Beating Detailed in Clinton School Desegregation Trial
Federal attorneys pressed witnesses as 15 segregationists face charges of conspiring to bar Negro students from Clinton’s all white school. Rev. Paul Turner testified to a December 4 escort and a street beating by Clyde Cook as hecklers gathered nearby. He described walking the students inside and returning to be assaulted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
U.S
John C. Crawford
Paul Turner
John Kasper
Turner
Clyde Cook
Alonzo Bullock
Cook
IGY Chief Calls Work For Peace Through Science
Dr Joseph Kaplan head of the U S IGY committee told 50 high school science teachers from 10 states at Ohio University that the IGY aims beyond science to lasting peace. He noted Soviet plans for an earth satellite during July 1957 to December 1958 and described the U S satellite mission from Patrick Air Force Base reaching about 300 miles up and 18 000 mph.
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U.S
IGY
Soviet Union
Kaplan
Institute For Teachers of Physical Sciences
U. S
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Detective Takes Blame for Marilyn Monroe Raid Error
Los Angeles detective Barney Ruditsky says he took responsibility for the botched raid on Marilyn Monroe’s apartment. He told newsmen he acted on bum information and admitted involvement before a country grand jury. Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio were not inside the building during the incident.
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Los Angeles
Barney Ruditsky
Marilyn Monroe
Ruditsky
Frank Sinatra
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn
No Trace Found Of Missing Plane
An intensive air sea and ground search failed to locate the U S Air Force C47 missing with 16 aboard as radio contact was lost Tuesday night near the plane's final leg from Clark Field in the Philippines to Taipei.
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Taipei
Clark Field
Philippines
Weather updates Ohio and West Virginia with scattered storms
Ohio forecast shows scattered thundershowers with little temperature change tonight and Thursday. Low 60s tonight, high around 80s tomorrow. West Virginia remains partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers mainly in western areas tonight and Thursday. Overnight lows in the 50s to 60s east and 64 to 68 west. Five day outlook says near normal temperatures with highs 86 to 89 and lows 64 to 66, little change into Friday, warm and humid weekend with scattered storms and total rainfall about half to one inch.
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West Virginia
Sanoan
Eisenhower declines troops to enforce school desegregation
President Eisenhower said he cannot imagine using troops to enforce school desegregation. He urged enforcement of voting rights and other civil rights without jury trial and proposed a civil rights commission and a justice department civil rights division. He favored emphasizing voting rights and warned that injunctive action for civil rights could carry great dangers.
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Eisenhower
Civil Rights Investigating Commission
Justice Department
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Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
RVI
Senators Back Study of Corn Price Support Cuts
Key Senators voiced willingness to consider Agriculture Secretary Benson's plan to lower government price supports and ease controls on corn. Senator Ellender urged some proposals as corn has benefited from past programs. Senator Aiken favored removing corn from controls while wary wheat and other crops may resist. Senator Mundt opposed Benson's range for price supports and urged a 60 to 140 percent parity ceiling.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Aiken
R-Vt
GOP
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Invisible Wall Declared Success at Rogers University
New Brunswick New Jersey architect Jay C. Van Nuys suffered minor hand cuts after walking through a plate glass wall in Rogers University library. The incident marks the second time in three months someone failed to see the supposedly invisible barrier.
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N. J
Jay C. van Nuys
Rogers University
van Nuys
Government bills Charlotte grocer one cent tax claim
Uncle Sam sent a bill to Charlotte druggist J A Monroe. Monroe says he will pay the bill without any fuss. The charge is one cent claimed as income tax due.
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Charlotte, N. Cc
Sam
Charlotte
J. A. Monroe
Monroe
Columbus Man Killed in Truck Collision
A 60 year old Columbus man died Tuesday after stepping into the side of a truck at an intersection in Columbus.
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Columbus
Union Leader Acquitted in Oregon Bribe Conspiracy Trial
Clyde C. Crosby, head of the Oregon Teamsters, was acquitted of conspiracy to accept a bribe while serving on a Portland city commission. A seven-woman, five-man jury deliberated 2 hours 48 minutes before a unanimous verdict of innocence. Crosby showed relief after the verdict.
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Ore
Teamsters Union
Oregon
Clyde C. Crosby
State
Dispute Talks Set Friday At Westinghouse Plant
A union spokesman said negotiations will be held Friday morning to settle a dispute that could cut working hours through week’s end at the Westinghouse Electric Corp plant in Columbus. About 100 members of IUE Local 746 refused to resume work after Tuesday’s noon meal period.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Airliner Returns to Cleveland After Engine Fire
A twin engine Trans World Airlines flight from Cleveland Hopkins Airport returned to the field late Tuesday after a fire erupted in the port engine shortly after takeoff. The incident delayed the trip about three hours.
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Cleveland
Trans World Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins
Miss West Virginia Among Them 15 Girls Survive Early Competition
In Long Beach California fifteen contestants remain after the first night of judging for the Miss America Asia Miss Universe path. Eleanor Elizabeth Garrett Peggy Jacobson Marianne Gaba Judith Ann Hall Leona Gage Sandra Ramsay Carolyn McGirr Joan Adams Samita Pelkey Kathryn Gabriel Jean Spotts Gloria Hunt Charlotte Sheffield Ruth Marie Parr and Dana Schafer advance.
