Teachers Deplore Integrated Schools In Washington
A group of women teachers told House investigators that racial integration in Washington schools was followed by increased sex problems and troubling incidents in corridors and yards. They cited obscene stories, dresses being pulled, and a white and Negro girl mix in classrooms, with some declines in achievement noted by teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Regis Boyle
Eastern High School
John Bell Williams
Dmiss
Special House
Supreme Court
McMillan
D-Sc
House District of Columbia Committee
Subcommittee
James C. Davis
D-Ga
William Gerber
Nashville, Tenn
Margaret Moore
Cook Elementary School
Miss Moore
Miram L. Beall
Roosevelt High School
Beall
Addie Howard
John Eaton
Stevenson Jabs Ike Over Farm Policy in Florida Swing
Stevenson assailed President Eisenhower as he campaigned in the South accusing the administration of misleading leadership on farm policy. With Truman present, Stevenson questioned Eisenhower's direct involvement as he denounced the soil bank program spending. He ridiculed the administration’s handling of agriculture during the trip from Jacksonville to rally in the Midwest states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Adlai
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Truman
Jacksonville
Fla
Tlinois
Dane
Joe Smith
Ida
Boycott Spreads At Henderson White Schools
In Henderson Kentucky a white boycott of integrated schools spread to Weaverton Central and 7th Street elementary schools, drawing walkouts from hundreds of white pupils while small groups of segregationists watched. Negro pupils attended and mixed with whites on the playground as Herman Barnes, a 9 year old Weaverton student, said the pupils are getting along fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Weaverton
White Citizens Council
Central
7Th St
Donald E. Jones
Henderson County
Herman Barnes
Dulles Sees Egypt Conceding in Suez Conflict
Secretary of State Dulles warned that economic pressure will compel Egypt to accept a reasonable Suez settlement. He rejected economic warfare, urged patient persistence, and outlined toll payments to the Suez Canal Users Assn. as a control measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations Unity Council
New York
Africa
Lifts Lid On Speech Limit As Eisenhower Campaigns
The White House said there is no fixed limit on major campaign speeches by President Eisenhower beyond removing the five or six radio and TV cap. James Hagerty noted no medical ban on campaign activity and hinted at more than two TV speeches before the November election. He also mentioned potential trips to Baltimore St Louis and New York as campaign plans expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Pittsburgh
Theodore MccKeldin
Maryland
Sherman Adams
Baltimore
Missouri
Len Hocker
GOP
National Committee
St. Louis
United Nations
New York
Flossy Swirls Toward Virginia Coast Storm Toll Rises
Tropical Storm Flossy moves toward Virginia as the weakened hurricane threat grows. At least 16 dead or missing and substantial Gulf Coast property damage are reported while tides run two to three feet above normal from Cape Hatteras to New Jersey.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Flossy
Virginia
Gulf Coast
Wrmington
North Carolina
New Jersey
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Gulf
Panama City
Pla
Grand Isle
Saunders named executive vice president of Norfolk and Western
Stuart T. Saunders will become executive vice president of the Norfolk and Western Railway on October 1. John P. Pishwick will be the road's general counsel. Saunders, born 1909 in West Virginia, has risen from assistant general solicitor in 1939 to vice president and general counsel in 1954. He studied at Roanoke College and Harvard Law School and serves on Roanoke and Hollins boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Stuart T. Saunders
Norfolk and Western Railway
John P. Pishwick
Saunders
N&w
George Dunglinson, Jr
McDowell County
West Virginia
Bedford
Harvard
Roanoke College
Virginia State Highway Commission
Harvard Law School
Washington
Douglas, Obear and Campbell
House of Delegates
American Bar Assn
Roanoke and Hollins College Boards of Trustees
Matusow Convicted On Five Federal Perjury Counts
