Thousands Brave Rain In Protest in Montgomery
Thousands of bus boycott protesters braved heavy rain to walk to work in a mass act of passive resistance against segregation on Montgomery city buses. By day’s end 99 individuals had been arrested on mass boycott indictments, with trials slated for March 19 as arraignments proceeded.
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Eugene Carter
Jackson Knox
Circuit
John Mathew
Wilson
William F. Thetford
Vote Donation Law Charted By Senate Leaders
Washington INL Senate leaders disclosed plans for a new election contributions law to modernize controls for the 1958 campaign. Senate Democratic Leader Johnson of Texas said the bill would be pushed this session without awaiting a final report from a special committee on lobbying. The measure would exempt political contributions up to 10 dollars per person or 200 dollars for a husband and wife from income tax, allow nationwide networks to provide equal free time to major parties, and impose stringent reporting requirements with ceilings on contributions and expenditures.
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Deposits $46,000 In Wrong Bank In Arizona
Douglas, Arizona AP report says Fred Chresst of Poratello Idaho misplaced 46000 in government bonds in a road bank near Douglas. Frank Melendez allegedly took the bonds but all were returned to Chresst after the incident.
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Fred Chresst
Poratello
Idsho
Frank Melendez
Chresst
Berg
Melendez
Odd Ice Storm Strikes Northeast Iowa Schools See Major Damage
Northeast Iowa bore the brunt of a chaotic ice storm bringing dangerous highway conditions and near zero visibility. Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Burlington faced heavy thunderstorms, hail, and freezing rain. several farms and power lines were downed, with multiple schools closed and roads impassable. Local airports reported reduced activity as temperatures fluctuated and power outages affected Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Burlington
Burtington
Citumwa
Pes Moines
United Air Lines
General Cleared Of Race Breach
Washington INS The army Friday cleared Major General Eugene M. Caffey of any violation of regulations in remarks in Georgia interpreted as favoring racial segregation. The inspector general said the statements were injudicious but not a legal breach warranting punishment. Caffey, the army’s judge advocate general, praised a pro segregation speech before the Georgia legislature and said he would hope to make a speech like that.
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Army
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Georgia
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Soviet Press Attacks Malenkov Electric Power Ministry
The Soviet press directly criticizes the ministry of electric power stations, accusing it of procrastination in expanding capacity. Saburov, state planning chief, hinted dissatisfaction with Malenkov’s leadership after his 1955 resignation, noting wasted energy and extra fuel use at high pressure stations.
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Long Given Until Tuesday for Plea To Robbery Count
Cedar Rapids case reports John C. Long aged 40 was given until Tuesday to plead to a robbery charge connected with stealing 172 dollars from the Montrose hotel cashier. He allegedly displayed a gun, forced a taxi to Clinton, and was arrested nearby. He is held in Linn county jail on 2500 dollar bond after arraignment in Judge Charles Penningroth's court with court-appointed counsel.
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Charles Penningroth
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Hey
Linn County
Demonstration of Gunplay Ends in Accidental Killing
CHICAGO. Policeman William Tracy 36 demonstrated a revolver to a friend. He pocketed the gun and claimed he could fire without drawing it. The weapon discharged striking Isadore Mycr aon 35 in the jugular vein, killing him. Other officers ruled the incident an accident.
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Aokie
William Tracy
Isadore Mycraon
Myersen
Tracy
Chuckle about Bill Hugginsbroadminded humor
A terse joke notes the greatest man who ever lived was Bill Hugginsbroadminded generous and brilliant yet died with talents unspected. The punchline questions how the speaker learned of him and reveals the widow as an Lt’s marriage.
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Bill Huggins
Living Cost Declines. Wages Cut in Auto and Related Industries
The January living cost index edged down to 114.6 with a 0.1 percent drop from December, triggering a penny hourly wage cut for over a million workers in auto, farm, equipment, and aircraft sectors in a quarterly revision. General Motors will implement the pay reduction after March 1 for more than 500,000 workers. Food prices fell 0.3 percent as farm prices retreat.
