Supreme Court bans racial housing discrimination nationwide
The Supreme Court rules that a 1866 Reconstruction era law bars all racial discrimination in selling or renting housing, private or public, with no exceptions. The decision, 7-2, ties to the 13th Amendment and signals consequences for private actions and enforcement.
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Supreme Court
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Morday
Congress
Potter Stewart
Johnson
Soviet Tug Idonobon Gromovoy Seized Near Venezuela
Venezuelan warships captured the Soviet ocean-going tug Idonobon Gromovoy after an energetic chase in the South Caribbean. The tug towing a barge was taken inside Venezuela’s 12 mile limit and escorted to Puerto Cabello. President Raul Leoni will decide the disposition of crew and vessel.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Idonobon Gromovoy
Caribbean
Ramon Florencio Gomez
Gomez
Puerto Cabello
Orchilla Island
Raul Leoni
Bulldozer hits gas main sparks 30 foot fire on I 285
A dozer struck a gas line on Interstate 285 in Smyrna causing a 30 foot flame blaze and a 54 hour traffic tieup. Civil Defense aided traffic rerouting while Lockheed employees left work. Fire controlled by 8 pm with leaks plugged by 9:20 pm. no injuries reported.
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Smyrna
Cobb County
Lockheed
Plane crash kills two Georgia Southern students near Statesboro
In Bulloch County a light plane went down off U S 301 about 10 miles north of Statesboro killing two Georgia Southern College students. Identified as William Lovett Jordan 23 and Thomas Allan Hodges 21 flight instructors at a local school, the victims were brothers of families Odum and Hodges. State Patrol reported the fatalities and hospital officials confirmed their roles at the flight school.
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Statesboro
Georgia Southern College
U.S. 301
Georgia State Patrol
Bulloch County
William Lovett Jordan
Herbert W. Odum
Girard
Thomas Allan Hodges
John Hodges
Marietta
Negro Coed Chosen The College Queen
Valerie Laverne Dickerson of San Jose State College won the National College Queen title in Palm Beach Shores Florida. She is the first Negro to win the 14 year old pageant, taking 10 000 in prizes as she defeated 49 other contestants. Dickerson the daughter of Lt Col and Mrs William C Dickerson of Riverside California said she aimed to advance dignity for Negroes and felt her win would help the cause.
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Palm Beach Shores
Fla
San Jose State College
California
Valerie Laverne Dickerson
U.S
Dickerson
Riverside
Calif
Work Stoppages Plague U S Penitentiary in Atlanta
U S Penitentiary in Atlanta endures work stoppages and unrest after an uprising last Tuesday. Four inmates seized 25 hostages for 27 hours, released after grievances were published. Warden and prison officials report many inmates refusing hospital textile mill and other work while urging a return to labor.
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U.S. Penitentiary
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
U. S
den Olin G. Blackwell
Blackwell
Largest mass surrender reported near Saigon in Vietnam War
121 enemy soldiers surrendered to South Vietnamese marines near Saigon as loudspeaker broadcasts prompted troops from Gia Dinh suburb bunkers to surrender. Many carried weapons and were wounded. New Saigon governor Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Minh warned of possible Viet Cong attacks but doubted the 100 round per day shelling threat.
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Saigon
Gia Dinh
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Minh
Thousands Return to Work in France Strikes Eased
Paris reports show Renault plants leading a wave of nearly 300000 workers returning to work. Savim truck plant in Lyon and shipyards at St Nazaire Bordeaux and La Seyne follow while government radio and TV personnel hold out. They demand a pledge to shield news programs from government control and seek parliamentary action.
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Paris
Renault Auto
Renault
Saviem
Lyon
St. Nazaire
Bordeaux
la Seyne
Yves Guena
Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation Seen as Dangerous
At the A M A annual meeting Dr Sheldon B Cohen warned hypnosis may harm long time smokers who quit. He cited a case of relapse into drinking and violence and said four of ten cases he studied quit briefly but soon resumed smoking. He urged caution until better options exist. A second talk noted a quarterly injection hormonal contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate.
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San Francisco
Sheldon B. Cohen
Atlanta
American Medical Association
Cohen
British Magistrate Sets June 27 Extradition Hearing for Ray
In London a Bow Street magistrate scheduled a June 27 hearing on the U.S. bid to extradite James Earl Ray to Tennessee for the King assassination. Ray’s British counsel said he would fight the extradition. two Alabama attorneys travel to assist. The U.S. cites murder in Memphis on April 4 and prison escape as charges.
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London
U.S
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Roger Frisby
Bow Street
Frank Milton
Milton
Wandswoth Pison
Wandsworth Prison
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur J. Hanes
Arthur Jr
Dr. King
Memphis
Missouri
THS Principal Green to Take Valdosta Post
Charles H. Green, 34, principal of Thomasville High School, resigns to become principal of Valdosta High School replacing Howard Bridges. He has two years as assistant to J. Foster Goolsby and six as East Side Elementary principal. A successor at Thomasville is not yet chosen.
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Charles H. Green
Thomasville High School
Valdosta High School
Green
Valdosta High
Howard Bridges
Lowndes County
J. Foster Goolsby
Valdosta City
Thomasville High
Goolsby
Valdosta
Charles P. McDaniel
Thomasville
McDaniel
Broadway Walkout Closes Nineteen Shows Across Broadway
Actors Equity called a strike after failing to reach a wage contract with Broadway producers. Nineteen Broadway productions including Cabaret George M! Hair Hello Dolly and Fiddler on the Roof closed along with nine road shows from Wilmington Delaware to San Francisco. Off Broadway remains unaffected.
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New York
Dolly
Fiddler
Actors Equity
Wilmington
Del
San Francisco
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