Students Call Strike Over Integration in South
Federal judges in Virginia limited school integration for now in Norfolk and Alexandria while Arkansas students organized a strike at Van Buren to remove Negroes from classrooms. Mixed results followed a night of effigy burning and a parent meeting as tension rose before the Supreme Court acts on Little Rock.
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South
Norfolk
Alexandria
Supreme Court
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Ark
Orval HE. Panbus
Phabite
Lille Rock
Puyetteville
Bentonville
Charleston
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Great Mills
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Hopkinsville
Wittton-Salen
N.C
Raciil Harriers
Hare Ware Hoports
Albert J. Bryan
Arlington County
Moniay
Bryay
High Court
Viegita
Federalist
Waltey
Hoffmart
School Board
West Arkansas
Erro
Orval E. Panbus
Roger Williams
Faubus
van Buren High School
Iceland Wins The Cod War Between Iceland And Britain
Reported lines from Reykjavik claim Icelandic forces are winning the fish war as Britain disputes the 12 mile expansion. Royal Navy ships shadow trawlers while Icelandic Coast Guard detains a crew before a disputed release.
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Reykjavik
Icland
Terlanders
Britain
Pkrates
The
Coast Guard
Iceland
Con Guard
le Sayine
Corry Driver Hurt In Wreck
Corry resident Bemis was seriously injured in a no car crash on West Main Street extension at 1:45 PM. He was rushed to Corry Memorial Hospital after his car struck a utility pole on a curved section. Firewardens and line crews attended due to the danger of fire.
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Marry Bemis
Corry
West Main Street
Corry Memoral Hospital
Bemis
Voters Register Here Today And Tomorrow
Workers from both parties were at the Municipal Building urging voter registration during a two day session. Registration runs today from 2 to 9 and tomorrow with focus on the gubernatorial race between Arthur McQuonigle and David Laurency this November.
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Arthur McQonigle
David Laurency
Fatal motel fire claims young couple and two children
In Blairsville area a pre dawn blaze left Glenn F. Strayer 23, his wife Janet 19, and their two children Sherry Ann 2 and John 4 months dead. Brother-in-law Clair Wolford 28 suffered back injuries after a 10 foot fall while rescuing relatives amid flames. Firefighters fought the blaze, destroying about a third of the two story motel. cause undetermined.
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Blairsville
Pennsylvania
Glenn F. Strayer
Janet
Sherry Ann
John
Clair Wolford
Strayer
Latrobe Hospital
Clair
Black Lick
Glenn Strayer
C. D. Strayer
Pittsburgh
US warns of world conflict over Formosa invasion threat
The United States warned Red China against attacking Nationalist islands in the Formosa Strait, saying it would take "prompt and effective" action if the threat escalated. President Eisenhower was briefed by Dulles after a Newport conference outlining the strongest U.S. stance to deter militarism.
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Washington
Red China
U.S
Formosa Strait
Columbus Schools To Hire Teacher For New Split Class
Columbus school directors approved hiring one additional teacher and creating a temporary classroom to address a pupil surplus. The move counters Superintendent William Rodemeyer and Elementary Principal Ann Baresi, who favored a temporary two-class merge. Carpentry will partition the fourth grade room to form two rooms, with two third grade rooms moved, allowing the first grade 47 pupils to be split between two rooms.
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Columbus
William Rodemeyer
Ann Baresi
Columbus Board
Nationalist China Rejects Peiping Sea Claim
Nationalist China rejected Peiping’s unilateral extension of sea territory to 12 miles, insisting Chiang Kai-shek’s government alone can speak for China. Communist shelling of offshore islands waned, while Beakley and U S officials met in Taipei to discuss the Quemoy crisis and escort concerns.
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Peiping
Chiang Kai-sheks
China
Taipei
Puiping
Formosa
Coumunist
U.S. 7Th Fle
Quermay Island
Ealy
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Wallace M. Beakley
7Th Fleet
Gfain
Deeline
Tornado drill to test emergency plans in Pittsburgh area
A large scale tornado drill will simulate a strike in the downtown area with sirens and traffic controls. Civil defense personnel from Corry Erie Spring Creek Columbus join Red Cross and fire units to test emergency response. 350+ volunteers expected.
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Levine
Corry
Erie
Crewe
Columbus
Red Cross
Juy Beouts
Pennsylvania National
Bradfort
Pire
Corny Cl
Raber
Gabhreatsi
Enteel
Clifford Tole
Neural Volte
al Cole
Major
Maniley Robbins
Thewduce ‘Swairison
Houlerarte
Dachshund Katie Earns Medal For Saving Family From Gas Poisoning
In Santa Pedro California a brave dachshund named Katie saved Capt. Victor Vogel and his wife from carbon monoxide after a furnace released fumes on December 13. The dog woke them by disturbing the bed, enabling the couple to escape and later rescue their sleeping puppies. Katie received a medal and four citations for heroism, with officials also awarding 50 pounds of dog food.
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Californ
Katie
Victor H. Vogel
U.S
Kylie
Capt
Kandi Kate
Une
Fim
Kati
Voi
Civil Rights Act Test in Georgia Faces Registration Suit
The Justice Department sues Terrell County Georgia alleging discrimination against Negro voters in registration. Four teachers with degrees are among those denied certificates. White applicants were granted hearings and registration in the same period. In 1966 only 48 of 5086 Black residents were registered versus 2679 of 3214 White residents.
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Columbus
Bit
Department of Justice
Terrell County
Phipoldt
Raines
Board of Regis
Newtro
Tron
Desert Heat Kills Infant In Auto
In San Bernardino California an autopsy found dehydration from Mojave heat caused the death of month old Michelle Regan in the back seat of her mother Katherine Regan’s car. The 26 year old Corpus Christi Texas divorcee was with two other children who were treated for heat exhaustion after her car stalled in desert traffic while en route to Baldwin Park.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Michelle Regan
Katherine Regan
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Baldwin Park
Mer Toyo
San Ira
Rodney
Regan
Lightning Kills Cow In Area
A severe electrical storm caused limited damage in Crawford County and nearby areas. A bolt killed one cow and shocked another as a herd was driven into a barn by John Ventenberg. High water, downed power lines, and fires followed with Saegertown and Conneaut Valley High School struck by lightning.
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John Ventenberg
Corry
Ventenburg
Erie
Crawford County
Conneaut Valley Joint High School
Saegertown
Titusville
Gulf of Mexico
Erie Man in Bay Death Held Without Bail
Erie man 25 was held without bail on a voluntary manslaughter charge in the drowning of Richard Keyes, 42, of Jersey City. Keyes disappeared in Lake Brig last August 18 as deputies and city officials investigated the incident.
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Jon Daniels
Erie
Ian Slaughter
Richard Keyes
Jersey City
N. J
Keyes
Lake Brig
Merie Wood
George Radale
Atha
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