Sidelights On Massive Rights March in Washington
AP sidelight items from the August civil rights march note celebrities denying publicity motives. Sammy Davis Jr. and Paul Newman defend stance amid Brando, Heston, Poitier, Carroll, Baldwin participation. Dorn calls Congress to probe march costs. DC bans liquor sales for the day. cyclist Marzhan injured at monument aid station. Tass coverage. Mississippi governor Barnett page prompt draws crowd laugh.
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Washington
Sammy Davis Jr
Paul Newman
Marlon Brando and
Alabama
Newman
Charlton Heston
Diahann Carroll
Sydney Poitier
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
James Baldwin
Baldwin
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
Congress
Dorn
District of Columbia
Bruce Marzhan
Tulare
D.C
Marzhan
Washington Monument
Russia
Tass
Alout
Mr. Barnett
Barnett
Mississippi
Viet Nam Dimisses U S Doubts On Saigon Regime
Diem charges the United States with unjust doubts about South Viet Nam after a State Department note condemned security forces’ actions against Buddhists. A joint military communique said officers persuaded Diem to impose martial law, while U S aid to the war against Communists will continue. Mobile squads patrolled Saigon as troops concentrated to guard against protests.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S. State Department
South Viet Nam
State Department
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Kennedy
United States
U. S
Washington
Republic
Police Killer Fatally Shot in New Jersey Hotel Hideout
New York suspects Frank Falco 25 of Astoria and partner Thomas Trantino 27 of Brooklyn were linked to the Angel Lounge killings in Lodi New Jersey. Falco was killed by detectives during a night raid as he slept after a confrontation. Ex-con Carlo Benedetto 27 was arrested on weapons charges tied to the case.
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New York
Frank Falco
New Jersey
Falco
Thomas Quinn
Quinn
Astoria
Queens
New York City
Bergen County
N.J
Gary Tedesco
Carlo Benedetto
Rocco Bennet
Trantino
Congress Split Over March For Civil Rights Support
Congress members clash over the Washington march's impact on Kennedy civil rights legislation. Some hope the rally shifts public opinion and pressures lawmakers, while others warn violence could derail progress. Dirksen and Mansfield held separate pre march talks while Javits backed the effort, stressing possible public backing but warning against violence.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Ers
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ings
House
Sen
Jacob. K. Javits
Leftist Negro Leader W. E. B. Du Bois Dies
W. E. B. Du Bois, a founder of the NAACP and later a Communist Party member, died in Ghana at age 95. Born in the United States, he helped form the NAACP in 1909, left it in 1948, and spent his final years on extreme leftist causes. He joined the Communist Party in 1961 at age 93, in a note of apology for waiting so long.
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W. E.B. DuBois
National Association For the Advancement of Coloured People
Ghanauese
Accra
Communist Party
DuBois
NAACP
Castro sells tickets for trial in city park
Miami report says Fidel Castro regime fenced in a public park and charged 20 cents admission to view four men tried and sentenced to death. The trial occurred in San Diego del Valle in Las Villas province and the men faced sabotage charges, per the Frank Pais Movement.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
San Diego del Valle
Las Villas
Frank Pais
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