Eisenhower Sees Possible East West Summit Talks
President Eisenhower keeps a flexible schedule from October to January to attend any East West summit if Khrushchev’s visit leads to quick talks. He believes a summit could occur after Khrushchev’s September visit but odds are against an early meeting. He says he won’t demand large concessions for a summit and may travel anywhere in the United States.
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Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Unon
Khrushchev
Europe
Hom
United States
Nixon Seeks Polls To Block Rockefeller 1960 Bid
Vice President Richard M. Nixon relies on early poll readings from the governors conference in San Juan Puerto Rico to deter Nelson A. Rockefeller from pursuing the 1960 GOP presidential nomination. Nixon aides argue Rockefeller gains strength only with independents and Democrats.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Rockefeller
Quiet Man Provides For Brain Study
Pittsburgh attorney Walter L. Copeland left 1,173,000 in trust for brain surgery research in his will. His brother, Rev. Dr. Clyde Copeland, explained the funding stemmed from a 10-year-old girl who suffered through brain surgery and died after five months of agony.
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Pittsburgh
Walter L. Copeland
Clyde FE. M. Copeland
Dr. Copeland
Copeland
Little Rock Faces Third Battle Over Integrated Schools
Tension rises as Little Rock prepares for the Wednesday opening of integrated public schools amid protests. The School Board has assigned six Black students to formerly white Central and Hall High Schools, drawing criticism from NAACP leaders who say the move falls short of court orders and Civil Rights advocates worry over Gov Faubus shifting tactics and possible further legislative blocks.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Fraud By Union Alleged By Barden Telegrams
Rep. Graham Barden accuses union members of a “horrible fraud” for signing trucking company names on telegrams. He says the wire did not reveal sender identity and that listing a company shows the employee’s employer. The incident ties to labor-backed spokesmen and the trucking industry.
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Washington
Graham Barden
D-Nc
Hugh Ae
Margaret O'Brien Weds Harold Allen Jr in Catholic Ceremony
Hollywood was the setting as 21yearold actress Margaret O'Brien married Harold Robert Allen Jr a 24yearold commercial art student. The couple wed at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church with Father Joseph Caldwell presiding and a nuptial Mass following. Maggie Bogue served as matron of honor and best man, while Larry Sears gave the bride away.
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Harold Robert Allen Jr
St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church
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Hollywood
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Larry Sears
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Gladys O’brien
Princess Romances Stir London Gossip Over Billy Wallace
The article traces Princess Margaret's rumored romance with Billy Wallace, son of Herbert Agar and grandson of Sir Edwin Lutyens, noting connections to Margaret, the Queen, and past romances with Capt. Peter Townsend. It recalls public intrigue and theQueen's playful breakfast remark about engagement rumors.
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Margaret
I Iis
Billy Wallace
Herbert Agar
Euan Wallace
Britain
Earl of Fond
Wallace
Tremely
Billy Bonham
Cilee Bonham Carter
Lord Asquith
Margaret Set
Peter Townsend
Garet
Sandringham
London
Billy
Two Streets Flooded After Heavy Rain Local Shower Causes Flooding
Police report two Park Street streets flooded by a heavy rain shower. Porches of four houses flooded with 18 inch ditch depth in spots but no interior damage. Weather bureau at Friendship noted heavy lightning in High Point area with no significant rainfall recorded.
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Weather Bureau
Friendship
High Point
Squirrel Attack on Woman Near Mountain Cabin
A squirrel bit and clawed a woman in Kings Mountain North Carolina as it hopped into a corn bucket at a family cabin. The animal was killed by a neighbor while still biting. The woman received medical treatment for multiple wounds and rabies testing is requested by state health authorities.
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Kings Mountain
N.C
My Mountain
M. C. Poston
McGee Sees Ike Labor Speech Risking Impasse
Senator Gale McGee of Wyoming criticized President Eisenhower for a nationally televised labor law speech. He said the address could undo Senate and House committee work and turn labor legislation into a 1960 political issue. McGee predicted the Senate would not pass the Landrum Griffin Bill.
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N.C
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Gale McGee
Wyoming
McGee
Democratic Club
Landrum-Griffin
Ervin
House Labor Committee
Congress
Humphrey Predicts Possible GOP Victory in North Carolina
AP report from Durham cites Rep Hubert Humphrey of Greensboro and Wake County warning that Democratic control of the NC legislature could collapse if seats are not apportioned equitably. He suggests the House could expand from 120 to 500 seats and that a shift toward GOP power is likely if reform stalls.
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North Carolina
Hubert Humphrey
Greensboro
Wake County
NAACP asks ruling to admit all Negro students under placement law
In Little Rock the NAACP seeks a court order forcing the school board to admit Negro students to assigned white high schools under the pupil placement zones policy. The move would place about 60 Negro pupils in Central Hall and Technical high schools, with others at Horace Mann for Negroes.
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Little Rock
Ark
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S
Accaieek
Central
Hall and Technical
Hall
Tech
Ams
Horace Mann High School
Tucker
Boy With Gum Upsets Airliner on Transatlantic Flight
A 10 year old passenger from North Babylon New York chewed 13 sticks of medicated gum to prevent air sickness causing his plane to reverse course 250 miles from New York. The Boeing 707 landed at Idlewild an hour later after the boy was dosed with a stimulant and allowed to continue to London with a delayed arrival of about three and a half hours. John Rand was pressed into service carrying drinks and later told his father about the gum packet prompting the crew to check the box before the return to service.
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Atlantic
John Rand
North Babylon
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New York
Idlewild
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