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Washington
General Motors
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
British Submarine Acheron Safe After Crisis Near Greenland
The British submarine Acheron with a crew of 65 was reported safe on Friday after an ice sea search was called off. The sub had been missing between Greenland and Iceland when two hours passed since a planned radio position report and officials said communications were out of order.
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Elkport
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Cosmic Ray Bombardment Studied by SUI Scientists
University of Town scientists rushed to join researchers worldwide to measure effects of a huge solar blast and its cosmic ray bombardment on Earth. Balloons carrying research equipment launched from Iowa City as reports poured in from Chicago and polar expeditions. scientists warn of possible radio TV interference and note the flare’s global reach while seeking the underlying cause of cosmic rays.
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South Pole
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Long backs archbishop on segregation in Louisiana
Gov elect Earl Long said Archbishop Joseph Femelle Bulinmel is undoubtedly right that segregation is morally wrong but may be the wrong time to push it. He refused to tell Catholic lawmakers how to run schools, and indicated opposition to amendments placing Catholic schools under state segregation laws. The remark follows plans for districting measures and a ruling that state laws on segregation are unconstitutional.
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New Orleans
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Louisiana
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Rummel
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Bad Brakes Ruled Out in Rail Wreck
ODENTON Md seven Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars at 80 mph derailed on a straight stretch between Washington and Baltimore. Three toppled down a 15 foot embankment. Five dead more than 100 injured. 80 taken to six Maryland hospitals, 59 hospitalized Friday. Railroad spokesman ruled out faulty air brakes. Engineer said they were at normal speed when brakes grabbed. Among injured former Maryland governor Merubet A R O Connor. Passengers aided by officials and bystanders as emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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Maryland
Herman Malzer
Fugitive Red Gil Green Says He Will Surrender
A release signed by Gil Green, ex New York state Communist chairman and fugitive since July 2, 1851, says he will surrender at Foley Square on Monday February 27 at noon. The note, mailed from New York, cites the era of McCarthyism and predicts a wind shift toward restored political rights for Communists.
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McCarthy
Henry Winston
Dulles seeks peace in Middle East by law not arms
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States pursues Middle East peace through international law and friendly neighborly relations, not by arming blocs. He stated Israel could not win an arms race with Arabs but arms sales to both sides remain possible under safeguards. The U.S. emphasizes UN roles and restraint, noting Soviet bloc arms entering the region have complicated the issue.
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President Eisenhower’s hunting trip amid recovery progress
Attired in suede jodhpurs and brown checks, Eisenhower joined a hunt at Milestone Plantation with Humphrey and his daughter Mrs. P. H. Firmar nearby. He played 18 holes of golf and hunted turkeys for two hours, matching pace with a revived energy and stamina as aides note his recovery.
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Milestone Plantation
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Snyder
James Tragerty
Eisenhower
Baby Sitter Substituted by Neighbor in Denton Incident
A North Texas State College couple asked a neighbor to babysit, but upon return another neighbor had taken the duty claiming the original sitter was at the hospital delivering a baby. The substitute offered no further details.
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Denton
Texas
North Texas State College
Ja Baby
Missionaries Safe After Caribbean Flight Disappearance
Coast guard reports six light planes carrying missionaries vanished after leaving Camaguey Cuba for Kingston Jamaica. Six were found at Niquero Cuba and 16 missionaries aboard reportedly safe. The planes, owned by Church of God of Prophecy from Cleveland Ohio, aimed for a cross formation in a long religious food tour.
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Church of God of Prophecy
Cleveland
Fenn
Japan Population Rises to 69 Million Across 1950 Census
TOKYO AP reports Japan’s population reached 69,275,629, more than six million above the 1950 census figure. The census bureau announced the update, noting notable gains in urban areas and regional distribution across the country.
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Tokyo
We Census Bureau
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