Federal forces sent into Alabama to curb violence
The Kennedy administration ordered hundreds of armed marshals and deputized officers into Alabama to quell racial violence and urged Alabama officials and Birmingham and Montgomery mayors to act. The Justice Department sought injunctions against the Ku Klux Klan and other groups to stop interference with interstate travel. FBI agents were dispatched to Montgomery and Birmingham as racial clashes continued after a Montgomery bus riot. John Seigenthaler was injured aiding a bus rider. The White House urged restraint while outlining possible further steps.
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Alabama
Kennedy
Birmingham
Montgomery
U.S
Ku Klux Klan
National States Rights Party
FBI
John Seigenthalern
Justice Department
Burrs of Butte to Close Its Doors August
Burrs of Butte, one of the city’s three largest department stores, will close August 1. James E. Burnham, manager, cited no reason beyond the lease expiring. A total of 83 employees will be affected, including lease department staff. Burnham plans to move to Los Angeles and ruled out a local reopening. The store occupied four floors in the Phoenix Building, operated by City Product Corp. and partners.
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Burr's
Butte
James E. Burnham
Burnham
Butler Brothers Dept
City Product Corp
Chicago
Los Angeles
Burr
Phoenix
The
New York Realty Co
Francis Symons
Harold Schilling
Ariz
Ray Schilling
Charles Oppenheimer
New York City
Minneapolis
Algeria Rebel Leaders Reject French Cease Fire Order
Algerian rebel leaders at Evian denounced France's order to halt offensive actions in Algeria, calling it blackmail and a diversion. Spokesman Abdelmajid Ahida Malek said the fight would continue and insisted on bilateral accords. French forces were to pause for a month, with defense rights retained, prompting skepticism about talks.
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France
Algeria
Abdelmajid Ahida Malek
Geneva
Evian
Tunis
3Ut Malek
Jean Morin
Algiers
Malek
Dynamite Warehouse Burglarized Again
Thieves conducted a second raid on a dynamite magazine warehouse southwest of Butte and stole 48 cases of dynamite. Sheriff deputies were informed Saturday. W P LaVelle of LaVelle Powder and Equipment Co. said culprits previously took 32 cases two weeks earlier. Entry was gained by breaking a lock.
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Butte
W. P. LaVelle
LaVelle Powder and Equipment Co
W. Galena
South Korea’s President Returns to Office After Coup
South Korea’s military rulers formed a new government with Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young as premier and defense minister, forcing President Yun Po-sun to resume duties after his resignation. Chang jailed eight members of the deposed premier’s government and pursued the former premier. United States General Carter Magruder pressed for reinstatement of fired generals, challenging Chang’s authority.
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Seoul, Korea
South Korea
Yun Po-sun
Chang Do-young
Yun
Chang
John M. Chang
U.S
Carter B. Magruder
Magruder
U.N
Korea
Montana Weather: East Fair, West Partly Cloudy Through Monday
In Montana east region forenoon fair Sunday with partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday. Isolated thundershowers possible in extreme south on Sunday and west and south, mainly mountains. Sunday night slightly cooler, highs 70 to 85, lows 35 to 50. Montana west partly cloudy Sunday through Monday with scattered thundershowers Monday afternoon. Cooler highs 65 to 74, lows 45 to 45.
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Montana
City Faces $65,000 Claim Over Injured Boxer
A $65,000 personal injury claim has been filed against Mayor Vern Griffith and the Butte City Council over injuries suffered by 16 year old amateur boxer William Patrick Murray. The suit claims the Butte Recreation Dept supervised the boxing event at Butte High School gym and failed to provide safety, leaving Murray unconscious with brain injuries and permanent disability. Medical costs exceed $5,000 with ongoing care needed. The document names guardian John T Mullany and attorney as parties to the claim.
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Vern Griffith
Beryl Wilson
William Patrick
Billy) Murray
Butte
Murray
Thomas D. Murray
E. Woolman
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula
Butte High School
John T Mullany
Recreation Dept
City Recreation Dept
Montgomery Riot Exposes 20 Injured in Mob Uprising
A large force of U S marshals was sent to riot-torn Montgomery after a racially mixed freedom ride sparked a violent mob at the Greyhound station. The siege, aided by tear gas, left at least 20 injured including Justice Department official John Seigenthaler. Federal authorities dispatched over 400 officers to Alabama. Governor Patterson rejected federal aid.
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Montgomery
Ala
Greyhound
Justice Department
Washington
John Seigenthaler
Attorney General
Freedom Riders
Seigenthaler
Alabama
John M. Patterson
Castro to swap prisoners for bulldozers amid Cuban crisis
The Cuban Revolutionary Council accepts Fidel Castro's offer to trade 1,200 prisoners for 500 bulldozers. Dr. Jose Miro Cardona in exile announces a fundraising drive across the Americas, with initial $25,000 from William D. Pawley. A 10 man prisoner commission travels to Cuba to arrange the deal, while prisoners may travel elsewhere if they return within seven days.
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Council
Castro
Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Fidel Castro
Jose Miro Cardona
Council In Exile
Americas
Cuba
Miro Cardona
International Red Cross
William D. Pawley
Miami Beach
U. S
Brazil
Revolutionary Council
Ramiro Valdez
Havana
Olympian Hiawatha End Butte to Seattle Service
The Olympian Hiawatha passenger run between Butte Montana and Seattle Tacoma Washington will be dropped after Monday's final round trips. Milwaukee Road sought ICC approval to drop trains 15 and 16 between Minneapolis and Tacoma Seattle but ICC approved ending only the westward portion beyond Butte. The commission kept the Minneapolis St Paul to Butte segment for public convenience and noted ongoing losses from the reduced service.
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Chicago
Butte
Mont
Seattle-Tacoma
Wash
Milwaukee Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
Tacoma-Seattle
ICC
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Illness Terror and Death in Cuban Prison Camp
AP correspondent Robert Berrellez details mass detentions after the failed inva sion of Cuba. Thousands held across Havana and provinces, with 10 known deaths, injuries, and prisons overwhelmed. He describes La Cabana Fortress as a grim, damp, historic jail housing 1600 inmates at release.
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Cuba
Robert Berrellez
Associated Press
Havana
Berrellez
Miami
Fla
Varadero
Pp . Seemingy Fom
Camaguey
la Blanquita Theater
la Cabana
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