Minister Raps Riders and Leaves Freedom Group
James Saggus reports in Jackson that Rev. Richard Gleason a 24 year old Chicago minister quit the Freedom Riders citing unwillingness to associate with questionable groups. He said riders discussed atheism communism and deceit and he will face breach of the peace charges after a Friday Jackson bus terminal arrest.
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James Saggus Jackson
Chicago
Freedom Riders
Richard Gleason
City Court
Jackson
Atlanta
Montgomery
Gleason
Communist Party
Decatur Firm Wins NASA Contract for Office Building Extension
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center awards Pearce and Gresham of Decatur a 923491 dollar contract to add a five story welded steel frame office extension to the Center's Structures and Mechanics Division. The 68 by 120 foot structure will house about 50000 square feet with two elevators and 180 tons of air conditioning.
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA
Pearce and Gresham
Decatur
Supreme Court upholds Smith Act and Communist party registration
The Supreme Court, in two 5 to 4 decisions, sustains government limits on the Communist party. It upholds the Smith Act crime of belonging to an organization that advocates violent overthrow and the requirement to register the Communist party as an arm of the Kremlin under the Subversive Activities Control Act. Justice Frankfurter writes for the majority, rejecting First Amendment challenges. Junius Irving Scales, former C P district chairman in the Carolinas, faces six years in prison on separate Smith Act convictions.
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Paul M. Yost Washington
Supreme Court
United States
U.S
Communist Party
Kremlin
Justice Department
Gus Hall
Newten
Cou
Soviet Union
Felix Frankfurter
High Court
Frankfurter
John M. Harlan
Junius Irving Scales
Carolinas
North Carolina
Scales
Grill Owner Claims Beatings With Belts After Riot
Robert Parris, 20, a grill employee in Trinity North Carolina, says he was beaten by Negroes wielding belts during a race riot that involved about 40 Black youths and 12 whites. He fled the fight, hid under a house, and woke at daylight with welts on his back and arms. No arrests were made as authorities conducted an intensive search for him. Trinity, a town of about 1000, lies in central North Carolina.
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Trinity
N.C
Robert Paris
Parris
John McPherson
North Carolina
NC Graduates Its First Negro at UNC
The University of North Carolina awarded its first undergraduate degree to a Black student. David Dansby, 22, of Greensboro, earned a bachelor of arts in political science with a better-than-average academic record. About 35 Black students were enrolled at the 8,500 student campus.
Inflation Threat Alarm in Kennedy A dministration
White House aides warn rising business recovery could renew inflation as wage and price actions loom. Heller Dillon Rostow say restraint and possible wage guidelines—but no broad controls—are sought to avoid spiraling living costs amid a strong economy.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Walter W. Heller
President's Council
Adv
Heller
the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Walt Whitman Rostow
Advertising Council
Enues
Rostow
Committee of Labor, Industry and Public Representatives
Des Moines Woman Reports Missing Clothes Then Recants
Wan da Lane of Des Moines called police to report clothing valued at 50 dollars stolen from her clothes line. Minutes later she canceled the report saying a good Samaritan retrieved the items and left them in a basket on the back porch.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wanda Lane
Burned Town Eyes Future
Ayer Massachusetts officials and business leaders met after a devastating fire destroyed two plants and ten homes, with estimated losses around six million dollars. The Hartnett Tanning Co. and International Purchasing Co. were wiped out along with about 40 residents’ homes. The fire swept a quarter-mile front, aided by a 20 mph wind, and firefighters fought for over four hours. Heavy smoke caused 25 injuries and minor injuries were reported to 10 others. The tannery, employing about 400, was a major local employer.
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Ayer
Mass
Hartnett Tanging Co
International Purchasing Co
Massachusetts
Bookmobile Schedule for June 8
Readable schedule lists stops in Trinity Community Kimbrel's Moulton Heights School Mud Tavern Hill Baker's Liberty Walker's Store Liberty Sparkman's Store with times 9 to 1 10 minutes per stop and no end time for final stop provided.
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Trinity
Distribution of Bonuses Surpasses Two Million Annually
The report notes that bonuses totaling over 2 million dollars are distributed each year. It highlights the scale and implications for compensation practices and incentives within the organization.
Fog consists of minute water drops ponded in air
Fog forms from countless tiny water droplets suspended in the air and, given the scale of the scene, would require billions to equal a single teaspoonful of water.
Top Performance Shell Gasoline Additive Report
A Shell Research bulletin describes Platformate and Super Shell additives claiming higher energy release, reduced knocking, and smoother summer performance. It outlines five driver tests: start times, idle smoothness, acceleration, power availability, and calculating miles per gallon across three tankfuls. It notes TCP as a patented additive and urges three-step testing to verify top performance.
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O John Baker
John Watson
Shell Research
Shell
Super Shell
U.S
Super Shell's Nine Ingredients for Peak Engine Performance
The product highlights two octane boosters and other additives including a mile age booster, quick-start component, fast warm up ingredient, anti-knock mix, gum preventive, anti-stall ingredient, and improved TCP. All nine components are designed to work together to deliver top engine performance.
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Super
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