein 67 to 33 with seven blanks and twelve absentees, and will be inaugurated Wednesday. Shazar, born in czarist Russia as Schnepur Zalman Rubashov, joined Histadrut and edited Davar before moving into politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Gottgetreu
Jerusalem
Zalman Shazar
Israel
Shazar
Perez Bernstein
Chaim Weizmann
Izhak Ben'Zvi
Russia
Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
U.N. General Assembly
Schnepur Zalman Rubashov
Mir
White Russia
Ben-Zvi
Histadrut
Federation of Jewish Labor
Davar
U S Economy Expands by Eight Billion in Q1
The Commerce Department reports an $8 billion rise in the gross national product in the first quarter, led by inventory buildup and higher government spending. Auto sales previously spurred gains, with defense outlays and state local spending also contributing. The 1963 annualized GNP reached about $572 billion, a record high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Incumbent Court Candidates Lead in Philadelphia Primary
Philadelphia mayor James H. J. Tate swept to an easy victory as incumbent Superior Court judges Harold L. Ervin and J. Colvin Wright sought renomination. Across the state voter turnout was low with no major issues, while in Reading the mayor also won re election.
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Philadelphia
Superior Court
James H. J. Tate
Reading
Harold L. Ervin
J. Colvin Wright
Paul Mahady
Latrobe
Sydney Hoffman
Ervin
Wright
Hoffman
Mahady
James
Trade Magazine Takes Survey Future of Passenger Trains Looks Encouraging
New York AP reports Railway Age surveyed 1962 performance showing slight stabilizing of passenger income and a reduced decline overall. The Florida Special on the ACL line posted profits in a 24 hour New York to Miami schedule.
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New York
Railway Age
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida
ACL
Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Seattle
United States and Common Market Agree on Tariff Principles
In Geneva the United States and the Common Market outline general principles to trim world trade barriers after six days of talks. Major concessions were made by both sides, with details to be worked out by a panel of experts and a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Kennedy
France
iIt
Picking Apparently Wins Sheriff's Contest in Somerset County
Early returns from 36 of 67 Republican precincts show Dwane E. Ringer leading the county commissioner's race with 1919 votes. Rival candidates William H. Hay 1078, Ivan Lambert 1020, Emerson Suder 906. Other GOP results include Newton B. Picking for high sheriff with 2690 votes and Alexander Ogle unopposed for district attorney with 2753 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwane E. Ringer
Somerset County
William H. Hay
Ivan Lambert
Emerson Suder
Ringer
Hay
Lambert
Suder
Warren K. Hay
Earl M. Younkin
Isabel Kline
Newton B. Picking
James A. Blair
Norman F. Walker
Alexander Ogle
Robert M. Keim
Robert Critchfield
Walter L. Williams
Melvin M. Wilson
William E. Berkley
Richard J. Torquato
Paul L. O'Connor
Register of Wills
the Orphans’ Court
Mildred Shoff
H. Andrew Horchner
Superior Court
Wreteens
J. Sydney Hoffman
Harold L. Ervin Seeveesace
Paul W. Mahady
J. Colvin Wright
Esse
Andrew Horchner
Sete
Eee
Water Teoses
Alexander Ogle Seen
Emerson Sud
Mildred R. Shoff
Warren K. Hayee
Harold E. Shepley
Frank D. Kimmel
Howard C. Hahn
John Enoch
Oscar S. Ripple
L. Jane Wilson
William J. Baer
Pearson Wins First Big Test In Parliament
In Ottawa on Tuesday night Prime Minister Lester B Pearson led the minority Liberal government to a major victory defeating a no confidence motion on nuclear policy by 124 to 113. Liberals voted 118, joined by 2 Conservatives including former Defense Minister Douglas Harkness and 4 Social Credit members. The motion opposed Canada's plan to acquire U S nuclear warheads for forces at home and abroad.
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Charles de Gaulle
NATO
U.S
Dean Rusk
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Maurice Couve de Murville
Lord Home
Britain
Ottawa
Pearson
Defense
Douglas Harkness
Social Credit Party
U. S
Somerset County Receives $18.315 Million in State Aid
State records show Somerset County received $18,315,000 in the 13 month period ending June 30 1962. Major portion $5,316,000 funds for schools with $5,210,000 in education grants and subsidies and small allocations for lunch milk and driver training. Additional spending covered roads parks welfare and various programs totaling to wide county expenditures.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
Somerset County
Office of Administration
Departments
Auditor General, Treasury and Internal Affairs
General State Authority
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Gordo
Dwane
E. Ringer
Karl R. Bauman
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Trade Magazine
Common Market
By Carl Hartman
Picking
Keim
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