Clinton High School Closed After Racial Clashes
In Clinton Tennessee the school board ordered Clinton high closed after new outbreaks of racial violence wounded a white minister and threatened Negro students. Principal J J Brittain announced closure until safety returns as 700 pupils were sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Middlebrooks
Clinton, Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton High School
J. J. Brittain
Tennessee
Vic
Paul Turner
Robert Johnson
Vivian Shootman
Miss Shootman
Brittain
Turner
Megrogs
Herbert Brownell
Clinton High
A MacArthur Named Envoy To Japan
Doug las MacArthur II nephew of General Douglas MacArthur Republican appointee named ambassador to Japan by President Eisenhower to replace John M Allison. MacArthur a 47 year old career foreign service officer will assume post after February Senate approval expected in January. He previously served as state department counselor since 1935 helping plan international conferences including the Geneva Big Four summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
INS
Douglas MacArthur II
Japan
Eisenhower
State Department
Alber W. Barkley
John M. Allison
Allison
MacArthur
Senate
Storf
Geneva
Cedar Rapids court to suspend licenses for stop sign violations
Cedar Rapids officials tighten penalties for school sign breaches after a surge in pedestrian injuries. Judge Donald Barnes announces license suspensions in severe cases, with Warren Boldt fined 25 dollars and Gary Dunn 15 dollars for stop sign offenses. A warning is issued to all drivers to heed school zones and ordinary stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Donald Barnes
Fudgee Barnes
The
Gazette
Warren E. Boldt
Park Avenue SE
Barnes
Boldt
Jetter
Gary & Dunn
Springville
Drowns Special to The Qarelle Body Recovered Near West Amana
Harold Voelkel of High Amana drowned while helping his son Glenn place beaver traps near West Amana on the Iowa River. The father and son fell through thin ice at 4 15 p.m. Glenn escaped using a pistol barrel as a handle to climb out. The body was found about 10 a.m. Tuesday after an organized search involving volunteers, boats, grappling hooks, and illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qarelle
High Amana
Harold Voelkel
Lowa
West Amana
Voelkel
Glenn
Alfred Kellenburger
Harold Voeikel
Loover Funeral Home
Marengo
Amana High School
Voelkel Ia
Ruth
Judy
Amana, Woolen Mills
Voeilals
Millersburg
Sabotage sought after deadly Brooklyn waterfront blast
Federal and local authorities probed sabotage as a 15 million dollar blast at a Luckenbach Steamship pier in Brooklyn killed at least 10 and injured hundreds. Fire officials called it the worst New York harbor fire, with a 400 pageent recovery and investigators tracing a mysterious telephone threat and crew could be linked to the Ruth Lake. The disaster destroyed the pier shed, sent debris across a wide area, and left many hospitalized with numerous fatalities among workers and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Blush
Luckenbuch Steamship Line
Edward Cavanaugh, Jr
New York Harbor
Hell
Funes
Norwegian Hospital
Wear
Wall Street
New York Times
Harjokce
Lower Bae
Financial District
Aeeres Cavanaugh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Luckenbach Pier
Girl 11 Wins Battle for Rail Crossing Sign
Pamela Sue Huff, 11, won a two year effort to install flasher lights at a railroad crossing near Dayton Ohio. Her father was killed at the crossing before Christmas 1954 inspiring her plea to Eisenhower and the Ohio Public Utilities Commission leading to hearings and the railroad order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Chip
Here
Pamela Sue Huff
New York Central Railroad
Pamela Sue
Eisenhower
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Britain pleads to waive postwar loan interest and protect pound
Britain seeks waivers from the United States and Canada on this month’s interest due on postwar dollar loans as a sharp drop in gold and dollar reserves weakens the pound. Chancellor MacMillan cites reserves at 1.965 billion dollars and outlines related IMF and tax measures to shore up the currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.S
Canada
MacMillan
Eisenhower
Congresa
Britain
International Monetary Fund
Gallar
Women confront Soviets at Budapest Unknown Soldier tribute
In Budapest 30 000 women and girls pressed toward the Unknown Soldier monument in Hernes Square as Russian troops responded with blocks and fire. Witnesses said a Russian officer waved a pistol and several shots were fired while Defense Minister Ferenc Muennich conferred with Russian generals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hernes
Hungary
Ferenc Muennich
Cedar Rapids Passes Record High Property Levy Next Year
Cedar Rapids property owners face the highest levy on record at 67.05 mills per $1,000, about an $11 increase per $1,000 of assessed value. The rise reflects record budgets for the city and Cedar Rapids school district, with taxes to fund operations and Korean War bonus bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Ttands Neve
Cedar Rapids
Linn ‘County
Otto F. Hanzlik
Jsehaal
Hanzlik
Echoal
Linncolnt
Ms A LJ
Ford
U S Strikes AI RCA NBC Over TV Market Ban
Washington reports the government charges Radio Corporation of America and its NBC subsidiary with conspiring to secure five top television markets. The anti trust suit alleges NBC network power was used to grant or withhold NBC affiliation in major markets and cites a Philadelphia Cleveland station swap with Westinghouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Radio Corporation of America Andits
National T Broadcasting Company
NBC
NBC J
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Westinghouse
Boston
Pittsburgh
Colder Weather Expected After Mild Minneapolis Era
The weather bureau warned that colder Canadian air moving from Montana toward Lake Superior would push south late Tuesday and Wednesday. A Mexican storm center could slow progress, bringing snow to northwest towns and possible showers in the southeast while Cedar Rapids recorded 52 degrees at 2 30 and an overnight low near 2 92 after a Monday high of 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedar Rapids
Apite
Weather Bureau
Montana
Lake Superior
Cedar Rapids
Stores to Stay Open Late for Christmas Shopping
Cedar Rapids retailers will keep many stores open until late tonight to aid Christmas shoppers. Stores following Retail Merchants bureau guidance mark the third of eight extended evening openings during the holiday effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
White Citizens Council
Brownell
Hanery
Tampa
Palice
David Perry
Vienna
Naples
Warsaw
United
Alfred Gruenther
American Red Cross
Pentagon
Red Cross
M'Arthur
Up—Children's Hospital
Waterfront
Brooklyn Pier
Infarna
IHGS
William Lanpustier
Empire State Building
Crew Tnrest
Martin Scott
Edward Silver
LA Daily Record
M4 Mu Society
U. S
United Nariwia
N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge
Danube
Ieagnen
Buda
Lacross
Stalin Street
Mussiera
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Sandor Petoefi
Hanslik
Linn
RCA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!