Harvey Matusow, once a prominent anti Communist witness, was found guilty on five federal perjury counts for lying to prosecutors about his testimony against 13 second string Communist leaders. Sentencing set for Friday with a maximum of 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvey M. Matusow
Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Cohn
United States
Communist Party
FBI
Eemcee
Justice Department
Immigration Service
Sen. McCarthy
Subcommittee
Matoaka Tot Dies From Fall Injury
Monika Mills aged 3 of Matoaka died after falling from a 30 foot cliff in the Carter Hill area near Matoaka High School. She suffered brain injury at Bluefield Sanitarium and died after surgery. Funeral services set for Matoaka Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Memorial Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monika Mills
Carlos Mills
Matoaka
Elmer Neal
Neal
Mills
Bluefield Sanitarium
Carter Hill
Barbery
Germany
Prailey Funeral Home
Matoaka Methodist Church
Don Spurlock
J. S. Foley
Roselawn Memorial Lawn
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Underwood Charges Marland With Double Crossing
Cecil H. Underwood the Republican nominee for West Virginia governor accused Bill Marland of duplicity in a Wayne County speech. He said Marland betrayed Okey Patterson and the Statehouse crowd to win the Senate nomination and appointed cronies after Senate confirmation was refused. He also attacked Rep. Robert H. Mollohan for seeking funds from the Statehouse machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenova
W. Va
Bill Marland
Cecil H. Underwood
Sistersville
Wayne County
Okey Patteson
Senate
West Virginia
State Senate
Underwood
Robert H. Mollohan
Statehouse
No Casualties Reported After Jerusalem Fighting
Israeli and Jordanian troops clashed in Jerusalem after a seven hour attack tied to a Jordan invasion. U N observers called for a cease fire as casualties were claimed by both sides with numbers ranging from 36 Israelis killed and 51 wounded to 31 Jordanian soldiers killed and 90 to 100 Israelis killed per Jordan sources. King Hussein and Arab leaders pledged unity while Israel urged self defense and blamed Jordan for aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jordan
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Syria
Sabri Assal
Damascus
Israel
Jordan Army
Arab Legion
Golda Meir
E. L. M. Burns
Palestine U.N
Hasan
Amman
Hussein
Shukri Kuwaily
Abba Eban
Hammarskjold
London
AH Abu Nawar
Two Escaped Convicts Caught After Va Roadblock
State police nabbed Wayne Joyce and John Wood Jr after they drove through a road block near Big Stone Gap three miles west of town in a stolen car. The six-strong NC road gang escaped Monday night after overpowering a guard and hijacking a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
North Carolina
Here
Wayne Joyce
Mt. Airy
N. C
John Wood Jr
Rutherfordton
P. A. Pierce
Delmer Sybert
Wise County
Wise
Virginia
Stonega Coke and Coal Company
Carl B. Roberts
Orlando
Fla
Dayton Watts
Whiteville
Roda
Stonega
Wes Wagener
Raymond C. Gilley
Gilley
Exeter
Herman Patterson
Shelby
Interstate
Appalachia
Prince’s Creek
Fred Honeycutt
Tennessee
Roberts
Watts
Roda Camp
C Hills
Sey
Kentucky
Sybert
Lynne
Major Crime Up 14.4 Percent in first half of 1956
FBI figures reportU.S. major crimes rose 14.4 percent January through June 1956 versus 1955. Auto theft led with a 22.3 percent jump. murders and other felonies showed varied changes across urban and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
PBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
FBI
Coun
Revercomb to Speak at Parkersburg Rally in West Virginia
Republican U S Senate candidate Chapman Revercomb will headline a Parkersburg rally honoring State Chairman John D Hoblitzell Jr. He will address the State Oil and Gas Assn at Jacksons Mill and join Vice President Nixon in Wheeling the same evening, then continue to Glenville and Gilbert in Mingo County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Chapman Revercomb
U.S. Senate
John D. Hoblitzell Jr
Revercomb
State Oil and Gas Assn
Jackson’s Mill
Nixon
Wheeling
Glenville
Sae
Gilbert
Mingo County
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Wier
D-Minn
Gerber
Ike
Miriam L. Beall
Marjorie W. Nelson
Henderson, Ky
Suez
Nasser
McKeldin
Phillips
New Jerusalem
Johnoe Jr
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