Militia Rescues Negro Sailor as Clash Threatens Clinton
Jeep mounted National Guardsmen rescued a Negro sailor from a threatening mob in Clinton Tennessee as 1500 people gathered around the courthouse. The sailor was led to safety to avoid harm while guardsmen with tanks and helicopter support kept the peace after nightfall. A smaller incident near Blowing Rock School involved stones and insults aimed at reporters.
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Clinton
Tenn
National
Tennessee
Blowing Rock
National Guard Force
Associated Press
National Guard
Anderson County
Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
Nasser signals openness to plan while resisting international control
Egyptian President Nasser said Egypt would accept any solution to the Suez crisis that does not involve international control. He noted talks with Australian Prime Minister Menzies on a 13 nation proposal and confirmed possible Soviet volunteers for Egypt’s national liberation army. He warned of war if attacked and favored world opinion over the UN Security Council due to veto power.
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Egypt
Nasser
Robert G. Menzies
Suez Committee
Australia
United States
Sweden
Iran
Ethiopia
Suez
Eisenhower
National Liberation Army
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
U. N
Security Council
Britain
France
Moscow
Suez Canal Authority
Train Plunge Kills 112 in India Bridge Crash
Inky darkness and a flooded river doomed 112 people when an engine and two passenger cars of a train plunged from a 120-foot bridge near Mahbubnagar, Hyderabad state. Officials fear the toll may rise as the crash occurred soon after midnight.
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India
Hyderabad
Mahbubnager
Labor Day Messages from Eisenhower Kefauver and Bender
President Eisenhower urged improving job assistance and unemployment security for those out of work while noting 66 million employed. Sens Kefauver and Bender warned the November election could decide if the nation stays stalled under special interests and stressed equal opportunity for wage earners.
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Eisenhower
Sens
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Bender
Ohio
AFL
Adlai Stevenson
Bombs Hit Cypriot Press Plant and Cyprus Unrest
A time bomb wrecked the British government's printing plant in Nicosia, injuring none but shattering windows. A Cypriot police sergeant was killed near Trinomo. Bishop Fotis of Phapos denied talks with Britain, reiterating Makarios as Cyprus's sole negotiator.
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Cyprus
Episkopi
Britain
Middle East
EOKA
Mediterranean
Greece
Government
Trinomo
Typhoon Dinah Nears Formosa Approaching Coast
Typhoon Dinah with winds around 100 knots shifted to a northwest course threatening Formosa. If the current path holds, the storm would strike Formosa's east coast by Monday, bringing potential direct impact.
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Taipei
Formosa
Baseball scores across leagues on latest day
American League Washington narrowly defeated New York 4 to 3 while Chicago beat Cleveland 4 to 3 Detroit fell to Kansas City 3 to 1 Baltimore routed Boston 11 to 10. National League Milwaukee beat St Louis 6 to 3 Cincinnati tied Chicago 3 to 2 Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 10 to 6 New York lost to Brooklyn 2 to 4 Philadelphia and Brooklyn finished 1 1.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Indians Repossess KC Acres in Landmark Burial Ground Takeover
The Wyandotte Indian tribe of Oklahoma secured a federal bill returning a two acre Indian burial ground, once in downtown Kansas City, to their ownership. Officials including Rep. Everett Scrivner and Sen. Frank Carlson denied awareness of the sleeper bill, while tribal chief Lawrence E. Zane claimed the action succeeded because it was kept quiet and Eisenhower signed it into law effective August 1.
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Kansas City
Kan
Congress
Huron Park
Minnesota Avenue
Oklahoma
United States
Everett P. Scrivner
R-Kan
Wyandottes
Lawrence E. Zane
Miami, Okla
Scrivner
Washington
Frank Carlson
Miami
Okla
Frank Nesbitt
Eisenhower
Zane
Reds Admit Plane Attack Deny Damages Claim
Chia said the attack on a U S Navy Mercury plane that went down off the China coast was entirely justified and rejected U S demands for compensation as unjustified. Peiping radio carried the foreign ministry statement amid protests against U S naval and air operations in the Far East.
