Meredith slams own group as intolerant at NAACP meet
James Meredith says intemperate behavior and bigotry among fellow Negroes endanger the civil rights movement after a hostile NAACP youth session in Chicago. He denounces the crowd as disrespectful and vows to stay active with the NAACP despite the confrontation.
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Chicago
UPS
James Ht. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
National Association For the Ad
Vancement of Colored People
NAACP
Gates
Detroit
SAACP
Air Force
Naacp Youth Freedom Fund
Aout
Atenddhin Davis
Naacp Board of Directors
Aith
Reme
Davis
North Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
Midwest
James del Rio
Council On Human Rights
del Rio
Rainfall Total Reaches 2.96 Inches in Washington
About three quarters of an inch of rain was officially recorded in Washington Friday night, pushing the total over the past few days to 2.96 inches. Overcast skies linger this morning with a chance of more rain today or this weekend.
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Washington
Eye Examinations For Preschoolers In Washington
Washington optometrists join Iowa Association screening program for preschool children next Tuesday July 9. Kindergarten entrants receive priority. no appointments are needed. Vision tests free in all offices with parents or guardians accompanying each child.
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Washington Optometrists
Iowa Optometric Association
Iowa
Washington
Eileen Jeffrey
Washington Community School
Optometric Society
Jaycee Board Plans New Year Initiatives
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce directors met Friday evening to set the coming year’s agenda. Incoming president Keith Proctor led discussions on the Jaycee budget plan of action projects and member assignments for the year.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Keith Proctor
Jaycee
Over 70 Million Employed in U S
UPI reports from Washington that 70.3 million Americans held jobs in June, a historic high. Labor Secretary Wirtz called the figure a potential tool record but noted the June unemployed total rose to 4.8 million and youth job seekers pushed joblessness up by about 400,000 from a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
Labor Department
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wallace
Progress Report in City Summer Swim Program
Clinton Boshart, director of the Red Cross, reported progress in the learn to swim program at the Washington pool. She certified 34 beginners, 20 advanced beginners, five intermediates, and six swimmers so far. Nearly 900 youngsters are participating this summer.
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Clinton Boshart
Red Cross
Washington Swimming Rool
Integrationists March Across States Urge End to Injustices
Integrationists from Georgia to Maryland marched through streets and courthouses while governors urge calm and a statewide summit of 300 mayors to show wisdom. A voter registration drive in Mississippi and a freedom song festival in Browning, Mississippi, highlight ongoing efforts to desegregate public life amid protests and court actions nationwide.
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United Press Interna
Georgia
Maryland
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Browning
Miss
Mississippi Delta
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Pete Seeger
Theodore Bikel
Joan Baez
Chicago
National Association For the Act
Reuke
James Meredith
University of Meredith
Counterfeit Ring Breaks Large Printing Operation
One of the largest counterfeiting cases in US history unfolded at Alameda State College when Donald Carothers admitted printing about 4 million bogus dollars on a campus press. Agents have recovered 24 million and seek five more suspects as the Secret Service calls it the service’s biggest case.
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Hayward
Calif
UPL
Alameda State College
Donald
Carothers
Jor
Secret Service
Cal Police
Tom Hanson
Hanson
San Francisco
Fred Hazebroad
Col i
Carotherss
Eugene Allen
Allen
Guy J. Smith
Oakland
Joe Memoir
Donald H. Con
Journal Route Change Causes Missed Papers Advised
With the complete change of paper routes taking place on Monday July it is anticipated some mistakes will be made the first day or two. Until you know the name and telephone number of your new Journal boy call Dave Elder Olympia 33919 between 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Your Journal will be brought to you promptly.
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Dave Elder
Olympia
Claim Red Chinese Now Killing Dogs To Save Food for People
Rome dispatch reports Communist authorities in China have mobilized the army police and party activists to kill dogs nationwide for economic and hygienic reasons. Dogs not killed are to be raised in cages and eaten, as authorities extend a campaign similar to the past sparrow extermination.
