Supreme Court Sets Special Session on Little Rock Case
The Supreme Court called a special session for Aug. 28 at noon to hear the NAACP bid to cancel a desegregation delay in the Little Rock school case. Chief Justice Warren announced the full court would decide on vacation of the 8th Circuit stay and the district court order. Arkansas lawmakers rushed to Little Rock as Faubus prepared to act to close Central High.
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National Assn
Colored People
8Th Court of Appeals
St. Louis
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United States Court of Ap
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United States District Court
District of
Arkansas
Solicitor General of the
United States
Bunal
Orval E. Faubus
Central High
U. S. District Court
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Whittaker
Wittaker
Central High School
Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S. Supreme Court
NAACP
Charles E. Whittaker
Los Angeles
Arkansas Edges Toward Closing Central High Over Integration
Arkansas lawmakers move to give Gov. Faubus power to shut Central High School if federal orders enforce integration. The plan accompanies Faubus renomination momentum as NAACP races to Supreme Court to secure opening day desegregation. A key bill would declare closing the school if violence or federal action forces integration.
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Faubus
Dean E. O. Saunders, 90, longtime teacher dies
Dean E. O. Saunders, 90, revered for 63 years in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky public schools, died at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. A lifelong educator he retired to Journey's End on Route 33 and returned to teaching in 1956 57. Survived by daughter Jessie Saunders grandsons Joe T. Morgan Dan Morgan and uncle C W Thompson. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m at Ewing funeral home with burial at Cherry Ridge Cemetery.
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Kentucky
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Gallipolis
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Clifton
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Meigs County
Saunders
Middleport Church of Christ
Explorer V Mystery After Jupiter C Flight
Cape Canaveral reports Explorer V faded after a smooth Jupiter C launch. The 18,000 mph rise to orbit failed as signal dropped seven minutes after liftoff and was not in orbit six hours later. Army scientists analyze telemetry to determine cause.
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Defense Department
Red China Visit Ends in Return Home for Sihanouk
Cambodia's Premier Norodom Sihanouk departed Peiping after more than a week in Red China ending a diplomatic visit. He left with reports of strengthened ties between Phnom Penh and Beijing and a mutual emphasis on regional peace and development.
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Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Peiping
Red China
El Paso Bride-to-Be Crowned Miss Majorette Queen
Russell Point Ohio hosted the pageant where 21 year old Sue Dickerson from El Paso Texas won the title Miss Majorette Queen of America on Sunday night.
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Ohio
Texas
Sue Dickerson
el Paso
Congress Ends 85th Session With Space Age and Aid Bill
Congress adjourned after eight months as lawmakers return to campaigning for fall elections. The 85th Congress sent 96 seats into play, and the Senate passed a $3.298 billion foreign aid measure after early daylight consideration.
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Congress Passes Foreign Aid Bill and Related Measures
Congress approved a foreign aid package totaling about 652 million dollars below Eisenhower’s request after hours of bargaining. The session also sent to Eisenhower a 1.354 billion dollar military construction bill and a 6.090 billion dollar funding measure for independent federal agencies plus a 40 million dollar start for a four year 900 million dollar education aid program. A railroad retirement benefits bill failed and a lake diversion proposal for Chicago sanitary needs died in the Senate.
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Fly born in refuse sheds germs, says Illinois researcher
Bloomington Ind. A University of Illinois researcher led by Dr Bernard Greenberg reports the house fly bred in flight sheds disease germs it carries at birth. The study suggests flies born in refuse are less dangerous as disease carriers than previously thought.
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Ind
University of Illinois
Bernard Greenberg
Actors Shaken In Accident Near Santa Monica Dinner Party
Hollywood reports Janet Leigh who expects a November baby was shaken in a three car pileup. Tony Curtis Dean Martin Sammy Cahn and spouses were also rattled. Frank Sinatra Ernie Kovacs Edie Adams and others were in or behind the cars returning from Peter Lawford’s Santa Monica dinner.
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Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis
Dean Martin
Jean
Sammy Cahn
Gloria
Frank Sinatra
Ernie Kovacs
Edie Adams
Santa Monica
Peter Lawford
Nadler Wins Record TV Quiz, Sets All-Time High
New York based Teddy Nadler, a former U.S. civil service clerk, becomes the new all-time high winner on TV quiz shows with a Sunday night victory of 252000 dollars.
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Teddy Nadler
U. S
Nadler
Red attack on island feared as U S action hinted
Communist forces conducted a weekend bombardment of Quemoy and Tan Islands with air and sea activity that sparked invasion fears. Nationalists repelled a seaborne assault on Tungting and claimed downing several MIG fighters in a large air clash over Quemoy.
