Young Black man defends two white girls in Georgia incident
In Lagrange Georgia Willie Horace Lawson 20 along with companions Robert Hubbard 18 and Mildred Ruskin 18 described a late night chase by three Black men who forced Lawson to stop his car and pushed it off a country road They aided two white girls fleeing an attack and later called police after the assailants drove away with the two white girls Hubbard identified two of the attackers as local Black men.
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Willie Horace Lawson
South Georgia
Robert Hubbard
Mildred Ruskin
Hubbard
Miss Ruskin
Lawson
Democrats Upset Over Ticket Deal At 1960 Convention
The Democratic National Committee seeks new sponsors to fund 350000 for the Los Angeles convention. Oilman Edwin Pauley demands 5000 convention tickets for his host committee, prompting fears the pledge shortens seating for delegates and party staff. Leaders consider dropping the arrangement if alternative backers emerge. Senator Kennedy and others question a 5000 ticket limit.
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Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Los Angeles
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
National Party
Edmund C
Pat) Brown
Brown
Butler
Congress
John F. Kennedy
D Mass
Romance Disturbance at Ft Riley Mail Chute Switch
ROTC cadet Donald S. Case of Central Michigan College faced reprimand after his fiancée Miss Mary Keivis of Grosse Point Mich complained she had not heard from him in weeks. The delay arose when cadets used a mail chute abandoned after the post office moved. The couple plan immediate marriage.
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Junction City
Kan
Ft. Riley
Donald S. Case
Central Michigan College
Ft. Riley Brass
Mary Keivis
Grosse Point
Mich
Case
Teachers Flee Communist Rule in East Germany report says mass exodus
A West European Switzer land and Belgium committee cites 12 600 East German teachers fleeing 1954 to 1958 to avoid teaching propaganda and spying on pupils and parents. The World Confederation of Teaching Profession heard the findings at its eighth annual convention with 700 delegates from 74 countries.
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Washington
East Germany
Soviet Union
West Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
World Confederation of Organizations of
Theophil Richner
Yugoslavia
Richner
Nixon Apology for Interruption Delays Broadcast
Moscow AP reports Vice President Richard Nixon apologized to the audience for interrupting a popular hour long humor program that started six minutes late. A picture showing Soviet and American flags preceded Nixon’s introduction as a woman announcer announced his appearance.
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Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
United States
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