Eastland Urges Stern Resistance To Segregation
Senator James Eastland of Mississippi urged strong resistance to court orders desegregating schools. He framed interposition as the South’s chief weapon and linked the Alabama episode with Miss Lucy and Polly Ann Hudson’s enrollment fight at the University of Alabama.
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James Eastland
Mississippi
Charlotte
N.C
Eastland
U. S. Supreme Court
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Virginia General Assembly
Stanley
Alabama
University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
University
Polly Ann Hudson
Lucy
Mecklenburg County
Patriots of North Carolina
High Court
Guardsmen Aid Motorists In Texas Blizzard Snowbound West Texas Roads
A raging snowstorm paralyzed West Texas with drifts up to six feet trapping about 30 vehicles south of Plainview. National Guardsmen with heavy trucks aided motorists and passengers as towns from Dalhart to Abilene faced 2 to 10 inch snowfall and widespread ice. The blizzard caused 16 deaths, power and telephone outages, record gas use, bus and air service disruptions, and widespread school and business closures across the region.
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Plainview
Texs
West Texas
National Guardsmen
Here
South Plains
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Texas
Wichita Falls
Texarkana
Longview
Tyler
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mineral
Panhandle
West
North Texas
Plainview Radio
Lubbock Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
New Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Carlsbad
N.M
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
North Central States
Rockies
Sunday Enterprise Preview Promises Local Features Tomorrow
The Sunday Enterprise outlines stories on 1955 entertainment spending by High Point and Thomasville workers, miniature furniture making in High Point, a high attendance Sunday School record, city parking meter revenue, and a teaser of tomorrow’s feature images.
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High Point
Thomasville
Southside Baptist Church
Sunday Enterprise
The
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Morganton Man Named Chairman of North Carolina ASC
Agriculture Secretary Benson appoints T. R. Walker of Morganton as chairman of the North Carolina Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee. He replaces Clyde P. Greene of Boone who becomes southeast area director for the Commodity Stabilization Service. New members Zeno O. Radcliff Jr. and W. B. Matthews join, while Frederick R. Keith and Bill Hooks retire.
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Washington
Benson
T. R. Walker
Morganton
North Carolina Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Walker
Clyde P. Greene
Boone
Commodity Stabilization Service
Zeno O. Radcliff Jr
W. B. Matthews
Pilot Mountain
ASC
Frederick R. Keith
St. Pauls
Bill Hooks
Whiteville
Influence Offer May Delay Gas Bill Vote
Senate debate on the natural gas bill faced a possible postponement after Sen. Francis Case disclosed a $2500 campaign contribution tied to an attempt to influence his vote. Case said he rejected the offer after discovering the donor was an out of state lawyer. Senate leaders weighed an immediate inquiry into the bribery claim.
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House
Francis Case
R-Sd
Senate
Case
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Knowland
California
Ree
South Dakota
Solons Hear Pleas For Farm Aid In North Carolina
House Agriculture Committee members heard Tar Heel farm leaders press for federal aid to ease the cost price squeeze on small farmers at an all day hearing at North Carolina State College. They urged action to raise farm prices and improve credit and marketing facilities, with education and non farm income options noted as supportive measures.
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House Agriculture Committee
North Caro So State College
Clark W. Thompson
D-Tex
Thompson Delared
Bers
Harold D. Cooley
House Ay Ag Yn
W. R. Poage
Oravs S
Coya Knutson
D-Minn
Egypt Reports 40 Russian Built Bombers From Czechoslovakia
Diplomatic sources say Egypt has received 40 Lyushkin bombers and 25 to 30 MIG5 fighters from the Soviet bloc, intensifying Israel’s fears of air attacks. Eisenhower and Eden seek joint talks with France under the 1950 three power pact to deter Arab-Israeli violations while keeping US and British forces ready in the region. Israel plans to press the United States to approve a 50 million dollar weapons package as it designates February a critical arms drive month.
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Washington
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Eisenhower
Eden
Middle East
France
Abba Eban
Israel
U. S
Eban
State Department
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Sion
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Navy Plane Crashes Off Fort Lauderdale Beach
A twin engined Navy transport caught fire and crashed into the Atlantic two miles off Fort Lauderdale beach. Four men aboard parachuted. one rescued by a Navy destroyer. R4Q training plane incident details involve Marines helicopter and Coast Guard support. Patrol craft located the scene minutes after the 8:10 a.m. report.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Atlantic
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Marine Corps Air Station
Miami
Navy
Coast Guard
Charles McGrath
Ames Iddy
Hodges Announces Candidacy For North Carolina Governor
Gov. Luther Hodges, who became chief executive after Gov. Umstead’s death in 1954, says he will campaign for a full four-year term as governor on the Democratic ticket with the May 26 primary. He outlined school policy and state issues, stressing public education and highway safety while noting his intent to serve conscientiously if nominated and elected.
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Leaksville
Luther H. Hodges
William B. Umstead
Democrats
Hodges
North Carolina
Umstead
Supreme Court
Congress
Virginia
Senate
Secre
Field Mills
Marshall Field
Red China proposes full dress talks with Britain and Russia
Washington reports that Red China has formally proposed a high level Far Eastern conference on Indochina bringing Chou En-lai and John Foster Dulles to the same table. British officials reportedly opposed the plan, while the proposal was made to cochairmen of the 1954 Geneva talks.
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Washington
China
Britain
Russia
Indochina
Chou En-lai
Dulles
U.S
Korea
Viet Nam
United States
France
Curious Package Contained Bomb In Weak Batteries
Postal inspectors report Hazel Jacobs Riley received a package with a crude bomb. Two sticks of dynamite were taped to an electric blasting cap and three flashlight batteries. The mousetrap mechanism would have exploded when opened. James Riley is arrested on a charge of mailing explosives.
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Hazard
Hazel Jacobs Riley
T. P. Daly
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