Stubborn Wallace Resists Federal Push on Alabama Integration
Gov George Wallace defied federal officials over the University of Alabama enrollment of two Black students, briefly delaying registration before yielding to a federalized Alabama National Guard general. The incident marked a dramatic clash over school desegregation amid Kennedy's push to end color lines nationwide.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Kennedy
Evers Shot in Mississippi Driveway Killing Shocks Nation
Medgar Evers Mississippi NAACP field secretary was mortally wounded outside his Jackson home in a drive-by shooting. He died at University Medical Center about 50 minutes later. Authorities widened the search for the assassin as NAACP officials offered a $10,000 reward. The incident follows a week of civil rights tensions in the capital.
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Jackson
Miss
Medgar W. Evers
St South
Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
University Medical Center
W. B. Pierce
FBI
New York
Roy T. Wilkins
NAACP
Movement For Human Rights
Wilkins
Violent Wind Destroys City Structures
A severe windstorm swept through the city last night, causing extensive damage to churches, homes, and businesses. Many trees toppled, power lines snapped, and windows smashed, with injuries reported and emergency crews responding.
Keeping Up 5 at ATs in Thomasville
First Baptist Church of Thomasville cancels regular Wednesday family night due to storm damage. Pastor Dr. Louis F. Kennedy says the Washington entrance is damaged and power cannot be restored before 5 p.m. today, preventing 6:30 p.m. supper.
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Ats
Thomasville
First Baptist Church
Louis F. Kennedy
Washington
Rotary club to study seeing-eye dogs tomorrow
Thomasville Rotarians will have an opportunity to study the seeing-eye dog and learn how this animal is trained. Continued on page 2 col 2.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower Calls Moon Race Spending Nuts at Republican Breakfast
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told House Republicans that spending billions on a moon race is nuts. He spoke at a breakfast meeting organized by the 87th Club, criticizing Kennedy administration fiscal policies and urging GOP adherence to party principles.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
87Th Club
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Buddhist monk death sparks memorials in Saigon protest
Crowds gather at pagodas in Baigon as monks hold services after a monk self immolates in protest against Diem policies. Police block multiple pagodas and admit about 109 worshippers at a time to pay respects. No comment on wider nuclear talks in Moscow to ban bombs.
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Baigon
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Tokyo
China
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Moscow
Record auction nets 2.92 million for Cargill collection
A private sale of a French impressionist collection and a bronze bust brought 2,921,052 dollars on Thursday night. Proceeds benefit the William Cargill estate, supporting works by Degas Monet Renoir Toulouse-Lautrec Gauguin and other impressionists.
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Condon
Bronse
William Cargill
Degas
Monet
Renoir
Toulouse-Lautrec
Gauguin
Polish Cardinal Arrives for Conclave Amid Grief
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Poland's primate, arrived for the conclave to elect a new Pope. He urged mourners after Pope John XXIII’s death, warning, Do not applaud, this is a time of grief.
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Rome
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
John XXIII
David of Donatello winners announced in Rome ceremony
Gregory Peck Geraldine Page and Darryl F Zanuck won 1968 David of Donatello prizes in Rome as Italy's top film honors Gina Lollobrigida Silvana Mangano Vittorio Gassman and Vittorio De Sica were honored as Italian winners The prizes will be presented July 27 in miniature form Hong Kong faces severe drought and will import water from Pearl River to ease shortages Seventeen U S Peace Corps physical education specialists head to Indonesia amid reported Communist pressure in the country.
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Gregory Peck
Geraldine Page
Darryl F. Zanuck
David of Donatello
Italy
Gina Lollobrigida
Silvana Mangano
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio de Rica
Hong Kong
China
Pearl River
Peace Corps Action
Jakarta
Indonesia
Peace Corps
Communist Party
Storm damages aircraft at Saigon airport
Twenty three U S military aircraft were damaged at Saigon airport Tuesday night in a sudden alarm. A military spokesman said some aircraft were badly damaged and there was damage to buildings. The damaged aircraft included 12 U S Army HAL troop carrier helicopters.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Army
Hal
Police Subdue Riot at New Harlem Hospital
In Harlem a clash between about 160 demonstrators and police halted work at the new 800 bed Harlem Hospital site on Lenox Avenue and 136th Street. Three men were injured, two of them Negroes, as pickets were pushed back with barricades and a 30 minute delay occurred.
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New Harlem Hospital
New York
Harlem
Lenox Avenue
136Th Street
Herbert Hill
Maacp National Labor
Paul R. Screvane
City Hall
Hill
New York City
Macmillan Convenes Cabinet Over Profumo Scandal
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called an emergency Cabinet meeting to bolster support for his handling of the Profumo affair. The gathering aimed to steady Conservative confidence after the war minister John Profumo faced security questions amid Christine Keeler and Eugene Ivanov ties. Dilhorne’s report reportedly clears Profumo, but many observers see Macmillan’s days as prime minister as numbered.
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London
Harold Macmillan
British Press Association
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Eugene Ivanov
Anthony Eden
Cer
Tain
Lord Dilhorne
Profumo
Dilhorne
Macmillan
Eyewitness Recalls Sudden Destructive Storm Near Thomasville
Albert Tryan and Joe Goldstein described a intense wind event that swept through the area around Madison and Jefferson Gts. Leaves trash and a large limb toppled a tree and damaged signs and windows near Ponder’s while station cars were only narrowly spared. The episode lasted seconds and left witnesses shaken.
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Thomasville
Albert Tryan
Square
Madison and
Jefferson Gts
Ponder’s
Tryan
Jefferson St
Joe Goldstein
No storm injuries reported after Thomasville winds
AMH report says no injuries at Archbold Memorial Hospital after violent winds hit Thomasville last night. Emergency room records show no accident cases this morning. Director Patrick Fenlon said there was a brief flicker of lights but no power failure or service interruption. A large oak and a pine were uprooted in the employees' parking area behind the clinic.
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Archbold Memorial Hospital
Thomasville
Patrick Fenlon
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