Negroes Urged to Press Stronger Desegregation in Virginia
Franklin Williams of the Peace Corps told the Virginia NAACP conference that Black Americans are impatient with token desegregation and must push for full integration in all areas. He cited tactics like boycotts and sit-ins as here to stay and urged considering aims and leadership from Black communities. The conference elected L Francis Griffin president, with Robertson as vice president and Longley as treasurer.
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Norfolk
Peace Corps
Liams
Franklin
Virginia
NAACP
Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fredericksburg
L. Francis Griffin
First Baptist Church
Farmville
Prince Edward County
Robert D. Robertson
Robertson
David E. Longley
Richmond
S. W. Tucker
Emporia
Vatican II May Ease Rules for Mixed Catholic Marriages
Vatican II may drop the pledge requirements for non Catholics who wed Catholics and allow broader recognition of other denominations. The council could permit full liturgy for mixed marriages and end the stance of Catholic aloofness toward other churches. Observers note warmer ties with Protestant and Orthodox leaders and expanded interchurch dialogue.
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Rome
Church of Rome
Can
Michael Ge Ock
John XXIII
Vatican Secretariat For Church Unity
Eisenhower Birthday Quietly Observed in Gettysburg
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower celebrated his 72nd birthday at Gettysburg Pennsylvania with a quiet day at his son John Eisenhower’s home after morning church. Ireland’s Eamon de Valera, 80, said he drinks stout daily and would choose teaching if he could relive life. NATO secretary general Dirk Stikker is recovering from October 8 surgery at Walter Reed for a malignant lesion in the large intestine.
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Dwight D. Eisnhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
John
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Dublin
Dirk Stikker
NATO
State Department
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Black civic groups press for desegregation in Virginia
Delegates named chairman of the conference legal staff to replace Martin A. Martin of Richmond. They urged Gov Albertis S. Harrison Jr to remove racial barriers to National Guard enlistment and to assist Negroes in applications. They pledged support to desegregate education supervision, asked Kennedy to end housing segregation, urged Black appointments to state boards, and urged equitable employment with patronage withheld where denied. They condemned Mississippi officials over James Meredith and praised Kennedy and his Attorney General.
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Martin A. Martin
Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
National Guard
Guard
Virginia Teachers Association
State Department of Education
Kennedy
Harrison
Commonwealth
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Robert F.kennedy
Valley area reports strong school attendance and homecoming events
Warren County schools reported September attendance at 96 percent as the board approved final readable activities and the preliminary annual report for two high schools. Shepherdstown College hosts homecoming with Blue and Gold Assembly, alumni supper, homecoming ball, and a football game against Concord.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Warren County School Board
State Board of Education
Shepherdstord College
Shepherd
Concord
White outlines simple steps to avoid heart disease
Dr. Paul Dudley White addressed the 10th annual Tennessee Valley Medical assembly in Chattanooga. He advised a three part plan: engage in strenuous physical activity, avoid weight gain after age 25, and not smoke. The guidance echoed after Ike's heart attack.
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Chattanooga
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Ike
White
Tennessee Valley Medical Assembly
Manual Control Expands in Gemini Flight Program
Houston AP report outlines greater pilot control in Gemini missions with crew nearly fully autonomous from takeoff to landing. A 65 pound computer aids orbit changes and rendezvous with Agena D while radar assists space maneuvers. Ground control shifts to crew for aborts and deployment, aiming for late 1963 or early 1964 flights.
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Houston
Tex
Project Mercury
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gemini
Earth
Mercury
Center
Walter M. Schirra Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tad Eee
Maewee
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Miami News
Franklin H. Wil
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TOR
Shenandoah Valley Apple Corporation
Fairmont Ave
Winchester
Council
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
MT. Jackson
Lee A. Shafer
Everly
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
University Hospital
Charlottesville
James E. Ledford
Gastonia
N. C
Shenandoah National Park
Joseph Kulesza
Skyline Drive
Woodstock
Hidden River Farms
Earl Robertson
Owen Thomas
Staunton
Virginia Herford Assa
Eastern Polled Hereford Association
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
VPI
Army
Montgomery Ward
Winchester Park & Shop
Cain Furniture Store
Mahnha
FBI Life
Cain
N. Cameron ST
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