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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1962
Page
9
Federal marshals guard the Ole Miss campus as gunfire, tear gas, and rioting erupt after James H. Meredith enters the Lyceum. Two people die, about 20 injured, 93 arrested as mobs clash with police, gas masks fail, and federal authorities intervene amid Kennedy urging order.
Ace Brooks promotes snug fitting warm knit accessories for outdoor kids with pattern 7066 for ages 4 to 14. Includes mit tens and beanie folds into a helmet mask. Mail order details request name address and pattern number from Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star.
Bayonets forced voters back and scattered them into dormitories on the Ole Miss campus. Meredith registration proceeded amid tension while at gates students left or wandered as the Confederate banner hung at half staff in front of the Lyceum.
Federal marshals and troops controlled a violent confrontation at Ole Miss as James Meredith’s registration faced fierce student resistance. A dozen casualties included a London journalist killed, two marshals gravely injured, and ongoing efforts to protect Meredith amid heavy rioting and shelling of the Lyceum.
In Front Royal the Warren association objects to a Senate Post Office bill for three yearly bulk mail increases. President John T. Trumbull says last year they paid $600 in postage at 1.25 cents per letter and warns higher rates would force cuts in tuberculosis and respiratory disease programs. He urges letters to Rep Harrison or Senator Byrd to keep rates unchanged.
Sen James Eastland cited a resume from the University of Mississippi officials blaming U S marshals for the violence surrounding James Meredith's enrollment. He accused Judge Tuttle and the Court of Appeals of causing bloodshed and urged withdrawal to prevent further death.
Congressmen Mansfield and Randolph praised Kennedy's speech as strong and reasonable while Saltonstall and Case supported it. Eastland and Stennis with five Mississippi House members denounced the speech and Kennedy's actions. Truman said Kennedy is on the right track and Kefauver called the era sad but praised Kennedy's handling.
Amid rioting on the University of Mississippi campus, students react with disbelief as National Guard marshals in gas masks confront demonstrators. The turmoil centers on James Meredith and the desegregation effort, turning the Lyceum into a tense scene as heckling escalates.
Young denounced a private citizen for appearing on the Ole Miss campus and trying to lead about 1,000 unruly rioters against United States marshals.
A Frederick County man escaped with his life when a frame house near the Midway Service station off Route 522 burned around 3 45 a m. James Puffinberger, who lived alone, said he dozed during radio listening and woke to fire in front of him. Fire crews saved a small outbuilding and kept the blaze from woods. Cause unknown.
In a Southern town rioters confront troops guarding a gray statue as debris piles form nearby. Negro soldiers face hostile crowds while tear gas and bayonet armed police push to clear the square amid halted businesses and tense demonstrations.
In a Deep South town, buildings around the large square were closed as mobs attacked vehicles near state Routes 6 and 7. Isaiah Thompson, a Black construction worker, reported his car windows were shattered while heading to a hospital job near the intersection.
More than 1,000 former members of the Nazi SS 6th Mountain Division held a closed doors reunion in Bad Windsheim Germany on Sunday. They then marched in silence to a war memorial for a ceremony honoring fallen comrades. A separate line notes the U.S. population passing 187 million in August 1962.
An advertisement touts Peacock's Imperial Creme as a quick fix for wrinkles dry skin lines and brown age spots. It claims visible improvement by morning and urges a six day trial bought at Drug Fair with the slogan Do not say Drug Store say DRUG FAIR.
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