Virginia Leaders Face Court For Desegregation Enforcement
Three federal judges will hear Prince Edward County Virginia and other localities on how to enforce the Supreme Court ruling ending public school segregation. NAACP lawyers seek immediate desegregation while Virginia officials anticipate possible continued segregation if counties resist funding.
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Alexandria
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Additional Workers Boost Thayer Drive For Plant Jobs
Bluefield officials report the Thayer campaign raised about 110000 last night as they plan weekend reinforcements to hasten funds for a Hale's Bottom furniture plant. final pledges not yet tallied may push higher. 300 initial jobs and up to 1000 with expansion are anticipated, with 400 new positions seen as pivotal to city economy.
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Thayer
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Tazewell County
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ADC
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Elmer C. Barton
R. A. Yarbrough
Joseph Edwin Oliver
W. B. Lowder
J. Dodd Martensen
Joseph H. Bowen
William J. Gillespie, Jr
A. W. Brown
Dr. &. J. Wright
New Clarks murder inquiry gains no indictment
Mayor John Copenhaver announced there is not sufficient evidence to indict Thurman Rice in the slaying of Juliet Staunton Clark. Rice and Robert Miller faced questioning after lie detector results cast doubt on an earlier associate story. Both men likely to return to the State Penitentiary as police review ongoing.
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John T. Copenhaver
Thurman Rice
State Penitentiary
Delbert) Stover
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Rice
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston Daily Mail
South Hills
Robert F. Miller
Nitro
West Side
Miller
Investigaon
Nudist Mother Of 1955 To Be Chosen In Surrey Camp
Ray Connett of Sunny Trails camp says selection will honor the candidate with flair fitness and character based on popular applause. More than 200 nudists from British Columbia Washington and Oregon attend the event. He emphasizes it is not a beauty contest aiming to promote a mentally healthy lifestyle for children.
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Surrey
Ray Connett
Sunny Trails
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Connett
Lawyers Predict Justice Flaws in Daily Telegraph Series
Two leading American criminal lawyers tell Daily Telegraph readers that 10 to 20 percent of the 164000 in U S prisons may be falsely convicted or heavily sentenced. Edward J Mowery previews Justice Takes a Nap, tied to a Donovan committee study on miscarriages of justice.
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Daily Telegraph
Edward J. Mowery
American Bar Association
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Cafe Owner Converts After Egg Meal Incident
Pierre South Dakota July 16 Chris Dam owner of a cafe ceased being a skeptic after a stranger ordered four dozen soft boiled eggs and coffee. Dam suggested a dozen to start but the customer finished the dozen and paid for three more before settling for the fourth.
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Prison riot at Wyoming jail seizes control of cell block
Mutinous convicts seized a new cell block at the Rawlins prison, taking three guards hostage. Warden Miller and acting governor Everett Copenhaver met rioters, who demanded better food medical care and recreation, while guards and reporters watched.
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Ben) Reeves
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Norman Hodges
Joel McCamey
Ted Charters
Tom Kendall
Leo Hartshorn
National Guard
All Faiths In America Pray For Summit Peace Effort
Clergymen of many faiths across the United States immediately joined President Eisenhower in prayers for world peace and the Geneva conference. Churches including St Patrick’s in New York and Orthodox synagogues in Portland reported special services, with leaders urging congregations to back the peace parley as a global moral push.
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Atlantic
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New York
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U.S.A
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Indianapolis
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Portland
Maine
Roy G. Ross
Council
Geneva
Father Says Turncoat Son Suffered Enough
Hillsboro Mississippi July 16 Elbert Bell a 49 year old poultry farmer says he plans to meet his turncoat son Otho when he docks in San Francisco by 29 Otho one of 21 United Nations servicemen who chose communism after the Korean War is returning to the United States aboard the SS President Cleveland with two other turncoaters who changed their minds The elder Bell says he believes his son has suffered enough and they ought to leave him alone when he comes back
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Otho
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Nevada Politician Replaces Mr Peepers at Dunes Show
Nevada State Assemblyman Sam Irwin will headline the Dunes Hotel revue in Las Vegas replacing Mr Peepers. Wally Cox was fired after three performances of a four week run. Irwin, a former comedian now Sahara Hotel executive, comes out of retirement with terms undisclosed.
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Nev
Nevada
Sam Irwin
Mr. Peepers
Toay
Wally Cox
al Gottesman
Cox
Irwin
Sahara Hotel
Patteson Signals Turnpike Faith Despite Traffic Slump
West Virginia Turnpike General Manager Okey L. Patteson reassures investors that near term interest and operating costs are manageable. He cites plans for extension and interstate toll-road connections to sustain finances amid eight month traffic levels and rising July tolls.
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Okey L. Patteson
Charleston-Princeton
Mindszenty Freed Temporarily On Eve Of Geneva Talks
Vienna reports Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, 63, temporarily freed from prison by Hungary due to age and illness. He faces life treason term from a 1949 Budapest trial over alleged plots against the Soviet-backed regime. Vatican reaction wary as Big Four summit looms in Geneva.
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Archduke Otto of
Eisenhower Seeks Peaceful Path at Geneva Big Four Summit
President Eisenhower arrived in Geneva for the Big Four summit promising a peaceful crusade in Europe and a more tranquil life for all. Leaders from East and West voiced cautious optimism as Germany and German unification loom over negotiations and a possible shift in Cold War stasis.
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Columbine F1
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Typhoon Strikes Kyushu Then Weakened Over Japan
A typhoon hit Kyushu Island and moved westward at about 35 mph across Japan. It weakened as it traveled toward the East China Sea and was expected to dissipate before reaching China.
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