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Chaing Kai-Shek
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Strait
Amoy
Dulles Warns of possible U S action over Quemoy and Matsu
Secretary of State Dulles warned that any Communist Chinese attempt to conquer the Quemoy and Matsu islands would be treated as a threat to peace. Representatives Zablocki and Judd supported the stance as an aid to regional peace, while the Defense Department noted precautionary measures by the 7th Fleet amid intensified bombardment.
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Matsu
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
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R-Minn
Far East
United States
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Defense Department
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Foreign Affairs
Das
Eisenhower
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Auto Workers Strike At Three Ford Plants
United Automobile Workers Local 1250 struck three Ford plants in Brook Park to demand reinstatement of a fired union committeeman Tex Leonard. About 2100 workers were involved as first shift was turned back and two engine plants and the foundry worked were shut down without trouble. The strike would continue until Leonard is reinstated.
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United Automobile Workers Local 1250
Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Tex Leonard
Hoffa Appointed Bender Heads Teamsters Reform Panel
George H. Bender says he will not pull punches as head of a three member citizens commission named by James R. Hoffa to probe teamsters corruption. The panel also includes F Joseph Donohue and Ira W Jayne. Hoffa aims for honest leadership while Senator McClellan questions the panel's ability to indict Hoffa.
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Citizens Commission
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James R. Hoffa
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George H. Bender
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Bender
Ohio
F. Joseph Donohue
District of Columbia
Sen
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D-Ark
Senate Rackets Committee
Chimp Survives Pilot Test Blast At Wright Field
Col John P Stapp of the Aeromedical Laboratory reports a chimpanzee survived a wind blast of 4000 psi at 1400 mph in a pressurized dacron suit. He notes pilots ejecting from the fastest jets would face about 3500 psi, and humans could survive the test too.
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John P. Stapp
Aeromedical Laboratory
Wright Air Development Center
Here
Stapp
Alaska Votes On Statehood Referendums
Debate over Alaska statehood to be decided at the polls on Tuesday. A yes vote on three referendums would create the new state likely by late December or January. Admission would follow a presidential proclamation after November election results. Poll forecasts favor statehood by about two to one among over 35,000 ballots.
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Statehood
London and Nottingham rocked by Britain's worst race violence
Emergency police patrols in London and Nottingham followed nationwide unrest marking Britain’s worst race violence in years. Authorities urged calm as clashes prompted heightened security and curfews in several districts.
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Nottingham
Britain
Nautilus Receives Heroic Welcome In New York Harbor
The atomic powered Nautilus arrives after a record 3500 mile submerged voyage from England. Police helicopters escort a flotilla of Navy ships past Manhattan as crowds cheer in rain. Rear Adm. Hyman Rickover, Eisenhower’s representative, boards the submarine at the harbor mouth.
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Hyman G. Rickover
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Eisenhower
New Yorkers Nominate Candidates for U S Senate
New York Republicans and Democrats choose nominees at conventions Tuesday. Incumbent Ives retires. Keating and Finletter among Democratic contenders. Gubernatorial nominees already settled Harriman for Democrats and Rockefeller for Republicans.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Senate
Averell Harriman
Nelson Rockefeller
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Senate
Irving M. Ives
Kenneth B. Keating
Parolee admits theft linked to hotel robbery
A 17 year old parolee from Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster, arrested in Ashland for the Aug. 4 McArthur Hotel robbery in Ironton, admitted stealing watches valued at 1200 dollars from an Ashland jewelry store. Detectives recovered the watches in Ironton.
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Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
McArthur Hotel
Ironton
Fair Turnout at Ohio State Fair Dampened by Rain
State Fair officials in Columbus report lagging attendance and revenue after three days of the eight day event. Rain reduced crowds, with totals about 30,000 behind last year’s three day mark of 147,406. Grandstand revenue for two days reached 22,379, below last year’s 30,402. Harness racing features an 11 race card at 12 30 p m as fair officials hope for better weather.
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Tommy Sands
Reedsville Woman Shot Faces Murder Charge in Marietta
Marietta resident Lewis Niday 29 will be arraigned in Municipal Court on first degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of Fran ces Cowdery 31 as they left a tavern Saturday night. George Robinson Jr. 24 is hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Cowdery, born in Reedsville, leaves a husband Riley and three children. Funeral services set for Belpre and Reedsville Methodist churches with burial in Reedsville Cemetery.
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Lewis Niday
Frances Cowdery
Reedsville
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