Two Conspirators Jailed for Loose Talk in 1964 Slayings
Meridian Mississippi AP report says two white men convicted of conspiracy in the 1964 slaying of three civil rights workers remained jailed after Judge Harold Cox cited "very loose talk" about jury instructions following a hung jury. Five other guilty men were free awaiting sentencing.
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Altonyne Roberts
Sam H. Bowers Jr
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White Knights
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Mississippi
Lawrence A. Rainey
Neshoba County
Ethel G. “Hop’’ Barnette
Cox
Barnette
Edgar Ray Killen
Jerry McGrew Sharpe
Philadelphia
James E. Jordan
Price
Jordan
Georgia
Department of Justice
Dist
Atty
William H. Johnison Jr
Decatur
Quality as a Man Is What Counts
Dear Abby column on judging people by character over titles. A reader cites family favoritism and a priest in a relative’s home contrasted with a successful brother, concluding that true worth lies in personal quality. Abby urges focus on character and support for determined spouses and families.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Sync., Inc
Abby
Kokomo
Billy Graham
Jesus Christ
Across and Down Puzzle Clues with Mixed References
A cryptic style clue list featuring actor and playwright hints, marine directions, torpor slang, Peruvian mountains, and assorted wordplay. Includes terms for fraud, official seals, pawns, musical studies, and ship records, with several garbled entries.
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Bernard
Mariner
India
Id Rails
Freedom of Choice Must Go NAACP Told
NAACP top legal expert Jack Greenberg urged the Virginia Tennessee and Arkansas attacks on freedom of choice school plans. He said the New Kent County dual system would not be uprooted by the plan and warned federal funding could entrench segregation. The meeting featured Ruth Harvey urging dedication and the conclave continues with panels on politics housing education and employment.
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Wlliamsburg
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Freedom of Choice
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Jack Greenberg
Greenberg
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
New Kent County
New Kent
Ruth Harvey
St. Joan Play by Alpha-Omega Players Set Oct 24
The Alpha-Omega Players present George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan at Congregational United Church of Christ in Braddock and Clifford Streets. Directed by Drexel H. Riley, the production features the group performing in person under the church sponsorship. The play details Joan of Arc's life from a simple farm girl to a voice commanded mission.
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George Bernard Shaw
Alpha-Omega Players
Congregational United Church of Christ
Hanoi mood: tough confident refuses talks
An Australian correspondent reports Hanoi will not engage with the United States unless bombing ends. Premier Pham Van Dong and foreign minister Nguyen Duy Trinh stress talks only to halt war, with no concessions or bargaining. The mood is defiant, believing the worst may pass while war drags on.
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Alfred Burchett
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
Pham van Dong
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Trinh
United States
Haiphong
China
Richmond escape artist hopeful tops Houdini legacy
Paul Allen Tyree, 29, of Lynchburg, a convicted burglar, has slipped through state custody three times in six months. After a 1961 12 year sentence, he fled from Fairfax County’s State Prison Road Camp, eluded guards at O’Hare, was recaptured in Albany, and again vanished at Kennedy Airport during return transport.
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Paul Allen Tyree
Lynchburg
Tyree
State Prison Road Camp
No. 30
Fairfax County
Oklahoma
O’hare Field
Chicago
Albany
N.Y
Hemingway Remembered in School Oak Park 50th Graduates
Oak Park Illinois marks the 50th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s graduation from Oak Park and River Forest High School. Alumni and students recall the author and his impact on local literary history.
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Hemingway
Oak Park, Ill
Ernest Hemingway
Oak Park and River Forest High School
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