Dorothy Counts Withdraws from Harding High School
Dorothy Counts the 15 year old Negro student withdraws from Harding High after hostile reception in Charlotte North Carolina. She faced spitting stones and a tin thrown at her head the first day and a smashed car window. Her father Rev H L Counts cites fear for her safety and insists the district protect her rights. The school board offered sympathy but found no misconduct justifying withdrawal._counts_
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Charlotte
N. C
Dorothy Counts
Harding High School
H. L. Counts
Johnson C. Smith University
Dorothy
Harding
J. P. Hobson
City School Board
Faubus Heads to White House on Integration Talks
Little Rock Governor Faubus travels with aide Arnold Sikes and Rep. Brooks Hays to meet President Eisenhower on the federal state integration crisis. An official order in Nashville bans acts to block mixed first grade classes and boycotts of integrated schools as six local elementary schools complete their first week of integration. A bomb threat targets a Negro family with children at a former white elementary school. Talbot County white citizens protest integration but no demonstrations have occurred since opening week.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Eisenhower
South
Nashvile
Talbot County
Alabama Senate endorses resettlement commission idea
In Montgomery the Alabama Senate adopted a resolution endorsing a plan to create a resettlement commission in Southern states to move Negroes to the North.
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Alabama Senate
King Saud Urges U S Moderation Toward Syria
Saudi King Saud reportedly sent a message to President Eisenhower urging restraint in U S policy toward Syria. The warning sought to avoid actions that could push Syria toward the Soviet orbit and it is seen as influencing a calmer stance by Secretary of State Dulles.
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New York
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
U. S
Syria
New York Times
New York Herald-Tribune
Washington
Dulles
Wright Patterson to Cut Payroll by Oct 31
Wright Patterson Air Force Base officials announced at least 1236 civilian employees will be removed from the base payroll on or before October 31.
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Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Here
Walkouts Spread Across Ohio Bell System Before Deadline
Walkouts spread state wide ahead of a Monday strike deadline at Ohio Bell Telephone Co. Long distance service operated as emergency only in many exchanges. Negotiators for the company and the Communications Workers of America met in Cleveland as federal mediators sought a session. Picket lines appeared in Canton Toledo Steubenville and Youngstown with hundreds of workers joining meetings or striking at several plants. Long distance and local dial calls not requiring an operator were slowed but not halted.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell
CWA
Western Electric Co
New York
Canton
Toledo
Steubenville
Youngstown
Akron
Columbus
Trenton
Massillon
Alliance
VA Medical Office To Be Moved
VA spokesman said the Columbus area medical office will shift to Indianapolis as part of VA district realignment. Dr. John G. Hood oversees the move, which is expected to occur shortly after January.
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VA Medical
Columbus
The
Veterans’ Administration
Indianapolis
John G. Hood
Ohio 7 Representatives Plan Fall Tours Abroad
The Ohio delegation plans seven foreign trips this fall with Europe and the Mid East favored. Reps Hess Betts Bolton Minshall Dennison Hays Ashley are abroad or set to go. Dennison’s plans are uncertain. Betts previously avoided trips and now will tour the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with a House Banking subcommittee, likely at his expense.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio
Europe
Mid-East
House
William E. Hess
Cincinnati
Jackson E. Betts
Findlay
Frances P. Bolton
Lyndhurst
William E. Minshall
Rocky River
David Dennison
Warren
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
T. Ludlow Ashley
Toledo
Dennison
Betts
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Bricker Seeks Civil Service Pay Revision
Senator Bricker argues for a cost of living raise for civil service and postal workers but opposes the prior 7.42 percent plan. He wants a new bill next year, saying the last measure failed due to revenue gaps and veto risk, and notes Eisenhower vetoed it. Bricker emphasizes a sound pay raise path possible in Congress.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Lausche
Eisenhower
Chemicals Trigger Two Hour Fire at Kobuta Plant
A chemical explosion at the Kobuta plant of Koppers Co in Monaca Pennsylvania sparked a two hour blaze Thursday. Officials estimate damage over 100000 with no injuries reported.
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Monaca
Kobuta
Koppers Co
Bender Seeks Alaska Statehood Lift Through Trade Drive
Former Ohio senator George Bender, now a travel and trade promoter for Alaska and Hawaii, plans a first Alaska visit within 30 days with no set itinerary. He aims to advance statehood, canvasses Congress, and expects statehood to boost travel and trade benefits in the territories.
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Washington
George Bender
Ohio
Alaska
Hawaii
Seaton
Bender
U.S
Ohio and West Virginia Weather Summary Five Day Forecast
Mostly cloudy with occasional thundershowers in Ohio then clearing and cooler Saturday. Low tonight 64, high Saturday 76. West Virginia showers and scattered thunderstorms, cooler with clouds and chance of showers south. Ohio five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal, weekend cool, warmer then cooler midweek, precipitation 1/4 to 3/4 inch.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Togton
Ciougy
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Mnemonia
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
B. Ste. Marie
Traverse City
100 Names Drawn for 102nd Assembly in Athens
A list in The Messenger notes 100 names drawn for the 102nd Ohio General Assembly in Athens. Facilities and local context suggest ongoing coverage of state government and community impact in Athens County.