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Calif
America
United States
Arkansas
Helen Elizabeth Garrett
West Mem
Clevelad
South Carolina
Jean Spotts
Newberry
Texas
Gloria Hunt
Corpus Christi
Utah
Charlotte Sheffield
Salt Lake City
Washington
Dana Schafer
Bellevue
West Virginia
Ruth Marie Parr
St. Albans
Aid Bill Supporters Doubt Cuts Ahead
Washington AP United States House considers foreign aid with Eisenhower backers confident in fending off deeper cuts. Foreign Affairs Committee backs a 3.242 billion ceiling, about 600 million below Eisenhower request and 375 million under Senate level. Rep Selden aims to remove the long term development loan fund, Senate approves a three year plan, Bow withdraws his amendment, preferring a separate bill.
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House
Eisenhower
Foreign Affairs Committee
Fisenhower
Senate
Rep
Selden
Dala
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
R-Mass
Bow
Ohio
Top Bulgarian Communists Are Purged
Vienna reports a purge in Bulgaria as three top communists lose posts. Georgi Tsankov is ousted from the Central Committee and Politburo, while Dobri Terpetshev and Nako Panov leave the Central Committee. The Romanian purge signals ongoing party drive amid economic distress.
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Bulgaria
Radio Today
Romania
Georgi Tsankov
Dobri Terpetshevy
Nako Panov
Tsankov
Radio Bucharest
Soviet Siberia
State Planning Commission
British Plane Breaks Air Speed Record
In Warton England Britain's new fighter the English Electric Plane has exceeded the previous world air speed record of 1132 miles per hour manufacturers announced today. The company cannot specify the exact speed reached for security reasons.
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Warton
England
Britain
English Electric Pl
Ohio Unemployment Claims Mixed for Week Ended July 13
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports new jobless claims fell while continuing claims rose for the week ending July 13.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio welfare studies to begin under Roberts committee
A House panel led by Rep. Kline L. Roberts will start a welfare survey in Ohio on July 26 covering aid for the aged dependents and other needy groups. The study is the first of more than 22 projects by the Legislative Service Commission aimed at reforming laws and state operations into the 1959 General Assembly session.
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Ohio
Kline L. Roberts
House
Legislative Service Commission
State
Racing Commission
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Senate
Roberts
Mechem
General Assembly
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Youths Heed Campaign Affects Teen Drivers
Ohio Highway Safety survey finds a safety campaign would be effective with youthful drivers but not with those over 40. Teenagers rate their driving as mediocre while drivers over 40 view their skills as satisfactory and blame others for accidents. The study analyzed 7148 one car crashes from 1955 and driver interviews.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Gordon Jeffery
The
Highway Patrol
Watermelon Excuse For Running Red Light
Norfolk attorney Edward S. Ferebee was acquitted after claiming a blood red watermelon smeared across three traffic lanes distracted him from a red light. Judge Vernon D. Hutchings dismissed the case, noting the strange defense and lack of negligence.
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Norfolk
Edward S. Ferebee
Ferebee
Vernon D. Hutchings
U S Corps Chooses Dam Site on Ohio River at Chile
Cincinnati based office tentatively selects a site at Chile about 34 miles upriver for a new high level dam on the Ohio. Construction slated to begin next spring on the 70 million dollar project as part of a river modernization plan from Gallipolis to Louisville Kentucky.
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U. S. Corps of Engineers
Chile
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Louisville
Hoffa Denies Spy Charge In Senate Bribery Case
Hoffa testifies he hired and paid John Dye Cheasty as a lawyer not a spy. The Teamsters vice president refutes bribery allegations while Cheasty, the government’s key witness, says he provided committee file information after revealing his purpose to the committee and the FBI.
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James R. Hoffa
John Dye Cheasty
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Cheasty
Senate Rackets Committee
Committee
FBI
Hyman J. Fischbach
Construction Worker Survives 125-Foot Bridge Fall
Carmiell Davidson, 35, Mantua, survived a 125 foot fall from the Innerbelt Bridge into the Cuyahoga River. He was taken to St Vincent Charity Hospital with stomach pains. Three other workers on the $16 million bridge have died from falls on the span.
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Carmiell Davidson
Mantua
Innerbelt
Cuyahoga River
Cuyahoga Valley
Davidson
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Daytone humane society chief charged after wife killed
Walter R. Hoffman 44, superintendent of the Daytona Beach humane society and city dog warden, confessed to injecting his wife with two shots of an anesthetic used to kill animals. He faces a second degree murder charge after his wife died an hour later. Hoffman cited personal distress and claimed no clear reason for the act.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Daytona Beach Humane Society
Walter R. Hoffman
W. W
Eisenhower cites Zhukov Wilson meeting potential
President Eisenhower at a news conference suggested a Zhukov Wilson meeting might prove useful to unite defense ministers. He linked this to Kremlin leadership shakeups and noted no link to the Pentagon's announced 100000 troop cut. Senators push to review the impact on combat power and Air Force strength.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Marshal Zhukov
Wilson
Kremlin
Zhukov
Presidents and Deans Gather in Nova Scotia Retreat
College presidents and deans from New Brunswick and 11 U S states visited Cyrus Eaton's summer home in Pugwash Nova Scotia for informal talks and relaxation They will stay until July 24 A second group will join July 26 for five days at the 3000 acre Deep Cove farm on the south shore.
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Deep Cove
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