King Seeks Immediate Civil Rights Advances On TV Show
In New York, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urges that Negro rights must be secured now, praising Kennedy's civil rights steps but criticizing lack of strong leadership. Malcolm X warns against explosive tension, while James Baldwin challenges white America to confront racial prejudice and the label of “nigger.”
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Five Negroes Shot After Registration Meeting
Five Negroes leaving a voter registration campaign meeting were wounded by shotgun fire in Canton Mississippi. Police Chief Dana Thompson said the men were not seriously hurt and an investigation was underway. The scene followed CORE led efforts to register Negro voters in the town north of Jackson.
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U S Envoy Discusses Race Issue in Finland
In Helsinki the U S ambassador to Finland Carl T Rowan described race events in the United States as horrible yet pivotal during the current crisis. He cited Kennedy's words that the colored people will win through justice and noted Rowan’s visit five weeks after arriving with his family. The Rowans crossed the polar circle, received traditional certificates, visited a Lapp family, viewed reindeer herds, and signed a puest book.
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Rights Bill Faces Senate Sponsorship Gap
Washington report shows President Kennedy's civil rights bill lacking a sponsor majority in the Senate. Only 46 signatories so far, 37 Democrats and 9 Republicans, leaving a five vote short of a majority and far from the two thirds needed to overcome a southern filibuster.
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