ACLU Calls to Reverse Passport Revocation Newsmen
The American Civil Liberties Union urged State Department to withdraw its plan to revoke the passports of three American newsmen who entered Communist China. The group offered legal aid to challenge the action and defend travel rights and press freedom.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Union
State Department
Communist
China
ACLU
Patrick Murphy Malin
Dulles
William Worthy
Baltimore
Edmund Stevens
Phillip Harrington
Lock Mesons
United States
Search Pushed For Student And Sister
A search by boat airplane and ground teams for Swain Loy 23 and Suzanne Loy 16 continued near Roanoke Rapids North Carolina after their sailboat overturned in rough Water of a large lake. A life preserver and the overturned craft were found in the search area as weather hampered progress.
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Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Swain Loy
Suzanne
Arge Ana
Negro Leader Faces Death Threat Over Bus Integration Plan
In Tallahassee Rev. J Metz Rollins a key figure in the Negro Inter Civic Council said he received a death threat from an anonymous caller after leaders called off integrated bus rides. Officials discuss court suits and a possible dismissal as the city navigates federal rulings on segregation and the bus company franchise.
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Fla
J. Metz Rollins
Negro Inter Civic Council
Florida
Rollins
FBI
Te Council
Net
Cities Transit
U. S
Dozier Devane
U. S. Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Leon
Segregationist Appeals Fine In Clinton Court
In Clinton Tennessee Clyde Cook was fined five dollars by City Judge Paul W Horton after a 75 minute hearing on assaulting Reverend Paul Turner pastor of Clinton's Baptist Church The incident followed escorting six new students to integrated Clinton High School on December 4 The hearing also involved Cook as one of 16 people charged with criminal contempt of court for violating a Federal Court order on school integration They will be tried in Knoxville on a date yet to be determined Turner and James Hutsell testified Cook incited the attack and he was released on five dollar bond pending appeal
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Clinton, Tenn
Clyde Cook
Paul W. Horton
Clinton
Anderson County
Cook
Paul Turner
Clinton's Baptist Church
Clinton Hgh
Horton
Knoxville
Turner
James Hutsell
Oak Ridge
Reward Up To 26000 For Mad Bomber In NYC
Police offer a 26000 reward for information leading to the capture of the so called mad bomber. The maniac has hidden 33 devices since 1940 with 22 exploding and 15 injured. Hoaxes prompted bomb scares at theaters churches and stores across the city.
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Ter
Acre Serv & Man
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Night service suspended in Montgomery amid sniper fear
Montgomery city officials halted all night bus runs after 6 p m through Jan 1 to prevent bloodshed from sniper fire. Rosa Jordan a 22 year old pregnant woman was wounded on a bus in two leg shots as twelve passengers rode in a segregated car. The attack followed a federal order for integrated seating and marked the week’s third shooting on buses.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rosa Jordan
Liquor Referendum Petition Drive Gains 10300 Signatures
In Mecklenburg County the Allied Church League reports over 10 300 signatures on petitions urging the 1957 General Assembly to call a statewide liquor referendum. County chairman H L Ferguson announced the total as part of a state wide campaign.
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Charlotte
Allied Church League
Mecklenburg County
General Assembly
H. L. Ferguson
League
Hungarians Face Bleak New Year
In Budapest shortages worsen as coal runs out and a new wage decree limits pay to work performed. Curfew on New Year’s Eve plus mass layoffs loom. Nepszabadszag calls for land sale freedom and end to collectivization while Nepakarat urges income distribution changes.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Nepszababsag
Fair Weather Seen For New Year's Day
Weather Bureau outlook shows generally fair conditions across most of the country for New Year’s Day. Light snow or flurries expected in the Great Lakes region extending into the Appalachian Mountains.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
MATS Airlift Nears Finish for Hungarian Refugees
The Military Air Transport Service plans the final New Year’s Day flight to bring the last of 9,700 Hungarian refugees to the United States as part of Operation Safe Haven. McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey will host the arrival, with total refugee admissions reaching about 21,500. A Navy transport ships also head to New York with 3,400 refugees and a 1,700-strong group is set for January.
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Military Air Transport Service
MATS
United States
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Hungary
Navy Military Sea Transportation Service
New York
Munich
Germany
Austria
Eisenhower writes Bulganin on disarmament in UN forum
President Eisenhower reportedly prepared a brief letter to Soviet Premier Bulganin stating that disarmament talks should be conducted at the United Nations rather than a five-power meeting. The letter, revised to be concise, leaves open the possibility of progress before sending to Moscow.
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Eisenhower
Bulganin
United Nations
Moscow
Bulgaria
Iron Curtain
Four Tar Heels Arrested At 5 Ce sem
York County authorities raided a large distillery in New Zion seizing 51 vats of mash totaling about 17 000 gallons. Three hundred ninety gallons of moonshine were destroyed and three vehicles were confiscated. Four North Carolinians among five men arrested include George Hart Doug Hart Quenton Ferguson and Junior Dishman.
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York
D.C
York County
New Zion
Floyd Allison Sr
George Hart
Doug Hart
Lenoir
N.C
Quenton Ferguson
Esboro
Allison
Morganton
Junior Dishman
Mooresville
Panama Canals Open to Sabotage Threats and Protections
Washington reports the Panama Canal faces sabotage risks from covert or open attacks. Soviet ships already use the canal as Suez remains blocked. Officials note normal procedures including pilot, quarantine, and measurement inspections to deter threats, while warning a nuclear device could be hidden in cargo and require visual inspection of every packing case. Refillable Gatun Lake could delay reopening if breached, taking one to two years depending on rainfall.
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Atlantic - Pacific Waterway
Suez Canal
Suez
Egypt
Siberian
Russia
Panama
Congressional Committee
Gatun
Sex factor in crimes highlighted at AAAS meeting
AAAS heard that sex may underlie many nonsex crimes including arson and burglary. Albert Ellin, a New York psychotherapist, argued that conscious or unconscious sexual urges influence crime, suggesting a hidden sex factor in most non sex crimes. He cited arsonists seeking to see women at home in disrobed.
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New York
American
Assny For the Advancement of Science
Albert Ellin
Association
Ellis
AAAS
Hubert Howe
New York Academy of Medicine
Academy
Chou En Lai Ends Pakistan Visit and Heads Home
Chinese Premier Chou En Lai wrapped up a Pakistan stay with a river boat trip from Dacca to Narayanganj with Prime Minister Suhrawardy. Suhrawardy’s anti Nehru remarks contrasted with Chou’s insistence on friendship despite rising East West tensions.
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Dacca
Nehru
Chou
Pakistan
India
Suhrawardy
Serial films return to Mexico City theaters
Mexico City reports that serial movies are returning. Producer Alfredo Rupinstein says he will focus on them next year and expects strong performance at second run houses.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Alfredo Rupinstein
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