Baker Defends Harriman Amid Greenlease Money Ties
Testimony links ex-husband of witness to the Greenlease ransom money and suggests Harriman had ties to a convicted gun runner. Mrs. Baker said Baker claimed access to officials, while Harriman denied close ties. Costello refused to discuss the ransom, invoking the Fifth Amendment as investigators pursue missing $300,000 from the 1953 kidnapping case.
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Detroit
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Doherty
St. Louis
St. Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
John Hager
Ace Cab Co
Shoulders
Dolan
Hager
Irving M. Ives
Border Belt Tobacco Prices Dip On Tuesday Markets
The Associated Press reports South Carolina and North Carolina Belt tobacco markets show a Tuesday average of 60.18 dollars per 100 pounds across 10.48 million pounds sold. South Carolina sold 5.40 million pounds at 60.46 while North Carolina moved 5.09 million pounds at 59.88, contributing to a season average near 60.80.
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New Service
News Service
North Carolina
Eisenhower Defends Federal Role in Civil Rights Crisis
In a press conference President Eisenhower defended federal authority to enforce court orders during integration battles, signaling readiness to deploy troops if states resist. He warned against violence and stressed the federal government’s duty to uphold constitutional rights while noting pending court cases. He also addressed defense strength and price policy, urging restraint in spending and appeals to business and labor to curb inflation.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
U.S
Eisenhowr
Court Reviews Race Case in Norfolk Schools
Federal Judge Walter Hoffman opened a review of Norfolk School Board pupil placement plans that could lead to Negro students being assigned to white schools or the closure of some schools. Thirty of 81 applicants faced transfer requests and testing. the board denied admission for 151 Negro children seeking white school entry.
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Norfolk
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk School Board
Hoffman
Honday
Telegram Use Surges In United States
More telegrams are sent each year in the United States than in any other country with 144 233 000 transmissions, about 8 telegrams per 100 people, illustrating robust telegraph activity.
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United States
School Board Considers Appeals Over Integration Delay
The board weighs options to avoid desegregation delays. Ideas include using a 1956 pupil assignment law to keep Black students out or urging voluntary withdrawal. The plan to resign if needed would let voters replace the board. Five of eight Black Central High students finished the year. Ernest Green graduated. others’ plans unclear.
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Jefferson Thomas
Ernest Green
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