Mississippi calls special session on segregation
Mississippi lawmakers convened a special session to address segregation. Proposals include abolishing public schools to keep Black students out of white schools and a constitutional amendment to permit private school systems funded by public assets, aiming to maintain segregation amid the 1954 Supreme Court ruling.
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South Carolina
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Peron
Louisiana
Egyptian Swimmer Fails Tahoe Try
Fahmy Attalah, a 45 year old Egyptian swimmer and USC psychology student, attempted the 23 mile Lake Tahoe crossing from California to Nevada but was pulled from 59 degree water after seven hours six minutes and fifteen seconds having completed just over eight miles.
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Calif
Fahmy Attalah
Lake Tahoe
Attalah
University of Southern California
Nevada
Sunshine Skyway Bridge Opens Linking Gulf Coast
ST. PETERSBURG Fla Sept 7 UP The 21 million Sunshine Skyway bridge opens across lower Tampa Bay linking St. Petersburg with the Gulf coast. The 15 mile span of bridges and causeways completes a three year construction and fulfills three decades of local planning by tourist leaders outlining a direct Gulf coast route for visitors.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Gulf Coast
Tampa Bay
Peninsular
Batchelor Trial Resumes Tuesday
SAN ANTONIO Sept 7 UP The court martial of Claude J Batchelor 22 year old corporal from Kermit Texas resumes Tuesday with reading of a 148 page Tokyo statement. The trial began Aug 30 at Fort Sam Houston Fourth Army after two shorter statements were read. Batchelor is accused of communicating with captors leading discussions for the enemy and influencing POWs toward communism.
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San Antonio
Claude J. Batchelor
Tokyo
Batchélor
Fort Sam Houston
Fourth Army
Kermit
Tex
Batchelor
Army
Joel Westbrook
United States
Daily Across Puzzle Clue List Mixed With Answers
A fragmented crossword style list with clues and partial answers for across and down entries. Includes Greek letters, adjectives, and terms such as fellow, touch, aging grain, spinach hike vegetable, and various lengths. Contains numbered entries from 1 to 43 with several repeated or unclear items.
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India
Bridge double negatives guide signaling strategy
In a Crawford book review note, the article explains how signaling with low cards in two suits can imply a desired alternative. It discusses a play against a 5 Clubs contract where West’s card choices reveal intent to discourage diamonds and hearts, steering East toward a spade lead.
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Philadelphia
Crawford
Grosset and Dunlop
New York
South
West
East
Jed
Hearts
Wast
Declarer
Ted
Billionth Animal Brings $1 Pound at Chicago Stockyards
The billionth animal since 1865 arrived at the Chicago stockyards and sold for $1 a pound. Bert Ferold of Humboldt Iowa drove a 1,180 pound Hereford steer through the gates to complete the milestone. William Wood Prince promised to present a $1,180 check at the welcoming ceremonies. The steer will be exhibited after the event as the yards mark 89 years and 200 million cattle 25 million calves and half a billion hogs processed.
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Chicago
Bert Ferold
Humboldt
Iowa
William Wood Prince
Stock Yards
Chicago Yards
States Get School Lunch Funds For 195? Program
The Agriculture Department announced the 195? school lunch funds by state. A total of 67 million dollars, over four fifths of 83,236,197 appropriated, will be divided among states based on child counts ages five to 17 and per capita income. Texas gets 3,733,000. New York leads with 33,924,943.
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Texas
New York
Nationalists Strike Reds With Air Sea Assault Near Amoy
Nationalist Chinese forces launched a daylong air sea attack sinking a Red gunboat and five large motor junks and destroying or damaging more than 100 Communist war vessels. Troop barracks near Amoy were damaged as forces concentrated on junks likely to be used in an invasion of Quemoy Island. Two American officers and Quemoy were killed in the shelling.
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William Miller
Taipei
Formosa
Amoy
Quemoy
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Chiang Kai-Shek
Defense Ministry
Daniel Appointed Democrat Senator Daniel Appointed Democrat Senator
Industrialist Charles E. Daniel was appointed by Gov. James F. Byrnes to fill the late Sen. Burnet R. Maybank’s unexpired term in Washington. He will not seek the full term in November unless the Senate is recalled for McCarthy censure matters. Edgar A. Brown was chosen to replace Maybank for the next term beginning Jan. 2. Maybank died Sept. 1 after winning the party nomination. Daniel helped persuade Dwight D. Eisenhower to visit South Carolina in 1952. Brown led the Stevenson campaign. Eisenhower electors won more than 150,000 votes in the state.
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D. C
Charles E. Daniel
Rrisenhower
Senate
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Sen
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Joseph R. McCarthy
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Arizonans Hold Primary Tuesday in Appraising State Races
Arizonans vote in a Tuesday primary amid apathy and restrained debate. Democrats aim to regain ground against GOP incumbents Gov. Howard Pyle and Rep. John Rhodes, with party hopes pinned on Ernst W. McFarland or William F. Kimball for the gubernatorial nomination. Registration shows 203,208 Democrats and 82,315 Republicans. Rhodes faces no opposition in the first district. Missing text notes provide a housekeeping tip about flavoring dried prunes with cloves or grape juice.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Haroly E. Pattern
D-Ariz
Congress
Legislative
Arizona
U.S
Ernest W. McFarland
Florence
William F. Kimball
Tucson
McFarland
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Aliz
Sun Patterns For Easy Sewing Patterns Ad Fall Winter Edition
The ad promotes Sun Patterns No 2004 and No 2020 with multiple sizes and apron options, offering two patterns in one, plus a Fall-Winter Fashion World booklet for 25 cents. It requests 35 cents per pattern, lists fabric allowances, and notes delivery times and extra postage for first class mail. Also includes a brief note on using homogenized milk for cream sauces and fresh milk to prevent curdling.
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Fashion World
Dragnet Tragedy At Fort Worth Movie Theater
A 38 year old woman Mrs Aliee Blackiwell was shot and killed Monday night at a Fort Worth movie theater showing Dragnet Her male companion arrested by an off duty policeman who said a pistol in his pocket slipped out and discharged accidently No charges were filed immediately Marciano Takes It Easy in Grossinger New York Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano relaxed on Labor Day enjoying a car ride and watching the Yankees Red Sox doubleheader on TV
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Fort. Worth
Aliee Blackiwell
Dragnet
Kimberly Wins Race in Kansas City Showdown
James H. Kimberly of Chicago driving a red Ferrari won the 30-lap feature in about 1 hour 3 minutes before a crowd of roughly 35,000 in Kansas City. The event marked the first major horsepower showdown of the windy day.
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City
James H. Kimberly
Chicago
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