Little Rock Sees Calm As Integration Continues
In Little Rock nine Negro students enter Central High again escorted by a paratrooper amid a calm scene on the steps. Gov. Faubus weighs a special session to resolve the integration crisis while plans loom to withdraw troops and impact school funding. Eisenhower and Southern governors prepare to meet on integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Central High
University of Arkansas-Tulsa
Fayetteville
Eisenhower
Washington
President Eisenhower Ends Newport Stay On Return To Washington
President Eisenhower completes a 27 day Newport vacation marked by frequent Washington trips and focus on the Little Rock school integration crisis. He golfed daily at Newport Country Club while medical staff said he looked well. He will meet with five Southern governors on troop withdrawal and Rep. Powell plans a separate talk on the Negro view on integration.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Washington
U.S. Naval Base
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Newport Country Club
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
Porterfield Named Deputy Surgeon General
Dr. John D. Porterfield, former director of Ohio Health Department and head of Mental Hygiene and Correction, is named deputy surgeon general and second in command of the U S Public Health Service. He will assume full command when Surgeon General Burney is absent.
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Washington
John D. Porterfield
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
U. S. Public Health Service
Porterfield
Public Health Service
Ohio Health Department
State’s Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Leroy E. Burney
Old-Time Circus Beauty Dies at 105 in Kansas City
Mrs Lilian Craven Larwill, once a famed circus beauty, celebrated her 105th birthday on September 18 and died Sunday in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Lillian Craven Larwill
Escape Plane Crash in Japan Leaves 55 Safe
A Japan Airlines DC4 with 51 passengers and 4 crew landed in a rice field near Itami after a takeoff from Osaka to Tokyo. Five passengers were injured, including one non Japanese woman, with two stewardesses aiding evacuees as the plane struck a power line and burned.
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Itami
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Airlines
Osaka
Tokyo
Werre
Honshu
Skindivers Locate Missing Statue in Rouge River
Skindivers recovered the bronze statue of author John Burroughs valued at about $20,000 from the Rouge River near Henry Ford’s Fair Lane estate. Police say thieves rolled it from its pedestal but could not remove it.
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Detroit
John Burroughs
Rouge River
Fairlane
Henry Ford
Mason Men Hurt in Wreck
Two Mason brothers were injured in an early morning auto accident near Hartford and New Haven. David Mullins is in critical condition at Meigs Clinic, while Robert Mullins, owner of the car, received minor injuries. Police say the northbound car left the highway, struck a stone wall, and skidded 122 feet and 104 feet, with the vehicle demolished. It was unclear who was driving.
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Point Pleasant
Meigs Clinic
David Mullins
Mason
Robert Mullins
W. T. Thorn
Hartford
New Haven
Small Plane Crashes Near Columbus Dodging Drag Racers
A small plane crashed at a private airport north of Columbus on Sunday as the pilot tried to dodge drag strip car racers in his path. The three occupants escaped serious injury, according to the state highway patrol.
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Columbus
Here
State Highway Patrol
Ohio and West Virginia Weather Outlook Cloudy with Temperature Shifts
Ohio remains cloudy tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Low around 4, high near 72. West Virginia sees cloudy conditions with possible rain tonight and Tuesday, low 45 to 52, slight warming Tuesday. Five day Ohio forecast shows near normal temperatures overall, with no major changes. Dry conditions likely Tuesday through Saturday in several cities including Albuquerque, Cleveland, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Traverse City as reported.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Albuquerque
Bismarck
St. Paul
Clear
New York
Cloudy
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Ste Marie
Seattle
Veckes
Traverse City
UN Vests Will Continue Nuclear Testing Debate
The United States pledged to continue nuclear tests until the Soviet Union agrees to halt its weapons program. Henry Cabot Lodge urged the Kremlin to accept a ban on stockpiling and proposed a two year pause if Russia agrees in principle. The subcommittee’s report awaits relay to the General Assembly for discussion.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Soviet Union
Disarmament Commission
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kremlin
Lodge
Russia
General Assembly
India
Japan
Britain
Unidentified Girl Found Beside Highway Near Mason
Mason City police chief reports a young girl found beside the highway near Mason Sunday by Kaiser plant workers. She was taken to Mason Clinic with injuries and a dazed condition. rain-wet clothing suggests she lay there some time. She refuses to detail what happened and gives only a last name Hughes.
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Point Pleasant
W. T. Thorn
Mason City
Mason
Kaiser Plant
Mason Clinic
Hughes
Drilling Champ Walter Bradshaw Dies at 84
Walter Bradshaw known as The Last of the Hardrock Drilling Champions died at 84 in a Butte hospital on Sunday. His career as a mining champion made him a local legend in Montana.
