Temporary US move may pause nuclear tests
Senator Humphrey welcomed reports that the United States could announce a temporary suspension of nuclear weapons tests as a prelude to negotiations. The White House would not confirm the decision, while Geneva talks between Western and Communist scientists yielded cautious progress.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
United States
White House
Pacific
Soviet Union
Britain
Geneva
Switzerland
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Arabs Approve New Peace Plan at UN Assembly
Arab nations including Lebanon and Jordan endorsed a four point peace formula at the United Nations General Assembly after overnight talks. The plan aims for a quick end to the emergency session and features Arab assurances not to interfere in each other’s affairs amid tensions with the United Arab Republic.
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Lebaston
Jordan
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Opening sales Eastern tobacco tops $56 to $58 per cwt
Opening day sales in Eastern North Carolina belt flue cured markets averaged 56 to 58 per 100 pounds per the Federal State Market News Service. Baskets mostly sold 50 to 66 with a top at 67, more leaf on warehouses than last year, with 10 to 15 percent going to the Flue-Cured Stabilization Corp. under price support loans.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Hodges urges musts for U S higher education growth
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges told the seventh annual Legislative Conference that America needs adequate physical plants, sufficient teaching staff, and a qualified student body. He urged smaller class sizes in some courses and continued public and private funding for higher education.
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Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
Luther Hi. Hodges
America
Hodges
Issist
North Carolina urged to organize farm marketing for military buys
NC Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine urged building a centralized farming procurement network to tap military buying power. He led a tour of bases and hospitals noting milk sales dominance and the need for collective bids to supply poultry, fruits, eggs, vane, and other commodities. The group visited Richmond VA, Fort Bragg, and government hospitals in Durham and Fayetteville.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Carolina
North Carolina
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
North
Richmond
John Albright
Department of Conservation & Development
I. C. Libeau
North Carolina State College
Wayne Corpening
Winston
Rothschild Pardon Request Postponed in Georgia
Charles Rocky Rothschild's bid for a pardon to begin a life sentence in Georgia was delayed for board review. The State Probation Parole and Pardons Board may postpone indefinitely as it takes time to consider the request. Rothschild is serving five years for a robbery in South Carolina and was sentenced to life for a related killing after his confession helped clear a South Carolinian.
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Columbia
Charles
Rocky) Rothschild
Georgia
T. B. Bryant
State Probation, Parole and Pardon Board
Rothschild
South Carolina
Labor Legislation Stalls as Congress Heads Home
Washington report on President Eisenhower and Secretary of Labor Mitchell pressing Congress to pass labor reform. Lawmakers and aides doubt action this session with leaders voicing frustration over stalled Kennedy Ives proposals and administration 12 point plan for union finances disclosures and penalties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Eisen
Hower
Mitchell
Charles Halleck
Indiana
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Graham Barden
D-Nc
House Labor Committee
Stewart Udall
D-Ariz
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Irving M. Ives
R-Ny
Secretary of Labor
Can't Remember Baker Denies Using Teamster Money
Washington reports Barney Baker testified he could not recall the source of funds used for Ruth Brougher the Miami slaying suspect. He denied giving money to her lawyer to fix her appeal while admitting limited recollection of the total sums and sources amid Senate Rackets probes.
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Washington
Barney Baker
Miami
Boakct
Fiza
Ruth Brougher
Senate
Baker
New York
Florida
Cupela
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters
Treasury
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Detroit
Court decision assailed by chief justices at conference
Pasadena AP report notes that Supreme Court rulings raise doubt about a government of laws versus nine justices. The 36 page report, presented to the Conference of Chief Justices, urges judicial self restraint in constitutional versus local government matters. Delegates from 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico attend with a vote set for Saturday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Supreme Court
America
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
New Fights Confront Congress Over Legislation
Washington AP reports new clashes as Congress confronts unfinished bills amid a push to adjourn this weekend. Senate leaders target Saturday night for adjournment while debating Supreme Court related measures and foreign aid funding.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kierdorf Refuses to Testify on Frank Kierdorf Death
Herman Kierdorf, jailed on a $15,000 bond for gun silencer charges, says he will invoke the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the Senate Rackets Committee about his nephew Frank Kierdorf’s death in a botched arson attempt at a Flint dry cleaning shop. Frank, 56, died from burns four days after the alleged arson, while Herman seeks habeas corpus relief as he faces separate court proceedings.
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Pontiac
Mich
Senate Rackets Committee
Herman Kierdorf
Washington
Teamsters Union
Frank Kierdorf
Herman
Frank
Teamsters
Flint
Cole Posts Bond After Jail Stay
North Carolina Ku Klux Klan leader James W. Cole posted $3,000 bond after an overnight jail stay in Lumberton and returned to his Marion home. Bondsman Durham Lewis secured the bond after a prior bondsman withdrew. Cole was free on bond pending appeal to the State Supreme Court from a two year sentence for inciting Indians to riot related to a January 18 KKK rally at Maxton. He had planned evangelistic meetings at Pembroke, seat of the Lumbee tribe.
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Lumberton
N.C
North Carolina
James W. Cole
Marion
8.C
Durham Lewis
Cole
W. G. Smith
Malcolm McLeod
Shaee Cole
State Supreme Court
Maxton
S. C
Pembroke
Stay Granted In Little Rock School Desegregation Case
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted its reversal to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Archibald Gardner announced the stay to permit the Little Rock School Board to pursue further review, despite NAACP opposition and a pending mandate.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Central School
Little Rock
Archibald K. Gardner
Huron
S.C
Gardner
U. S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Circuit Court
Faubus Considers Standby Call Over Central High Crisis
Gov. Faubus faces Arkansas Legislature on standby for possible Monday session to address the Central High School integration crisis. The Little Rock School Board failed to persuade him to delay black students’ entry as mob riots flared after last fall’s entry. Faubus plans to send messages to House and Senate leaders but has not issued an official call. Legislation to halt integration is expected to be considered.
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Niles
Ohio
Jane Schweitzer
Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Arkansas Legisature
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Teamster
The
Johnson
Kierdorf
Moke
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Arkansas
Virgil Blossom
Governor
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