Brennan Chosen for Supreme Court Will Be Youngest Justice
President Eisenhower selected William J Brennan Jr a New Jersey jurist and Democrat to fill Associate Justice Sherman Minton on the Supreme Court. If confirmed Brennan would be the court’s youngest member and first Roman Catholic since 1949. He serves on the New Jersey Supreme Court and lives in Rumson.
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Washington
William Joseph Brennan Jr
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
Minton
Indiana
Brennan
Senate
Congress
High Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
White House
Hagerty
L Eisenhower
Frank Murphy
Brennman
Warren
Harlan
Rumson
Atty
Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
William H. Hastie
U. S. Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
The Witness Can't Talk
In New Canaan Connecticut Town Court Judge Louis Bucciarelli refused to convict a motorist charged with speeding on radar evidence alone. He ruled a machine cannot be cross examined and the defendant must get the benefit of doubt due to lack of corroborating testimony.
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New Canaan, Conn
Louis Bucciarelli
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Amarillo Weather Summary With Cooler Southern Plains Shows
Fair Sunday and Monday with cooler Sunday in Amarillo and vicinity. Highs near 78 Sunday, low 48. Panhandle and South Plains partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, cooler Sunday, little change Monday. Yesterday’s highs reached 80, lows around 56. Sunrise 6 49 a.m. Sunset 6 33 p.m.
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Amarillo
Pan LE
Plains
Tom
Esvecsers Sendon
D.M. Secvogane
M. Cergeavies
Max
Sunrit
Amarillo Weather Readings Reported For 1956
Weather summary notes 1956 readings in Amarillo showing sun on 960 days out of 273 with 3:30 p.m. Saturday comparison. Entries list wind speed and visibility conditions across cities including Oklahoma City and Amarillo with clear sky and varying mph measurements.
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Cidy
Bossi
Okla
City
Amérillo
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Tito To Aid Khrushchev Without Sacrificing Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports Tito is aiding Khrushchev in Moscow but will not sacrifice Yugoslav independence in foreign policy, economy, or party affairs. U.S. warning to Tito could affect further aid, while Khrushchev’s eight day Yugoslav visit ends with Tito returning to Russia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Stalin
U. S
State Dulles
U. S. State Department
Washington
Yalta
Black Sea
Russia
Moscow
Klementi Voroshilov
A. I. Serov
Somoza Dies From Assassin's Bullets in Panama
President Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua was fatally shot and died of wounds after four bullets struck him while he attended a dance near Leon. His son Luis, already acting president, will succeed. Anastasio Jr. heads the national guard. Eisenhower offered condolences and noted Somoza's ties to the United States.
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Panama
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Argentina
Juan Peron
Eisenhower
U. S. Gorgas Hospital
Panama Canal Zone
Somoza
Luis
Congress
Anastasio Jr
West Point
Washington
Said
United States
Leon
Unions See Victory in Swift Strike Settlement
Swift & Co and 25,000 workers in 38 plants across 87 cities reached a contract agreement ending a nine day strike. The deal provides a 25 cent hourly wage increase over three years, with 10 cents up front, 7 cents next year, and 74 cents in 1958, plus improved benefits but no union shop. A ratification conference is set for Oct. 7 in Chicago.
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Swift
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
United Packinghouse Workers
Chicago
Sepa
Tropical Disturbance Heads Toward New Orleans
A new tropical disturbance located 300 to 350 miles south of New Orleans at 6 p m CST was expected to move northward at 10 to 15 mph and may intensify. The system follows a killer hurricane that struck the middle Gulf coast within the week.
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New Orleans
Middle Gulf
Saar Transfer Agreement Elevates European Unity
Bonn and Paris announced a two stage plan to return the Saar to Germany with political unification first and diminishing French rights over three years, aiming for full integration with West Germany and a European federation backed by an atomic energy pool. The accord, reached after twelve hours of talks, marks a major political victory for Chancellor Adenauer and strengthens momentum toward European economic and security integration.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Guy Mollett
France
Saar
Mollet
Europe
Egypt
Adenauer
European Union
West Germany
Mollett
Luxembourg
Founder of Boeing Dies in Washington Yacht Scene
Aviation pioneer William Edward Boeing Sr. dies aboard his yacht Taconite near Edmonds Washington after a heart attack. He founded the company bearing his name, starting with the Pacific Aero Products Co. in 1916 later renamed Boeing Airplane Company. he would have turned 75 on Monday.
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Seattle
Wash
William Edward Boeing Sr
Taconite
Edmonds
Boeing
California
Pacific Aero Products Co
Boeing Airplane Company
Most Powerful Warship USS Ranger Launched
The USS Ranger, touted as the nation's most powerful warship, was launched at Newport News Virginia on September 29 with a pomp filled ceremony. The event marked a display of vastly greater naval power and prestige for the armed forces.
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Newport News
Ranger
USS Ranger Christened at Newport News Shipyard
Adm Arleigh Burke saluted the 59 650 ton 1046 foot attack carrier as Mrs Arthur W Radford christened USS Ranger in a 10 15 a m ceremony waterborne in the building dock. About 7000 people attended the flotations launching with Anchors Aweigh playing and flag bunting fluttering aboard.
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Associated Press
Forrestal
Newport News
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ranger
United States
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Burke
Newport News Shipbuilding .and Drydock, Co
Radford
USS
Earthquake Rocks Area Around Tokyo
An earthquake of medium intensity struck Tokyo causing residents to rush into streets in fear. Power and communication lines were interrupted briefly, but major damage was not reported. The tremor was felt across eastern Japan with seismographs recording a 10 minute sequence.
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Tokyo
Japan
Police chase ends as dogs duel over scent
Portland, Sept 29 Police closed in on an auto thief who ducked into brush. Two German shepherds tracked the scent, but their pursuit ended in a dog fight that required veterinary care for both dogs. The thief escaped.
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Portland
Ore
Stevenson renews protests on draft and H tests
Adlai E. Stevenson pressed his plan to end the military draft and halt hydrogen bomb tests in a Minneapolis address. He urged a fresh appraisal of warfare and manpower and warned the draft could be abolished with stronger defense and lower costs. Eisenhower prepared for campaign stops in Cleveland and Lexington as Stevenson called for open minded leadership and Russian negotiations. Nixon outlined a five point program for older citizens in St. Petersburg, Kefauver concluded a 16 day tour in Steubenville, and the campaign swung on with Stevenson and Kefauver returning to Washington.
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Associated Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
Nixon
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Cleveland
Lexington
Stevenson
Federal Council On Aging
Travis Eisenhower
Kefauver
Washington
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Luis Somoza
Ike
W. R. Smith Jr
San Antonio
Austin
Gulf
Brack Curry
AIR Pioneer
William E. Boeing
Martha ‘Mason
Sports Sreeseveees
Ng—Drake
Dodge Topal
Steubenville
Ohio
American Legion
Los Angeles
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