Eisenhower orders withdrawal of federal troops from Little Rock
President Eisenhower directs the release of all federal troops and federalized Arkansas guardsmen from Little Rock by May 29 to enforce racial integration. He hopes no troops are needed at the start of the next school year as state and local officials assume responsibility. Faubus and civil unrest context are noted with ongoing incidents outside the school.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Little Rock High School
U.S. District Court
Central High School
District Court
Supreme Court
Hagerty
Faubus
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Central High
Fisenhower
Newport
Arkansas National Guard
L. C. Bates
Arkansas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Yank Flies To Height of 91249 Feet
The Air Force claims a world altitude record with an F-104 A Starfighter rising to 91249 feet over Palmdale California. Major Howard Johnson of Novato California piloted the craft for 27 minutes, reaching speeds over Mach 2 and confirming the Starfighter as the lightest jet interceptor in U.S. service.
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Yank
Washington
Air Force
Palmdale
Calif
U.S
Grumman
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Howard Johnson
Novato
Lockheed
U.S. Air Force
Fingerless Man Wins Art Honor in Tennessee Contest
James Houts, a man without fingers on his right hand and with limited fingers on his left, won a statewide art contest in Catlinburg Tennessee. His watercolor market scene won the annual contest sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Catlinburg
Tenn
James Houts
General, Federation of Women's Clubs
Wife hopes altitude record flyer stays lower
Mrs Howard Johnson in Novato says her husband, an air force member, aimed for an altitude record but she worries only a little. She notes he had oxygen and a suit, and he phoned after the flight to say he succeeded. The couple has two children.
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Johnson
San Francisco
Howard Johnson
Novato
Factory Jobs Off 270,000
Washington reports April manufacturing employment fell by 270000 to 15100000, down 1700000 from April 1957. Most losses occurred in durable goods including autos, steel mills, and industrial machinery plants. Overtime hours and weekly pay also declined.
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Washington
Disk Jockey Allen Freed Indicted in Boston
Alan Freed, a New York disc jockey, was indicted by a county grand jury in Boston on a charge of inciting unlawful destruction of property during a rock and roll session at the Boston arena on Saturday night.
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Boston
Alan Freed
New York
Boston Arena
House Committee Rejects Package Labor Legislation
The Democratic controlled House labor committee defeated a Republican attempt to link general labor laws with welfare and pension fund bills. The panel voted 15 14 to send the welfare and pension bills to a subcommittee for study and expeditious hearings, and 18 3 to begin hearings on general labor legislation. Democrats defeated a move for full committee hearings on Eisenhower labor proposals and Taft Hartley act amendments by a 16 13 vote.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
G.O.P
Knowland
Calif
House
Eisenhower
Rain records topple in New York through May 7 1958
The weather bureau reports 23.04 inches of precipitation from January 1 to May 7 in New York, the wettest start of the century for that period. The prior high was 22.58 inches in 1953, with 26.37 inches recorded by May 7 in 1893.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Red Motley speaks on salesmanship in Cedar Rapids
Parade magazine publisher Red Motley urged restoring old fashioned salesmanship to keep U S business healthy during a Cedar Rapids visit. The well known speaker addressed Gazette executives and previously drew overflow crowds at the Chamber of Commerce.
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America
Red Motley
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Parade Magazine
Mr. Motley
U. S
U S Envoy's Home Under Fire in Haiti
U S Ambassador Gerald Drew and his wife and two grandsons narrowly escaped unharmed as assailants fired at the official residence in Port au Prince. Security forces imposed curfews after a plot to topple President Duvalier was uncovered, with Dejoie supporters implicated.
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Larry Allen
Port AU Prince
Haiti
U. S
Gerald Drew
Drew
Foreign Ministry
George
Robert du Bose
Chattanooga
Francois Duvalier
Louis Dejoie
Dejoie
Jury of Eight Women and Four Men Chosen in Starkweather Case
A 12 member jury eight women and four men was selected in Lincoln Nebraska to decide Charles Starkweather's guilt and sanity for the January 1 rampage. Two alternates will be named before testimony begins. Eighty eight jurors were considered as peremptory challenges narrowed the pool.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Starkweather
Civil Aeronautics Electronics
Tire and Rubber Company
Widow pays hospital debt from 18 years ago in Dallas
A Dallas widow paid St. Pauls hospital 100 for care her husband received 18 years ago. She said she had saved money since to make the payment.
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Dallas
St. Paul’s Hospital
Eisenhower uses direct mail push for Pentagon reform
President Eisenhower conducts a large scale direct mail and phone mobilization to sell defense reorganization. White House secretary Hagerty confirms hundreds of letters from business leaders and civic figures support centralizing defense authority to speed Pentagon decisions amid rapid tech change.
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Washington
Fisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Los Angeles
Don Belding
Hagerty
Belding
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Defense Department
Defense
Dulles Criticizes Soviet Disarmament Tactics in Berlin
Secretary of State Dulles, speaking to West Berlin's parliament, accused the Soviet Union of using disarmament talks as a smoke screen to dominate the world with the Chinese-Soviet bloc. He urged maintaining a nuclear shield and warned that Soviet promises are unreliable, citing broken commitments and the need for international inspections. Dulles reaffirmed the Western pledge to defend Berlin and predicted eventual German reunification despite past Soviet opposition.
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Seymour Topping
Berlin
Dulles
Russia
West
West Berlin
East Berlin
Paris
USS
NATO
Copenhagen
East Germany
Soviet Union
Geneva
Germany
Austria
Minty
Kremlin
Regents Study Plan for 20 Year College Bond Issue
The Iowa Board of Regents studied a proposed 20 year bond issue to fund capital improvements at state universities and colleges. The plan would require a governor call for a special session and voter approval at the November general election, secured by a direct tax. Regents stressed need for long range planning and stability amid rising enrollments.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Harry H. Hagemann
Board of Regents
J. W. Maucker
Iowa State Teachers College
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
Regents
General Assembly
Clifford Strawman
Nixon Visits Peru Sparks Rocks and Backlash
Vice President Nixon faced rock throwers and hostile student crowds at San Marcos university in Lima and canceled the visit after rocks struck a Secret Service agent. He then spoke at Catholic university, praising calm police and noting noisy students.
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Lima
Peru
Nixon
San Marcos University
Jack Sherwood
Secret Service
Catholic University
San Marcos
University Student Federation
Children Halt Philip's Tour In London Mob
Prince Philip halted a playing-fields tour in London after being mobbed by more than 2,000 shrieking schoolchildren. Several youngsters were hurt in the crush as a man bled from the hands and was treated at a first aid post. The rope barriers failed and the prince finally ordered the crowd back, ending the visit.
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London
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Palivorcen
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Little Rock Troop
Mr. Eisenhower
N.Y
Starkweather
U. N. Security Council
Iowa Regents Study College Building Bonds
John Robertson
Iowa City
Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School
Vinton
Maucker
James Hilton
Iowa State College
Arthur Barlow
Iowa
Lester S. Gillette
Clay County
Roy Stevens
Wapello
Aide
Stanford Bradshaw
Red
South America
Plaza San Martin
Philip
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