Wood siding made from engineered fibers promises durable, warp resistant exterior
Armstrong Cork Co. researchers develop a splitproof grainless knot free siding from hardwood fibers bonded with a thermoplastic resin. The material resists humidity driven warping, allows nails anywhere, and can be produced in uniform lengths and widths for economy.
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Armstrong Cork Co
W. L. Scott
Armstrong
Fiberboard Research
Scott
South
Memphis State and Ole Miss diverge in handling integration
Memphis State University quietly admitted eight Negro students in 1959 and now about 130 Negroes study there while Ole Miss faced violent demonstrations over James Meredith. President Cecil C. Humphreys led Memphis State’s peaceful integration, with a relaxed atmosphere and no color line in student elections.
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Memphis State
Ole Miss
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Cecil C. Humphreys
McClellan
Lanny Vaughan
Humphreys
Southern
Memphis
Boy ages 17 saves squirrel in Arkansas woods
Gary Bolling of Houston Arkansas grabbed a five foot canebrake rattlesnake by the tail as it tried to swallow a squirrel and carried it a mile through the woods to a friend who supplies snakes to the Little Rock Zoo. The friend kept the snake and praised Gary on his luck.
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Houston, Ark
Gary Bolling
Little Rock Zoo
Gary
Iraq Arms Civilians To Fight Reds In a Wartime Move
Beirut dispatch reports Iraqs new regime arming civilians in Baghdad Basra and other cities to confront Communist agitators. Police in Basra fired on 3000 demonstrators killing about 250 as the crackdown follows the overthrow and execution of Abdul Karim Kassem and the rise of Col Mustafa.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Tehran
Iran
Baghdad
Basra
Abdul Karim Mustafa
National Guard
Washington
London
Named for River Congo Brazzaville Leopoldville capitals
The two Republics of the Congo trace their names to the Congo River. They are commonly distinguished as Congo Brazzaville and Congo Leopoldville, named for their capitals across the river.
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The
Congo
France
Belgium
Congo River
Congo Brazzaville
Congo Leopoldville
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Tarrole
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Plymouth
Bauinox Motors
Center, VT
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Middle East
Mosul
Noveck Shultz, Inc
Dial
North Street
Sandalwood
Wildwort Department
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Ted Coates
Woolworths
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