Civil Rights Workers Begin Major Mississippi Drives
Nearly 1,000 unpaid volunteers from colleges and organizations launch Mississippi Summer Project efforts in education, hygiene, home economics, and voter registration. COFO leads with Robert Moses directing on scene. SNCC, NAACP, SCLC fund and guide. Readiness for potential jail time and bail funds noted as possible outcomes.
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Austin Scott New York
Mississippi
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Jackson
Miss
Robert Moses
Harvard
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Western College For Women
Oxford
Ohio
Freedom
Scranton Campaigns Puts Delaware New Jersey in Focus
Gov William Scranton widens bid for the Republican nomination visiting Wilmington Delaware Newark New Jersey for a 100 dollar fundraising dinner. He aims to win uncommitted delegates while stressing Goldwaters civil rights voting record.
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Delaware
New Jersey
Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
U.S
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Arizona
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Del
Newark
N.J
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W.va
Miami
Fla
Ohio
Michigan
Associated Press
John J. Williams
Williams
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
San Francisco
Washington
Senate
House
Tobacco Acreage Reduction Sought at LTEA Meeting
C. Stuart Carr Jr. of Richmond urged acreage cuts to curb tobacco surplus at the LTEA convention in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. He blamed acreage increases and higher yields for the buildup, urging focus on quality to attract foreign buyers and a USDA plan to maintain leaf quality amid corrections. Dr. Robert C. Edwards of Clemson emphasized improving leaf quality and reducing production costs through research.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
C. Stuart Carr, Jr
The
Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association
Carr
Richmond
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Talk Set On Gifted Students In Virginia Schools
Virginia secondary school principals will hear a session on gifted student programming. Virgil S. Ward of the University of Virginia will speak at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg. Vocational training mandates were urged, with M D Mobley of the American Vocational Association stressing accountability.
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Fredericksburg
Virginia
Virgil S. Ward
University of Virginia
Mary Washington College
M. D. Mobley
The
American Vocational Association Inc
Washington, D. C
Movie Plans May Have Doomed Flight
Cuban exiles say a daylight raid aimed at filming anti Castro bombing missions doomed the mission. Pilot Luis Diaz, 23, and two companions dropped three bombs on a central Cuba sugar mill. Diaz was killed. the other two were injured and captured when the plane was shot down.
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Miami
Fla
Diaz
Cuba
Havana
Negroes Plan Another St Augustine Wade In
In St Augustine Florida determined Negroes plan a third beach wade in after two earlier demonstrations met with white violence. Gov Bryant faces contempt questions over a ban on night marches while state troopers dispersed crowds and 21 arrestees were jailed.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Farris Bryant
Bryant
U.S. Dist
Bryan Simpson
Fair Increase Approved for AB&W Bus Fares
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission approved a five cent fare hike for AB&W riders traveling beyond the first fare zone on Virginia bus routes. The decision was announced yesterday and applies to Alexandria and Barcroft Washington Transit Co. services.
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Washington
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission
Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington Transit Co
Ab& W
Virginia
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