Faubus Prepares Defense for Little Rock School Ban
Gov. Orval Faubus says he will present all forms of evidence in court to show racial violence would have exploded in Little Rock if he had barred Negroes from enrolling in a local high school. He spoke as he readied witnesses and documents for his case.
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Orval Faubus
U. S
Faubus
Ronald N. Davies
Central High School
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Arkansas Gazette
Wiley A. Branton
Davies
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
Furcolo
William Stratton
Illinois
Governors’ Conference
Grace McKinley
Nashville
Tenn
John McKinley
Everett W. Jackson
Jackson
Nashville police seize Kasper and 10 integrated students
Nashville police arrested segregationist John Kasper and 10 Negroes near city schools as integration resumed. Kasper faces incitement charges after multiple arrests, while the 10 Negroes, some juveniles, are charged with carrying firearms and were kept from campus grounds as guards remained posted.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Kasper
Kasper
New Jersey
ASST
F. W. Muller
Clinton High School
East Tennessee
West
Clinton
Mitchell van Zicarelli
Syria Readies Civilian Mobilization Amid Regional Tensions
Damascus sources report Syria's public resistance group to resume immediate operations as a precaution against perceived U S anti Syria moves. President leftist shift spurs fears of martial law while Soviet Turkey tensions prompt regional worry and Arab border clashes.
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Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
U.S
Mra
Mahinat Mat
Ling
Turkey
West
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Ankara
Red Star
U. S
Charles Malik
Washington
Malik
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Cairo
Akron Fireman Dies In Brown Derby Blaze
A downtown Akron restaurant and bar fire left one fireman dead and 14 injured as crews battled the two hour blaze causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Ross Warner, 32, died in the basement while guiding the lead hose. he collapsed after entering the burning area.
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Akron
Ross Warner
W. O. Pittenger
Warner
Rufford Whitman Sentenced for Assault of 8 Year Old
Portsmouth jury found Rufford Rufus Whitman 35 a New Boston steelworker guilty Tuesday of assaulting an eight year old girl and faces sentencing.
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Portsmouth
Rufford
Rufus Whitman
Boston
Man Smathers Dies After Car Hits Tree Near Murray City
Victor Smathers 30 of Glouster died at 2.7 miles north of Murray City in a one car crash on State Route 216. Passenger and cousin Clifford West of Columbus survived with injuries as the car struck a left roadside tree. Coroner cites fractured skull and chest injuries. West at Mount St Mary Hospital in good condition. Smathers was WWII veteran returning home from Columbus.
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Victor Smathers
Town St
Glouster
Murray City
New Straitsville
Smathers
Clifford West
Deckenback Rd
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Johnson Funeral Home
Hocking County
Owen Yaw
West
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Thomas Smathers
102 Year-Old Farmer Dies in Wood County
Jerome B. Minnich, a 102-year-old farmer, was found dead Tuesday in the house he built at Grand Rapids, Ohio. A York County, Pennsylvania native, he claimed memory of the Civil War and Gettysburg. His family moved to Marion, then Wood County, when he was a child. his wife died in 1946.
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Bowling Green
Jerome B. Minnich
Grand Rapids
York County
Minnich
Marion
Ohio
Wood County
Speculation Swirls Over Tuesday Night Missile Test
The Army's intermediate range Jupiter type missile was reportedly fired from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night. Observers from Cocoa Beach saw the glowing nose and fiery tail for about five seconds before a roar was heard. Air Force and Defense Department officials issued no confirmation.
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Fla
Army
Cape Canaveral
Port Canaveral
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando
Travares
Air Force
Defense Department
Washington
School Tests For Negro Pups Seeking Entry to White Schools
In Birmingham Alabama city schools will test eight Negro children who want to transfer to white schools. The testing follows Alabama’s placement law which local boards use to place students. Dr Frazer Banks says tests are normal achievement and aptitude assessments requested by parents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Frazer Banks
Banks
Child Dies After Fall From Porch
Kenneth Lyles seven son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lyles died in Mount Sinai Hospital after a fall on the front porch. He reportedly had a mouth cut but his mother says he suffered a heart condition. Coroner Samuel R Gerber to rule today.
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Cleveland
Kenneth Lyles
Carl Lyles
Mount Sinai Hospital
Samuel R. Gerber
Clay Suggested for Civil Rights Commission Seat
Sen Smathers proposed to President Eisenhower that General Lucius D Clay be appointed to the new Civil Rights Commission to represent Southern views.
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Washington
Sen
Smathers
D-Fla
Eisenhower
Gen
Lucius D. Clay
Civil Rights Commission
Bid Rejected for Ohio Thoroughfare Bonds
A technical defect in the lowest bid led the Ohio Sinking Fund Commission to reject bids for 31 million dollars of major thoroughfare construction bonds.
