Soviet Spaceman Breaks Orbital Distance Records
Lt. Col. Valery Bykovsky set new world marks for distance and orbits in space but his craft was losing altitude. His female counterpart Valentina Tereshkova entered her third day in orbit and reported she felt fine as she maintained altitude and speed.
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Moscow
Valery Bykovsky
Valentina Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Earth
Valenti
Maj
Tass
Valentina
Southerners Start Move to Elect the Next President
In Jackson Mississippi about 1000 Southern leaders formed the Southern to Elect the Next President of the United States. Govs Ross Barnett and George Wallace led a rally against federal power urging unity and a dual slate electoral plan. The proposal mirrors 1948 Dixiecrat ideas, aiming to name two elector slates in a state primary after national conventions.
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Jackson, Miss
House of Representatives
United States
Ross R. Barnett
Mississippi
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Barnett
Chamber Meet Tonight Set By Winchester Chamber
Winchester and Frederick County chamber directors meet tonight at 3 p.m. for a general review of midyear accomplishments and to assess internal affairs and future directions. Meanwhile space news dominates as Bykovsky and Tereshkova near four days in orbit with ongoing radio contact.
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Winchester- Frederick County
Nursing study reminder from Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg
The Kings Daughters Hospital in Martinsburg urges young women to consider professional nursing. Sister M Terrence says July 6 and July 13 are the last trance tests for would be nurses, with more information available by writing the hospital. The Mercury reports a high of 85 degrees and a forecast of a cool night with lows around 58 to 64.
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Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
M. Terrence
Petit Swim Suits and Specials at The Clothes Closet
Wednesday morning sale features petite swimwear and juniors sizes with 25 percent off. Upholstery cleaning by Wonder's Inc and Corrigan Rug Cleaners advertised. Church supper and party notices for Welltown Methodist and Shenandoah room event details follow with hotel contact.
Negroes and Police Clash in Harlem Rally
A Harlem rally Monday night escalated into violence with two stabbings and multiple injuries. Patrolmen from four boroughs were deployed after chaos and vandalism erupted. Twenty six people were arrested as reinforcements patrolled Harlem to curb further incidents. No clashes with white civilians were reported.
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New York
Harlem
Boston Negroes Call School Boycott Over De Facto Segregation
Boston Negro leaders announced a boycott protest against de facto segregation in public schools. About 5 000 of the citys 14 000 Negro pupils were affected as pupils left classes while officials urged adherence to compulsory education laws amid fears of violence.
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Boston
Ee Unifor
Oe of Tech
Cce
Boston School Committee
Louise Day Hicks
Frederick J. Gillis
NAACP
Citizens For Human Rights
Hicks
Gillis
Edward W. Brooke
Brooke
Kennedy Agent Appeals to Danville Negro Leaders
William A. Geoghegan, a personal emissary of Attorney General Kennedy, urged Danville Negro leaders to suspend further demonstrations to allow civil rights talks and court review of arrests. Meanwhile, a 16 year old and four others faced trespass convictions in Municipal Court as demonstrations continued.
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Danville
Robert F. Kennedy
William A. Geoghegan
Geoghegan
A.M. Aiken
Corporation Court
James R. Forman
Atlanta
Student Non - Violent Coordinating Committee
Frederick Board Opposes Power Line Routes
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed a resolution opposing two proposed routes for a 500 KV electric transmission line through the county. The panel cited potential disruption to tourism and beauty of the Shenandoah Valley and noted informal talks with VEPCO officials about a third route along Northern Virginia Power Co. line.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Byron C. Brumback
Virginia Electric Power Co
VEPCO
Northern Virginia Power Co
Clarke and
Warren
Frederick
Virginia Electric and Power Co
State Corporation Commission
Opequon
Back Creek
Virginia
Gainesboro
Stonewall
GOP Splits Over Business Integration
Senate Republicans are divided over a leadership bid to remove private business integration from Kennedy’s civil rights program. Senator Dirksen proposes a voluntary, community approach while Senator Case urges Congress to act, with Mansfield and Humphrey aiming to sponsor a broad bill including public and private sector desegregation.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Dirksen
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Pressure mounts as Macmillan fights to stay in office
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan held a secret meeting with seven ministers amid growing calls for his resignation over the Profumo affair. He won a confidence vote 321 to 252, but the party faces a leadership fight before the 1964 election. calls for a successor grow louder.
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Harold Macmillan
Admiralty House
London
House of Commons
Macmillan
Commons
John Profumo
Eugene Ivanof
Christine Keeler
Frank Markham
Perfumo
Kennedy considers vocational education as civil rights tool
President Kennedy and Democratic leaders discussed a civil rights package that may include retraining and vocational education to address unemployment and unskilled work among African Americans. The proposal could become part of a separate bill or the main package presented to Congress. Mansfield suggested the education measure might be a standalone measure.
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Kennedy
Congress
White House
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Court rules ban school Bible readings sparks mild reaction
The Supreme Court's ruling banning required Bible readings and the Lord's Prayer in public schools drew little controversy in Congress and across states. Justice Clark stressed neutrality between church and state while defending the study of religion in education.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
New York
Saat
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tom C. Clark
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
God
Mansfield
House
John W. McCormack
Dmass
McCormack
Clark
Italy Plunges Into Crisis as Moro Quits Government Bid
Aldo Moro announced he would not pursue forming a center left cabinet, triggering a political crisis as Pietro Nenni's Marxist Socialists walked out at the last moment. Nenni faces leadership pressures as party factions split and extremists gain influence, threatening the center left coalition before Kennedy's planned visit.
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Aldo Moro
Italy
Kennedy
Moro
Antonio Segni
Pietro Nenni
Nenni
Centerleft
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