Donations ease pinch in two New Orleans schools
Anonymous funds relieve a financial squeeze by the legislature on two schools that admitted four Negroes. The same day the state hinted it would not rescind actions blocking bank lending to the New Orleans School Board or cashing its checks. White boycott at Frantz elementary persists with reduced attendance and heightened picket activity at McDonogh. An unnamed donor provided 16,525 to pay 38 teachers and 17 staff. payments were first since Oct. 28. Superintendent Redmond urged quick release of funds for administrators and clerical staff.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
McDonogh No. 19
Frantz
McDonogh
Frantz and
McDonagh
James F. Redmond
Baton Rouge
Risley Triche
Jimmie H. Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Washington
J. Lee Rankin
Rankin
Nativity scene and lighting contest planned in Humboldt
The Humboldt Ministerial Alliance set up a Nativity scene in the city square on the east side near the street. The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce and Kansas Gas & Electric announce a Christmas lighting contest with judged decorations and prizes to be awarded during Christmas week.
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Humboldt Ministerial Alliance
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Gas & Electric
Humboldt
Presbyterian minister Paul L Carpenter retires after heart attack
Word from Humboldt notes the retirement of Rev Paul L Carpenter formerly pastor of Humboldt United Presbyterian church after suffering a heart attack last summer while serving Halsted United Presbyterian church. He and his wife moved to Newton to reside. Rev Robert F E Osborne sets December Family Night with a covered dish supper and program. Leon Hansen of Sacramento announces something unnamed.
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Humboldt
Paul L. Carpenter
Humboldt United Presbyterian Church
Carpenter
Halsted United Presbyterian Church
Halstead
Newton
Robert FE. Osborne
Leon Hansen
Sacramento
Calif
Gifts Sought for United Presbyterian Church Library
The Rev. Robert E. Osborne issues a Christmas gift invitation for the church library noting large gifts last Christmas and additional gifts during the year. Mrs. Lena Clements admitted December 5 to St. Marys Hospital in Kansas City for medical treatment. J. A. Van Nice and grandson Fred Van Nice visited Kansas City on Wednesday to view the holiday decorations.
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Robert E. Osborne
United Presbyterian Church
Lena Clements
St. Marys’ Hospital
Kansas City
J. A. van Nice
Fred van Nice
Juvenile Delinquency Case Load Rises in 1959
Washington AP reports juvenile delinquency court cases grew 2 percent in 1959, the smallest rise in a decade. The rate has climbed for 11 straight years, though the 1959 increase lagged behind the 5 percent rise in the juvenile population aged 10 to 17.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Father 84 Applies for Son Social Security
A Nashville man, 84, has applied for Social Security benefits for his son who is soon to turn 65 and is recuperating from an illness. The father, L. L. Pettus, who receives Social Security, explained the filing on Thursday.
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Nashville, Tenn
L. L. Pettus
De Gaulle Stirs Algerian Unrest With Home Rule Tour
In Algiers and Oran fervent demonstrations erupt as President De Gaulle arrives in Algeria in uniform to push a home rule plan. Riot police clash with thousands. army units move into city squares and near the university. Rioters include students and women with French flags amid tear gas and bricks.
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Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Oran
de Gaulle
Ain Temouchent
Algiera
TB Education Group To Meet Here Monday
A meeting of the Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Assn patient and family education committee will be held Monday at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital. Attending members include Dr. R. A. Loudon superintendent and nurses Elsie L. Gray Charlotte Greer Mildred Routh, medical social worker Ethel M. Green, and Sam Senseny recreational therapist, plus Mrs. Bruce Burris Neosho County Tuberculosis and Health Assn chairman and Mrs. Berga Comer public health nurse. Committee progress reports will be given followed by discussion to improve the education program.
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Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
R. A. Loudon
Elsie L. Gray
Charlotte Greer
Mildred Routh
Ethel M. Green
Sam Senseney
Bruce Burris
Neosho County
Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Berga Comer
Erie Area BPW Club Posts New Members and Charities
The Erie Business and Professional Women's Club hosted its December meeting at Mrs. Bess Debus home with hostess Mrs. Mary Dick. Ann Wheelock presided as president and two new members joined. projects include Kansas Children’s Service League and New Eyes for the Needy. Gifts and a social hour followed and the next meeting in January will feature speaker Mrs. Berga Comer on health and safety.
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Mary Dick
St. Paul
Erie Business and Professional Womens Club
Bess Debus
Jessie Estes
Walter Hall
Ann ‘Wheelock
Kansas Childrens Service League
New Eyes For the Needy, Inc
BPW
Miss Wheelock
Latin America
National Business Woman
Jane
Health and Safety Committee
Berga Comer
Cat returns from exile to a wary gaze
New York AP columnist describes Lady Dottie the cat who ruled the house losing her throne after an incident with their daughter and zebra finches. Exiled to a friend, the cat returns to a mixed reception and a brooding, wary look that suggests she will not surrender easily to time or fate.
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New York
Dottie
Frances
Conifetti
Golden Chariot Procession and Mock Battle in Mons
On Trinity Sunday in May the city of Mons Belgium staged a golden chariot procession and a mock battle between St George and the dragon drawing spectators through the streets.
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St. George and the Dragon
Mons
Belgium
Jimmy Durante to Wed Margaret Little Dec 14
Hollywood AP report says Jimmy Durante and Margaret Little plan to marry December 14 in New York City after dating 15 years and a four year engagement. Durante, 67, and Little, 39, emphasize learning each other's faults before marriage.
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Jimmy Durante
Margaret Little
Hollywood
Durante
Miss Little
New York City
Orange Yellow Flare from NASA rocket seen on Virginia coast
An experimental sodium rocket launched from Wallops Island produced an orange yellow flare observed before dawn along the Virginia coast. The light was tracked and photographed as far north as Dover, Delaware, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. The two stage Nike Cajun rocket was launched at Wallops Island.
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Washington
Virginia
Dover
Del
Virginia Beach
Wallops Is
Wind Study at NASA Land Station Off Virginia Shore
NASA wind study at a land station off Virginia's Eastern Shore aims to measure wind velocities and dispersal phenomena to understand atmospheric movement and particle spread.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Virginia
Bermuda Islands Tourism Boom Worth Billions
In 1613 the Virginia Company sold its rights to Bermuda to a London group for about 10000 dollars. Today the tourist business on the islands is estimated at 25 to 30 million dollars annually.
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Virginia Company
Bermuda Islands
Islands
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