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Columbus
Ohio Sinking Fund Commission
Eisenhower Signs Immigration Bill Faces Labor Strikes
President Eisenhower signed a hardship immigration bill calling it a disappointment yet noting it opens entry to about 70 000 previously barred aliens. He urged further reform when Congress reconvenes. In Ohio, Communications Workers walkouts hit Akron Canton Ironton and Columbus as talks continue on a renewal contract for 18 600 Ohio Bell employees amid mediators and picket lines.
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R.I
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
State and Justice Departments
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Canton
Ironton
Columbus
CWA
Ohio Bell
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Youngstown
Springfield
Jack Lloyd
Dayton Boy Beaten by Georgia Negroes
Dayton’s Fred Shelton 13, a white pupil at the Georgia Military Academy, was severely beaten by two Black men after he called to them about their headlights. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
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Atlanta
Fred Shelton
Dayton
Ohio
Georgia Military Academy
Shelton
Chief Locked Out Fire Dept Responds at Zaayer Home
Columbus report: Fire Department sent a ladder truck to Senior Assistant Chief H. S. Zaayer’s residence after a Tuesday lockout. No fire detected. Zaayer used the ladder to access an upstairs window to reenter.
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Fire Dept
Columbus
8S. H. Zaayer
Zaayer
Charges Considered In Stoning Death
Edward L. Turner, 23, of Urban Crest, is under investigation for manslaughter after Leander Smith, 44, died from injuries sustained in a Friday night stoning in Columbus. Turner said he threw a large stone during an argument at a local restaurant as Smith chased him.
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Columbus
Edward L. Turner
Urbancrest
Leander Smith
Smith
Turner
Four Pomeroy Churches Form Co op
Pomero y area churches unite in a cooperative effort to share resources and support regional missions. Local leaders say collaboration will improve community outreach and funding for joint programs across four congregations.
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Athens
Army Court Acquits Set At Ft Carson
The second of eight Army enlisted men charged with mistreating basic trainees was acquitted by a special court martial at Ft Carson Colorado. Sgt Jack Riley 27 of Brunswick Ga was cleared of charges that he withheld mail held an 11 pm formation while drunk and punished two trainees for not buying company stationery. Two more enlisted men have yet to stand trial and four others have been convicted.
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FT. Carson
Colo
Jack Riley
Brunswick
Appeals Court Reverses Conspiracy Convictions
A federal appeals court in New Haven overturned the conspiracy convictions of five Communist leaders found guilty under the Smith Act in March 1956. The ruling said the government failed to prove the charges that they conspired to advocate or teach the violent overthrow of the government.
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New Haven Conn
Appointments Made by Governor O'Neill
Columbus resident Robert Keim is named to an eight year term on the Underground Statehouse Parking Commission starting Oct 13. Carl W. Smith of Kenton is reappointed to the Civil Service Commission for a term ending Aug 30, 1961.
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Columbus
Robert Keim
Statehouse
Carl W. Smith
Kenton
Civil Service Commission
Marietta College Receives $9600 Selby Foundation Grant
Marietta College has been awarded a $9600 grant by the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation of Sarasota Florida. The gift funds eight petroleum scholarships of $600 each and includes a matching $4800 for the college this academic year.
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Marietta
Marietta College
William G. and Marie Selby Foundation
Sarasota, Fla
Soviet Union to Keep Troops in Hungary United Nations Debate
At the UN in New York the Soviet Union rejected pressure to withdraw from Hungary insisting troops are carrying out international duties under the Warsaw Pact. Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev called the Poland and Hungary issue a bilateral matter for Moscow and Budapest. The US backed a resolution demanding end to repressive measures against Hungarians, urging Moscow to heed world opinion. Hungary argued the debate trespasses on domestic affairs and urged dissolution of the committee.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
Hungary
Arkady A. Sobolev
Peter Mod
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Keith C. O. Shann
Australia
Philippines
New York
General Assembly
United States
Russia
West Loses Supporters In Thailand
In Bangkok the pro Western government of Premier Pibulsonggram suffered a setback as 46 defense and military party members defected from the administration. Marshal Sarit Thanarat led the designations, weakening the ruling bloc to a 158 128 margin and boosting the opposition favoring closer ties with Red China and withdrawal from SEATO.
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Bangkok
Thailand
P. Pilbulsonggram
National Assembly
Sarit Thanarit
Red China
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Pibulsonggram
Army
Navy
Air Force
Democrats Meet In Midwest On Farm Problems 1960 Outlook
Democratic leaders from Ohio and 12 other Midwest states will gather in Kansas City October 17 and 18 to discuss the off year election farm problems and the outlook for the 1960 presidential race.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ohio
Midwest
Dredge Russell Sinks After Collision With Thor In Coos Bay
In Coos Bay Oregon the 268 foot dredge Russell sank within minutes after being rammed by the 375 foot Norwegian freighter Thor with 50 crew aboard. Three Russell crewmen were killed one missing and six injured while the Thor reported no casualties.
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Ore
Coos Bay Channel
Thorshall
San Francisco
Russell
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