Wallace faces Alabama university integration clash in Tuscaloosa
Governor Wallace arrives with 700 troops 900 police and federal marshals to block two Black students Vivian Malone Hood from enrolling at the all white University of Alabama. Justice Department officials and Katzenbach plan court-ordered integration amid a tense security setup and looming Huntsville extension center attempt.
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Nicholas Katzenbach
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Foster Auditorium
Cardinals seek a moderating pope amid reform push
Vatican reports five Italian cardinals advocate continuing Pope John XXIII reforms, while others push for a moderating pope. Some non Italians seek clarity on Pacem in Terris and a firmer anti communist stance. Conclave opens June 19 with 48 of 82 cardinals present and the Sistine Chapel stove ready to reveal the result.
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Milan
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Bologna
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Venice
Gustavo Cardinal Testa
Congregation For the Oriental Church
Carlo Cardinal Confalonieri
Consistorial Congregation
Italy
Pius XII
Pope John
Latin America
Far East
The
Sacred College
Holy See
Sistine Chapel
Pope
Administration long shot on civil rights backfires
A Kennedy Administration effort in January 1961 to avoid civil rights clashes by courting Southern moderates failed as events forced a shift toward a comprehensive civil rights bill. Officials weigh risks of Senate filibuster and political costs, while predicting a tough fight for cloture and uncertain chances of passage.
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Birmingham
Justice Department
Senate
Jacob Davits
New York
Kennedy
Senate Carnot
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Buddhist Priest Sets Fire to Protest at Saigon Intersection
An elderly Buddhist priest, Long Vinh age 70, burned himself to death at a busy Saigon crosswalk protesting religious discrimination by President Ngo Dinh Diem. About 1,000 monks and nuns watched as he sat praying, then died after his clothing was set alight. Police were overwhelmed as onlookers tried to intervene.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Long Vinh
Scientists Inform Senate of Views on Moon Race
Washington witnesses, including Nobel laureates and industry leaders, testified to the Space Committee on whether the United States should pursue a manned moon program amid a 5.7 billion budget request. Debate covered national security, scientific merit, and potential redirection of manpower from education and defense.
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HTNS
Senate Space Committee
Simon Ramo
California
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Haruki C. Urey
Urey
Abelson
Space watchers buzz over anticipated Soviet manned launch
U S space officials and lawmakers anticipate a major Soviet manned launch within days or weeks. Some expect two astronauts or a female cosmonaut to orbit, while others foresee a rendezvous of two capsules and a possible year end Soviet flight plan.
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HTNS
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Capitol Hill
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Mid Pacific
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