Syrian Chiefs Say No Attack Planned
Syria's two top military chiefs Afif Bizry and Abdel Hamid Serraj returned from Cairo saying Syria will not attack or threaten any nation. They denied Communist control and pledged to defend against Zionists or others. Amid easing tension, Lebanese border clashes killed 10 as a band crossed from Syria into Lebanon.
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Egypt
Syria
Asif Bizri
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abdel Haim Amer
Abdel Hamid Serraj
Damascus
Israel
Afif Bizry
Soviet Union
Middle East
Sabri Assali
al Akhbar
Serraj
U. S
Bizry
Nasser
Washington
Beirut
Lebanon
Interior Ministry
Bomb Threat Disrupts Beaver Creek Township Schools
An anonymous call to the Montgomery County Sheriff warned of a bomb at Beaver Creek Township schools near Xenia. Deputies and firefighters evacuated students in three buildings while the call, relayed to Green County, noted a four hour blow up window.
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Xenia
Ohio
Beavercreek Township
Xenia Pike
Dayton
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Green County
Montgomery County
O Neill Cancels Dates in Columbus
Governor C William O Neill sick with chest cold cancels all office appointments through Monday at the governor's mansion in Columbus.
Hoffa seeks Senate probe decision ahead of Teamsters convention
James R. Hoffa urged the Senate Rackets Committee to renew public hearings immediately or delay until after the Teamsters convention. Hoffa, the Midwest Teamsters chief and leading candidate to succeed Dave Beck at the Miami gathering, faces past charges tied to money loans from employers and links to Johnny Dio. Hoffa’s lawyer said hearings should occur soon or not before Oct. 10 due to Hoffa’s convention duties and a Sept. 23 New York appearance in a wiretapping case.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Senate Rackets Committee
Teamsters
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters—Union
Dave Beck
Miami
Senate
New York
Johnny Dio
George Fitzgerald
McClellan
D-Ark
Fitzgerald
Onser
Robert F. Kennedy
Detroit
Kennedy
Committee
Beck pleads innocent in government tax evasion case
Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters Union, pleads innocent to a seven count indictment charging he defrauded the government of 184000 in income taxes for 1951-53. His son Dave Beck Jr and two other Teamsters officials also enter innocent pleas. They attend the Miami international convention and await spring trial.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
George Boldt
Beck
Dave, Jr
Teamster
Fred Verscheuren Sr
Norman Beck, Sr
Teamsters’ International
Miami
Three Navy Men Escape Serious Injury In S2F Crash
Three Navy airmen escaped serious injury when their twin engine S2F antisubmarine plane crashed near Youngstown Airport Thursday night.
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Youngstown
Detroit Mayor Albert Cobo Dies at 63
Detroit Mayor Albert E. Cobo, head of Michigan Republicans, dies at age 63 after a heart attack suffered Thursday night. He led the city and party for years amid civic and political influence.
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Detroit
Albert E. Cobo
Michigan
West Virginia Couple to Wed on TV Bride and Groom
Miss Louise Matthews of Gallipolis Ferry and Raymond Musgrave of Old Town Road plan a television wedding on Bride and Groom in New York City on Sept. 23. They will travel next Friday with their wedding party for a rehearsal.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
New York City
Louise Matthews
William Matthews
Gallipolis Ferry
Raymond Gerald Musgrave
Raymond Musgrave
Old Town Rd
Truman Warns Governors Not To Defy Federal Laws
Former president Harry S Truman condemned any attempt to nullify federal laws or Supreme Court rulings. He cited past debates over nullification during Andrew Jackson’s era and urged federal enforcement, speaking at a news conference in Kansas City before heading to New York. He was in town to dedicate a shopping center on the Truman farm.
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Kansas City
Congress
Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
United States
Arkansas
Truman
Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
New York
Clifton Daniel
Truman Farm
Strike Halts Change Of Sandusky Phones
A contract settlement reached by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers and the Electro Metallurgical Ferro-Alloy Plant near Marietta provides a 12 cent an hour raise for all workers, halting the ongoing strike.
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Sandusky
Parkersburg
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers of America
Marietta
Family Weekly explores early allergy diagnosis and stories
The Sunday Messenger carries Family Weekly Magazine with tips on recognizing childhood allergies to prevent progression to hay fever or asthma. It features Doris Day on the cover, Oppenheimer on a vocal burden, and three timely articles on money, honesty at work, and guided missile testing. Also in the issue are shark hunter photos, a fiction piece The Auction Sale, and do it yourself concrete tips.
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Family Weekly
the Messenger
Hollywood
Doris Day
Peer J. Oppenheimer
Caribbean
Sunday Messenger
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