Milford Delaware schools closed over threats to Negro students
Public schools in Milford Delaware were closed again after telephoned threats of violence if Negro children attend the all white high school. Superintendent Dr Raymond C Dobbs cited safety concerns and said schools would remain shut until further notice. Authorities reported anti integration protests and a late night visit to board members warning of possible violence if Negro pupils entered the school.
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Milford, del
Raymond C. Dobbs
Dobbs
Delaware
Dean Kimmell
Lakeview Avenue
Benjamin Banneker
Review Avenue
Dover
Georgetown
Russell B. Bradley
Milford
U S Prisoner of Reds Finds Inspiration in America
Don Dixon recalls 18 months of captivity in Communist China where he found courage in U S history and geography. He details solitary confinement, clashes with guards, and a tense return to U S soil with Richard Applegate. He emphasizes defiance and belief in right over coercion.
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INS
Don Dixon
America
Spokane
Richard Applegate
U.S
China
Iowa Doctor Can't Block Lawyer's View
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of attorney J. R. Miller who sought to stop Dr. J. F. Lawlor from building a house that would obstruct Miller’s nine mile view from his Cherokee property. The court upheld Miller’s claim that an oral promise not to block the view is a valid agreement, noting the view was a major reason for purchasing the home while acknowledging Miller should have sought a written contract.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
J. F. Lawlor
Martin van Oosterhout
Orange City
J. R. Miller
Miller
Supreme Court
Pantie Snatcher Strikes Cedar Rapids Areas
Cedar Rapids reports a five and a half month crime wave with 225 panties 90 bras and assorted slips stolen from lines. Since April 15 34 reports exist with most thefts in the southeast between Twelfth and Nineteenth streets and Second to Sixth avenues.
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Cedar Rapids
Ouija Tip Fails Python-Hunters
In Fort Worth a missing python named Pete with a $500 reward evades police after a ouija board tip pointed to Jack's bar in Forest Park. Helicopters and many searchers failed to locate Pete or the bar. Pete's owner fears the snake may starve if not found soon.
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Fort Worth
INS
Pete the Python
Headquarters
Forest Park
Pete
Harry Jackson
Hall dares Truman and Stevenson to lead in campaign
RepublicanNational Chairman Leonard Hall urged former President Truman and Adlai Stevenson to engage more in congressional campaigning after meeting President Eisenhower. Hall said whatever they say helps Republicans, and included DemocraticChairman Mitchell in a left wing group seen as harming Democratic chances nationally.
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Denver
INS
Leonard W. Hall
Truman
Adlai ‘Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell
Congress
Prayer Plea From Eisenhower Aims At World Peace
President Eisenhower urged a global chorus of prayer for lasting peace in a radio message to the Communist world. He planned to lead the national Day of Prayer observance, speaking at Lowry Air Force Base and calling on millions to join in prayers for devotion wisdom and stamina to work for a just peace.
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Denver
INS
Eisenhower
Overseas Information Program
Voice of America
U.S. Information Agency
Congress
Lowry Air Force Base
America
United States of America
Free World
Chaplains Jump To Safety As Plane Crashes Near L A
Civil Air Patrol chaplains from Southern California parachuted from a C-46 minutes before it crashed and burned near a rehabilitation farm west of Los Angeles. All three crewmen bailed out safely. several chaplains suffered minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Civil Air Patrol
Newhall
Calif
Thomas Willson
Willson
Arthur Atkins
Pound Lane
Clyde Benn T. Plew
Bertil
Hottiah
Betty Sa Mos Flas
Bertil Yen
Lertis R. Ellett
Lawndale
Church of Christ
Air Force
Neville E. Carlson
Fillmore
Bertil von Norman
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church
California
Burbank
CAP Chaplains
Sacramento
Thomas E. Willson
North Highland
Earl W. Meredith, Jr
Meredith
Plew
von Norman
Los Angeles
Saugus
Amana Refrigeration Plans Saturday Production Boost
Amana Refrigeration Inc announces a production increase to meet demand for freezers. The plant will operate Saturdays for six hours on two shifts, slightly raising the 800 worker staff. A Chicago trade paper estimate of a 26 percent rise was labeled too high by a company officer.
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AMANA
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Chicago
Cop Plays Friend To Sleepy Driver in Raleigh
A Raleigh policeman, starting a parking ticket, noticed a driver asleep at the wheel. He moved his pencil, slipped a nickel in the meter, and walked away, leaving the sleepy motorist undisturbed.
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Raleigh, N. C
Expect Frost In Iowa Tonight As Warning Issued
The weather bureau issued a statewide frost warning for Iowa with overnight lows from 28 to 39 degrees as cool Canadian air moves in from South Dakota. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy, with Wednesday highs in the 60s and winds 20 to 35 miles per hour. In Cedar Rapids the low is seen near 32 Tuesday night and a Wednesday high around 64. At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Cedar Rapids reported 58 degrees after an overnight low of 46.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Nationalists Grant Asylum to Polish Crew in Formosa
In Taipei Formosa eleven Polish crewmen from the seized freighter President Gottwald have been granted asylum by Nationalist authorities, according to the foreign office.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Gottwald
Png
Foreign Office
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Baker Trap Shooting Sentence
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Wilbur C. Baker's 30 year prison term for assault with intent to commit murder in the 1952 Buena Vista county shooting of his wife. The ruling rejected an accidental shooting instruction and upheld trial conduct amid jury room affidavits.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Wilbur C. Baker
Buena Vista County
Baker
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Vishinsky Makes Bid At Kickoff
At the United Nations General Assembly opening a dispute over seating Red China erupted. Soviet delegate Vishinsky urged full seating of China while U S Ambassador Lodge urged excluding the issue for the ninth session. Nationalist China condemned Soviet moves as a threat to peace and urged proper action under the UN Charter. Ukrainian refugees demonstrated against Bolshevik influence as security moved to clear the balcony.
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United Nations, N. Y
INS
U.N. General Assembly
U. S
Russia
China
Andrei Vishinsky
Assembly
Mme. V. l. Fandit
India
Vishinsky
Red China
Berlin
Geneva
U. N
U.N
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dulles
George K. C. Yeh
Soviet Union
Police Chief Learns Family Car Stolen in Oakland
Oakland Police Chief Anthony J. Bolger was told by his wife that the family auto had been stolen after he arrived at his office on Monday. The incident underscores the common risk of crime in the city.
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Bakers
Newhall
Baker
Peter Luwe
Luwe
Tim Classen
Classen
Benton County
Ed Thompson
Oakland
Calif
Anthony J. Bolger
Dearborn Brass Buys Chandler Factory Building
Dearborn Brass Company announced its purchase of the Chandler Machine Products factory on Shaver road NE. Both firms will continue Cedar Rapids operations with plans to expand personnel, aiming to move about Jan 1 and double roughly 125 current employees. The sale price listed as 170000 and a parking area expansion were noted in county records.
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Cedar Rapids
Chandler Machine Products
Shaver Road
Dearborn Brass Company
Chamber of Commerce
County Recorder's Office
Dearborn Brass
Ed Cohn
Nate Cohn
B Avenue NW
Chandler
J. H. Gruskey
Cohns
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