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London
Chia
U. S
Far East
United States
Red China
Foreign Ministry
Peiping Radio
China
24 Dead on Texas Roads
The Associated Press reports 24 people died on Texas highways in the first two days of Labor Day, with Texas suffering the nation's highest toll. Injuries included 14 from a two-car collision near Pflugerville Hutto and six in a Taylor overturning, while drownings and other accidents bring total tolls to 290 across the nation.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Pflugerville
Hutto
Taylor
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Rcord
Dearborn
FBI Joins Kidnap Hunt in Cynthia Ruotolo Case
HAMDEN Conn September 2 the FBI joined local state police and hundreds of volunteers in a search for 6 week old Cynthia Ruotolo abducted yesterday from a department store lobby. Connecticut FBI Chief Joseph J Casper said the bureau has entered the case and will use full resources to solve it as searchers comb churches in light drizzle for the brown haired baby without results yet.
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Hamden
Conn
FBI
Cynthia Ruotolo
Connecticut
Joseph J. Casper
Cynthia
Third Looker Buys Piano in Amarillo Ad
Mrs. D. L. Fansler sold her mahogany spinet to the third person who looked at it after advertising over the weekend. She thanked buyers and noted the sale occurred on Monday. The Am arillo Daily News advertises classifieds for fast response and efficient selling.
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D. L. Fansler
Maryland
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Update
Mostly fair and partly cloudy today with warm conditions and increasing winds. Low around 66 and high temperatures rising. Panhandle South Plains: Partly cloudy today and tomorrow with a cooler tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Labor Day Parade Set by Amarillo Union Members
Iron workers, carpenters, painters, electricians, teamsters and other union workers will parade at 10 30 a m today. Canyon hosts a Boys Ranch rodeo and an Indian ceremonial event as Labor Day attractions led by Amarillo Central Labor Union members.
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Canyon
Amarillo Central Labor Union
Picture captions of Indians and Boys Ranch rodeo
A note indicates a photo on page 24 showing Indians and a separate Boys Ranch rodeo image featured on page 2. The items suggest visual coverage across pages with likely captions identifying subjects and event details.
Amarillo Parade Plans Highlight Union Float Colors
The parade features union sponsor floats including the Amarillo Legislative Council, Red Feather drive and Panhandle union workers. It assembles on 14th avenue, moves along Polk to 2nd, with local officials watching from a designated point. Election judges will award engraved plaques to top floats. local children may ride bicycles per parade marshal Speiss and Miller.
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Amarillo
R. W. Speiss
Carpenters Local Union
C. H. Miller
Fort Worth Mob Pickets Home of Negro Fort Worth
An angry mob gathered in Fort Worth to protest the relocation of Lloyd G. Austin and his family to 208 North Judkins. Effigies were raised, a gunshot fired from the Austin home, and police waited as crowds demanded resistance to the new residents. E.G. Brown offered to buy the house for Riverside residents, but Austin refused.
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Fort Worth
Lloyd G. Austin
Austins
North Judkins
J.D. Dunwood
Riverside
Austin
E.G
Brown
Ray Briggs
Weather glance across cities from 1956 readings
Reported 1956 sunshine in Amarillo shows 233 days of sun out of 245 with morning readings. Other cities including Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Clay show varying wind, visibility and cloud conditions according to the comparative data.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Survivor in Lake Michigan Sinking Rescued After Mae West Float
Gary Indiana on September 2 Lawyer Herbert Lasser aged 28 became a coast guard search survivor after his boat sank in Lake Michigan last night. He floated on a Mae West and was rescued by another boater, then returned to shore.
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Ind
Herbert Lasser
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Lasser
Mae West
Boat Club
National Aircraft Show 1956 Theme Missile With a Man in It
The 1956 National Aircraft Show at Will Rogers Field Oklahoma City showcased jet missiles with a man aboard. Maj. Joseph Schreiber piloted a B47 jet bomber winning the General Electric Trophy with a speed average of 601.187 mph over 1 900 miles from Bermuda to Oklahoma City. The display symbolized a shift from traditional aircraft to guided missiles and jet-powered aerial weapons as a Labor Day climax.
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Shelby Keitser
The
Daily News
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers Field
U.S
Sept
March Air Force Base
Calif
Bermuda
Joseph Schreiber
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Jimmy Weddell
Roscoe Turner
Joe DeBona
Jimmy Doolittle
Navy Department
United States
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