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Butte
Mont
Walter Bradshaw
Messenger subscription prices rise starting Sunday
Beginning Sunday, Sept 29, prices of The Messenger delivered to homes rise with 45 cents per week by carrier, 1.95 dollars per month by motor route, 35 cents per week by farm service route, 7 cents daily and 12 cents Sunday for single copies. Special mail rate in Ohio and West Virginia is 2 dollars for 7 weeks. Part of the increase funds higher carrier pay as costs to produce and deliver have risen since pricing last set over five years ago.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Toll Increases First Time In August
The National Safety Council reports US traffic deaths rose in August to 3790, the highest August toll since 1941 and 5 percent above a year earlier. Eight month highway deaths were 2 percent lower than last year, with travel up 3 percent and a record 5.5 deaths per 100 million miles.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Solon Hal Holmes to Retire From Washington Fourth District
Ellensburg Washington Rep Hal Holmes 55 dean of the states Republican delegation says he will not seek re election next year in the 4th District citing compelling personal reasons.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Washington State
Hal Holmes
Holmes
MeSsenger Meander: Crowning, hires, and dairy prices rise
The MeSsenger reports a king and queen crowning climax, Bobby Bragan hired as Cleveland's manager, Detroit's running joins 20 game winners, and milk prices up one cent per quart. District legionaires meet at Murray. Page references noted.
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King
Toledo
Ohio University
Bobby Bragan
Cleveland
Detroit
Legionaires
Murray CT
Teamsters Accept Senate Evidence Bid On Delegates
The scandal plagued Teamsters union accepted a bid from the Senate Rackets Committee to inspect records challenging the legality of about ten of the 1929 convention delegates. Dave Beck and James Hoffa appeared at the packed Miami Beach hall as Thomas L Hickey faced boos. Secretary of Labor Mitchell warned that alleged illegality could spur government supervised elections and tougher labor reform.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters Union
Senate
Washington
Teamsters Convention
Dave Beck
McClellan
Beck
Senate Committee
Union
Martir O’donoughue
Municipal Auditorium
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Thomas L. Hickey
New York
Teamsters
Organized Labor
Mitchell
Bell Employes Begin Third Strike Week
Cleveland Ohio Bell Telephone Co faced a three week strike by 18 500 workers as talks with the Communication Workers of America yielded limited progress. The union rejected both offers for raises on a one year contract while the company cited payroll impact from its 15 month proposal.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communication Workers of America
Ohio Bell
Local Pioneer Candas Nations Dies After 111 Years
Bryson City North Carolina Mrs Candas Nations depicted Swain County life spanning 111 years from the Civil War era to postwar days She recalled events of the Civil War and memories of playing with children of slaves Her death marks the passing of a longtime resident who never left her homeland.
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Bryson City
N. C
Candas Nations
Swain County
Armored Division Faces Cutback as Army Shrinks Force
The Army announces a 100000-man reduction by next June, dropping one armored division and 14 air defense battalions while closing some posts. Most cuts occur by January 1, with 900000 soldiers remaining. an armored combat command replaces one division.
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Washington
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Armored
United States
1St Armored
Ft. Polk
4Th Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
Army
Armored Combat Command
VFW considers suspension over pledge at Ruston post
National Commander Richard L. Roudebush says the Veterans of Foreign Wars may suspend VFW Post 3615 in Ruston Louisiana if an investigation confirms refusal to pledge allegiance. The Ruston post voted to omit the pledge until federal troops leave Little Rock Arkansas.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ruston
VFW
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Lescar W. Harlan
Ruston Brothers
Richard L. Roudebush
Indianapolis
Ind
Roudebush
Cincy Seeks Low Turnout In PR Council Vote
Cincinnati voters face a light turnout as a special election tests the city’s proportional representation system for council seats. Officials expect less than half of 231000 eligible voters to cast ballots with 245 of 724 precincts equipped with machines to speed results. The vote asks whether to keep PR used since 1924 or switch to a simple majority method. PR has been tested five times in 23 years, last in 1954 when it won by 672 votes.
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Cincinnati
Delegates Challenge Votes at Teamsters Convention
Delegates from Steubenville Ohio Local 114 among 111 locals whose voting rights were challenged at the Teamsters Union convention in Miami Beach Florida this week.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Steubenville
Ohio
Teamsters Union
Gerlack Dead as Police Probe Gambling Ties Near Youngstown
A 29 year old Andrew Gerlack was found shot to death in a Trumbull County field near Youngstown. Police seek to trace his gambling activities tied to the numbers racket and a former nearby gambling casino. Relatives say he was unemployed and his wife and child survive him.
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Warren
Ohio
Andrew Gerlack
Trumbull County
Youngstown
Jungle Inn
Gerlack
Applegate Road
T. Herbert Thomas
John
Train Wreck Kills 20 in Nigeria Floods
At least 20 people died and 112 were injured when a West African railroad train plunged into a flooded river 18 miles north of Ibadan in Nigeria. Officials radioed to London that a bridge collapsed as flood waters battered river embankments.
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London
Nigeria
Ibadan
Mrs. Roosevelt says military strength alone won’t defeat Reds
After returning from a 25 day Soviet visit Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt argues the United States must be far better than the Soviet Union to win world favor. She urges broader study of Russian history and notes Khrushchev is a strong, articulate leader who believes Communism will shape the future.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soviet Union
United States
Mrs. Roosevelt
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Little Rock, Ark
Roosevelt
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