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Rome
UPI
Star Agency
Continentale
Hong Kong
Tobias Bontrager Dies at 55 in Kalona Home
Tobias Bontrager 55 died at 4 a.m. today at his home west of Kalona after a lingering illness. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church with Morris Swartzenhuber and David L. Yoder in charge. Burial in Gingerich Cemetery. Yoder Funeral Home of Kalona in charge. Born August 9, 1907 near Garnett Kansas, son of Joseph N. and Savilla Yoder Bontrager. Came to Iowa in 1922 and married Lydia Glick June 5, 1982. Survived by widow, one son Norman, three daughters Ada Irene, Ethel, and Mrs. Emery H. Miller, plus his father and step-mother, sister Mrs Dan Stutzman, and six brothers.
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Kansas
Joseph N
Savilla Yoder Bontrager
Iowa
Kaona
Lydia Glick
Norman
Emery H. Miller
Ada Irene
Ethel
Kalona
Joseph Bontrager
Shipshewana
Ind
Dan Stutzman
Jamesport
Menno J
Eli
Iowa City
Martin
Middleburg
Fernandis
Jonas
Clark
Joseph Jr
Holiday Toll Now Past 300 Mark
United Press International reports over 317 people killed in the Fourth of July holiday week across multiple states. Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, New York, Illinois, Texas show high death counts from head on and vehicle crashes as the period began Wednesday at 6 p.m. local time.
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Bad Axe
Mich
Michigan
Lansing
West Virginia
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Holbrook
Ariz
United Press International
Ince
Railroad Strike May Be Avoided
Washington sources credit Labor Secretary Wirtz with boosting odds of averting a nationwide railroad walkout. Despite still reported 80 to 1 against acceptance, officials note improved prospects after Wirtz proposed 20 days of binding negotiations with Assistant Labor Secretary Reynolds acting as an arbitrator.
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Washington
UPS
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Labor
James Reynolds
Final classes for TV home nursing course
Practice sessions for the televised home nursing program sponsored by the Red Cross will be held July 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and July 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. The sessions occur in 100F Hall with Gwyneth Jones teaching July 8 and Ezra Shenk teaching July 9.
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Red Cross
Gwyneth Jones
Ezra Shenk
Talks Still On as Soviet Chinese Split Deepens
Soviet and Chinese Communist officials opened secret talks in Moscow to bridge a rift between rival world Communist camps. Tass released a Kennedy message to Khrushchev seen as warming ties with Washington amid Beijing's sharper line. Suslov and Teng Hsiao-ping led exchanges likely to shape the movement’s future.
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UPI
Communist Central Committee
Kremlin
Peking
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Teachher
Tass
Washington
Red China
Theso
Presidium
Mikhail Suslov
Teng-Hsiao Ping
Chinese Communist Party
Jong
Peking Radio
New China News Agency
Tokyo
Soviet Union
China
International Communist Movement
Funeral Monday for Mrs Benson 69 Crawfordsville educator
Mrs Clarence Benson 69 of Crawfordsville died Friday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after three weeks of illness. Services 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Vernon Roth. Burial Shrock Cemetery. Eulalia Merchant born May 15 1804 near Wayland daughter of Charles and Elia Whiener Merchant. She taught 45 years at Red Brick and Round Grove schools and led rhythm bands. Round Grove band marched in Pella Tulip Festival parade. Survivors: husband, daughter Carol Harrison, grandson Wayne Wittmer, brother John Merchant.
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Clarence Benson
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Lowa City
Jones
Vernon Roth
Shrock
Eulalia Merchant
Wayland
Charles and
Elia. Whiener Merchant
Fairfield
Benson
Christian Church
Coppock
Carol Harrison
Taylor
Wayne Wittmer
John Merchant
Burlington
Iowa Weather Update From United Press International
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather with occasional showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the western and southern areas through Sunday. Locally heavy rains possible in the far south, totaling about one inch. Little temperature change expected. Low tonight 60 to 65.
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United Press International
Iowa
Van Nuys Woman Survives Six Days After Plane Crash
Frances Tweed, 47, survived six days on a high Zuni Mountains mesa with no serious injuries after her husband Wendell, 43, died in the crash. She wrapped his body, marked SOS on the ground, and remained vigilant as Civil Air Patrol and ground crews located her and rushed her to hospital.
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Grants
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UPI
van Nuys
Calif
New Mexico
Frances Tweed
Wendell
Zuni Mountains
Tweed
San Fernando Valley
N.M
Cecil B .Thomas
Albuquerque
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National Baptist Convention
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United Press Internationa
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