Southern Leaders Open Second Year Of Resistance Fasting Day
Montgomery plans a day of fasting and prayer to begin the second year of passive resistance to segregation. Negro churches will ring bells at 6 a.m. and hold services as part of a nonviolence institute. Mahalia Jackson will perform. Miss Lillian Smith and Nan Burrough spoke on racial issues and freedoms lost to segregation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
High Court
Mahalia Jackson
Chicago
Lillian Smith
Clayton
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Nannie H. Burrough
National Baptist Convention
UT Vice President Dr. E A Waters Dies in Knoxville
Dr. E A Waters vice president of the University of Tennessee and dean of the graduate school died at University Hospital in Knoxville after a week of treatment for an ulcer condition.
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Beef cattle population in US tops 60 million
The National Beef Council reports more than 60 million beef cattle across the United States reflecting herd size and industry scale.
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National Beef Council
Africa Holds 140 For Treason
In Johannesburg 140 men and women were detained for a treason inquiry tied to opponents of apartheid. Arrests spanned whites, Africans, Indians and mixed-race individuals, with hearings set in the first peacetime treason prosecution. Most prisoners were transported by airlift to the prison fort. A preliminary hearing for many was recessed to December 19.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
56 Bumper Year For Baby Crop
The Public Health Service predicts 111000 more babies will be born in the United States this year than last. In 1956 nine months births ran about 3 percent ahead and the total is estimated at 4202000. Details of treason charges were not disclosed. Foreign Minister Eric H Louw told reporters at UN headquarters that well known Communists carried on subversive activities related to the racial situation.
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Washington
Public Health Service
United States
Eric H. Louw
New York
Sun-Cured Tobacco Market Spotlight in Richmond Virginia
The article highlights Richmond Virginia as home to the world’s only sun-cured tobacco market. It notes the distinctive curing method and the market's global significance for tobacco trade and supply.
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Richmond, Va
Mindszenty Tells Of Red Torture
Cardinal Mindszenty recounts 29 days of torture by the Red secret police before his 1949 treason trial. He describes beating, cold cells, and forced sexual humiliation, yet says no drugs were used to obtain confession. He vows to continue the struggle and aid Hungary’s church.
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Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Red Secret
Current Look
Leslie Balogh Bain
Jet Trainer Crashes Into Inglewood Homes In Fire
An Air Force T33 trainer with engine failure crashed into a residential district in Inglewood, setting two houses ablaze and damaging another. The pilot, Capt. James L. Glessner of Julesburg Colorado, was pulled from the cockpit by a bystander and treated for minor injuries. fires were quickly extinguished and no residents were harmed.
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Inglewood
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Flint 4-Hers Learn How To Lay Patterns
Flint 4 H members held a meeting with Nancy Moore as president opening the session with songs Alabama and America led by Elouise Kent and Carol Edwards. Olenda Vandiver presented a demonstration on laying a pattern and Miss Mary Gore summarized it. Recreation leaders guided a game and Wanda Evans won a prize for cutting a Thanksgiving Turkey in one minute. The meeting adjourned until December 20.
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Nancy Moore
Alabama
America
Elouise Kent
Carol Edwards
Sue Sivley
Sybie Long
Olenda Vandiver
Mary Gore
Patricia Nicholson
Faye Johnson
Wanda Evans
Miss Jewell Elected Trinity 4-H Officer
Trinity 4H club held its third meeting of the year to hear reports and plan. President Janice Brown led the session with Christmas carols by Merle and Melba Terry. Betty Jewell Sivley was elected vice president and Miss Gore announced the next meeting in January.
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Janice Brown
Merle
Melba Terry
Ann Battles
Shirley Sims
Betty Jewell Sivley
Miss Gore
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Sheriff Seeks Forger After $64 Check Cashed
Maricopa County Sheriff L. C. Boies hunts a forger who cashed a $64 check at a Phoenix supermarket using the signature L. C. Boies. Authorities investigate the theft and seek help in identifying the culprit.
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