White Students Boycott Classes At Birmingham
Hundreds of white pupils boycotted West End High School in Birmingham after two Negro girls enrolled. Police used night sticks to separate a growing crowd outside the building as the demonstration intensified with flags, insults, and several arrests. National figures observed the scene. officials urged students to attend classes.
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Birmingham
Ala
West End High School
Oth
Pchools
National Right Party
Glenn Evans
Edwin Guthman
Justice Department
Joe Dolan
U.S
Dolan
Evans
Ramsay High School
West End
Local garden tour and traffic arrow highlight city page
Charles Lillis of 428 Chestnut St invites visitors to view his garden from 8 to 11 each evening this week noting several comments. A city workman was seen adding final touches to a newly painted traffic arrow at Piccadilly St and N. Kent St. A10th anniversary sale at Cain Furniture Store runs Thursday through Saturday at Cameron and Boscawen corners. WANTED presser for Pingley Carper Cleaners.
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Charles Lillis
Chestnut St
Piccadilly St
N. Kent. St
Cain Furniture
Cameron & Boscawen
G.A.A
Braddock St
Kennedy Halts Drafting of Married Men in U S
President Kennedy ordered an immediate halt to drafting married men until all single men in the 1925 age group are drafted. Officials said enough single men exist to sustain armed forces, with married men deferred unless war needs rise. Lt. Gen. Hershey noted about one fifth of 1A men are married. the order is effective now.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
White House
Hershey
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon Students Bow To Show of Force
Saigon youths at three schools again banged desks as a government show of force th warded plans for a large demonstration against President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Saigon
W. Browne Gaigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Front Royal Plans Soot Probe by Visiting Engineer
The Town Council votes to invite a combustion engineer to address recurring soot over Royal Village. A joint meeting with Warren County Supervisors is proposed to discuss airport plans Civil Defense director and local industrial development reorganization.
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Royal
Royal Village
Walter Duncan
Winchester
Lee Grant
Council
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Clarence Collins
Mosby Academy
Frederick County Fair Opens with Large Entry Wave
Entrants in hundreds of classes begin setting up displays at the 16th annual Frederick County Agricultural Fair. Livestock pastry and clothing are among the entries as judges prepare to award prizes and ribbons tomorrow after noon. The fair opened last night at the National Guard Armory with rides and amusements. Entries accepted until 9 this evening and noon tomorrow. judging starts at 1 p.m. Wednesday and runs to 5 p.m.
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Frederick County
National Guard Armory
Survey Shows 73 Senators for Test Ban Treaty
An Associated Press survey finds 73 of the Senate’s 100 members favored or inclined to vote for ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty. Twenty seven oppose or doubt ratification, with 12 already opposing or voting against. If all 100 voted, 67 affirmative votes would be needed. The article notes unease, possible shifts, and named Senators from both parties across several states.
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Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Winchester Named Site for 1964 Virginia Class A Softball
Winchester is selected as the host city for the 1964 Virginia State Class A fast-pitch softball tournament marking Apple Capital’s first time to receive the honor. See story on page 6.
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Winchester
Kennedy Frames Tax Cut as Recession Insurance
President Kennedy described his 11 billion dollar tax reduction plan as recession insurance at a 1963 gathering, arguing prompt enactment would improve business conditions and spur investment while delay could invite further economic trouble. He cited historical recession cycles and warned against tempting fate by postponing insurance.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Conference of the Business Committee For
First Va. White Students Assigned to Negro School
Virginia's Pupil Placement Board assigned five white pupils to the Carter G. Woodson High School for Negroes in Hopewell, breaking precedent as officials doubt enrollment. The parents had moved into a newly created district served by Woodson, with zoning under dispute. Desegregation proceeds in Hopewell, while some white students may seek state tuition grants for private education.
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Richmond
Virginia
Hopewell
Carter G. Woodson
E. J. Oglesby
Oglesby
Woodson High
U.S
John D. Butzner
Hopewell School
C. W. Smith
City Democrats Plan Sept. 30 Mass Convention
The Winchester Democratic Committee approved a resolution for a city mass convention on Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. in the Corporation Courtroom to elect a two year Democratic committee and endorse State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. and Del. E Blackburn Moore. Interested members must file their candidacy with Richard J. Rosenberger by 5 p.m. Sept. 30.
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Winchester
Democratic Committee
House of Delegates
Richard J. Rosenberger
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
del. E. Blackburn Moore
Mr. Rosenberger
Apple growers hear crop good yet shorter in East
About 200 Virginia and West Virginia growers attended a meeting at the Glaize & Bro packing shed where speakers from New York Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia outlined this year's eastern apple crop. They noted lower carryover and pack compared with last year creating opportunities for processors while warning that western New York could complicate sales. Ben Lacy III presided and Thomas E LaMont of Albion NY gave key crop estimates.
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APPLE
New York
Clifford Toenniessen
Lockport
N.Y
Ben R. Lacy, III
Front Royal
T. E. LaMont
Albion
A. T. Lassiter
Roger Wilson
Wayne County
Doug O’connell
Virginia
West Virginia
Ives
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Westert
Glaize & Bro
Virginia Agricultural Marketing Association
American Agricultural Marketing Association
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Front Roy
Apple Marketing Committee
Kennedy tax cut bill approved by Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 15 to 10 along party lines to direct Chairman Wilbur Mills to introduce the $11 billion tax cut bill after more than a year of work.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Kennedy Takes Control of Alabama Guard as 20 Negroes Enter 3 Cities
President Kennedy federalized 17 000 Alabama National Guardsmen to end Gov. Wallace's block and oversee desegregation in Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee high and grade schools. Desegregation began in Huntsville, with peaceful entries while West End High saw some white jeers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy
Alabama
West End High School
Murphy High School
Mobile
Huntsville
Wallace
Appointments Scheduled By City Council
The City Council plans annual appointments at tonight’s meeting. Names listed include Vice Mayor Charles M. Zuckerman and City Manager Lee Grant for one-year terms. Also named are Clerk of the Council B. M. Porrero, City Solicitor J. Randolph Larrick, Fire Chief Bernard Groves, Fire Inspector William Godenour, Fire Wardens, and plumbing board or Water and Sewer Committee chair roles with two-year term for one member ending Sept. 30, 1963.
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Charles M. Zuckerman
B. M. Porrero
Lee Grant
J. Randolph Larrick
Bernard Groves
William Godenour
Friendship
Lee C. Heller
Reuss
John J. Hawse
Sarah Zane
Richard B. Brown
South End
Norman E. Pope
Plumbing Board of Appeals
Mervil W. Adams
Water and Sewer Committee
Weather Front Moves Through Virginia Tonight
A cold front lies west of Virginia and will move into the state by tonight bringing cloudy skies and possible showers. Expect cooler temperatures and light winds as unsettled weather moves in.
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Virginia
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