Virginia Yields to Integration in Virginia Schools
The Virginia general assembly accepted integration with Gov. Almonds program to limit its impact. Arlington and Norfolk prepare for the first public school desegregation. A Norview High senior and Blair Junior High student express mixed feelings on attending integrated schools.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Almond
House
Virginia
Norfolk
Arlington County
Arlington
Stratford Junior High School
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Darrell Hughes
Norview High School
Norview
Blair Junior High School
Merchants Bank Plans Expansion Across Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank announced plans to connect its current site with new facilities in two buildings on Third Street SE. The former Cedar Rapids National Bank building will become part of the expansion with drive through banking and about one floor of parking planned. Possession hoped by July 1 with timeframe and department layout to be determined.
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Cedar Rapids News
Third Street
Merchants National Bank
Kieck’s
Palace Theater
Barclay Securities Co
Palace Theater Co
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Merchants National
John T. Hamilton II
Hamilton
Bank Names Two New Officers
Merchants National bank appointed two new officers at its monthly board meeting last week. Franklin S. Ruhl 42 year old Marine Corps veteran and Loyola Law graduate becomes trust officer. E J Buresh 32 earned degrees from Iowa State and University of Iowa law. He leads property and farm management in the trust department.
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Merchants National Bank
Franklin S. Ruhl
E. J. Buresh
Mr. Ruhl
Marine Corps
Loyola University
LaSalle National Bank
Chicago
Baresh
Iowa State College
University of Iowa
Merchants
Trust Department
Governors Urge Broad Civil Rights Action At Conference
The governors' conference on civil rights urged Congress to authorize broader federal action on voting rights school desegregation and federal fair employment laws. The group also pressed Eisenhower for strict enforcement of existing laws and orders and sought presidential guidance to shape public opinion.
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Detroit
Governors
Congress
Eisenhower
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
G. Mennen
Williams
Michigan
William Stratton
Illinois
Morejon Executed Reported by Havana Radio
Havana radio said former Batista army captain Pedro Morejon was executed at La Cabana fortress, shot at 11 p m Saturday according to Radio Voz. The report notes the rare public confirmation of the death.
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Havana
Radio Voz
Batista’ Army
Pedro ‘Morejon
la ‘Cabana
February Birthdays Highlight Short Month Long Legacy
Editor notes February’s brevity. The piece celebrates notable births from January to March, starting with George and Abraham Lincoln, arguing the month’s quality surpasses its days. It defends the briefest month with a tribute to distinguished individuals born in this slice of the year.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Washington
Victor Herbert
Horace Greeley
Gen
William Sherman
Thomas Edison
Enrico Caruso
Buffalo Bill
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
AP News
Dick Hodgins, Jr
George
Abe
February births shine in history and politics
The piece notes February as a notable birth month with presidents Washington Lincoln Harrison and Jefferson Burr figures in a playful look at political history. It hints at changing campaign slogans from Burr to modern times and ends by referencing a continued continuation on page 7.
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G. Washington
A. Lincoln
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
For Some Reason Nobody Seems To Like Me Joke
A psychiatrist questions his new patient as the man vents that no one seems to like him. He asks for attention while insulting the doctor calling him Fathead in a punchy humor panel.
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Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Horace Greeley
Fathead
Governor Loveless Compliments Iowa Legislature in Cedar Rapids
Gov Herschel C Loveless praised the Republican controlled Iowa Legislature as potentially the most productive in 25 years during a Cedar Rapids victory dinner. He cited rising Democratic membership as a factor and noted remarks by Leonard G Wolf and Donald A Norberg as part of the event at the Sheraton Montrose.
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Frank Nye
Herschel C. Loveless
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
Sheraton-Montrose Hotel
Leonard G. Wolf
Elkader
Wolf
Donald A. Norberg
Albia
Jake S. More
Harlan
Dulles urges UN to condemn communism and favor law
Secretary of State Dulles told UN members that more condemnation and less tolerance of Communist use of force is needed. He warned against a permanent double standard and urged Free World nations to submit international disputes to the International Court of Justice or a new tribunal. He urged expanding law and justice to maintain peace and noted Soviet threats over Berlin as proof that force is seen as legitimate by international communism.
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New York
State Dulles
United Nations
Free World
Dulles
U.N
New York State Bar Assn
International Court of Justice
United States
Berlin
Dulles to Visit Europe for Allied Unity Talks
Secretary of State Dulles will fly to London Paris and Bonn to press for harmony among the Allies ahead of East West talks on Berlin and a possible spring crisis. He aims to align policies with UK France and West Germany and consult NATO chief Spaak, while seeking cooperation with Sen. Fulbright on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Dulles
Europe
Berlin
State Department
London
Paris
Bonn
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Paul Henri Spaak
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Congress
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Theodore Francis Green
Storm Threat Halts Hunt for Danish Vessel
Rescue vessels scoured the stormy North Atlantic for the Danish ship Hans Hedtoft after it struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage to Greenland from Denmark. Darkness and a rising ice pack forced the search to pause, with 95 people feared lost aboard.
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Halifax
N.S
North
Atlantic
Hans Hedtoft
Hedtoft
Denmark
Greenland
Musicians Strike Three Major Networks in New Contract Fight
The American Federation of Musicians began a strike at midnight against CBS NBC and ABC as a five year contract expired. Union president Herman D. Kenin said talks would continue through the night.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Herman D. Kenin
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