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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1963
Page
4
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged a stronger national economy on Labor Day 1963 to reduce unemployment and expand civil rights progress. He cited rising profits and wages but persistent joblessness, called for tax cuts and higher wages, and proposed a 35 hour work week to boost purchasing power.
Rochester August 31 AP The World Council of Churches urged that any form of racial segregation is contrary to the gospel and betrays Christ. The 200-church body called for removing barriers worldwide with emphasis on South Africa and the United States and warned of ongoing fights for racial equality.
Governor Dalton to meet St Louis Police Board after CORE's Friday protest ignoring a Circuit Court restraining order. CORE chairman Curtis defends action as highlighting racial discrimination in bank employment at Jefferson Bank and Trust Co where about 250 members picketed. Curtis says laws may be broken to expose injustice while Dalton seeks full facts and a decision on the demonstration.
A twin engine Navy B26 with nose and gear failures crashed near Vance Air Force Base in Enid Oklahoma after four crewmen aborted the mission. The pilot bailed out at 3 30 a m. Maj James Stewart said all four men were in excellent condition after a routine medical exam and only shaken by the fiery crash.
Jacqueline Wilson 16, an honor student from Ann Arbor, did not return home after attending a Washington civil rights rally. Authorities traced her movements to New York where friends say she planned to travel with University of Michigan student Allen Ehrlich. Her father, Dr. Russell Wilson, reports he sought help from Ehrlich’s Brooklyn parents and Barbara Ann Jacobson in Manhattan.
Biologists seek an international program starting next year for three to seven years. The effort aims to study land and aquatic productivity to aid developing nations and food needs, and to examine human adaptability to environmental change. It would compare rice farming in India with similar latitude regions in the U S. and study tribes with pure gene stocks like African bushmen and Australian aborigines.
Gov Otto Kerner has taken a new official Cadillac to replace the 1960 model used by former Gov William Stratton. The sticker price was 10711.45 with a 4650 trade in on the old car. He also uses a second official car a 1962 Chrysler Imperial for Springfield driving. The Cadillac will be used for longer trips an aide said.
Preliminary plans outline a $6 million structure to house state public works agencies in Springfield. Director Francis Lorenz said the 40 acre site near Douglas Park on North MacArthur Blvd will host the new facility and construction proceeds were announced Saturday.
Soviet Seamen towed a 384 by 96 by 51 foot concrete floating dock 5 150 miles from the Black Sea through the Mediterranean and Atlantic to Murmansk. The dock, 384 feet long, was previously cut into two sections but this voyage moved it in one piece.
A second state probe into the Moab mine disaster that killed 18 is announced as 100 coal miners walk off statewide for more safety inspections. FBI holders identify over half of 17 charred corpses. investigators delay entry due to danger while calls for an independent legislative probe grow.
Debris in the Atlantic near Bermuda area is ruled out as likely from two KC135 tanker planes missing with 11 crew. Coast Guard and surface vessels continue salvage efforts while officials suggest patches of seaweed driftwood and an old buoy account for the recent debris sighting.
Hazleton Pa August 31 AP drill crews press on deep underground seeking Louis Bova entombed since August 13 along with two others. Volunteer Andrew Drebitko descended 308 feet in the escape shaft to verify a possible body while surface observers study images from a remote camera.
The state health department urged parents to ensure children receive medical check ups before returning to school. Dr. Franklin Yoder warned that about 10 percent of first-time entrants will have an eye disorder needing treatment and about 22 percent will have a hearing impairment warranting medical attention.
Memphis police report thieves entered the Delta Vending Co. office and stole a 400 pound safe that turned out to be unlocked and empty after being dumped and torn apart. No valuables were recovered.
Georges Braque, key figure with Pablo Picasso in launching Cubism, died in Paris at age 81 after months of illness. A pioneer whose work faced early rejection, Braque later earned a landmark Louvre retrospective in 1961. His passing comes as a jewelry collection he designed was en route to New York aboard the liner France.
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